archived brainwashed reviews
Širom, “The Liquified Throne of Simplicity” (Tak:til/Glitterbeat, 2022)
I feel like I got into this Slovenian “imaginary folk” trio a bit late, as 2019’s A Universe That Roasts Blossoms For A Horse was the first Širom album that […]
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. […]