released July 8, 2025
Audio recorded by James Wood (Woody)
Mixed and mastered by Elliott Mariess
Compared by Katie Guilmoto
Guitar Ave Thompson
Bass Elliott Mariess
Drums Written by Christiaan Mariess Performed by Kieran Smale
Artwork/Design by Elliott Mariess
Video filmed by Tünde, Everett, Dan, Skye and Sam edited by Elliott Mariess
Special Thanks to Ozy and Stretchy, the Green Man MCC and All the volunteers over the years for making 20 years of Chaos happen.
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And then came Brunt…
Brunt Having not played together in a few years as soon as they hinted at a possible return I’ll admit to being rather excited to see the instrumental stoner doom trio once again.
With Kieran (previously of RentOClean, The Erberts and others) filling the gap behind the drums left by Squirrel’s move to the UK this was a slightly different band but, while Kieran didn’t bring the laconic groove of Squirrel, his style still fit perfectly with bassist Elliott and guitarist Ave.
A band returning after a few years like this could easily simply wallow in the nostalgia of it all but something about Brunt’s performance here, obviously rather different to most bands as they don’t really directly interact with the audience in speech, didn’t feel like that.
Added to that the audience’s reaction to them, in the suddenly packed Peace Tent, was huge, with heads banging and bodies moving regardless of the almost stifling heat as the waves of fuzz driven heaviness washed over us making for one of the undeniable highlights of the weekend – and all this only days after Elliott was involved in a nasty sounding crash on his motorbike and couldn’t even carry his bass from the car park to the stage!
- Tommy Girard
tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/07/05/chaos-20-25-pleinmont-guernsey-27-29-06-2025/
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