archived brainwashed reviews
The Humble Bee, “A Miscellany for the Quiet Hours” (Cotton Goods (2009)/Astral Industries (2021))
It admittedly took me a while to finally connect all the dots in my head, but it dawned on me recently that The Boats were kind of the Throbbing Gristle […]
People Like Us, “Welcome Abroad” (Discrepant, 2021)
I was a bit surprised to see this album getting the “10-year-anniversary deluxe vinyl reissue” treatment, as I did not remember it making a particularly big splash when it was […]
Colleen, “The Tunnel and the Clearing” (Thrill Jockey, 2021)
It has been nearly four years since the last Colleen album, which is certainly not the first lengthy gap in Cécile Schott’s wonderful discography, but she definitely seemed to be thriving […]
Daniel Bachman, “Axacan” (Three Lobed, 2021)
I have been aware of Daniel Bachman’s work for quite some time, as he has always been one of the more reliably excellent and virtuosic artists in the post-Fahey “American […]
Leven Signs, “Hemp is Here” (Cordelia (1985)/Digitalis (2013)/Futura Resistenza (2021))
Much like Vox Populi!’s Half Dead Ganja Music, Leven Signs’ Hemp is Here first began life as an obscure and deeply weird cassette from the ’80s, but eventually found its […]
James Ginzburg, “crystallise, a frozen eye” (Subtext, 2021)
This latest solo album from emptyset’s James Ginzburg completely blindsided me, as it feels like his two of his longtime fascinations have finally converged into one gloriously crushing and intense […]
Jeremy Young, “Amaro” (Thirsty Leaves, 2021)
This latest release from Montreal-based composer/collaboration enthusiast Jeremy Young is quite an intriguing and adventurously kaleidoscopic suite of songs, as his revolving door of guest artists brought together quite an […]
Espen Lund, “Aetonal” (Self-Released, 2021)
It has admittedly been quite a long time since the theatricality and ferocity of proper black metal held any allure for me, but the genre has certainly birthed quite a […]