archived brainwashed reviews
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. […]
Lea Bertucci, “The Oracle” (Cibachrome Editions, 2025)
This latest release from the New York-based composer saxophonist is a bold and deeply psychedelic departure from her usual terrain (aside from being partially recorded in a cave, of course). […]
Steve Hauschildt, “Aeropsia” (Simul, 2025)
This is the first new release from Emeralds’ former synth wizard in six years and marks a return to his DIY past with the unveiling of his new imprint Simul […]
Legendary Pink Dots, “Chemical Playschool 25” (Self-Released, 2025)
There is not a hell of a lot of background information about this latest installment of the Dots’ long-running Chemical Playschool series other than the fact that it was recorded […]