Experimental Math-Rock Trio H.C. BEHRENDTSEN Shares New 90's Core Animation Video!

With Labyrinth (engl. maze) H. C. BEHRENDTSEN exhibit the fourth single from their recently released self-titled debut-record. As of yet, it is the German savvy exp/math trio’s most anecdotal piece encompassing a poignant dystopian aura: music like a scratch on a CD playing a decaying planet’s soundtrack. Its release is once again wrapped by a 3D-animated music video which delves into the colorful similes of a maze as a metaphor.

Mazes grow slowly, are part of decisions, desires, affections and are being constructed by its builder’s journey through life. But like all complex entities they follow their own logic, reposition, tear up, model, alter and permute themselves. A maze is only perceivable as such if being observed from an adequate distance. We see its ends, recognize its nature and eventually determine a way through it. But deprived of that perspective, being surrounded by towering walls, the person lost is solely left to control their emerging panic and take another eager decision at the next upcoming crossing.

At the same time, Labyrinth marks H. C. BEHRENDTSEN’s climax in making their debut as a catchy and astounding, yet severely unique instrumental outfit. Wrapped by ample precision and a pearly sound they offhandedly manage to bridge academic and DIY-spheres, placing themselves on the map of jazzists and noise enthusiasts alike.

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H. C. BEHRENDTSEN - Labyrinth (Official Music Video)

The thrilling video was premiered and shared on the awesome Fecking Bahamas online math rock music magazine, who comment: 

"It’s like a salvia trip into your faintest, most distant inklings of shows like Veggie Tales, Beast Wars, and Mainframe, or even the 90’s animation cornerstone Beyond the Mind’s Eye. It also kind of reminds of of Rez, on of the Playstation 2’s first rhythm shooters with all of these melty, metallic people.



Sonically, it’s an interesting contrast. The band keeps it minimal for the most part, but occasionally bursts out of their shell with dramatic prog passages, not unlike Nova Scotia’s Plural. It’s tense, even unsettling at times, but the overall journey presented with the visuals and song at the same time is wild.



Damn, we haven’t thought about that era of animation in our lives in a long time. Does anyone remember the Starship Troopers animated series? Or War Planets? What was even going on there? Regardless, thank you H. C. Behrendsten for this subconscious awakening. We didn’t know we needed it, but we did."

H.C. Behrendtsen's self-titled album is out now, and available here: https://hcbehrendtsen.bandcamp.com

Artist: H.C. Behrendtsen

Title: s/t
Format: LP, MC, Digital

Label: Schatulle Bömm

Distribution: Record Jet

Genre: Math-Rock/ Experimental

Release Date: Out now