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Bernadette
Panic Songs

formats: 12 inch, digital
release date: November 24, 2023
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2-song Single-sided 12″ vinyl, lathe-cut by hand by Little Elephant Lathe Cuts and the blank side is designed and hand screen printed by Bureau of Print Research & Design. LIMITED to 21 copies. 15 copies available to the public via pre-order or RSD Black Friday at Rushmor Records in Milwaukee. Comes with download card.

Tracklisting:

  1. Panic 1
  2. Panic 2

Written, performed & engineered by Chris Belkofer
mastered by Justin Perkins at Mystery Room Mastering

Cover art by Francisco Ramirez for Bureau of Print Research and Design

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Reviews

Tyler Maas, Milwaukee Record

“

Belkofer’s instrumental effort capably careens between soft, ambient mood music and harsh pangs of tension provided by jutting guitar work and unconventional auxiliary instrumentation in the form of tape loops.

” Tyler Maas, Milwaukee Record

Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

“

Don't say the title didn't warn you. Chris Belkofer's two-track instrumental EP is not the kind of listen you want to put on at bedtime after a stressful day. But as the stuff of nightmares, it's meticulously crafted and sly, the anxiety creeping in ever so patiently, and effectively.

” Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Ben Slowey, Breaking & Entering

“

Bernadette is the solo ambient project of post-punk duo Genau’s Chris Belkofer. His debut EP is out now, featuring two tracks that take the cold, gothic textures of Genau while removing the pop structures, creating no wave-adjacent soundscapes. Ominous guitar tones and droning tape loops conjure a bleak yet ensnaring atmosphere, like you’re exploring a vast underground cave with only peeks of light. Bernadette shrouds us in spellbinding darkness with “Panic Songs.”

” Ben Slowey, Breaking & Entering