Brut
Hyperjungle, 2025
9/10
The solo project of the Brussels native David Temprano, as Landrose he meshes punk drumming and electronic sounds with loads of distortion for this exciting sophomore album.
“Rear Fire Rocket” opens the listen with a lively and swift delivery of nearly mechanical like drumming alongside wild electronic stabs and waves of noise-punk, and “No No No” continues the density with a mesmerizing droning amid marching band style drumming that’s full of rhythm.
Moving into the middle, the melodic nature of “Total Chrome” is destined to soundtrack a light night at a club, while “Dead In Europa” buzzes with some sci-fi flavor that uses vocals like an instrument via the fury of drums and electronica.
Further still, “Gros Kick” is hard hitting and dizzying in its meticulous execution, and “Fired Up” exits with both busy and bare areas of dark and light textures that emit creativity and originality.
The album spotlights a year’s worth of incendiary live performances, where the energy of the stage is certainly present and appreciated for this experimental/noise/punk/electronic hybrid.