Sound Contours

Last in the Dutch Waves series, Building Brains is a post-punk mix for the open mind. Holland's contributions to post-punk were restlessly creative and aesthetically experimental: industrial noise, synthesizers, modern classical, dub and krautrock grooves all made an impact. You might hear an acoustic guitar or a chamber orchestra. You might hear a dreary jam session, driven by a repetitive bassline and ornamented with bleeps and bloops. Or, pleasant ambient tones. A grinding synth instrumental. Sheet metal being cut. An entire factory coming to an abrupt halt. Some obtuse improvised non-music recorded direct to cassette at a squat somewhere in Amsterdam. A piano. Tracklist: De Fabriek - Take Four, Ensemble Pittoresque - Several Sunsets, Flue - Legacy, Mekanik Kommando - Scars - Run Tintintin Run, Bazooka - Rood / Wit, Nasmak - 4 Our Clicks, Edward Ka-Spel - Hotel Rouge, Prof. Einstein - Le Jardin Noir, Van Kaye and Ignit - Chapel, Nexda - ThreeSeventyFive, The Visitor - Tranceparent Whirled, Ensemble Pittore