archived brainwashed reviews
Andrew Chalk, “The End Times” (ICR, 2022)
Keeping up with Andrew Chalk’s discography has always been an amusingly challenging endeavor, but the challenge has shifted from pouncing on limited edition physical releases to vigilantly ensuring that he […]
Voice Actor, “Sent From My Telephone” (Stroom, 2022)
This mammoth and category-defying opus is easily the most wildly ambitious debut in recent memory (if not ever) and also happens to be one of my absolute favorite albums of […]
Greg Davis, “New Primes” (greyfade, 2022)
Back in 2009, Important Records released a landmark compilation entitled The Harmonic Series (A Compilation Of Musical Works In Just Intonation). Significantly, that album featured a Greg Davis piece entitled […]
Moth Cock, “Whipped Stream and Other Earthly Delights” (Hausu Mountain, 2022)
I doubt anyone can truly say that they know what to expect from a new Hausu Mountain release, but I still felt a bit gobsmacked by the latest from this […]
Bill Orcutt, “Music For Four Guitars” (Palilalia, 2022)
Over the last few years, it has become quite clear to me that any major new solo guitar album from Bill Orcutt is destined to be an inventive, visceral, and […]
Kyle Kidd, “Soothsayer” (American Dreams, 2022)
This first solo album from queer, androgynous soul singer Kyle Kidd is an incredibly strong contender for best debut of the year, but he/she/they (Kidd embraces all pronounds) has been […]
William Basinski and Janek Schaefer, “. . . on reflection” (Temporary Residence, 2022)
There are several William Basinski albums that I absolutely love, but his various collaborations are rarely as compelling as his solo work (the leftfield Sparkle Division being a notable exception, […]
The Soft Pink Truth, “Was It Ever Real?” (Thrill Jockey, 2022)
I had successfully deluded myself into thinking that I had spent my pandemic downtime wisely and constructively for the most part, but learning that Drew Daniel spent that same period […]