archived brainwashed reviews
Caterina Barbieri, “Fantas Variations” (Editions Mego, 2021)
I was completely floored by the opening “Fantas” when I first heard 2019’s Ecstatic Computation, so I was thrilled to discover that it was unexpectedly getting its own well-deserved album […]
His Name is Alive, “Hope is a Candle” (Disciples, 2021)
Disciples’ wonderful series of resurrected home recordings from Warren Defever’s precocious teenage years winds to a close with this third album (coinciding with the release of A Silver Thread, which […]
Tomaga, “Intimate Immensity” (Hands In The Dark, 2021)
It is unfortunate that this final album from Tomaga is being released in the shadow of Tom Relleen’s untimely passing, as Intimate Immensity probably could have been the London duo’s […]
Driftmachine, “Spume & Recollection” (Umor Rex, 2021)
I have belatedly realized that I was an utter fool for sleeping on this unusual electronic duo from Berlin for so long, as an idiosyncratic dub techno-inspired project from a […]
Chris Corsano & Bill Orcutt, “Made Out of Sound” (Palilalia, 2021)
In theory, any album recorded by the duo of Chris Corsano and Bill Orcutt should be an instant Album of the Year candidate for me, as the pair are easily […]
Manslaughter 777, “World Vision Perfect Harmony” (Thrill Jockey, 2021)
This auspicious debut brings together The Body’s drummer (Lee Buford) with his counterpart from Braveyoung (Zac Jones). Apparently, the pair have been fitfully collaborating since the two bands joined forces […]
Rachika Nayar, “Our Hands Against the Dark” (NNA Tapes, 2021)
Four years in the making, this inaugural release from Brooklyn composer Nayar is something of a small, genre-blurring masterpiece that brings together stuttering, laptop-mangled melodies a la early Fennesz and […]
Roxane Métayer, “Éclipse des Ocelles” (Morc, 2021)
There seems to be a hell of a lot of weird and wonderful music coming out of Brussels these days and this debut from violinist/visual artist Roxane Métayer is a welcome addition […]