VERHALTEN + Idioteq

"I asked 7 friends of mine, all of whom I have had conversations with about some kind of patterns in their lives, to write a sentence of varying word counts based on the idea of being misheard, misunderstood or not listened to. I then assembled these word by word based on the sequencing patterns i used to create the track. 7 sentences, 7 channels used in my sequencer. The result lets us find patterns of our own in the individual words that can stray completely from the original intent of the content of the sentences feeding back into the concept of being misheard, misunderstood or not listened to… hence the title ‘It Is These Inconsistencies in Language That Assist in the Formation of Discernible Patterns.'"
- Patrick Scott (Verhalten)

Watch the video for the "mind and ear wrenching" track “It Is These Inconsistencies in Language That Assist in the Formation of Discernible Patterns,” via Idioteq, here.

Patrick Scott is a musician whose passion for homemade minimal music and experimental noise has led to his creation of the field recording project Verhalten, as well as his label Modern Tapes, which seeks to give a home to the obscure, minimal, experimental and DIY. Beginning with a fascination for punk and experimental music, Patrick initially found himself sidestepping into the post-punk/synthwave scene under the name Unur, releasing 5 tapes and a 12”. While recording with Unur, Scott would break off onto experimental tangents and began recording other ideas-- more noise-based, sometimes industrial, sometimes drone, sometimes blunt, harsh noise wall. Eventually, these tangents would be named: Verhalten, a german word for “behavior” that also implies control and restraint. Of the name, Scott explains that it “parallels my own paradoxical internal attraction to both chaos and precision.” Verhalten has released 8 tapes (with the ninth forthcoming) and one 12”, as well as having appeared on a handful of compilations.


Verhalten’s Corrupted Structures V.3 was released April 9, 2020 via Patrick’s DIY label, Modern Tapes.