archived brainwashed reviews
Klara Lewis, “Opening” (Editions Mego, 2026)
This latest full-length from the Stockholm-based Lewis is billed as a “a deceptive recording with veiled melodies and clandestine bangers,” which feels more or less apt to me. Stylistically, Opening […]
Sarah Davachi, “The Will of Tongues” (Late Music, 2026)
Billed as this Los Angeles-based composer’s “most ambitious work to date,” this overwhelming triple LP collection brings together five solo pipe organ compositions, a choral suite, a collection of “interludes” […]
Bill Orcutt, “Four Louies Live” (Fake Estates, 2026)
Despite being a fairly devout Bill Orcutt fan for the last decade or so, I never followed his Fake Estates imprint too closely until recently, as it seemed to exclusively […]
The Bug / Friday Night Plans, “Ladybug 2” (Pressure, 2026)
This second installment of Kevin Martin’s Ladybug series pairs the Brussels-based producer with Tokyo-based torch singer Masumi Yamamoto. While this single was my first exposure to her work, Martin has […]
The Bug / Dis Fig, “Ladybug 1” (Pressure, 2026)
This amusingly titled new series of maxi-singles is devoted to collaborations between heavyweight dub auteur Kevin Martin and a resolving cast of like-minded female artists. Naturally, the first installment is […]
Hana Stretton, “Tiarn” (P.W. Elverum & Sun/Brierfield Flood Press/Lima Limo 2026)
This quietly mesmerizing and unconventional Australian artist has had quite a unique trajectory, as she first began releasing music as Honey Stretton in London back in 2016 and her debut […]
Daniël Jolan, “Sublime Lenteur” (Lost Tribe Sound, 2026)
This is the first major release by this Belgian composer under his given name, as Jolan normally records as ‘t Geruis. He did previously self-release a digital album (#7) as […]
Kassel Jaeger, “Sub Re” (Shelter Press, 2026)
This latest opus from INA GRM director François Bonnet’s Kassel Jaeger alias is a characteristically enigmatic and conceptual affair, as its Latin title means “under the thing, under the substance, […]