archived brainwashed reviews
The House in the Woods, “Spectral Corridor” (Ecstatic, 2021)
This appears to be the first major release for this long-running (if fitful) Pye Corner Audio side project, as Martin Jenkins’ previous albums under this alias have all been limited […]
Rắn Cạp Đuôi Collective, “Ngủ Ngày Ngay Ngày Tận Thế” (Subtext, 2021)
Unraveling the discography and line-up mutations of this Ho Chi Minh City-based collective turned out to be quite an unexpected challenge, as they have been releasing full-lengths and EPs since […]
Julian Sartorius, “Locked Grooves” (-OUS, 2021)
When I first found out about this album, I was not quite sure how to feel about its ambitious structural premise, as the idea of a vinyl record with 112 […]
Aaron Dilloway & Lucrecia Dalt, “Lucy & Aaron” (Hanson, 2021)
The underground/experimental music world is full of promising-sounding collaborations that yield underwhelming or half-baked results, but Lucy & Aaron is a wonderfully refreshing exception to that recurring phenomenon. Part of […]
Tasos Stamou, “Antiqua Graecia” (Ikuisuus, 2021)
This London-based electroacoustic composer/instrument builder/DIY electronics enthusiast has been engaged in projects and activities for more than a decade now, but this latest album is the first time his singular […]
Kleistwahr, “Winter” (Helen Scarsdale, 2019)
Back in 2019, Helen Scarsdale celebrated its 50th release with a ten-cassette wooden box, On Corrosion, that immediately sold out. While I did manage to pounce on that landmark release […]
Motion Sickness of Time Travel, “If We Were Landscapes” (Self-Released, 2021)
There was a period between 2010 and 2013 in which Rachel Evans seemed like a universally celebrated and ubiquitous figure in the “experimental music” milieu, as she released a flurry […]
Jon Collin, “Music From Cassettes, Etc., 2008-2017” (Fördämning Arkiv, 2021)
I initially slept on this album, as the prosaic title made it sound like a collection of old and orphaned songs rather than a minor sound collage masterpiece. The former […]