Béton brut (French pronunciation: [betɔ̃ bʁyt]) is architectural concrete that is left unfinished after being cast, displaying the patterns and seams imprinted on it by the formwork.[1] Béton brut is not a material itself, but rather a way of using concrete. The term comes from French and means “raw concrete”.
A refusal. A rupture. A brutalist manifesto in sound. Beton Brut weaponises industrial noise and bass to obliterate the veneer of corporate control. This isn’t entertainment; it’s insurgency—an anti-spectacle where every beat is an act of defiance, every distortion a crack in the edifice.
Forget beauty. Forget comfort. This is raw power in its purest form, a call to dismantle the system from within.
Electronic Music for Industrial Purpose
What started out as a rejection of the clean, sterile, conformist nature of the world we live in today mutated into an event series where the brash and abrasive was celebrated and, two events in, has become somewhat of a movement thrusting itself forcibly into the musical landscape of Chelmsford.
Béton Brut returns to Radio City Social on Saturday the 28th of September. Béton Brut 01, held in May 2024, was well received by both RCS regulars and fans of the darker sides of electronic music. Word has since spread across musicians and connoisseurs since the event was held, so make sure to put the date in your diary for something genuinely unique happening in Chelmsford.
