archived brainwashed reviews
KMRU, “Kin” (Editions Mego, 2026)
I had admittedly become a bit numb to this prolific Kenyan producer’s steady stream of ambient releases in the years since he first burst onto the scene with 2020’s Peel, […]
Roudi Vagou & Läuten der Seele, “Taghelle Nacht” (Quindi, 2026)
This latest album from Christian Schoppik feels like a bit of a curious outlier or comparatively modest release in the wake of last year’s stellar Unterhaltungen Mit Larven Und Überresten, […]
Yin Yin, “Yatta!” (Glitterbeat, 2026)
This genre-blurring Dutch quartet describes their sound as a “joyous mix of disco, funk, surf, psychedelia, and Southeast Asian motifs,” but the way those influences are juggled and balanced has […]
Rafael Anton Irisarri, “Points of Inaccessibility” (Black Knoll Editions, 2026)
This mesmerizing opus from NYC-based composer Irisarri first began its life with a chance meeting at MUTEK in Mexico City, as a conversation with Dutch media artist Jaco Schilp regarding […]
Daniel Lea & Jamie Michael McCarthy, “H T O C N E A” (Vast Habitat, 2025)
I first encountered Los Angeles-based composer Daniel Lea through L A N D’s excellent Anoxia album back in 2015, but he has become considerably more prolific in recent years after […]
Diamanda Galás, “De-formation: Second Piano Variations” (Intravenal Sound Operations, 2025)
This latest EP from the ever-compelling Diamanda Galás has had quite an interesting journey, as it first began its life in an evolving larger work entitled “Das Fieberspital (The Fever […]
Rafael Anton Irisarri, “A Fragile Geography: Reworks” (Black Knoll Editions, 2025)
To celebrate the remastered tenth anniversary reissue of his 2015 opus A Fragile Geography, Rafael Anton Irisarri invited an eclectic murderers’ row of his friends and peers to work their […]
The Tear Garden, “Astral Elevator” (Artoffact, 2025)
I was definitely not expecting a new Tear Garden album this year, but Edward Ka-Spel and cEvin Key’s fitful four-decade collaboration has happily resurfaced once again after an eight-year hiatus. […]