archived brainwashed reviews
Kali Malone, “Living Torch” (Portraits GRM, 2022)
This long-awaited follow up to Malone’s 2019 cult masterpiece The Sacrificial Code is an unexpected blend of the familiar and the unfamiliar, as the Stockholm-based composer trades in her now […]
Caterina Barbieri, “Spirit Exit” (light-years, 2022)
After a handful of teasing and divergent singles, Caterina Barbieri’s first full-length on her own light-years imprint is finally here. To be honest, I had some early apprehensions about how […]
Félicia Atkinson, “Image Langage” (Shelter Press, 2022)
This latest album from the consistently fascinating Atkinson is yet another plunge into a vibrantly textured and otherworldly dreamspace, this time drawing inspiration from an abstract dialog between house and […]
Talweg, “Des tourments si grands” (Up Against the Wall, Motherfuckers!, 2022)
This is my first deep immersion into Joëlle Vinciarelli & Eric Lombaert’s deeply unconventional “free metal” duo, but I have long been a fan of the pair’s noise/drone band La […]
Matmos, “Regards / Ukłony dla Bogusław Schaeffer” (Thrill Jockey, 2022)
On this latest full-length, the perennially eclectic and boldly adventurous duo of Drew Daniel and MC Schmidt take a break from mining weird and esoteric source material to focus their […]
Zemi17, “Gamelatron Bidadari” (The Bunker New York, 2022)
Every now and then, I stumble upon a singular artist whose work has somehow managed to remain largely undocumented and entirely under the radar all but the most devout underground […]
Jeremy Young, “August Tape Sketches” (meakusma, 2022)
This latest release from Jeremy Young is quite a different album from last year’s eclectic Amaro, which is not surprising given the adventurous array of collaborators involved in the latter. […]
Nate Scheible, “Fairfax” (Warm Winters, Ltd., 2022)
Originally released on cassette back in 2017 on London’s seemingly now defunct ACR label, this absolutely brilliant album failed to reach enough ears to make much of an impact the […]