Our recent recommendations for Strange Brew
Sell out warning! Dare you miss your annual dose of Pink Lady Lemonade? The definitive freak-out group of the 21st century unite with Teeth of the Sea’s crunchy mutant soundscapes for a potent dose of beyond-experimental psych. Unhinged music for unhinged fans of: Hawkwind, Amon Düül, Gnod, Comets on Fire, Föllakzoid.
Acid Mothers Temple / Teeth of The Sea / Thee Alcoholics at Strange Brew.
Sell out warning! Indestructible NY hardcore crossover heroes taking a wrecking ball to the pit since ‘89. Madball’s signature assault of bludgeoning thrash riffage, gobby gang-choruses and start-stop beatdown breakdowns is a classic kick in the teeth FFO: Agnostic Front, Comeback Kid, Biohazard, Sick Of It All.
Madball + Born from Pain, Last Wishes and Tempers Fray at Strange Brew.
Sell out warning! Jan’s sampledelic impressionism quietly changed the game with ambient glitch perfection, forged from the cracks between jazz grooves. Warm static, mesmeric loping loops and AV wonderment herald the coming of a true GOAT; add in Ben Bertrand’s bass clarinet breath tunnels and this is iconic action FFO: Pole, Stroom, Moritz von Oswald, Wolfgang Voigt, Colin Stetson.
Jan Jelinek + Ben Bertrand + mary hurrell at Strange Brew.
Outsider ‘space jazz’ pop oddities from a true underground hero, at 83 years old Ronald Langestraat is finally having his time round the sun. Latin jazz inflections meet stuttering computer rhythms and Ronald’s mournful voice in a hotel lobby on the ISS; guaranteed gigantic discovery for fans of Chick Corea, Jimi Tenor, Surprise Chef, Tara Clerkin, Mauskovic Dance Band.
Ronald Langestraat + Martha Rose + Spooky J at Strange Brew.
Ethereal hyperpop angels assemble: step into Bby Eco’s luscious eco-pop paradise of swirling trance, whispered lullabies and fluttering textural soundscapes. Complemented by further enchanting world-building glitches as BABii + Iglooghost are pursued by an orange bunny in their mysterious new project Cyst. Mandatory attendance FFO: Malibu, Oklou, YEAR0001, Himera, Yawning Portal.
Bby Eco + Cyst at Strange Brew.