What Does It Matter If This Is All A Dream?

Never Break Faith

Light, Cruel & Vain

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Perfume of Oil

Crush The Muse

I Wanna Be An Idol

IAMNOTTHERE

Black Scarlet

The Brvtalist is pleased to premiere a new track from Parrish Smith. "STRENGTH" comes off the artist's new LP, Light, Cruel & Vain, coming out May 16th on Dekmantel. Light Cruel & Vain was developed over the course of nearly three years, following nearly a decade of individual experimentation. Where on the one hand, LC&V reflects an inward pilgrimage (aka Parrish Smith facing the world and Parrish Smith facing Parrish Smith), the project simultaneously reflects the birth and growth of a band. Each track on the record is originally based on a solo idea, moulded and fine-tuned in conversation with contributing musicians Sofiane Brahmi and Javier Vivancos, then finalized by the producer. "STRENGTH" also features vocals by Cardinal & Nun and  Sofiane Brahmi on guitar.

The result is a 11 tracks that weave through a mosh pit of styles and slip through cracks and fall outside the lines of punk, techno, metal, grunge, no wave, industrial and beyond. A true "compilation of imperfect music", be prepared to be entranced, enthralled and maybe even slightly uncomfortable - but in a way that challenges the current musical paradigm and shifts to much broader horizons. 

Out May 16th on vinyl and digital. Get yours at: https://parrishsmithdekmantel.bandcamp.com/album/light-cruel-vain

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PREMIERE: Parrish Smith - STRENGTH (Dekmantel)

OUT NOW ON VINYL
Limited to 400 copies.
Each record comes in a proper printed matt cardboard sleeve with insert.

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CY001 - V/A - Decapitated One-Liners EP

A1 - Parrish Smith - Revolution Will Always Be Televised
A2 - Pankow - Das Vodkalied (Helena Hauff remix)
B1 - Pankow - Das Vodkalied (1983)
B2 - Pankow - I'm Food For You (1983)
B3 - Perseus Traxx - Get Away

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Parrish Smith's debut of dystopic forbidding sets the tone and weight of this release with a stark, acid ridden slab of body music which shows a keen ear and definite skill for someone who only began producing in earnest less than a year ago. Golden Pudel resident Helena Hauff, having had music released recently on Bunker records sub-label Panzerkreuz, adds to the proceedings with her remix of Pankow's "Das Vodkalied" taking no prisoners and using heavy percussion in contrast to a wonderfully tense set of arpeggiations, which all descend into skull crushing pressure.

Carrying over to the flip side are Pankow, pioneers of the Italian Industrial/EBM scene, with two tracks from their legendary first tape "Throw Out Rite" released in 1983. With the almost disorientating original version of "Das Vodkalied" carrying on nicely from Miss Hauff's remix, disembodied vocals are cut up and come from every direction as they resound about a steel chamber driven by a raw, off-kilter energy and pounding beat. "I'm Food For You" drops the confusion for more discernible vocals, but cranks up the drive and anxiety to create a very forward moving track based around stark arpeggiation. Both versions of these tracks have never appeared on vinyl before.
Last of all, Perseus Traxx provides a stripped down venting of frustrations, quickly arranged and captured on tape, which he spits out with vehemence in stark contrast to his deeper and more dreamy explorations of house music, thereby providing something much more in keeping with output on Bunker Records..

SELECTED FEEDBACK FOR CY001:

Norman Nodge (Berghain) “This is stuff that remains in your brain while so called big-room-techno has disappeared … I deeply enjoyed listening this promo, thanks!”

Cottam – “F***in’ ace…. One of the best promos I’ve been sent in ages……. Hard pushed to pick a fav from these so I’m gonna do scissors paper stone…. Right I’m off to play these loud to educate my neighbourhood….”

Perc – “Quality EP, really love it! Thank you.”

Rivet (Skudge Present, Kontra-Musik) – “Yes this is right up my alley. It’s kinda depressing that better techno was made in 83 than in 14 :S”

Adam X – “Very cool release as I am a big Pankow fan. Cool that you released some of that early cassette of theirs that is on my want list on discogs!”

Surgeon – “Like them all, will play on Rinse FM”

Snuff Crew – “Love this record! Cheers Snuffo / Snuff Crew”

Sigha – “one for those special moments. great release, many thanks”

angel molina – “well… this is a MORE THAN WELCOMED release for me!!! Pankow has always been (and still!) one of my top 3 synth bands, so really excited to get some of the tracks off their first tape. Obviously this is not the stuff I usually play, but this is the stuff I collect. ‘I’m Food For You’ is my track on here. Thanks SO MUCH.”

tommy four seven – “Brilliant release! Particularly Helena Hauff’s remix. Big!”

Dr. Motte (PRAXXIZ records/Love Parade) -“soundz like “kebabträume in der mauerstadt” electronic punk from the early 1980 underground in the tradition of music with synthesizers & sequencers.a reply to the commercial music industry and the inhuman society. that’s how it sounds at this time in berlin too. if you like the electronic band “ALU” you will like this release too. full support!”

marco zenker – “Dope record! My fav is the Helena Hauff mix. Funky! Thank you!”

Ancient Methods – Great to see the two Pankow classics hitting the vinyl. Sweat Helena Hauff remix.”

Nima Khak (H-Productions // Drumcode) – “Love the punk vibe! Thanks.”

Audio Injection/Truncate – “Great stuff! Those 1983 versions are so good too”

Andy Ash – “Well… this is a bit of a monster release! Love it.”

Paul Mac – “Really nice old school vibes here digging the Helena Hauff mix the most on first listen but quality throughout here for sure”

benny rodrigues – “dope!!!! all traxx!”

Ness – “wow nice :) blast from the past!”

Mike Darkfloor (Mantis Radio / Future Music FM / Darkfloor) – “Crunch’d jackers on an industrial/EBM tip. Yes please.”

Raíz – “Das Vodkalied = DOPE! classic industrial”

Hunee – “queen helena! great great great !!”

Mitchell (www.outernational.nl) – “One of the best releases I’ve come across this year thus far. Parrish Smith’s track is an absolute beast.”

Truss – “Amazing EP. Parrish Smith and Helena Hauff remix of Das Vodkalied are ace”

Kastil – “Great and fresh approach of 707 rytm on Parrish’s track,and really good ebm cuts. Helena’s rework is perfect for transitions also and Perseus gives a fun and dirty sounding cut. Loving this wide release! I will play a lot, thx!”

PAWEL GZYL (NOWA MUZYKA – www.nowamuzyka.pl) – “Killer tracks! Thanks for re-buried Pankow trax. Great job!”

Paul Crognale (Bokhari Records) – “Super debut EP – Opening track is an absolute monster. Keep up the good work”

Victor Martinez (Psychoskunk -Sect / http://pskmediamusic.blogspot.com/) “Love this stuff .. full support”

TEA (www.teaandtechno.blogspot.com) – “Great first release!”

Norwell – “brilliant ep i love every track from it!”

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He’s bound to be curious. He’ll probably make a mistake. I’ve accepted that. Alternatively you could rub salt into the wounds. Stylish prize or jaded? It’s vital. No pain signals, no pain. Freedom deluxe. We’ll meet with relief but don’t go too far when passion meets power. Suspense and religion are brought together. Just the thing to restore some faith. Think about it. Wings without a prayer. The battle plan is already drawn up. The invisible draughtsman. Double exposure. No place like home. Hope and despair. Decapitated one-liners. Invisible ink. The fear and nervousness; the feeling that your tongue has been tied in a knot. You have butterflies and the telephone feels like a lead weight in your hands. Household objects can become weapons.  They made a detailed study of the years 1862 to 1864 and noticed a strong daily pattern. Don’t take their word for it. At what point does your business become legitimate concern of others? House of cards. It is vital that all incidents are reported as near misses. Theft at high speed. Throw out rite. You wouldn’t have a pool without lifeguards. The notion that they are immobile is swiftly dispelled. It may be tempting to think we’d be safer if privacy was brushed aside. I think we would be less so. Bacteria can survive. Do not panic. Some suggested it was already too late. The battle is programmed behaviour. There is no pain. What must I fear? Blackness. This was the mood in which to fight the last battle.

CY001 - A1 - Parrish Smith - Revolution Will Always Be Televised

Nothing Lasts Forever

Nothing Lasts Forever (with Grimes) (Parrish Smith Remix)

Nina Kraviz launches her трип (pronounced ‘trip’) label with a double-EP compilation entitled ’The Deviant Octopus’, featuring a pair of brand new productions from Kraviz alongside material from Terrence Dixon, emerging talent Parrish Smith & Bjarki, and veteran producers Exos & Steve Stoll.

The idea for трип has been gestating for some time with Nina Kraviz, an avid crate-digger and frequenter of numerous second-hand record stores, who has long wanted to begin a label of her own which would build on some of the principles of her beloved 90s techno labels in terms of attitude and aesthetics, whilst looking for forward-thinking modern productions that reflect her core tastes for idiosyncratic electronic music.

The art and title of 'The Deviant Octopus' comes from a single-sentence scenario dreamt up by Kraviz: “Without a moment's notice an Octopus appeared and devoured everyone in sight”. Supplied with this scenario, artist Tombo rendered his own unique visualization for the artwork that adorns the release sleeve. It's Kraviz's own nod to the labels that inspire her and grab her attention while digging through second hand records, the best of which were imbued with the unique personality of the people behind them. This extends to the sound Kraviz intends for трип: dusky, divergent and trippy music to stimulate brains, dreams and fantasies.

In this respect ‘The Deviant Octopus’ is a perfect introduction: Kraviz herself is represented on the tracklist by two new tracks that take up the mantle of last year’s Mr Jones EP by returning to the vocal-flecked hypnotic techno that marked out that release. Complimenting those are two new cuts from a true master of hallucinatory off-kilter techno, Terrence Dixon in his Population One guise.

Joining them will be a pair of names from the techno pantheon who have been huge influences on Kraviz: with a career that’s taken in releases on Synewave, Trax, Novamute and Richie Hawtin’s early-90s Probe Records, Steve Stoll has been mining his own variant on techno and acid minimalism for over twenty years, heading up the Proper NYC label and releasing under various pseudonyms, such as Cobalt, of which Kraviz has been a long-term fan. His counterintuitively titled ‘Pop Song’ sits alongside a 13-minute 90s techno excursion from Reykjavik’s Exos - the only previously-released cut (originally appearing on Thule Records sub-label Plast Trax in 1998) - together illustrating that трип will also live up to its name in the geographical sense: showcasing great music from historically vibrant electronic music scenes outside of the usual Detroit-Berlin axis.

With Kraviz looking to build a small repertory of talent around трип, this first release also makes room for two newer names: Bjarki is an Icelandic talent to keep a firm eye on, who drew Kraviz’s attention in a chance meeting after a gig at Copenhagen’s Culturebox club, after which he passed her a collection of mind-bendingly odd demos; while Parrish Smith is a talented Netherlands-based producer whose short yet impactful sketch ‘1.0 / 8.0 Afrika Genocide’ brings the second 12” to a bewitching close.

All tracks on ‘The Deviant Octopus’ will feature on Nina Kraviz’s DJ Kicks compilation, out in January 2015 on !K7 Records.

Tracklist: 
A1 Nina Kraviz - Prozimokampleme 
A2 Steve Stoll - Pop Song 
B1 Nina Kraviz - IMPRV 
B2 Bjarki - Polygon Pink Toast 
C1 Population One - Out of Control (Vocal mix) 
C2 Population One - Bonus Beats 
D1 Exos - Nuclear Red Guard 
D2 Parrish Smith - 1.0 : 8.0 Afrika Genocide

The Deviant Octopus

D2. Parrish Smith -  1.0 : 8.0 Afrika Genocide

трип второй: 
де ниро разволновался. проснулся посреди ночи в холодном поту. подумал, "как же так вышло, роберт? побросал все в чемодан и прочь с голливудских холмов. 
de niro awoke in pain. he thought: "how did it happen, robert?" the suit case is packed. time to move down the hollywood hills. 

a1 bjarki - revolution 
a2 deniro - dumans 

b1 barcode population - barcode population 
b2 kraviz & exos - no criminals 

c1 parrish smith - l'importance de doute 
c2 steve stoll - d.u.m.b.o. 

d1 nikita zabelin - rush 
d2 deniro - organezized 

idea by nina kraviz 
artwork by tombo 
graphic design by plusyes 
release date: 18 may 2015

De Niro Is Concerned

C1 Parrish Smith - L'Importance De Doute

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Parrish Smith-Esplendor
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Parrish Smith - Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal - Dekmantel (DKMNTL-UFO7) 

https://shop.dekmantel.com/release/6057

a1.	Parrish Smith - Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal
a2.	Parrish Smith - Mute
b1.	Parrish Smith - Fall Into Sin
b2.	Parrish Smith - Skins

Parrish Smith makes his Dekmantel debut on the label’s sister imprint, UFO, with a blend of avant garde electronics and industrial. With the 'Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal EP', Dutch producer Parrish Smith works outside of the realm of genres and tempos, creating his own unique template of saturated, electronic post-punk, having won accolades from the likes of Nina Kraviz, and Ron Morelli along the way. An analogue purist at heart, Parrish Smith has already amassed a cult following with regular appearances on Red Light Radio, in which the anarcho-experimentalist broadcasts sessions of heavy industrialism, breakbeats and body music. 

Parrish Smith’s music brings together classic analogue gear and a love for the fusion of aggressive industrial sounds. With title track 'Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal', Parrish Smith channels his inner Alan Vega, with some screaming guitars, and 65bpm machine-crunching body beats, lurching into a sultry space of slick wave music. 'Mute' jacks up the feeling of tempo, rife with energetic drum machines, pulsing synths and retro-fitted vocals, similar to the sound of something Daniel Miller might have released himself back in the early 80s. 'SKINS', delves further into the mechanical, with a grinding bass that bleeds through the track’s entirety, while 'Fall into sin' sees him explore the world of deconstructed, gothic-pop yet further. Parrish Smith will be DJing, and performing live as Volition Immanent at this year’s Dekmantel Festival, to fulfil the festival’s charter of provocative, and intoxicating, energetic beat-filled music.

DKMNTL-UFO5 // Parrish Smith - Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal

Parrish Smith only has a handful of releases to his name, but the shadowy Dutch producer has quickly made an impression after dropping an EP on L.I.E.S. and contributing a track to Lena Willikens' recent 'Selectors' compilation for Dekmantel. On June 25, he'll be popping up on Dekmantel again with an EP of his own for the label's UFO Series, the provocatively titled 'Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal.' Ahead of its arrival, we debuted the dark, snarling rhythms of "Fall Into Sin" on First Floor, our weekly look at what's new in electronic music.

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Sex, Suicide & Speed Metal (DKMNTL-UFO7)

Parrish Smith "Fall Into Sin" [First Floor Premiere]

Leyla Records presents their next VA: Unwitch - The Presence, featuring label regulars and newcomers alike.

Commencing proceedings with an industrial churner is Leyla debutant I Hate Models with 'Beloved & Damned', making use of crunchy drums and concise percussion. The sharp call and response stabs cut through the speakers like shards of glass, acting as a hook for the listener as the reduced tempo slugs and punches along.

47 regular and Scalameriya collaborator VSK provides a solid A2 with 'Inception'. Rolling drums and impressive sound design create a concrete wall of sound, dense in detail and off-kilter percussion. Ominous drones and one-shots marry together to produce a polyrhythmic feel, pushing and pulling the listener between aggressive propulsion and elongated pads.

The B-Side gets underway with an interesting first time collaboration between Chafik Chennouf (Leyla, Opal Tapes), Manni Dee (Tresor, Perc Trax), and Huren (Zhark, AMOK Tapes), crossing borders and styles to produce a broken-beat punk infused techno track. The sardonic vocals from Huren channel aggression, mocking the state of the scene, consumerism and exploitation. Chennouf and Dee collaborate to produce an acid infused roller, with halftime percussion and distorted kicks, backed with field recordings from Chennouf's visits to Morocco.

Fresh of the back of releases on L.I.E.S and Dekmantal UFO Series, Parrish Smith closes proceedings with 'Moshpit'. Grinding kicks and percussion establish a strong groove before shrill tones take the fore, eventually forming a quasi-melody. Drum breaks are utilised intelligently to propel things forward, with thick snares landing on the two and four, locking the groove together. Rave synths and detuned samples elevate the track to new heights, closing out the compilation with as many memorable elements as it started with.

Unwitch - The Presence

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On November 8th, the British DJ and producer, Tommy Four Seven, will release Veer Remixed, a double vinyl LP featuring remixes by Ansome, SØS Gunver Ryberg, Rhys Fulber, Pessimist, Parrish Smith, Stenny, Silent Servant, Machine Woman, Homemade Weapons and Sawf.

Each artist - making their debut on the 47 label - has selected a track taken from Tommy’s second album Veer which was released earlier this year via his own 47 imprint. The result is a collection of 10 finely crafted reinterpretations of the original works.

Following the original album track order, Veer Remixed is designed to pull the listener into its parallel world, from roughed up off-beat cuts by Ansome, to ethereal post-punk takes by Silent Servant. Bone rattling Drum & Bass by Homemade Weapons to guitar fused dark beat from Parrish Smith.

Veer Remixed

D2 // TOMMY FOUR SEVEN // COLONY (PARRISH SMITH REMIX) [47023]

With “As We Were Saying”, Bassiani resident Héctor Oaks presented his first full-length album. Two years later it’s time to share a new take on Oaks’ vision of rave culture. He brings together an intimate selection of fellow artists and the result is ‘often plus, never minus’ through and through.
DJ Stingray starts off with a dismantled version of “Forwarded State of Evidence”, he keeps the vocals and contrasts them with a metallic beat. Berlin’s Somewhen is next on A2 with a dancefloor-oriented version of “Is Imminent“, originally the opener of the album, now sped up and reworked.
Flipping to the B-side, things get deep: what’s striking about “Re-Improved Motto“ is how Voiski (a fellow Bassiani resident) has kept the beautiful melody of the original and steered it towards acid. Parrish Smith’s remix of “After All She Had No Reason To Stay” pushes through the darkness with a fast beat. Tribal drums and a luring melody complement the EP with “Horoom Reclusion” in a remix by Georgian artist Zesknel.
All in all, BASRMX01 has you think of sweaty club nights and pumped up dancefloors. If the cast of this remix EP was a line-up, you would definitely want to show up to the party.

What Does It Matter If This Is All A Dream?

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