Bronnt Industries Kapital - Hard For Justice

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4...according to our Business Lady on Thu 26 Mar, 2009.

'Hard for Justice' is the new outing from Bronnt Industries Kapital a.k.a Guy Bartell, UK based multi-instrumentalist and producer. Bartell is obviously fascinated by the electro/acoustic soundtrack work of John Carpenter and Goblin and the like and it translates well into this record. It's the thinking man's electro so whilst there are moments that'll have you considering the dancefloor it comes of sounding more like the soundtrack to an imaginary (yet kick ass) sacrificial fantasy epic or a low budget (yet kick ass) Italian cop drama. So first track 'An Index of Corporate Art' sounds like it's from the Escape from New York soundtrack. 'Threnody for the Victims of Lucio Fulci' sounds like something from Assault on Precinct 13 then slowly evolves into a Goblin-esque number (perhaps not surprising since Lucio Fulci was one of the premier Giallo directors in the 70s - Brett). 'European male' is pure krautrock inspired stuff coming off sounding like early Can with its awesome sounding live drumbeat. His use of production and sounds is relatively subtle and there's a lot of real instruments being played giving it a pretty organic feel. I think Nick Talbot of Gravenhurst is responsible for alot of the instrumentation as he is a long term collaborator and has a number of songwriting credits on this album. So, on first listen this may sound like it's ripping off loads of stuff but I'm still really getting into it and I'm pretty sure with a few more listens I'll be hooked. Anyone with an interest in John Carpenter's back catalogue will inevitably find something in here to enjoy. I should point out that this is available on the excellent Bristol based label GET PHYSICAL. Please take the time to observe.

TRACKLISTING:
1. An Index of Corporate Art
2. Knights of Vipco
3. Threnody for the Victims of Lucio Fulci
4. European Male
5. Streets of Fury
6. S.T.R.Y.K.E.R
7. Objects & Purpose
8. Unbelievable Computer of Love

OVERVIEW: Please clench one fist tight and raise it slowly but purposefully into the air for Hard For
Justice, the masterly new album from Bronnt Industries Kapital – now signed to influencial dance label GET PHYSICAL
Revolving around Bristol, UK-based producer/multi-instrumentalist Guy Bartell, Bronnt has spent eight years exploring deep frosts of electro-acoustic melancholy, slow-burning sonic terrain and uncharted detours into the absurd. Hard For Justice, however, will blow away any lingering preconceptions with a phallic flourish of a Colt 45. Hard For Justice is frontloaded with an arsenal of synth-funk bullets that fizz with thrilling John Carpenter electronics ('An Index Of Corporate Art', 'Knights Of Vipco', 'Streets Of Fury'), bristle with low-end Motorik finesse ('Objects & Purpose') and bubble over with HI-NRG Giallo-disco pulsations (S.T.R.Y.K.E.R.). And while the epic dystopian gloaming of Bronnt's earlier work fleetingly descends on 'European Male' and heartbreaking closer 'Unbelievable Computer Of Love'…you will, ultimately, die dancing. If Hard For Justice were a film it would probably star Steven Siegal in his prime, go straight to video and be mangled by the machine on first viewing: for Bronnt Industries Kapital, there could be no higher compliment than that.

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