r/carpenterbrut

Second time seeing CB in Minneapolis ('22 and '26) and at both shows there was basically nothing, just a couple of shirts that were sold out of most sizes. All night I watched people walk up to the merch booth, take a look, and walk away. I saw that CB's official site was down until after the NA tour concluded so I falsely assumed maybe they'd put more up there, but nah. This was also the case when I saw Perturbator (ironically with Health opening) a few years ago - hardly anything on offer though I did snag a Perturbator shirt back then. These synthwave artists must be making bank on their show guarantee's, cause they for sure aren't on merch.

Went to my second Carpenter Brut show last night and I realized something very simple.
People either understand this music or they don’t. There is no middle.

This is not background electronic music. This is not chill synthwave. When the lights drop and the first hit lands, the whole room changes. You feel it in your chest immediately. If you came to stand still and record videos all night, honestly you picked the wrong artist.

I stood mid crowd on first set. Big mistake. Half the people looked confused when the pit started moving around and one guy like that got angry because people were jumping. The reason he got angry makes no sense to me because the music literally sounds like machines fighting each other, regardless people were moving.

By the second half I pushed closer to the front and the difference was clear. Everyone there understood the assignment. No complaints. No phones in the air for ten minutes straight. Just energy and respect.

Funny thing, earlier that day I was fixing some shelves at home using pneumatic staplers before heading out. Same idea honestly. Either you use the right tool properly or things fall apart fast. No pretending.

I once bought a cheap tool from Alibaba thinking price was everything. It broke first week. Lesson learned. Quality matters when pressure hits.
Same with shows.

You commit fully or you stay back.

Both choices are fine. Confusion is not.

I really like the background music in these teaser videos, it reminds me of "speed or perish", but it sounds like this particular section wasn't in the original track. Is there perhaps a list of unreleased tracks from that album?