archived brainwashed reviews
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 […]
Jean-Noël Rebilly and Andrew Chalk, “Tsilla” (An’archives, 2023)
This is the second duo collaboration between Chalk and Rebilly, as the pair previously surfaced with L’état Intermédiaire back in 2018. Their shared history goes back to at least 2012 […]
Nonconnah, “Unicorn Family” (Was Ist Das?, 2023)
This latest release from husband and wife duo Zach & Denny Corsa appears to be their fifth full-length under the Nonconnah name (the duo were previously known as Lost Trail) […]
Kammerflimmer Kollektief, “Schemen” (Karlrecords, 2023)
This eleventh album from Germany’s Kammerflimmer Kollektief is not my first exposure to the project, but it did succeed in making me wonder why I have not been a passionate […]
Tim Hecker, “No Highs” (Kranky, 2023)
This latest opus from Tim Hecker is amusingly billed as “a beacon of unease against the deluge of false positive corporate ambient.” Given the weighty themes of his previous albums, […]