archived brainwashed reviews
Container, “Creamer” (Drone, 2021)
This latest EP from Ren Schofield’s reliably intense Container project feels somewhat less like being flattened by an out-of-control train than usual. According to Schofield, his “intentions and goals for […]
Monokultur, “Ormens Väg” (Ever/Never & Mammas Mysteriska Jukebox, 2021)
This is the second full-length from the Swedish minimal wave/post-punk duo of JJ Ulius (Skiftande Enheter) & Elin Engström (Skiftande Enheter/Loopsel). Significantly, Monokultur spawned from the same fertile milieu that brought us […]
Mary Lattimore, “Collected Pieces II” (Ghostly International, 2021)
I believe I first started to become beguiled with Mary Lattimore’s work with the release of 2016’s At the Dam, but the following year’s Collected Pieces definitely deepened my interest […]
Vanishing Twin, “Ookii Gekkou” (Fire, 2021)
I was inexplicably late to the party on this wonderful London quartet, as the presence of drummer Valentina Magaletti is almost always a reliable indicator that something compelling is happening […]
My Cat Is An Alien & Joëlle Vinciarelli, “Eternal Beyond III” (Elliptical Noise/Up Against the Wall, Motherfuckers!, 2021)
This is the third and final installment of the Opalio brothers’ wild and oft-brilliant collaborations with Talweg/La Morte Young’s Joëlle Vinciarelli, as “according to arcane, ancient cultures, sometimes things must […]
Catherine Graindorge, “Eldorado” (Glitterbeat/Tak:til, 2021)
This second solo album from Belgian violinist/composer/actress is my first encounter with her work, but it seems like she has been releasing compelling music for quite some time (she has […]
Grouper, “Shade” (Kranky, 2021)
I suppose I have been a devoted Grouper fan since sometime around 2008’s Dragging A Dead Dear Up A Hill, but there was a long stretch during The Reverb Years […]
KILN, “Tungsten” (Ghostly International, 2021)
I have been vaguely aware of this unusual and beloved midwestern IDM/post-rock trio for years, but figured they were probably too conventionally likable for my taste. As it turns out, […]