In the 1970s there was a good chance that there was a bottle of Brut on the shelf above the sink of any boy's room. This aftershave, in addition to a tightly glued haircut and a flawless crease in the trousers, was the weapon for going on a woman hunt. However, the remedy itself dates from the 1960s. The same years where the band Bruut! is inspired by. Brutal! is a band that, like , and The Juju
… Brothers tries to bring jazz to the pop stages by emphasizing the swinging aspect of this music. The sources of inspiration were the surrealism of Quentin Tarantino's films, obscure collections of vinyl, old westerns, film noir and spy thrillers, lava lamps and boogaloo. Saxophonist Maarten Hogenhuis plays from floating exotic to steamy swing, Folkert Oosterbeek's organ growls and screeches at the right moment and the rhythm section with Thomas Rolff (bass) and Felix Schlarmann (drums) crackles imperturbably. Brutal! has everything to make festival sites shake with jazz. (AD)more
