The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Meshes. The Moscow-based DJ and live act has been one of the best to watch in the spectrum of EBM, synth and punk techno worlds. With releases on labels like OSM, Crave Tapes, Idlestates and soon on Dame Music, Meshes' tracks are gritty, hard hitting productions with massive basslines and aggressive percussions and vocals. New Brvtalism No. 285 is the perfect journey through his sound.
-JRS
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new video off the new non-profit release, Utopia Glitches, the third release from Berlin/Tel Aviv sex positiv queer techno party, Durch. Consisting of 4 tracks, today we premiere a great video from Dance Divine, who produces transmedia works and grows new narratives through hard sound and vision on how to inhabit 5D with conscious levitation and solid stand against thecistem. An upcoming EP "Byebyenarism" will unfold states of a nonbinary world where desires eradicate sacrifices. Dance Divine founded @shaktistream and is a resident of @xeno_exhibitions Brussels.
Their track 'Axis' screens an infused battle between animus and anima, in which the self heals from a brutal sexual game. „Axis“ is Dance Divine take on the harder side of electronic music. The track is carried by a hollow, gabber inspired super fast kick. The type of beat that truly deserves to be called hitting. Dance Divine vocals aim to awaken a dormant rage and assimilate the darker insides to the self. Courage in the face of fear is cure. Axis is Chicks on Speed, on speed. It is hard, beautifully gothic, political, powerful and incredibly fun. As always, the proceeds from the release go to Queer causes and this release will benefit TransInterQueer e.V. (TrIQ) and Casa Kuà. Out now and you can support now on Bandcamp.
Dancer : Amissa
Camera : Matteo Volpin
Video Edit: 𝕿𝖗𝖎𝖕𝖆𝖗𝖙_𝖗𝖆𝖉𝖎𝖆𝖙𝖊𝖉_𝖆𝖗𝖙
The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from UNREALNUMBERS. The Seoul-based producer and DJ just dropped his huge EP, Club Cult, on Brvtalist Sound Recordings and we are thrilled to host this mix which highlights his crushing, powerful sound. Much like in the EP, expect industrial, body destroyers that can decimate any floor.
Club Cult is out now on Brvtalist S.R. and you can pick yours up at: thebrvtalist.bandcamp.com/album/club-cult
-JRS
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere the new music video for “Glaze”, the new collaboration between Californian artist GL4M and Bordeaux-based artists HØRD & VOLCAN. Barcelona’s Cold Beats Records presents ‘Another Cold World 4’, an unique compilation which brings together minimal wave, cold wave and synth wave bands and artists.
“Glaze” features Marie Klock’s enigmatic echoing voice in the beginning, followed by VOLCAN’s mesmeric vocals combined with glimmering, icy-cold synths and beats. For the music video, VOLCAN edited scenes from Frank Beauvais’s sombre movie ‘Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle’.
Pick up the release here now.
-Melanie Havens
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere the new music video from Ramiro Suarez. T4F Records member debuts on his very own imprint with a great release, featuring 2 powerful remixes from Aahan and Hypnum. We present today the EP's title track 'Rave For The Mind', which showcases Ramiro's deep, groovy sound.
Out June 7th on T4F Bandcamp.
-Melanie Havens
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Drvg Cvltvre. "Hoplessnessless" comes off the big new non-profit v/a from System Revival. For their 4th compilation, the charity release will gather funds to supply art materials and music instruments to the organization 'Wave of Hope for the Future' - waveofhope.org/
Based on the island of Lesvos, Greece, the organization has founded a school which helps provide opportunities for refugees and particularly children within music, art and sports. The comp features tracks by:
Adhémar | Annechoic | BALBASHU (بلبشو) | Briain | Carlo Maria | Crossing Avenue | DAHRAXT | Dotdat | Drvg Cvltvre | Firn | Gramrcy | Hurtado | Jing | Michał Wolski | Na Nich | Naty Seres | Rommek | Ryan James Ford | Saša Delimar | Sebastian Bayne | Second Storey | Shoal | Wrong Assessment | Z.I.P.P.O
Out June 3rd so pick yours up at: systemrevivalrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/…f-hope
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Aahan. “Frey (Luna Vassarotti Remix)” comes off the new EP from Montreal’s MFC Records, an imprint which focuses on social causes near and dear to the label. Now they come forth with a great new EP from fellow Canadian, Aahan. Freya is three originals of the artist’s razor sharp techno and one remix from Instruments of Discipline label head and 1/2 of Operant, Luna Vassarotti.
For this release, all profits will go to Mor Çatı Women’s Shelter Foundation. This was established in 1990 by feminists in order to combat violence against women in Turkey. The release is out May 27th and you can pick yours up on Bandcamp.
-JRS
The Brvtalist is proud to present a new mix from Soraä. The Lyon-based DJ and producer has been one our favorite artists to watch as of late. She started mixing in 2017 and transitioned to producing in 2018, where she brings a diverse set of influences ranging from the Eurodance and trance of her childhood to crushing industrial and rave sounds. Her sets are equally as diverse, traveling through even breakbeat, ambient, pop and more, crafting dancefloor destruction, like she does in this set for us.
Stay tuned for more as Soraä will release Requiem, her debut EP, on Brvtalist Sound Recordings later this summer.
-JRS
Today we premiere three tracks off the new v/a compilation from Rotterdam’s COURTOISY. The label has been on a tear as of late, releasing razor sharp compilations featuring some of the best in the business and this is their biggest to date. We’re thrilled to bring you tracks today from Grace Dahl, JNO and SWART (Cynthia Spiering Remix).
Out May 25th: courtoisyrecords.bandcamp.com/album/courtoisyd04
COURTOISYD04 contains tracks by KOZLOV & KLAMER, Felicie, MSKD, SWART, Grace Dahl, Midnight Vices, OFFËNSIV, EAS, CYNKT, AEIT, Romain Vincent, Laura van Hal, Harmoniser, Vlackon, AMEKMAR, Ketting, Tomas Kunkel, Kegffnayy, JNO, MØL & GYSR. Labelhead Cynthia Spiering made 5 remixes of SWART, Felicie, Romain Vincent, Vlackon and Harmoniser.
-JRS
The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a track off the new v/a compilation from DREAM BABY DREAM. One of our favorite bars and spaces for cocktails, music and community in Berlin, is set to release a massive various artists compilation to support the bar during this difficult period. We at The Brvtalist could not imagine Berlin without DBD and the space its created for all different forms of music, art, fashion and more. So many others feel the same and as evidenced through this huge, eclectic v/a that has contributions from even outside the city.
Today we are thrilled to bring you “Isolate” by Front 313 (aka Alan Oldham). The Detroit techno legend and regular at the bar, Oldham had this to say,
Before the pandemic, you could play a techno set anywhere in Berlin. But what if you wanted to play a shoegaze/postpunk set? Or an old school, non-mixed industrial set? Not only is Dream Baby Dream a great space filled with all us expats and misfits, it is a needed venue for diversity of musical (and visual) expression, and it's very important that it survives this current situation. I was glad to help, and would again.
Out May 26, the v/a includes 23 tracks from so many great artists and you can support by visiting BANDCAMP. We also had the chance to speak with the bar’s owner Andrew, and ask him about the bar, what he misses and what’s next for the label. (see below).
The Brvtalist: First and foremost - tell us why and how this DBD compilation came together.
Andrew Jigalin: We have a lot of artists and producers DJing and curating the music we hear at the bar every week and I had the idea of making some kind of release as an alternative outlet for the artists to maybe collaborate or produce something they normally wouldn't release. Most of these tracks are one offs written specifically for this record and because the bar is not a massive club it can take some pressure off the artists to cater to a certain demographic and maybe spill into a different one which i hope comes across on the record.
Then the pandemic hit and we had to close the bar for a couple of months. We lost a lot of money and we had a fundraiser going(which is still active!- https://gofund.me/fc15219d ) and there was talk of quickly putting together a VA and rushing it out. This is not how i wanted it to be plus that first 6 months was chaos, with different laws and rules coming in every other week. Fast forward to the start of this year and Berlin was in full lockdown mode and there was no end to this in sight. Now was the time to go for it with the various artist compilation. We are still very short just with covering monthly bar costs so we (Anka Zielina and I) got to work. Anka is my partner in the label. It was overwhelming how quickly the artists agreed and how many that were willing to donate their time and energy to be part of this! All in all it still took us almost 6 months from inception to release.
TB: Music and artists have always been an integral part of the bar. Is that something you set out to do or just happened that way?
AJ: It's definitely something I set out to do from the very beginning of taking the bar over. Me being a musician and a part of the industry for many years, it was important for me to incorporate this directly into the fabric of the bar to the extent that I name cocktails after artists and collaborators like The Brvtalist!
TB: Apart from economic reasons, what do you miss most about the bar being open?
AJ: I miss watching friends and strangers meeting up and having a great time. I miss the excitement of not knowing what or who the night may bring and the fucking wild tunes being morphed and pumped into the night by some the most skilled producers and dj's anywhere and my wonderful team helping to make the night carry on and fun for everyone!
TB: Do you have more plans with the label?
AJ: Yes absolutely. We plan on releasing a VA compilation at regular intervals in the future. It would be great to be seen as being somewhat of a reflection of what is happening at the bar and Berlin at the time.
TB: What's coming up next + anything else you want to mention.
AJ: We have just started work on DREAM BABY DREAM volume one PART II. there were so many artists that couldn't go on the first one or didnt have time then or we didn't even ask that we decided to make a prt II just to catch up the last three years. Hopefully that can be released in a few months and then we can put out one per year after that on double Vinyl as well or something.
Artwork by August Skipper
