REVIEW: The Secret Agent (2025) dir. Kleber Mendonça Filho
On great mischief
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hypnagogia – sonhos tomam conta
sonhos tomam conta’s most recent project hypnagogia is a sonic sampler of feverish lilac delirium. Every aspect of the album is curated in…
NEWFEST INTERVIEW: “Dry Wind” Director Daniel Nolasco
Screening as part of NewFest 2020
BUFF REVIEW: The Nightshifter (2018) dir. Dennison Ramalho
While introducing Saturday’s screening of The Nightshifter, the feature debut from Brazilian short film maestro Dennison Ramalho, a representative of BUFF explained…
Good Manners
An avant-Hammer monster poem for mother and wolf. Thu 12/6 Good Manners (2017) dir. Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra 135 minutes, Portuguese…
HONK Festival Kick Off featuring Damas de Ferro (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), Rude Mechanical...
Occupy Ears NYC by Rude Mechanical Orchestra
PUTREFAÇÃO HUMANA – COLHENDO DESESPERO
Originally released as a cassette in 1994, an archival effort from Brazilian labels Purgatorius Records, Virus Productions, Positive Noise Records, Calafrio Discos,…
A Conversation with Dent: Harley Cullen, Lane Shi, and Jack Whelan
I caught up with local experimental metal group Dent to talk about their past tour in China, performance art, and their future…
8/8 Basement Babes Issue 9 Release @The Womb
Basement Babes is celebrating the release of its 9th issue, and the birthdays of its co-founders, on Saturday, August 8th with a…
Ricardo Donoso — Sarava Exu
Sarava Exu, the latest release from Boston-by-way-of-Rio electronic experimentalist Ricardo Donoso, represents an almost direct expansion of the ideas he previously explored…
RAKTA – 7″
Brazilian psych group RAKTA have released an excellent 7”, serving as a followup release to 2013’s debut self-titled album. Sounding like a…
VICTIM! – “MEDO”
To my surprise, the most satisfying harsh noise I’ve heard this year is Brazilian. VICTIM! emerge from the shadows of the internet…
