Today we’d like to introduce you to Robbie Brantley.
Robbie, we’d love to hear your story and how you got to where you are today both personally and as an artist.
I had a lot of time on my hands at the age of 22 being hospitalized and on bed rest for five weeks after an extensive surgery on my jaw. Plenty of time to think. At the time I was playing in a really heavy drum machine, industrial-metal type of band but always on the lookout for heavier music. Only by accident did I discover what I now call humanfluidrot. I was sitting on the floor of my bedroom experimenting with all kinds of objects I wasn’t too familiar with an attempt to make something loud, aggressive and overall heavy. Thinking about it now; that was an eye-opening day.
We’d love to hear more about your art. What do you do you do and why and what do you hope others will take away from your work?
Only recently have I described what I do as an art form and still it leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I guess I have a hard time placing myself in the art world. Either way, humanfluidrot is the audible version of all the things going on in my own head expressed in sound. Emotions, feelings, decisions, and choices be it positive, negative or indifferent all smashed together and released in a big caucaufinous blob of bleeps, squeaks, and sounds. I make noise. Harsh, unfiltered and aggressive noise. These aren’t rehearsed soundscapes or ambiance. This is loud on the spot, blistering tones, and sound waves. I do humanfluidrot as a form of therapy not just for myself but for others as well to cope with everyday life and excorcising mental demons. It’s a way for me to let go and cast out pain and other feelings. I want people to move to my work. Swing arms, push each other around. Mosh. Jump around and let the fur fly. Average therapy is so relaxed and subtle. People like myself need physical and audible blasts in order to get things out and express themselves. This is one of those platforms. It just so happens to fall into a genre of likeminded people of which I am very grateful.
How can artists connect with other artists?
Being an artist (of any type apparently) can be incredibly lonely. I think the way past this is to go out of your comfort zone and expose yourself to the world. Too many artists keep to themselves and say things like “it’s not good enough to show” or something to that tone. That’s incredibly untrue. Get out there and express yourself to others in your clique and beyond. The art world has been very gracious to me and if I would have opened up to it a long time ago, who knows where I’d be today. You can do the same. Anyone can. The thing I always tell people is “be yourself and never fit in” because the world needs new art in every form so never censor yourself because of fear. The hell with it. Start a movement. Redraw the line. The world needs your expressions!
Do you have any events or exhibitions coming up? Where would one go to see more of your work? How can people support you and your artwork?
I’m a traveling live performer with many physical releases of various types. This project has taken me across the US and just recently more abroad. I hope to book more performances throughout Europe, the Asia’s and Australia in the coming years. You can find free tracks of my work on www.humanfluidrot.bandcamp.com, search YouTube using the keyword “human fluid rot” and I should have the rest of my website, www.humanfluidrot.com available incredibly soon.
Contact Info:
- Website: Humanfluidrot.com
- Email: mrrobertbrantley@gmail.com
- Instagram: humanfluidrot
- Facebook: Facebook.com/humanfluidrot
- Other: YouTube keyword: human fluid rot
Image Credit:
Alex markow, Walter Wlodarczyk, Joseph Mauro
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