Bruno Muerte
Techno Western Electroclash band from Oxford. Fusilli DNA. “As your swamp boat hydroplanes past the rusting hulks of deuterium mining rigs, fending off cyborg alligators, Bruno Muerte provide the atramental electroclash soundtrack, stirred up with cigar box guitar and FM stabs” [AWBW Records]
Bruno Muerte are ...?
…two old dogs with a penchant for noise and noises.
If you take a look back, what were your first inspirations concerning music in general?
Nigel: Ooh, undoubtedly Jeff Wayne’s musical version of War of the Worlds, I used to listen to that whilst hidden behind my best mate’s sofa, an approach that worked far better with Dr Who, because Dr Who involved pictures.
"Computers on parade" is definitely another great release , what’s the story/the message behind the song?
Stefano: I was reading some stories about everyday life in West vs East Germany. One of them was about Berlin’s 750 th birthday celebrations, in July 1987.There was this picture of desktop computers on wheels being walked pass happy crowds and I thought that was one of most unusual things I’ve ever seen.
Could really these computers be the future, burying the past? And how stable were those systems? I came out with some old drum machine sounds, Nigel did his best on guitars and together worked on glitchy synths. Computers on Parade is as abstract as the picture!
Who would you most like to collaborate with or meet in person to talk about music?
Nigel: Living or dead? Living, probably Colin Stetson, who makes the baritone sax sound like a whale in hell and did the music for Hereditary. Either him or Hildur Guðnadóttir, who did the music for Chernobyl using the halldorophone- a kind of cello with a speaker built into it (so it sounds a bit like Colin Stetson)- and an entire decommissioned nuclear power plant played an an instrument.
What are your "All time Top 3 Songs", right now, in this second?
Nigel: Lapwings by The Young’uns; Your Missus is a Nutter by Goldie Lookin Chain;
Stefano: and Mistery’s Apotheosis by Fabio Frizzi.
Oxford’s indie music scene is ...?
…a warm and inviting scene that suffers from the fact that this town is run by oligarchs and arms dealers, so all the city centre venues have now shut.
What’s next for you?
We’ll be launching the single at The Port Mahon in St. Clements, Oxford on 5th Aug!
