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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Currently listening to the 1972 album 666 by Aphrodite's Child ft. Vangelis. My notes are: Don't be afraid of silence. Don't be afraid of dynamics. Get quiet. Get loud. Get weird. Get apocalyptic. Throw in some spoken word. Use an instrument you normally wouldn't consider into your recording setup.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

In a little under a month, Scrotal Tear will be touring south along the Eastern Seaboard with noise comrade Distorting a Woodpecker. With the exception of Rhode Island, these will be the first live ST appearances in any of these states.

Distorting a Woodpecker / Scrotal Tear tour poster

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Scrotal Tear shirts are currently in production. I originally considered grey or black ink on black shirts, but ultimately decided that the unsubtle nature of the design and project in general required a starker contrast.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Today is the one-year anniversary of my father's passing. On Sunday, we spread my parents' ashes in the ocean off the coast of Florida. The captain of the boat took this photo of us to mark the occasion. N26°22.339' W81°56.467'

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

The first thing we did when we landed in Ft. Myers was to visit a record store, Joe's Record Exchange. The most interesting find in our stack was this hand-numbered Legendary Pink Dots box set, Lullabies for the New Dark Ages, which features picture disc pressings of the first four LPD albums.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Oranssi Pazuzu live at SPACE, 05.28.2026. Excellent set. Like an electronics-infused black metal soundtrack to a sci-fi horror film, dripping with layered textures and atmosphere.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

My host DJ Undrig in action last night at FREIGHT via L/A's Craft Brew Underground. I'm so grateful for the invite--he & his partner have built a great event w/ a terrific audience. My fav moment was when I was spinning Sunshine Blind's cover of "I Ran" & everyone was shouting along to the chorus. 🖤

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

I have two DJ gigs coming up in May: FRI, MAY 1st - guest DJ spot at FREIGHT in Lewiston/Auburn w/ DJ Undrig FRI, MAY 22nd - guest DJ spot at DARKADIA in Portland w/ DJ Foxy

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

I'm playing live at Apohadion Theater this Sun, Apr 19th, incorporating experimental electronics, poetry & lyrics I've been developing since my parents' passing & meditations on a notebook which was among their effects. I hope you will join me for what will be a raw examination of grief & healing.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

I was unpacking records that I'd brought back from my parents' house when I stopped at this one. The Pink Panther Country Album, released in 1982. I distinctly remember asking to listen to it as a child in NJ, but also not being allowed to handle it myself. This was my first record.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Next Friday, Blasphemy is holding a special dark dance night at Rift Arcade in Biddeford. Next Saturday, Ichorclaw is playing the Button Factory in Portsmouth for the first time. Beyond grateful for my friends & comrades that helped make both of these gigs a reality.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

This wasn't planned, it just kind of... happened. Path of least resistance and all that. New iSv track just to get things moving again. aggroatari.bandcamp.com/album/php

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

I was captivated by The Maxx when I was growing up. RIP Sam Kieth

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I didn't want to say anything until it was finalized, but we sold my parents' home of almost 30 years today. We had to do an as-is sale because it was in such rough shape, and still had two offers within 48 hours. I can't even begin to describe everything I'm feeling right now.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Saturday! BLASPHEMY (formerly Eclipse) returns to Rumors in Biddeford on Feb 28th to bring you a night of dark dance music with resident DJs Remy Brecht, Cervix, and I/D. Doors at 7pm, $10 cover, 21+. Located on the second floor above Mulligan's, entrance around back!

BLASPHEMY returns on 02.28.2026 to Rumors in Biddeford

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

DJ Foxy channeling Ben (Dean Stockwell, RIP) from Blue Velvet w/ a great lip sync while I played Roy Orbison's "In Dreams". One of so many details that made David Lynch Night at the Jewel Box so special. Thanks to all who came out-- together, we collectively focused on the donut, not on the hole. 🖤

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I was elated when DJ Foxy asked to collab on a David Lynch Night to mark the anniversary of his passing & the upcoming Twin Peaks Day. Join us on Fri, Feb 20 at the Jewel Box to pay tribute, whether it's donning your best Twin Peaks drag, dancing to Lynchian tunes, or enjoying the special visuals. 💚

David Lynch Night, Fri Feb 20th, The Jewel Box Portland

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

After 2.5 years at our previous home, ECLIPSE is returning this Saturday under a new name at a new Biddeford venue (Rumors) with some great new faces added to the mix (DJs Cervix & I/D). Please welcome the next incarnation: BLASPHEMY!

BLASPHEMY goth night, Sat Jan 31st in Biddeford, ME

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

We took an excursion to Mass MoCA yesterday, specifically to see Laurie Anderson's varied installations. Her sense of humor and restless curiosity came across as much as her interests in audio and technology... as well as an undercurrent of darkness.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

I needed to get my hair & beard cleaned up before Eclipse's KRAMPUSNACHT event, and I'd been meaning to check out Valentine's Barbershop, which just opened down the street from us in Biddeford. The owner Highly recommended if you're looking for a new local spot for a fresh cut and/or shave.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

I would have liked to have had my new single ready by this month's Bandcamp Friday. But then a friend introduced me to the fascinating poetry of Wisława Szymborska, and it took me down a detour into new ideas. Besides, products have deadlines; art has no timetable.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Obligatory Apohadion bathroom pre-show selfie. Wearing my father's winter jacket for tonight's show, which I found in the closet right next to where he had collapsed.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Turned to a random page of a book in the waiting room of my therapist's office this morning. This was the result. Playing a set with ICHORCLAW tonight at the Apohadion Theater. Dead layers will be shed.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The Clock DVA "Second Sight" book & unreleased album bundle was sold out when I got to the merch table at their show w/ FLA/Lead Into Gold/Mentallo & the Fixer, but I ordered it that night & it arrived a couple weeks later. Listening to the CD at the shop right now & it's excellent as expected.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

While ordering for CSO recently, I also got a couple CDs for myself as a balm for my hemorrhaging soul: THIS IMMORTAL COIL's "The Dark Age of Love" & "The World Ended a Long Time Ago". Covers of Coil by Ulver, Bonnie Prince Billy, Yann Tiersen, more. Delicate, melodic, sometimes quite breathtaking.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Huge thanks again to everyone who attended CRIMEWAVE at Portland House of Music Friday night-- DJ KTTNMTTNS and I had an absolute blast spinning for you all. As requested, here's everything I played.

CRIMEWAVE 10.17.25 - DJ Remy Brecht playlist

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Just arrived in the mail: THE PRESSURE COMPANY, Live in Sheffield 19 Jan 82. The location & date are clues, this was a pseudonym of Cabaret Voltaire for a one-off performance to raise money for a civilian hospital in Czestochova, Poland.

The Pressure Company - Live In Sheffield 19 Jan 82 LP

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

I've been putting off writing this post because my disbelief and despair are almost too much to bear. This weekend, my brother in law Matt was found dead in his apartment. Days later, we still don't have all the answers. There is no bottom to this chasm of grief, no relief in sight. It is endless.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Find someone who looks at you the same way that Gary Numan's guitarist & bassist look at each other. 🖤 Numan really does put on an excellent show, but these two axe-wielding Harkonnens are almost just as entertaining. It wouldn't be nearly as good a concert without them.

Gary Numan's guitarist and bassist sharing a moment

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

TREMOURS opening for Gary Numan at State Theatre, 10.12.2025. Recommended for fans of Cranes in particular, and then also Slowdive, Cocteau Twins, and similar ethereal shoegaze-y acts.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Thank you for all the kind words. You help keep me going. I have some gigs coming up: OCT 17 - CRIMEWAVE DJ set w/ DJ KTTNMTTNS at Portland House of Music OCT 24 - SLAY III DJ set w/ DJ FOXY at Jewel Box OCT 30 - SCROTAL TEAR live set at HOGO NOV 6 - ICHORCLAW live set at Apohadion Theater

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Today would have been my mother's 76th birthday. There are reminders of her and my father all around the house right now, at every turn. I know in my rational mind that she would want her children to celebrate the good times we had together, but I am suffocating under a leaden blanket of grief.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

SWANS live at Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA on 10.06.2025. My 4th time seeing them. They played for 2 hrs, traversing sonic ground from delicate folk fragments to raging oceanic swells, dense cinematic soundtracks of desert post-apocalypse to the finale's transcendent psychedelic western dub.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

While in Boston for Sam's bday yesterday, we visited Big Dig Records, where we mined a rich vein of experimental incl. Laibach's Occupied Europe NATO Tour 94-95 VHS+CD box set, Profligate's debut LP, Sigmund Und Sein Freund's first 12", a stack of YGR/SWANS/Gira/Jarboe releases... Good times.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Visiting Shangri-La Records in-person for the last time was more difficult. I'd been going there for 30 yrs, since high school. Along w/ Chicago's Reckless Records, one of the inspirations for our description labels at CSO. I found & bought 3 Lost Sounds albums incl. my goal, the Memphis is Dead LP.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

My final in-person visit to Goner Records was understandably bittersweet. I remember going there w/ my dad. I recall buying Throbbing Gristle's Heathen Earth on wax & still curse myself for passing on Lydia Lunch's Queen of Siam LP-- I've since picked it up elsewhere, so why does this still stick?

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

GREETINGS PROGRAMS. NIN - TRON ARES 2xLP soundtrack on black & red vinyl. Always irks me to no end to see a release on store shelves before my pre-order arrives. But at least it's here now. END OF LINE.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Taken on the way to the Shelby County Clerks Office. I have forgotten the meaning of the word inscribed on its base.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

On Tuesday, we got into KC fairly late after a traumatic week of cleaning out my parents' house in Memphis. Wednesday morning, we were told that my mom had passed earlier that day. I never got to see her or say goodbye. I have lost one of my biggest supporters, closest confidants, and best friends.

A photo of my mother holding me as a baby

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Color Sound Oblivion @colorsoundoblivion.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Our two stalwart defenders of the realm, idmtheftable and contemnlight, will be working at the shop Friday and Saturday respectively, Noon to 4pm. Thank you for your ongoing patience. A return to our regular schedule is in sight. 🖤

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Arriving at my parents' house this morning, we discovered someone completely filled the new dumpster we'd ordered for the remainder of our clean out w/ their own garbage after midnight last night. Authorities said they could do nothing, it was a "civil matter". It will cost ~$600 to have it emptied.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

We've directed mourners to donate to my father's fav orgs in the wake of his passing, incl. the Memphis Public Libraries. We donated 300+ tomes from my parents' shelves to MPL's used bookstore, which earns $400k+/yr for the library system. In shopping there, I also netted some fun stuff for CSO. 🖤

MPL used bookstore donations from mom & dad's vast collection 🖤

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Color Sound Oblivion @colorsoundoblivion.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

@idmtheftable.bsky.social will be minding the shop Fri, Sat, and Sun this week (09/12-0914) from Noon to 4pm each day. Thank you for your ongoing support!!

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

"Death created time to grow the things that it would kill."

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Words cannot express how obsessed I was w/ these transparent anatomy sheets from my family's medical reference tome when I was a child. When I saw The Cell years later, the scene w/ the horse and the panes of glass, I was that child again, looking at those clear sheets. This book is a core memory.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Sought out a brief moment of respite in the form of retail therapy. Picked up ART OF THE GRIMOIRE: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF MAGIC BOOKS AND SPELLS, compiled and edited by Owen Davies.

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Remy Brecht @remybrecht.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

They left the can of spray paint behind when they broke into my parents' house & tagged it while looking for valuables. We're obviously dealing with extreme geniuses here, real Italian Job / Ocean's Eleven types. Criminal masterminds of the highest caliber.

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