Our recent recommendations for Strange Brew
Sell out warning! Kiss Facility unites Sega Bodega’s prodigious production alchemy with Mayah Alkhateri’s gossamer Arabic vocals, all refracted through a prism of shoegaze longing and soaring avant-pop emotivity. Prepare to be utterly transfixed by the ultimate creative power couple in an absolute no-brainer FFO: Erika de Casier, Eartheater, Nadah El Shazly
Kiss Facility at Strange Brew.
Sell out warning! A Halloween oldie revamped! Two heavyweight purveyors of the midnight mood live-score Nosferatu in a creaky proto-horror symphony of shadows and smoke. Industrial folk-sludge enigma Circuit des Yeux merges with slowcore legend Alan Sparhawk (of Low fame) for a meeting of slow-burning indie grandeur and silent-era nightmare fuel.
Circuit des Yeux feat. Alan Sparhawk presents Nosferatu - Score at Strange Brew.
This one’s a proper portal-opener! Recalibrate and dissolve with Bitchin Bajas’ slow-
motion potion: analogue synth mantras swirling with wandering woodwind in blissed-out repetition. One of the 21st century’s most heady and cosmic outfits, and totally unmissable for devotees of: Cluster, Bennie Maupin, Sun Ra, Nala Sinephro, SML.
Bitchin Bajas at Strange Brew.
4 years waiting to see Deafkids again, then they up the ante by grafting gnarled 808 electriks onto their already-insane mix of Afro-Brazilian poly-trip punk'n'grind. Enter the only samba noise gateway on Earth, with hella inspired supports from Stroom avant-pop darlings Sergeant and DJ Snuff's post-turntablist sound art. Brew of the year FFO: Nihiloxica, PETBRICK, Wolf Eyes, Silver Apples x Panda Bear.
DEAFKIDS at Strange Brew.
For the initiated, only Willikens will do. The Salon GOAT gets real deep with a rare-opening set, stretching minimal synth slayers and acidic chug to psychedelic breaking point before Saskia fires up the subwise hardware explorations and Anina & Lynne absoultely wipe the floor with junglist domination. Secret Shade, we salute you.
The Secret Shade: Lena Willikens, Lynne b2b Anina, Saskia at Strange Brew.