archived brainwashed reviews
Baligh Hamdi, “Instrumental Modal Pop of 1970s Egypt” (Sublime Frequencies, 2021)
This latest collection continues Sublime Frequencies’ impressive hot streak of releases this year, as Hisham Mayet has curated a selection of elusive instrumental pieces from “a towering figure in Arabic […]
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 […]
Dolphin Midwives, “Body of Water” (Beacon Sound, 2021)
I loved Sage Fisher’s last album (the wonderful and hallucinatory Liminal Garden), so I was quite eager to find out how she would follow such a unique vision. Now that […]
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 […]