Brethren

Started by drunk, June 12, 2010, 07:04:10 AM

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FreakAnimalFinland

such issues have been matter of politics, philosophy and art for couple of centuries. Relatively young ideology, which blossomed out of obvious need. In past loyalty been for leader or city, or other smaller concept to grasp. In times of French Revolution or American Revolution, concept of nationalism finally born.
One can see clear logic of american white men being very annoyed under the fist of british empire. Willing to govern themselves, not by distant authority that merely rips off the wealth. Nation is something what was build, not something that just "was there". Of course it's in a way very selfish method, which is in conflict of some other groups of people (Birth of USA perhaps easiest example).
It is purely my own assumption, but this seems key element of Brethren. Rejecting the distant authority, who's interest is merely leech and abuse. It shows very simple, but obvious traditional logic of how pattern goes.
Oneself, his family and friends, the close surroundings of people of similar interests. Local possibilities of living and surviving. Possibilities make decisions what affect your life. To put your earnings to be used for causes you believe are right. To see collective matters used for collective benefit, and not always sold off to foreign abuser to even rip off profit from simplest utilities.  Meanwhile it addresses selected social problems in general.

It's a romantic vision of course. Most people can't feel anything common with the neighbor or other people in general. But yet, still most tend to prefer to see even anonymous country mates living next door than group of gypsies or whatever is the usual local nuisance which stands out.

Due living in Finland, I have no need to really take baggage of imperialist policies or such. My view on usefulness of nationalism can't be really argued with slaughter of native americans or whatever.
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Desperate

Just wanted to see if anyone knows anything about any upcoming releases. Lately, I've been enjoying Organized Resistance and was wondering if new recordings have been made.

Also, are there any similar artists to Brethren or Organized Resistance (musically speaking)?

FreakAnimalFinland

I would suspect new release for Brethren in 2011.
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HONOR_IS_KING!

Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on March 01, 2011, 08:26:14 AM
I would suspect new release for Brethren in 2011.

This is great news!
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SIEGSIEGSIEG

Necroing this thread because I'm surprised that it's hard to find Alienated And Radicalized cd for purchase or even Savage Inequalities? No brethren to be found even in northern heritage webshop where you find most freak animal releases. The ban of sales in discogs doesn't help either. Okay the newest Brethren is 10 years old now so it might not be so suprising? I have no grasp of these things because I'm pretty new to all things noise. Is alienated and radicalized just sold out? Maybe Mikko can give an insight on this?


Phenol

I bought Alienated from FA a couple of years ago as far as I remember. I guess it's just finally sold out. I often see Within Death on peoples' sell/trade lists but rarely see the vinyls (which are sadly lacking in my collection).

Manhog_84

Maybe a good time to bump the original question. Has there been any recent interviews or some other information what David Rodgers is doing these days? According to Discogs, seems that all activity stopped after Alienated and Radicalized.

FallOfNature



The albums pop up for sale quite a bit. I had the 7" and 10" for sale at a very fair price for a long time and no one wanted them? Revolutionary Command was on eBay aswell about 2 weeks ago.

FreakAnimalFinland

Quote from: Manhog_84 on December 14, 2022, 11:32:21 PM
Maybe a good time to bump the original question. Has there been any recent interviews or some other information what David Rodgers is doing these days? According to Discogs, seems that all activity stopped after Alienated and Radicalized.

Yes, all musical activities have been stopped and no represses planned for anything old. Some copies of tape versions are still available, but not listed in store.
Brethren reached the point where he reached all the goals and musically to proceed would have been more about repetition. So in that sense, it's good artistic integrity to stop when all is done.

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Phenol

Yes, to some degree. I get the need to evolve and the idea that it is better to stop than to repeat oneself. Brethren was always about integrity, so it fits well with the profile. At the same time, I think repetition of something good can be absolutely fine. There's plenty of examples of bands past their prime who still outperform most newcomers and where status quo is still levels above the rest (Genocide Organ, f.ex.). By the way, if someone has the Brethren vinyls and wishes to sell them, hit me up...

SIEGSIEGSIEG

Quote from: FreakAnimalFinland on December 15, 2022, 12:34:54 PM
Quote from: Manhog_84 on December 14, 2022, 11:32:21 PM
Maybe a good time to bump the original question. Has there been any recent interviews or some other information what David Rodgers is doing these days? According to Discogs, seems that all activity stopped after Alienated and Radicalized.

Yes, all musical activities have been stopped and no represses planned for anything old. Some copies of tape versions are still available, but not listed in store.
Brethren reached the point where he reached all the goals and musically to proceed would have been more about repetition. So in that sense, it's good artistic integrity to stop when all is done.


Damn, that's a shame. Although I understand that it would be hard to top the excellence of Savage Inequalities and Alienated and Radicalized so why bother making something mediocore repeating old ideas. One can hope for maybe represses in his lifetime though.

In my recent peaked interest in Brethren I read through some old interviews, very interesting reads and he is very well spoken. The links were dead but they could be accessed through internet wayback machine. Here's for the interested:
TeRRoR interview, https://web.archive.org/web/20130314080622/http://www.terror.lt/news/78/61/Brethren.html
Plaguehaus interview, https://web.archive.org/web/20091002042032/http://plaguehaus.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=201&Itemid=26

goldameir

Quote from: SIEGSIEGSIEG on December 15, 2022, 03:59:19 PM
Here's for the interested:
TeRRoR interview, https://web.archive.org/web/20130314080622/http://www.terror.lt/news/78/61/Brethren.html
Plaguehaus interview, https://web.archive.org/web/20091002042032/http://plaguehaus.com/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=201&Itemid=26

Thanks a lot.

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