archived brainwashed reviews
Kassel Jaeger, “Shifted in Dreams” (Shelter Press, 2023)
This latest opus from INA GRM’s François J. Bonnet is loosely inspired by René Daumal’s unfinished philosophical novel Mount Analogue (1952), which recounts an imagined expedition in which explorers hunt […]
Laraaji, “Segue To Infinity” (Numero Group, 2023)
This quadruple LP boxed set is likely to be an absolute revelation for Laraaji fans, as Numero Group has combined his landmark 1978 debut (Celestial Vibration) with the equivalent of […]
Duane Pitre, “Varolii Patterns” (Important, 2023)
This latest cassette/digital release from composer/Just Intonation enthusiast Duane Pitre has its origins in a piece written for the brass ensemble Zinc & Copper a few years back (“Pons”), as […]
loscil // lawrence english, “Colours Of Air” (Kranky, 2023)
This stellar collaboration springs from a conversation that Scott Morgan and Lawrence English once had about especially “rich sources” for electronic music composition. Unsurprisingly, that discussion led to the inspiration […]
Celer, “Selected Self-releases 2006-2007” (Two Acorns, 2023)
Given Celer’s incredibly voluminous discography, releasing any kind of comprehensive retrospective would be one hell of a quixotic and cost-prohibitive endeavor, but this collection does the next best thing. Weighing […]
Roméo Poirier, “Living Room” (Faitiche, 2023)
This third album from former lifeguard/Brussels-based electronic composer Poirier may very well be the most beautiful distillation of his gently psychotropic strain of loop-driven, summery, surf-side electronica to date. The […]
Omertà, “Collection Particulière” (Standard In-Fi/Zamzam, 2022)
The French Standard In-Fi label has been one of my casual obsessions over the last few years and this second album from Omertà was my favorite release that surfaced from […]
Kali Malone, “Does Spring Hide Its Joy” (Ideologic Organ, 2023)
This latest release from this eternally innovative Stockholm-based composer is a durational tour de force that first began to take shape in empty Berlin concert halls in the early months […]