As a label, we position ourselves through conceptual albums: our last LP documented live performances in a brutalist church designed by Pritzker price winning architect Gottfried Böhm, while our forthcoming release assembles sonic representations of an iconic concrete radio telescope from the 1950s. Both releases combine experimental practices in production and recording. Distributed by Kompakt.
BRUTALISM 002
A Sudden Burst Of Noise
March 2026
„A Sudden Burst of Noise“ is a study in equivalence between rotational frequency, material structure and sonic form. The album is based on sonified
pulsar data and field recordings captured at a concrete radiotelescope located in the Eifel region of West Germany.
Dornen and Lomi process these elements into compositions that oscillate between abstraction and physical density.
The result is not a documentary representation of the site but a sonic architecture derived from it. With „A Sudden Burst of Noise“, BRUTALISM continues its transformation of material, texture and structure into sonic forms. The vinyl format captures our site-
specific research process as a physical object.
BRUTALISM 001
BRUTALISM Live At St. Gertrud
June 2024
„The qualities of that object may be summarized as follows: 1, Formal legibility of plan; 2, clear exhibition of structure, and 3, valuation of materials for their inherent qualities „as found“ “ Reyner Banham „The new Brutalism“ Architectural Review (1966)
Following on from our audio visual experiences in St. Gertruds church in Cologne, this album contains eight excerpts from live sets, specially produced for the unique space of the building designed by Gottfried Böhm, in an attempt to capture its architecture and sound.
By Lomi, Måtyrer & Dornen