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Krake Festival - 10 Years - World Wide Web Edition

The Brvtalist is proud to be collaborating once again with Krake Festival for their 10th anniversary celebration. One of the most important festivals in Berlin, this year obviously presents unprecedented challenges, but that has not stopped the team from creating a unique and innovative festival. Running from December 11-13, we find a diverse array of programming crossing genre boundaries, times zones and media.

On Day 1, they will present 4 shows, amongst which will be an augmented fantasy live performance and a very special combination of a cooking show and b2b2b DJ set.

Day 2 translates a multi-room festival situation into modern times with almost 10 streams happening at the same time. Showcasing different crews from out of Berlin and the rest of the world, it will feature FOLD London, The Crave from The Hague, Mechatronica, Ismus, Universe of Tang and more. The content will be streamed all night long on the Krake website, which allows the visitor to switch between the streams just like you could go and check out different floors and musical & audiovisual concepts at our real-life festival. Line ups include some burners. More info to follow!

Day 3 is all about decompression. The ambient sleep concert is happening all night long, too! With a focus on relaxing and spacious music which you can enjoy alone or with friends chilling and dreaming away on your own couch or in your bed - maybe the most appropriate format for electronic music in these crazy times.

Krake TV:

To expand the streaming format for festivals, the festival has developed Krake TV, a music TV concept with different shows presenting music videos, artist features, comedy in cooperation with backstage - Das DJ Magazin, a drag techno workout and the traditional Krake raffle. There will be 1 hour of Krake TV on all three days.

Person Man Woman Camera TV show:

The call-in Talk show with Dieter Polen and DJ Elliver will discuss the most important and ridiculous issues of our times with their audience.

V.A. music compilation:

To round it off, they are releasing music of some of the key artists who played in the past 10 years. It would have been too much to ask all of them, but we did ask some if they wanted to contribute to a jubilee compilation and now we are happy and proud to be able to present a V.A. compilation with over 70 tracks! The compilation will be released digitally only and sold for a very, very low price. All buyers will automatically take part in our charity raffle/tombola.

Charity raffle/tombola:

The annual label fair won’t happen for obvious reasons - but they are making sure that the raffle will happen once again! Numerous labels have given us huge packages - partly their whole catalogue - and companies such as Irie Daily, Native Instruments, Ableton and Elektron have contributed to the amazing prizes which will be offered. All profits of the ticket sales will be donated to the inclusive project Ick Mach Welle and Seawatch.

All this happening in the World Wide Web!

More info at: https://krake-festival.de/

-JRS

Friday 10.23.20
Posted by Jeremy Schwartz
 

NB 252 - TRSKY

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from TRSKY. The St. Petersburg-based artist began his musical journey with classical before becoming inspired by genres like thrash metal, sludge and more. He now brings these influences to his sets and productions, creating a unique harsh, impulsive style mixing experimental with notes of industrial and high tempo rhythms. As a producer, he recently dropped a track on a v/a for Italian label Insane Industry. You can frequently find him playing at the great venue RAF25 (where I shared the booth with him as well) and now we are thrilled to host this massive mix which traverses his heavy, blackened sound.

-JRS


Friday 10.23.20
Posted by Jeremy Schwartz
 

Visitor - Hand To Man (Braid Records)

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track by Visitor. “Hand To Man” comes off Braid Records’ debut release, “Technofossil”. Following their explosive 2018 release, “Expat” (Detriti Records) their sophomore eight-track LP is overflowing with chunky bone-snaping bass lines, infectious pulsating rhythms and chilling distortion-laden vocals gathering to form a collection instant classic EBM hits. A limited edition vinyl-only remix EP is to follow in early 2021.

Visitor is a two piece Canadian act comprised of Veronica Stefanuik and Philip Traikovski that seamlessly combines the best elements of old school EBM with new beat. The result is something out of time yet uniquely modern. Dark frantic beats and bass lines, Visitor will take over your body.

Braid Records is a brand new Berlin based vinyl record label specializing in the finest of EBM, Techno and Wave music fronted by Clay Adamczyk (DJ Clarissa), formerly of Fleisch Records. 

The release is out on November 6th digitally + vinyl + limited edition long sleeve T-Shirt. Pre-order now on Bandcamp!

-Melanie Havens

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LP Graphic Designer: Jean Lorenzo.


Thursday 10.22.20
Posted by Melanie Havens
 

6th Circle - Blight (Sonic Groove Experiments) *Video Premiere*

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new video from 6th Circle. Sonic Groove Experiments is back with the Columbus, OH based artist’s raw, punishing old school influenced EBM and industrial sound. “Blight” comes off the album, The Idle Construct, which features 10 tracks of some of best body music you will hear this year. Artist Matt Auxier has long been involved in the heavier & darker side of music. In the late 90's and into the first two decades of the millennium, he recorded and toured in several bands in the genres of Hardcore Punk, Shoegaze, Triphop and Avant Garde. In 2017 he created 6th Circle as a solo project to focus on his first true musical love from his youthful years, EBM / Industrial music.

Created by J. Thompson, the video takes us inside the twisted reality of 6th Circle. Out now on Sonic Groove Experiments. Get yours on Bandcamp. For more visit: http://www.sonicgroove.com/

-JRS


Thursday 10.22.20
Posted by Jeremy Schwartz
 

Dot Wave - Isolation (WETWIRE)

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track by Dot Wave. Today we premiere “Isolation” off the upcoming EP on WETWIRE. The American electronic music duo was formed in 2014 by Dominic Escalante (synths, sequencing) and Mimi Chakravorty (vocals, drum programming). They are heavily influenced by Italo Disco, Electro-Clash and Club Music, both old and new.  Lyrically they draw inspiration from the themes of darkness and isolation of the nighttime and horror and surrealist cinema of the late 80’s/ early 90’s.

The release is out on October 31st digitally + 12" Lathe cut clear vinyl. Pre-order now on Bandcamp.

-Melanie Havens

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Wednesday 10.21.20
Posted by Melanie Havens
 

Matheus Rocha - Crazy People (UD006)

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track by Matheus Rocha. He's a raising Techno DJ & producer based in São Paulo, Brazil, known for his energetic Industrial Techno productions. Today we premiere "Crazy People", out on his imprint Under Division - label and active crew in São Paulo's Techno scene. His debut EP "Niko" brings the name in memory of his uncle.

The release is out digitally on October 23rd on Bandcamp.

-Melanie Havens

Tuesday 10.20.20
Posted by Melanie Havens
 

Vere - Shapeshift (Khazad V/A)

The Brvtalist is proud to premiere a new track from Vere. “Shapeshift” comes off the the second v/a from UK based imprint Khazad. We featured the label’s first v/a earlier this year and Volume 2 is just as huge, featuring over 27 track of the some of the hardest, heaviest and most brvtal sounds across industrial, techno and more. Today we premiere Vere’s contribution which is pure dance floor punishment which is the perfect primer to the release.

Out October 31st on digital format. Pre-order yours now on Bandcamp.

-JRS

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Tuesday 10.20.20
Posted by Jeremy Schwartz
 

Hålbå - Living Is Overrated (LXVIII)

Stoked to share Hålbå's new track "Living Is Overrated”, out on LXVIII. Alessio Barbuzza aka Hålbå makes his debut on LXVIII with "Unknown Faiths", a powerful and extraordinary EP which is best described as a "cathartic experience". Dense drones, harsh noises, and eccentric drums present the admirable skills on display that paint a picture of the artist having full control of his own art.

The release is out digitally on Bandcamp.

-Melanie Havens


Monday 10.19.20
Posted by Melanie Havens
 

Alessandro Nero - More Than A Coward (Brayan Valenzuela Remix) (CN008)

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track by Alessandro Nero off the upcoming EP "Spirit Crusher” on Cluster Node. The EP is a skillful techno endeavor, developing in unusual structures over the course of the tracks, the industrial pounding kicks, aggressive analog synth lines and dynamic percussion have the personality to blow up any dance floor. 

Today we premiere Brayan Valenzuela's remix for "More Than Just A Coward". The remix races through a wide spectrum of facets amidst heavy industrial rhythms and hammering kicks, it is a track bursting with raw energy and pulsating dance floor rhythms.

The release is out digitally on October 21st on Bandcamp.

-Melanie Havens

Monday 10.19.20
Posted by Melanie Havens
 

New Brvtalism No. 251 - Slave To Society

The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Slave To Society. The new solo project of Andrew Bowen (AnD / Shadows), it’s been a personal favorite since blasting onto the scene last year. Exploring the extremities of the hardcore sound, the project is about the amalgamation of industrial and experimental noise music mixed with electronic rhythms from techno to jungle. New Brvtalism No. 251 puts this all on display with a crushing, tempo changing, genre traversing mix unlike anything else.

-JRS


Tracklist:

Jesse osbourne lanthier   -  Disused leisureplex  -  Haunter records
Arash Moori  -  Illusonary Systems Of Broadcast  -  Type Recordings
December  -  No  -  Veyl
Ho99o9  -  Lex Luger  -  999deathkult
Laksa  -  Bane  -  Timedance
My Disco  -  An Intimate conflict  - Giant swan remix  -  Downwards
bad tracking  -  Vessels  -  avon terror corps
tom boogizm  -  #3  -  Shotta tapes
ofk  -  finger biter  -  arboretum
net gala  -  kiki  -  Mind records
last life  -  escape  -  samurai
soft tissues  -  combat shock   -  opal tapes
ghostemane  -  black blood  - self release
olivia mutant john & wrong travolta  -  sceance  -  avon terror corps
hyph11e  -  barnacles  - sbvkvlt
ice eyes  -  spell format  -  tar
blue daisy  -  pure anarchy  - self released
split horizon  -  move at night (1)  -  void tactical media
orphx  -  ekstasis  -  hospital productions
kuthi jin -  majik 23  -  clam pressure
laudanum  -  memory wall  -  avon terror corps
pessimist & Holsten  - the riot tune (type1)  - hotline recordings
karim maas & outer heaven  -  The force  -uvb76
slikback & Hyph11e  - Ishu  -  svbkvlt

Friday 10.16.20
Posted by Jeremy Schwartz
 
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