The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track by Skrei. The policlectic artist and one of Modern Bön's residents & mastermind releases a powerful EP on the Italian label Dio Drone. We premiere today the EP's title track "Burning As Undead", a work with harsh textures, wicked vocals and a dystopian atmosphere.
The release is out now on Bandcamp and available today as free download.
-Melanie Havens
The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Ly Sas. The Prague-based DJ/producer is originally from Tbilisi, Georgia and cut her teeth in music from an early age as a guitarist and songwriter for various rock and metal bands. She then began listening to electronic music records coming from Detroit and Berlin which inspired her to start producing and performing. Her sound draws from underground and industrial techno but pulls ambient and dark textures into its orbit too. She has released on labels like Variance, Republic Artists and 951beat and also plays an important role in ONYX (Prague) along with arnii and Fractions. We’ve been a big fan of Ly Sas for some time and thrilled to host this killer set traversing EBM, techno and beyond.
-JRS
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The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from TOMÁS. “TURN ME OFF” is the producer’s contribution to the new v/a comp from Talamh Records, a new imprint from Dublin’s Common Ground, a nightlife media outlet and event project. The group has now launched Talamh to focus on the plethora or rising Irish talent across the scene and for their first release, they have put together a great roster of producers. Today we premiere the blistering techno from TOMÁS.
The release is out on February 5th and you can pick it up on Bandcamp.
-JRS
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track by Resistohr. PHONK! Records label bosses Anne and David aka PETDuo release the new EP "Enemies of the End ". We premiere today the EP's title track, a massive hard-hitting techno work with a hypnotic and dark synth line.
Out now on Beatport.
-Melanie Havens
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Moleculez. “Harbinger Of The Void” is a massive one off the forthcoming EP, Malign Presents, on Dublin’s AudioVoid Recordings. The Hamburg producer delivers an outstanding EP of raw energy and brute force while looking both forward and backward. We find tracks that that are reminiscent of sounds of the past but definitely resonate with our current dystopia.
Malign Presents is out February 18th. Get yours on Bandcamp.
-JRS
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track by Tobhias Guerrero. The Equatorian producer releases a great EP on Inherencia, featuring remixes by Dj Rafael and label bosses Lucas Vazz & Amadeus Joseph. We premiere today the EP's title track "Landscapes & Horizons", a work full of depth, melodies and textures that leads you into an emotional journey.
The release is out February 26th on Bandcamp, Beatport & Spotify. Pre-order here now.
-Melanie Havens
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track by LBEEZE. We premiere today the EP's title track "Dancing In The Dark", a vicious, raw EBM work with bold and twisted vocals, which comes off the brand new label Exiled. The EP also features an electro-fuelled remix by Kluentah.
Out March 5th on digital format + vinyl. Pre-order now on Bandcamp.
-Melanie Havens
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere "XHAA" by Bambi OFS. The Brussels-based artist releases the excellent EP "KWON-9" on Antibody label, meshing together industrial mirages and ethnofictional mindscapes, presenting a new suite of polyrythmic spins. Mirrored by the puzzling archaic-futuristic alphabet featured on the cover, this new set of trax softly draws the listener in an elusive and multi-faceted experience.
The release is out February 5th on digital format and a limited USB flash drive that contains the EP, pre-order now on Bandcamp.
-Melanie Havens
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Animated Matter. “Current” comes off the forthcoming album, Selkie, the first release of the project of composer/vocalist Hannah Elizabeth Cox and multisensory artist David Yann Robert. The album was recorded over multiple years in Boston and is the result of late-night sessions shifting between states of waking and dreaming. Selkie follows a quietly beautiful narrative, shifting styles and moods through the eight tracks, all while transporting the listener to an almost meditative state. Today we premiere “Current”, the album’s second track and a breathtaking work featuring Cox’s haunting vocals which resemble a near blissful lullaby.
The album is out on vinyl and digital February 12th. To find out more about this exceptional album, we spoke with the artists about the release, the myth behind it and more. (see below)
For orders ($22 retail) and press, please contact: selkie@animated-matter.com
-JRS
The Brvtalist: This is your first release as Animated Matter. Hannah, you’re a vocalist/composer and David, a multi sensory artist - talk a little bit about coming together for this project and what you set out to do, if you had a plan at all….
Animated Matter: We were introduced to each other by a mutual artist friend, Flying Lotus and have been involved in each other’s art projects over the years. Through getting to know each other and making music over time, we found that our strongest work was made during the early morning hours in the limber states between waking and dreaming. We both have a strong appreciation for ambient music and wanted to make our own soundtrack to fall asleep and dream to.
TB: The album interprets the Scandinavian, Scottish and Celtic myth of the Selkie. Tell us a little about the myth and why you connect with it.
AM: The myth of the selkie is about a shapeshifting creature that turns from seal into human, most often a woman. In the tale, she is often discovered in human form by a fisherman who takes her seal coat and hides it so she cannot return to the sea. She is ultimately left with a sense of longing for the ocean and a feeling of being caught between worlds in her time on land. We felt like this concept had a strong parallel with our music and its purpose of lulling the listener into that place between the conscious and subconscious experience. Variations of the story are also common to each of our lineages, and it is mysterious, beautiful and dark, like the nature of sleeping and dreaming, so it felt appropriate in many ways.
Hannah Elizabeth Cox and David Yann Robert
TB: Selkie was recorded over multiple years. Where were you in the whole process when the pandemic hit?
AM: When the pandemic hit we had recently finished the music and had just started to press the vinyl at a record plant in the Czech Republic.
TB: How has the pandemic been for you creatively and what’s coming up next?
AM: As the lockdown lifestyle of the pandemic has progressed, we’ve found ourselves spending a lot of time in nature at the nearby coast capturing imagery to represent the visual components of the project. We have taken a lot of footage, collaborated with filmmakers on two music videos, and further developed concepts for future performances once more normalcy resumes in the world. Since the music is about appreciating and connecting with the power of unseen forces of nature, our circumstances of limited human contact have been an opportunity to really submerge ourselves into our surrounding natural environment and stay inspired by it. Our goal for the future of this project is to create immersive, multi-sensory experiences of our work.
Animated Matter - Selkie (2021)
Written, produced and mixed by Hannah Elizabeth Cox and David Yann Robert.
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio (NY)
Cover artwork by William Pearce Cox
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Xanah. “IDRLYBYWS (CORROID Remix)” comes off the big new remix EP of Break My Heart, Take Me Slaughter, which was released last year on Berlin’s Soulfeeder label. Now the artist brings the release back into the spotlight with an all star lineup of remixers with fresh takes on each track. The remixes include Elninodiablo, Dmitrievna, Lou Kessler, Metaraph, Okay Vivian, Sin Maldita, and pax_x. Today we premiere the massive remix from Brvtalist favorite CORROID.
The full release is officially out on March 3rd. Pre-order yours now on Bandcamp.
-JRS
