Brett Naucke - The Mansion

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Review by Josias Emanuel

The Mansion by Brett Naucke: A Creepy, Hypnotic Journey Through Sound If you’ve ever wanted to step into a sonic haunted house where the walls breathe and time loops endlessly, The Mansion by Brett Naucke is your ticket. Released in 2018 on Spectrum Spools—a label known for its knack for unearthing weirdly wonderful sounds—this Austrian-born album feels like wandering through an abstract labyrinth with no map. It’s electronic but not dancey, alternative yet far from mainstream, blending dark ambient vibes with experimental twists that keep you guessing. Let’s talk tracks. First up: “No Ceiling In The Mansion.” This one stuck with me because it literally feels like walking into a room where the ceiling just… isn’t there. The synths swirl around you like cold air rising from some endless void above. It’s disorienting, sure, but also kinda beautiful? Like staring at clouds while lying on concrete—it shouldn’t work, but somehow it does. There’s this low hum throughout that builds tension without ever letting go, making it impossible to shake off once you’ve heard it. I found myself zoning out completely, lost in its eerie embrace. Then there’s “The Clocks In The Mansion,” which is basically what happens when clocks become sentient and start plotting against humanity (or maybe that’s just my imagination running wild). The ticking isn’t so much a rhythm as it is a heartbeat—irregular, unpredictable, alive. Paired with these ghostly echoes, it creates this sense of urgency mixed with dread. It’s hypnotic in the way nightmares are hypnotic—you don’t wanna look away even though you know something bad might happen. One thing about The Mansion: repetition rules here. Tracks like “A Mirror In The Mansion” pop up more than once, but each version feels slightly different, like visiting the same place at different times of day. Sometimes it’s brighter, sometimes darker, always stranger. Brett Naucke knows how to mess with your head without being obnoxious about it. Reflection time: Listening to this album felt less like entertainment and more like therapy. Not the cozy kind where someone tells you everything will be okay, but the raw, uncomfortable kind where you confront all the weird corners of your mind you usually ignore. And honestly? That’s refreshing. Most music today tries too hard to make you feel good; The Mansion doesn’t care. It lets you sit in the discomfort, and weirdly enough, that’s comforting in itself. Unexpected remark: If David Lynch made a video game, this would be the soundtrack. Just saying.

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TrackDurationPreview
No Ceiling In The Mansion
Born Last Summer6:54
Century Mirror
Clocks in the Mansion
A Mirror In The Mansion
No Ceiling in the Mansion
No Ceiling In the Mansion7:28
A Mirror In the Mansion4:45
The Clocks In the Mansion5:27
The Vanishing4:37
Youth Organ3:2
The Clocks In The Mansion
Sisters3:52

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SP 045

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Spectrum Spools

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About Brett Naucke

Brett William Naucke (b. 1985) is an American electronic composer, recording, and performing artist based in Chicago, IL. Naucke's sonic output has been primarily focused on marrying an ever-evolving practice of synthesis with personal and conceptual narratives. His most recent recordings have been released by Spectrum Spools, L.I.E.S.,Umor Rex, and Hausu Mountain in addition to many others since 2009. Beyond live performance, Naucke has provided the original scores for several films, sound design for interactive gaming, and presented many works for multi-channel audio installations. Additionally, Naucke also ran the Catholic Tapes record label from 2007-2015 releasing over 100 documents of American underground electronic music. He has worked extensively with a variety of synthesizer and effects manufacturers on product development and testing in addition to lecturing and teaching on modular synthesis. He has been a member of avant-art collective ONO since 2013 as well as a frequent collaborator with many acts including Bitchin Bajas, Panicsville, Pulse Emitter, TALSounds, Matchesse, Michael Vallera, and Ryley Walker.

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Here’s something cool: Brett Naucke's album *The Mansion* is like stepping into a sonic labyrinth. Released in 2018 on the Austrian label Spectrum Spools, it blends abstract electronic sounds with dark ambient vibes. The tracks feel like fragmented echoes of a mysterious place—fitting for an album titled *The Mansion*. Fun detail: multiple songs revisit themes like "No Ceiling In The Mansion" and "Clocks in the Mansion," creating this hypnotic, looping experience. It’s experimental music that feels both unsettling and mesmerizing, like wandering through shadows and mirrors.