archived brainwashed reviews
Sarah Davachi, “Cantus Figures Laurus” (Late Music, 2021)
This five-CD boxed set ambitiously compiles all three of Davachi’s interrelated 2020 albums released on her own Late Music imprint. Given that Figures in Open Air alone features two pieces […]
Scanner, “Earthbound Transmissions” (Room40, 2021)
This latest release from Robin Rimbaud is hopefully the first of many deep dives into the Scanner archives, as he ambitiously spent part of his lockdown digitizing and mixing his […]
“The Harmonic Series II” (Important, 2021)
Back in 2009, Duane Pitre curated a CD entitled The Harmonic Series that brought together an array of artists like Pauline Oliveros and Ellen Fullman for a collection of pieces […]
Legendary Pink Dots, “Island of Jewels” (Metropolis, 2021)
Metropolis Records continues their ambitious LPD reissue campaign with an expanded and remastered edition of this oft-fascinating album from the band’s celebrated mid-’80s hot streak. According to the band, Island […]
Bendik Giske, “Cracks” (Smalltown Supersound, 2021)
I have been quite keen to hear just about everything that this Norwegian saxophonist releases since he damn near stole the show on Caterina Barbieri’s Fantas Variations earlier this year. […]
Enhet För Fri Musik, “Ömhet & Skilsmässa” (Discreet Music, 2021)
This latest release from my favorite Swedish free music collective is apparently “a concept album on relationships, family values and broken promises.” I will have to take their word on […]
Nonconnah, “Songs For and About Ghosts” (Ernest Jennings Record Co., 2021)
I am kicking myself for not catching up on this post-Lost Trail project sooner, as the alarmingly prolific Zachary and Denny Corsa have a long history of making great music […]
Klara Lewis & Peder Mannerfelt, “KLMNOPQ” (The Trilogy Tapes, 2021)
I believe this is the first formal collaboration between these two Sweden-based artists, but the pair have a long history together, as Mannerfelt’s label released one of Lewis’s early EPs […]