N. Brennan: Scary Moments II

ByPatrick St. Michel

“Scary” isn’t the right word, these moments are far more unnerving than anything else. N. Brennan…like the Wasabi Tapes before them (and potentially the same people, who knows)…smashes what is either movie or video game dialogue with snippets of music — at one point the intro to a Burial song sneaks in — to create a woozy soundscape full of loud noises, gun fire and dance beats. Again, not so scary…but definitely creepy, and an intriguing listen in the vein of one of 2014’s best albums. Get it here (for the equivalent of a 1000 dollars) or listen below.

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