Todd Brooks

Todd Brooks is founder/director of The Pendu Organization which includes Pendu Gallery and Pendu Sound Recordings as well as an independent curator/show-promoter, musician, writer, and visual artist. As musician, he plays prepared guitar, oscillators, and electronics in Ghost Moth (with Daniel Carter), Abuse Report, CM (formerly Mialessot), Barkminer, and Feral Comb. He has published a book of collected poetic-texts entitled "Analekta: Semantic Texts" and is currently working on a non-fiction historical biography tentatively titled "Gang of Bouzingo" about a relatively obscure French literary collective from the 19th century that included some famous figures including Gerard de Nerval, Theophile Gautier, Petrus Borel, and others.

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latest reviews by Todd Brooks....
Todd's lifetime average review-rating is 7.73
Bad Party "Coming Out Slowly" Killer debut from this Detroit duo... rated 8/10 (15 October, 2008)
Caress of My Fist "Etudes in Violence" Highly recommended!.. rated 9/10 (15 October, 2008)
Disguises "Post-Mortem Depression" Seriously one of this year's best... rated 10/10 (23 September, 2008)
Various Artists "People Who Do Noise" A very interesting DVD... rated 6/10 (23 September, 2008)
Towering Breaker ft. Ben Morris "Like Light" Sweet new cassette... rated 8/10 (23 September, 2008)
Neon Tempal "2" Terrific... rated 8/10 (19 August, 2008)
Gryn Brvs "Shoob" Sick... rated 8/10 (12 August, 2008)
Ian Nagoski "Kerflooey" Exquisite stuff... rated 8/10 (12 August, 2008)
Smegma "The Smell Remains the Same" Huge recommendation... rated 9/10 (12 August, 2008)
Snacks "Natural Snacks" Shake that ass... rated 10/10 (12 August, 2008)
Vizusa Mindblowingingly good... rated 9/10 (12 August, 2008)
Smack Music 7/UBOAT/Andy Jarvis Killer 3-way split of UK noiseniks... rated 8/10 (13 May, 2008)
Heat From A Dead Star "The Lighthouse" Nothing different here... rated 4/10 (5 May, 2008)
Osso Ex?tico & Z'EV Quality collaborative effort... rated 7/10 (5 May, 2008)
Pontiak "Sun On Sun" Some incredible stuff... rated 8/10 (5 May, 2008)
latest features by Todd Brooks....
Talibam! Talibam! are a synth and drum duo, who create wild, abstractly-driven free-music informed by free-jazz, noise, and punk. .. (25 February, 2008)
 

8 September, 2010
Ernesto Diaz-Infante Since the mid-nineties, composer/guitarist Ernesto Diaz-Infante has been releasing some of the most boldly unclassifiable and uncompromising music that spans an unbelievably wide range of sounds... feature :: by David Perron

Horaflora Horaflora is San Francisco-based musician Raub Roy. .. feature :: by Mike Pursley

1 September, 2010
Bis auf’s Messer Berlin’s Bis auf’s Messer emporium has all bases covered. From two rooms in the Eastern borough of Friedrichshain, Robert and Stefan run a store and a mailorder operation, they organize gigs, and not one, but two labels... feature :: by Jan-Arne Sohns

Neon Marshmallow Fest Recap More so than perhaps any festival on the radar, the lineup itself was truly the draw of Chicago’s inaugural Neon Marshmallow Fest, the four-day cornucopia of experimental music of all stripes.... feature :: by Travis Bird

25 August, 2010
Little Fury Things Padna’s own Nat Hawks runs a rad micro-label out of Brooklyn with an even radder name! .. feature :: by Dave Miller

...more features
10 August, 2010
Early Women Composers A collection of tracks from some of the best female composers this century... podcast :: by Brad Rose

5 August, 2010
Hobo Cult #1 First set of tunes from the man behind Hobo Cult/Hobo Cubes... podcast :: by Frank Ouellette

15 July, 2010
LAFMS Podcast #1 A selection of tracks from the might Los Angeles Free Music Society.. podcast :: by Andrew Murdock Livingston

3 July, 2010
ALPHACAST A collection of songs from the mighty Colin Ward AKA Alphabets in celebration of the ALPHABOX release... podcast :: by Brad Rose

26 June, 2010
Early Electronics A collection of various electronics from the last half-century... podcast :: by Brad Rose

...more podcasts
 
 
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8 September, 2010
Flower-Corsano Duo "You’ll Never Work in This Town Again" CD-r Totally essential... review :: by Peter Taylor

Street Drinkers / Skeppet "split" LP Killer split LP from Release the Bats... review :: by Paul Simpson

Pumice 10'' Stefan Neville wins again... review :: by Mike Griffin

Kinit Her "Divine Names" tape Destined to be a classic... review :: by Dave Miller

Tidal "Hyperlight" tape Great stuff from this UK project... review :: by Jordan Anderson

other new reviews....
Aan I Could Be Girl For You
Arklight Caution Tape CD-r
Andreas Brandal Sunken Gardens CD-r
Burnt Hills Burnt Hills LP
Calypso Borealis Uyang Okpo Usun 3'' cd-r
Claypipe / Pony Payroll Bones / Balder split tape
Color Rabbit / Tretetam Color Rabbit / TretetamColor Rabbit / Tretetam tape
Patrick Emm Mythics CD-r
Horsehair Everywhere My Intuition, Your Titillation 3'' cd-r
Greg Malcolm and Eugene Chadbourne Jazz School LP
Fabio Orsi Random Shades of Day
Sam Prekop The Old Punch Card
Puma Half Nelson Courtship
Staraya Derevnya From Inside The Log CD-r
Topaz Rags The Crown Center 7''
Trash Kit Trash Kit
Andreya Triana Lost Where I Belong
Tsigoti Private Poverty Speaks To The People Of The Party
Tärr Shoulder Movements tape
Craig Vear Summerhouses