PREMIERE: Cera Khin - No Escape (Official Video)

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere the new music video from Cera Khin. The multidisciplinary artist HDMIRROR created a frenzied sci-fi video to go along with the uncompromising and relentlessly energetic banger "No Escape". The track comes off Cera's debut release “Demons To Some Angels To Others” on her label LazyTapes, which takes its title from the cult horror “Hellraiser”, showcasing euphoric and horror aesthetics. "No Escape" presents bespoke snippets of background noises from unknown horror archives, tied together with huge pummeling kickdrums that have been a staple in her DJ sets.

Besides being an unapologetic star of the hard dance music era, The Tunisian artist is a certified hypnotherapist. She is the founder of the Instagram account "Technomentalhealth", in which she has been breaking stigmas & spreading awareness about mental health in the electronic music industry.

Pick up the release now on Bandcamp.

-MH

Closer Kyiv announces Black! Factory 2021 with Paranoid London (Live), Broken English Club (Live), Cabaret Nocturne and many more.

Since 2018 the team of Kyiv based Closer art center together with Kyiv based music label and event promoter Worn Pop brings us the annual Black! Factory - the festival of avant-garde electronic music. This time, the event will take place on the 3 dance floors of Closer club AND for the first time, The Brvtalist team will be in attendance, focusing on the EBM, industrial and dark electronic sound. Save the date: December 3rd 2021. And read the review of Brave! Factory Festival, organized by the team of Closer Kyiv, that The Brvtalist visited earlier this year.

Line Up:

Broken English Club live

Cabaret Nocturne Charlie live

Cosmo Vitelli

Holiday Inn live

Hungry Boys live

Koloah

Ninos Du Brasil live

Not Waving live

Paranoid London live

Pavel Plastikk

Regis

Samuel Kerridge live

Si Process live

The Against live

Tronik Youth

Zebra Katz live

more tba

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RECAP: Krake Festival 2021

Last weekend, The Brvtalist was lucky enough to attend the annual Krake festival with Helena Hauff, Umwelt (Live), CJ Bolland, Luz1e and many more.

The 4-days hybrid event took place online in a collaboration with Hör radio, Sameheads, FOLD London and Urban Spree and offline as a one-day event in Berlin hosted by Anomalie Art Club on 3 dance floors, starting on Thursday, November 11th and finishing on Monday morning, November 15th.

*all photos by Virginia de Diaz

Krake is a Berlin based electronic music festival organized by Killekill collective. Since 2008 Killekil has been a party promoter and a booking agency which specifies in versatile music genres, featuring experimental live acts and DJ sets with a specific visual accompaniment and distinctive artwork. In the very beginning, the collective organized weekly events at Kantine Berghain. As a booking agency, Killekill hosts such artists as Tigerhead, DJ Flush, Alex Cortex, who also released his music on Killekil record label, and others. Also, Killekill released 2 VA compilations of the same name as the festival: “KRAKE001” and “KRAKE002”, featuring such names as Perc, Barker and others.

On the opening day of the festival, Krake collaborated online with the streaming platform Hör and hosted such artists as Wes Baggaley, DJ Locati, Second Storey (Live), Playtronica (Live) and Alienata B2B DJ Glow. Also, Marlene Stark blessed the viewers with her DJ set streamed from Sameheads, as well as other live streams on November 12th, hosted by London based art space, record label and party promoter FOLD London; the Urban Boat party organized by cultural and artistic space Urban Spree and the legendary live act Transitors of Mercy.

Moreover, this time Krake wanted to highlight the attention to the lost music video culture and hosted a music video contest with a voting possibility online via Krake TV. The 4 winners will be announced between 11-13th December via the organizers’ website. Masker, Natalie Beridze TBA, Kör Boira, UHV and others were picked by jury as the best 10 videos of the contest.

On Sunday, the 14th, Krake blessed the fans with an Ambient comedown all day long including live-streamed DJ sets by Masma Dream World, Baby Vulture, Moon Armada and others.

This time, Krake was also collaborating with SONAR - safer nightlife Berlin during the party in Anomalie Art Club. SONAR is a co-operative project, organized by Berlin, The Eclipse Initiative and Club Commission Berlin7, that focuses on prevention and harm-reduction in the Berlin party scene. The organization offered safety-packages, vitamins, contraceptives gratis for every visitor and artist. In cooperation with feminist organizations LARA and Frieda, SONAR also raised such important topics as going through a traumatic experience, being a victim of sexual abuse, stalking, etc. The organizations offered a 24/7 hotline number in case of needed advisory and help.

The Brvtalist was already collaborating with SONAR at The Brvtalist Open Airs at Suicide Club earlier this year, and we totally support the idea of safety and awareness in the nightlife and think of it as a must-have at any party in Berlin and worldwide.

The festival wasn’t only about raving, but also about pushing small artists and labels, giving visibility to experimental projects, meanwhile announcing star headliners. It’s about collaborating, spreading awareness, combining on and offline. This makes a big contribution to the nightlife culture in Berlin and worldwide, which matches with our own philosophy and vision.

Personal highlights of Krake 2021:

Luz1e

Helena Hauff

Umwelt (Live)

Alienata B2B DJ Glow (Hör)

Wes Baggaley (Hör)

- Alisa Chepel

Listen to the mix that Annechoic prepared specially for The Brvtalist x Krake Festival collaboration with some diverse sound selection and incredible electro-infused skill set.

VIDEO PREMIERE: PRVNTK - CERBERUS

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new video from PRVNTK. CERBERUS is the first single from PRVNTK’s upcoming mini album “DISRUPTED,” released on November 29, 2021. A constant line of tension, dismayed by a twisted vision of danger, translates to heavy techno rhythmics, cyberpunk breaks, and warped melodies. It represents the side of our instinct that we try to restrain until it breaks free…

Music written and produced by PRVNTK

Videoclip directed by Marcello Fauci, produced by VISUALCREW

video production links:

https://www.visualcrew.it

https://www.facebook.com/visualcrewagency

https://www.instagram.com/visualcrewagency/

https://www.instagram.com/marcello_fauci/

prvntk links:

www.instagram.com/prvntk/

www.youtube.com/PRVNTK

www.facebook.com/prvntk/

PREMIERE + REVIEW: Koloah - Millennium Sun

Today The Brvtalist is proud to present a new release of Ukraine based electronic musician, DJ and live act, NECHTO records resident and ∄, CXEMA, Closer and Brave! Factory regular Dmitriy Avksentiev aka Koloah, also known as Voin Oruwu.

Due to the cinematographic background of the artist, Koloah found his inspiration in space and sci-fi classics such as “Blade Runner”, “Akira”, “Strange Days” or “Nirvana” and reflected his personal, emotional perception in his music. The upcoming digital release is no exception. “Millennium Sun” is a 12-track narrative that takes you on a journey to an epic, futuristic and dystopian cyberpunk world, to the future, in which we feel like we are already living. "It's an album about the changing times, about the new era where science and technology coexist with wars and dictatorship, where world hunger exists alongside space travel," says the artist about “Millennium Sun”, his first album on Hyperboloid Records for five years.

It’s a complete and inspiring piece of art, that mixes sounds reminiscent of movie soundtracks with different electronic music genres such as jungle, ambient, trance, acid and electro, which creates an atmosphere of a nightclub in the futuristic city and gives a one-of-a-kind space travel experience. Each track is an emotional rollercoaster, which rides from melancholic downs to optimistic ups, harmonically complementing each other, creating the general omnipresent cinematographic atmosphere.

Starting with “Welcome To The New Era”, we find ourselves inside the starship that is about to take us on a long trip to unknown civilizations through the endless void of the dark and cold universe. Passing through the “Millennium Sun” on the light speed, we observe the beauty of the death and reborn of the galaxies and stars. “Angels City”, “Data Driver”, “Multiplicity” and “Android World” are distorted experimental compositions that remind more contemporary art performance than a nightclub rave experience. “The Elders Fall”, “New Earth Born” and “Hope” are ambient works that give us the kind feelings of safety and emotional satisfaction, like we just arrived at that planet we were searching for centuries. “Urban Ninja” is full of action, mixed with bittersweet feelings of excitement and anxiety. And with an epilogue “See You In 1000 Years” Koloah finishes the space journey and brings us “down to Earth”. As the artist reminds us, we can still live in hope, and dream of a better future; even if we still don’t know what the androids are dreaming of.

Listen to the track “Millennium Sun” on The Brvtalist and enjoy the ride.

Written and produced by Dmitriy Avksentiev

Mastered by A.Fruit

Out on November 26th in digital formats. Pre-order on https://koloah.bandcamp.com/album/millennium-sun

Reviewed by Alisa Chepel

Lower Tar - Rite It Off Video Premiere

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new video from Lower Tar. Formed in 2016, Lower Tar is the project of Los Angeles-based musician and visual artist, Ori Ofir. He has released albums on Ascetic House, Ecstatic Recordings, and Night Gaunt Recordings, and has collaborated with Silent Servant on a duo project called Sterile Hand. He also co-runs the party/label L.A.U.R.A. as a new avenue that focuses on bringing the Los Angeles electronic community together. As an Israeli-American of Arabic descent, Lower Tar is a project that explores the complex power structures that revolve around identity and what it means to be critical of a society while still maintaining a sense of self.

"Rite It Off" comes off his latest release, “Abstract Parasite”, which also marks the project's debut for DKA. Recorded between 2018-2020, it combines 8 tracks of Ofir’s mix of hard hitting EBM, industrial, and spaced out electro. Inspired by the works of Mark Fisher, each track explores the systems that hold us back while trying to envision a way to rupture this omnipresent hold and cyclical complacency. Directed by Elran Ofir, the video's lo-fi, left field style is the perfect accompaniment to Lower Tar's works.

The release is out now on cassette and digital and you can get yours at: https://dkarecords.bandcamp.com/album/abstract-parasite

-JRS

Utopia Vanished: From Enslavement to Reiteration (Veyl)

Veyl, one of our favorite labels, recently released an absolutely massive compilation which showcases the imprint’s diverse sound and forward thinking approach. Utopia Vanished: From Enslavement to Reiteration contains 50(!) tracks in total, all from the label’s friends and family. From wave to techno, post-punk to experimental, it’s an amazing release with an unbelievable array of tracks. To mark the occasion, Veyl has also accompanied the comp with a fantastic custom swiss army knife which goes along perfectly with the ethos of the label.

Utopia Vanished is out now and you can get yours on Bandcamp.

<a href="https://veyl.bandcamp.com/album/utopia-vanished-from-enslavement-to-reiteration">Utopia Vanished: From Enslavement to Reiteration by V.A.</a>

Track list:

01. Maenad Veyl - Stranger feat. Years of Denial (Shifted Remix)

02. Arnaud Rebotini - Original Rockers

03. Arnaud Rebotini - The Face of Fu-Manchu

04. TV.OUT - Dave Hill

05. TV.OUT - All Out

06. LDWG - Kool-Aid Cyanide

07. LDWG - Headshot

08. LDWG - Locked

09. Blind Delon - Et C’est comme Ça

10. Blind Delon - Souffle le Vent

11. Job Sifre - Tear Down My Temples

12. Job Sifre - First Impress Yourself

13. Sue Lèwig - Slanya

14. Sue Lèwig - Stellan

15. Sue Lèwig - Lestoi

16. Exhausted Modern - Rhododendron

17. Exhausted Modern - Regular Wacko

18. Exhausted Modern - Two Thousand Words

19. Cardopusher - Nowhere to Run

20. Cardopusher - False Perception

21. Filmmaker - Forbidden Research

22. Filmmaker - Collapser

23. Years of Denial & Alexey Volkov - Confess (Alternative Version)

24. Years of Denial - Done and Dusted

25. LOFN - Wicked Game

26. LOFN - Child in Chains

27. Autumns - You Dance like a Prick

28. Autumns - Laced in Gold

29. Contre Soirée - Back from Hell

30. Contre Soirée - I’m Nothing

31. RNXRX - Movement on the Floor

32. RNXRX - Altair

33. December - Who Are You When No One Is Watching

34. December - The Gut Song

35. Prequel Tapes - No More Ignorance

36. Prequel Tapes - Sink Space

37. FSS - Brace

38. FSS - Char

39. War On Heaven - Watching the Earth Escape

40. War On Heaven - Cloaca Maxima

41. Harlem - Safe Bet

42. Harlem - Stringer

43. Fade Accompli - The Gifts

44. Fade Accompli - Feral Friends

45. NEVER - 430

46. NEVER - XWL

47. Verge - Jacknife

48. Verge - Apprehension

49. Verge - Balm

50. Verge - Replenish

PREMIERES: Bodywork Selections Vol. 1 [Miseria]

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere "Ghost" from MVQX Ft Negative Datura and "Insideout" from Dmentia Coil. The tracks come off the upcoming compilation on Carlos GrabStein's (aka 89s†) Berlin/Mexico City based imprint Miseria, out December 17th on Bandcamp. The V.A. 'Bodywork Selections Vol. 1’ is the second part of the label's first compilation 'Upperwave Selections Vol. 1', featuring 11 tracks from the hottest artists of the EBM/Industrial/New Beat spectrum. Today we present the scorching body music works from MVQX Ft Negative Datura & Dmentia Coil.

Pre-order here now.

-Melanie Havens

BESTIAL MOUTHS - OUR SOULS TAKE (REIMAGINATION by SRSQ) Video Premiere

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new video from Bestial Mouths. This powerful work comes on the heels of Bestial's most recent creations - the INSHROUDSS EP and the RESURRECTEDINBLACK LP, are the phoenix cries of the project's rebirth under the guiding hand of vocalist Lynette Cerezo, melding noise and dark wave pop into a theatre of skin-shredding catharsis that brings the project’s post-punk roots to new levels of club-ready destruction.

On the heels of the above offerings, the project delivers, THOUSANDNEEDLES, a warped reimagining of both releases, from a diverse selection of artists in the dark underground. Each remixer brings their own unique touch to the originals, spanning EBM and industrialized techno, fog-shrouded darkwave dives, cosmic washes of synthpop bliss, or soul-smashing noise dredged from a sewer cathedral.

A perfect example is our premiere today which is the SRSQ re-imagining of "OUR SOULD TAKE". Singer Kennedy Ashlyn enchants with her haunting, yet blissful remake of the song and the video sends us further down into the dark ritual world of Bestial Mouths.

THOUSANDNEEDLES is out now at: https://bestialmouths.bandcamp.com/album/thousandneedles

-JRS

Director/Editor: Andrea Soldner
Art Direction: Kennedy Ashlyn
Cinematography: Leigh Violet, Andrea Solder
Grip: Dan Phillips
featuring Lynette Cerezo, Kennedy Ashlyn
Assistance: John Welch, Matthew Moyer

Dress & Headpiece: It Is Known Chainmaile

PREMIERE: Jerome - DRBS [Maple Death]

The Brvtalist is proud to premiere "DRBS" from London based Jerome. Bolognas' based Maple Death Records presents its second LP named "LP2" by the Italian/Swedish/Greek duo of Annalisa Iembo and Stella Mathioudakis. This LP was recorded over a period of 5 days locked in a small room in the Italian flatlands and then further developed and refined between Italy-Sweden during the pandemic.

‘DRBS’ is a parallel party where the better parts of Kraftwerkian Detroit techno are sped up and spit out with shards of noise and cowbell action.

Out November 19th digitally + vinyl. Pick up the release now: mapledeathrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lp2

-Alisa Chepel