archived brainwashed reviews
Big Blood, “Deep Maine” (Don’t Trust The Ruin, 2022)
I was starting to get a little worried about Big Blood, as they went almost all of 2019 without releasing any new music. Thankfully, however, they were just quietly amassing […]
Oval, “Ovidono” (Self-Released, 2021)
At this point, I consider myself quite well accustomed to Markus Popp’s penchant for bold stylistic reinventions, yet this latest album managed to completely blindside me nevertheless. To be fair, […]
Tasos Stamou, “Monoliths” (Moving Furniture, 2021)
Discovering this London-based composer’s adventurously psychedelic collages of traditional Greek music was one of 2021’s great musical pleasures for me, so I was very eager to hear this ambitious double […]
Mary Lattimore/Growing, “Gainer” (Self-Released, 2021)
This lovely and unexpected collaboration was quietly released digitally in November with no background information provided at all, but it is probably safe to say that it was recorded quite […]
Klara Lewis, “Live in Montreal 2018” (Editions Mego, 2022)
Klara Lewis has been a unique and consistently interesting artist ever since she first surfaced, but 2020’s Ingrid felt like a massive breakthrough and just about everything that she has […]
Tanz Mein Herz, “Quattro” (Standard In-Fi, 2021)
I began 2021 not knowing a single goddamn thing about Jeremie Sauvage, the Standard In-Fi label, or France’s fascinating Auvergnat/avant-folk milieu, but I am certainly ending the year as a […]
‘t Geruis, “Various Thoughts and Places” (Lost Tribe Sound, 2021)
Released back in the spring, this debut full-length from cryptically named Belgian composer ‘t Geruis has gradually blossomed into my favorite Lost Tribe Sound release not made by William Ryan […]
Fluxion, “Parallel Moves” (Vibrant Music, 2021)
As far as I am concerned, Konstantinos Soublis earned a lifetime pass as dub techno royalty with his early Chain Reaction work (the likes of which enjoyed a well-deserved renaissance […]