French Post-Noise Quartet BRUIT ≤ Unleash Explosive New Single “Parasite (The Boycott Manifesto)”

Edited press release:

French post-rock/noise quartet BRUIT ≤ are proud to reveal their claustrophobic and intense new single “Parasite (The Boycott Manifesto)” out now via Pelagic Records, serving as a brutal criticism of streaming platform, Spotify.

The band will be playing a run of December 2022 EU headline tour dates in support of the single, with tickets on sale now (see below for listings).

“An act of musical vandalism”, and the band’s only Spotify release—with the rest of their back catalogue and future releases available on bandcamp and physical formats—the new single is a no-holds-barred Trojan Horse designed to be a parasite that purposefully directs listeners and new fans away from the platform.

To quote the lyrics of the excoriating track, which asks some fundamentally important questions of the current streaming model: ‘You may ask yourself: Why can I only find this track? Where is the full album? Can we really have unlimited access to all the music in the world for a few dollars a month? Why are the artists underpaid by the platforms? How can Daniel Ek, the CEO of Spotify, use the money generated by the artists to invest in weapons? Is art meant to cause death?’

Commenting on the new single, the band said: “We are regularly asked the question: ‘Why can’t we find you on the streaming platforms?’ Here is a universal and digital answer that will generate clicks while bringing in shareholders. Since the great crisis of the record industry, the industry has mutated—it has transformed itself to exploit artists as never before by crushing them under the monopoly of the streaming platforms.”

“At a time when a change of algorithm can call into question your digital existence, the durability of your professional activity, or the peace of your social life, it seems more necessary than ever to remind people that an audience is not a database and that artists do not have to become influencers. It is unacceptable that people like Daniel Ek, the boss of Spotify, still exploit artists in total impunity and use this money to invest in AI for military use. It’s high time to practice music vandalism and parasite the machine.”

Listen to the unwavering and explosive single below, along with a commanding live performance clip here.

Live Dates:

09.12 Angoulême / LA Nef (FR)
10.12 La Rochelle / La Sirène (FR)
11.12 Saint Brieuc / Bonjour Minuit (FR)
13.12 Paris / Petit Bain (FR)
14.12 Brussels / Magasin 4 (BE)
15.12 Landgraaf / Oefenbunker (NL)
16.12 Amsterdam / Paradiso Nord (NL)
18.12 Copenhagen / Raahuset (DK)
19.12 Oslo / Vaterland (NO)