“FOLLY OF THE BEAST” is the second club offering from BRUX’s forthcoming EP. The acid-infused ravable track has a bouncing bassline, and mysterious vocal looping in and out of the track’s hooks.
The curious title comes from a quote by novelist Herman Melville (Moby Dick) “For there is no folly of the beast of the earth which is not infinitely outdone by the madness of men,” which really resonated with BRUX.
She elaborates; “The foolishness of “man” is as relevant as ever with current news and affairs, in particular our climate situation. The lyrics “What is it you want? What do you need? How do you live? Live, for free?” are about me questioning myself, questioning the listener and questioning society. We come from the Earth yet we have this disconnection to it, thinking we’re superior and that we don’t need it…when in fact we do.”
“FOLLY OF THE BEAST” follows BRUX’s “BADBOI” release with Pat Lok, which has already received praise and support from Boys Noize, Busy P & Richie Hawtin. Her gritty club music productions reveal another layer to the BRUX project, as it was only recently that she started showing the face behind her once anonymous artist project. In the past few weeks, BRUX has played supporting sets for artists including Deadmau5, Nero, Flying Lotus and Zeds Dead; these co-signs signify strong stamps of approval from industry luminaries.
A Brooklyn-by-way-of-Sydney based artist, BRUX has a DIY approach to all aspects of her artist project. She styles her own shoots, creates her own merch, directs her own artwork, etc. Additionally, recent support from the web3 collectors of her BRUX NFT collection on Sound.xyz has allowed her to self fund this single and forthcoming EP. And recently the Pat Lok remix of her release “Take” is featured on the EA SPORTS F1 22 game soundtrack.
With past releases on Dim Mak and Deadbeats, BRUX continues to break down barriers in dance music with her eclectic sound and style. Drawing inspiration from acts like The Chemicals Brothers, The Knife, Bjork and Joni Mitchell, her cheeky and loud electronica sound comes from a place of frustration. Overall the BRUX sound is quirky, raw and unapologetic – the music makes an intentional and loud statement in the scene. “BADBOI” is just a peek into new music coming from BRUX later this summer.
