Metamyther Unleashes Industrial Mayhem: Four Bricks Rook vs Mystic Circuits IDUM

Metamyther doesn’t mess about—straight out the gate, we’re thrown into a world where the Shakmat Four Bricks Rook and Mystic Circuits IDUM are forced to play nice. Spoiler: they don’t. The Rook, usually criminally underrated, is here to smash through the tedium of step-by-step beat programming, and the IDUM gate processor is ready to mangle whatever comes its way. The result? A patch that sounds like a drum machine went on a bender in a scrapyard.

This isn’t your average polite modular demo. Metamyther’s approach is all about pushing boundaries and letting chaos reign, with the two modules egging each other on into ever more unpredictable territory. If you’re looking for safe, four-on-the-floor, you’re in the wrong pub. Here, it’s all about glitch, grit, and the kind of industrial IDM that leaves your ears ringing and your speakers begging for mercy.

Once the dust settles, Metamyther breaks down the patch with the sort of detail that makes gear nerds drool. The Four Bricks Rook feeds its beats into the IDUM, both clocked by PAMs, while a rogue’s gallery of drum voices—Boom, Incas, Debo Elia, Noise Plethora, Percol, and Percos—get dragged into the fray. The Boom lays down a solid kick, Incas brings the industrial filth, and the rest add snare, noise, and effects layers until the whole thing sounds like a warehouse rave gone feral.

But it’s the modulation that really kicks things into gear. Voltage Block is on full tilt, letting you scribble in new patterns on the fly, while the Desmodus gets modulated into lush, chaotic washes. The patch is a masterclass in controlled chaos, with enough modulation and cross-patching to keep things unpredictable but never totally unhinged. If you want the full gritty detail, you’ll need to watch the video—some of these patching moves are best seen (and heard) in action.

Metamyther isn’t just twiddling knobs for the sake of it—there’s a method to the madness. Dynamic clock changes are used as a weapon, letting the Rook and IDUM run at different speeds for instant contrast. One moment it’s full-throttle, the next it’s slowed to a crawl, giving the set a sense of movement and surprise you just can’t get from static sequencing.

The fill mode on the Rook lets you ratchet up the chaos on the fly, while the IDUM’s settings screen offers coin-flip randomness for each voice. Modulation from Zadar is used sparingly but effectively, making sure the wildest moments hit at just the right time. It’s a performance style that’s all about keeping things fresh, unpredictable, and, above all, fun. If your live sets feel stale, take notes—this is how you keep an audience guessing.