archived brainwashed reviews
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt, “Play at Duke” (Palilalia, 2023)
These two singular artists have been fitfully playing together for roughly a decade now and they have released a number of albums documenting their incredible duo performances. Notably, their most […]
Natural Wonder Beauty Concept (Mexican Summer, 2023)
While I am a fan of both DJ Python (Brian Piñeyro) and Ana Roxanne, a collaboration between the two is not something that I would have ever foreseen happening due […]
Various Artists, “When the Frog from the Well Sees the Ocean (Reports from English UFOlklore)” (Folklore Tapes, 2023)
This latest collection from Folklore Tapes borrows its title from a Japanese proverb about knowing one’s limitations (“the frog in the well knows nothing of the sea”), which was itself […]
Caterina Barbieri, “Myuthafoo” (light-years, 2023)
This latest album from Barbieri is intended as a sister album to 2019’s landmark Ecstatic Computation and has been released to correspond with the imminent reissue of the latter. The […]
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 […]