Artist description Formed in 1995 in Geneva, Brazen play their very own blend of heavy, moody, yet highly emotional post-hardcore, with a sound that combines winding guitars, powerful drums, complex song structures and tons of harmonies.

Music Style emotional heavy rock

Musical Influences unwound, giants chair, lowercase, radiohead, breach, pink floyd, sunny day real estate...

Similar Artists unwound, giants chair, motorpsycho, breach, the god machine, shotmaker, sonic youth, neurosis, codeine, lowercase, pink floyd, sunny day real estate

Artist History Following several demos came a first self-produced 7", recorded October 1998 by TVO (Knut, Shora, Nostromo…). These two dark, drawn-out songs already showcased Brazen's skills and inspiration. The 7" got some good reviews, with comparisons going from Shotmaker, Lowercase to even Neurosis. But as a matter of fact, the recording didn't exactly match the intensity that Brazen would display live, as well as on the new songs yet to come. "...As Floods decrease: For the people who knew Brazen, the 5 new songs recorded by Serge Morattel (Knut, Shora) as Y2K reared its ugly head were quite a shock. From the pounding rythms and relentless chord progressions of aptly titled "The opening curse", to the magnificent finale of record's epic "Throats to hear", not to mention the anthemic guitar hooks on "In ruins", this MCD is packed with extremely skilled musicianship, intelligent, almost progressive songwriting and most of all, unabridged emotional intensity.

Group Members Thibault (guitar/vocals) | Robin (guitar) | Loïc (bass) | Mark (drums)

Instruments guitars | vocals | bass | drums

Albums 's/t' 7" (98) | '...as floods decrease' MCD (00)

Press Reviews - LAMBGOAT.COM -Formed in 1995, Brazen is a foursome from Geneva, Switzerland. On ...As Floods Decrease, the band's style is a heartfelt combination of complex harmonies, epic song structures, and thick guitars. The album's press kit refers to "...heavy, moody, yet highly emotional post-hardcore..." and this description is fairly accurate. The uniquely sparse CD packaging hints at something less than typical, and sure enough, this album doesn't disappoint. This five-song effort will probably fail to please many of today's music fans. However, this is not the fault of Brazen, but rather the unfortunate side-effect of listeners who are too eager for a memorable hook, too dependant on catchy choruses and animated lyrics. The vocals on ...As Floods Decrease are solid but somewhat difficult to hear and therefore less important to the music as a whole. For this reason, the guitars are left to do most of the talking. It should come as no suprise then that the most compelling aspect of Brazen is their penchant, and talent, for creating enthralling guitar harmonies. Tracks such as "In Ruins" and the winding "Throats To Hear" contain impressive layered melodies that skillfully turn jagged and dissonant guitar chords into pleasant and emotional swirls of emocore. In particular, the third track, "Vomp", has some amazing guitar lines that really elevate the overall experience of the album. Finally, "Throats To Hear" is an impressive track, and a fitting end to the MCD. Bottom line: While Brazen will never be commercially successful with this type of music, they needn't worry. There's really nothing on ...As Floods Decrease that could be considered weak. This is a consistent album that should please anyone who takes the time to actually listen to it.

Location Geneva - Switzerland

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