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)
 

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

Live London #13: Graham Lambkin / Call Back The Giants / Helm Show review from August 6th, 2010 at Cafe Oto in London featuring Graham Lambkin, Call Back the Giants and Helm... feature :: by Peter Taylor

18 August, 2010
Donovan Quinn Donovan Quinn has already proven himself to be one of the more gifted folk-pop songsmiths of the past decade through his work with Verdure and The Skygreen Leopards... feature :: by David Perron

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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

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1 September, 2010
Various Artists "I'm Going Where The Water Drinks Like Wine" A must have compilation... review :: by Crawford Philleo

Mark McGuire "Tiding/Amethyst Waves" Recommended reissue on Weird Forest... review :: by Anthony D'Amico

Skjølbrot "Maersk" CD-r An absolute gem of a CDR... review :: by Matt Blackall

Zola Jesus "Stridulum" Another massive entry in the Zola Jesus discography... review :: by Dave Miller

other new reviews....
April In The Orange Siva Casting Dice 7''
Arklight Nolo Contendere/Rakkasans 3'' cd-r
Iain Campbell Absolutely the Best ABBA since ABBA CD-r
Celer All At Once Is What Eternity Is 3'' cd-r
Cornucopia Ultima LP
Dense Reduction Hobbes Diamond tape
Drivan Disko
Adam Gnade Trailerparks
Hellcake Friends Become Enemies tape
Imbogodom The Metallic Year
Ken Rei Wearing Sweatpants
Kkrakk!! Subatomic Vibrations tape
Lee Konitz, Chris Cheek, Stephan Furic Leibovici Jugendstil II
Outer Limits Recordings Foxy Baby LP
Oval O
Pausal Lapses
Horacio Pollard Acorn Bath CD-r
Prurient Cocaine Death
Sensible Nectar Minor Devil tape
SF Ghost Pulse tape
Sheik Anorak Day 01
Siddhi Cuttlefish Bone CD-r
Squim No Blade of Grass CD-r
Tokyo Mask Route Painless