Brenda
A SUBBA-CULTCHA.COM SINGLE OF THE MONTH
Brenda's inventive use of rhythm and manipulated sounds impresses more than most - with the jittery ignition of 65DOS and the bleeding guitars of Fugazi circa 'Instrument'. With an Oceansize ear for melody, these guys are a stunning addition to the Post-Rock genre, one's to watch! http://www.subba-cultcha.com/singles.php
"Their music isn't about the climactic crescendo that is all so often heard through post-rock, their music keeps you guessing; erupts with a flood instruments, collapses and shies in to knots."RANT! MAGAZINE
GIGWISE - SiNGLED OUT'
Brenda, hailing from Bournemouth and London, manage to defy classification in the post-modern era – something that is nothing short of remarkable and a stark reminder to us all that we haven't seen it all before. 'The Coldest Geometry' manages to combine the slick sophistication of Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca and the evolving free-flowing delivery of Argentinean Ruby's Martin Hernandez with the sumptuous beauty of Estelle Skornick. Va Va Voom. The reverse features the eight-minute epic 'Big Dog Broken Hand' and is a treat that words cannot do justice to. The track slowly, hauntingly, yet, always objectively, uncoils to release a beauty of so many layers that it defies belief that it hasn't been made using the Ableton Software pioneered by progressive house DJs. There are no boundaries to Brenda, only expansion. Sacrifice the Champions League and check them out on tour this week, don't be put off by the blue rinse, get Brenda in your life.
4.5/5
Alistair Thompson.
www.thesoundofbrenda.co.uk/
www.myspace.com/brendaband
Wednesday 7 May, The Glebe, 8:00pm, Gig
Tickets: £4.00, buy tickets at the door
