archived brainwashed reviews
Klara Lewis and Nik Colk Void, “Full-On” (Alter, 2023)
As Alter’s album description insightfully observes, a collaboration between these two Editions Mego alumnae “somehow seemed inevitable,” yet I was still pleasantly surprised at how seamlessly Lewis and Void were […]
Big Blood, “First Aid Kit” (Ba Da Bing/Feeding Tube, 2023)
This latest LP from Big Blood is their first for Ba Da Bing and a spiritual successor of sorts to Do You Want to Have a Skeleton Dream?, as the […]
Wolf Eyes, “Dreams In Splattered Lines” (Disciples, 2023)
This latest LP from Wolf Eyes is something of a major release for the duo, as they are currently celebrating their 25th year with “their first widely-distributed non-compilation album in […]
UCC Harlo, “Topos” (Subtext, 2023)
This is the second solo album from NYC-based violist/composer/musicologist Annie Garlid and it borrows its name from the Greek word for “place.” Notably, Garlid moved back to the US in […]
My Cat Is An Alien, “Spiritual Noise — RINASCIMENTO” (Elliptical Noise, 2023)
The latest ambitious durational epic from the Opalio brothers is thankfully not nearly as daunting as its 15-disc physical form suggests, as RINASCIMENTO (“Renaissance”) is composed of 15 movements of […]
Oval, “Romantiq” (Thrill Jockey, 2023)
This latest album from Markus Popp marks yet another intriguing stylistic detour for his endlessly shapeshifting Oval project, as he delves into “an omnipresent and yet oft ill-defined, even maligned […]
Lucy Liyou, “Dog Dreams (개꿈)” (American Dreams, 2023)
This latest full-length from Lucy Liyou is described as a “rumination on the double-sidedness of trauma and love.” The title is a Korean idiom with multiple meanings (“could mean anything […]
Bill Orcutt, “Jump On It” (Palilalia, 2023)
This latest LP from San Francisco-based guitar visionary Bill Orcutt is a spiritual successor of sorts to 2013’s A History of Every One, as that was apparently his last solo […]