archived brainwashed reviews
Esplendor Geométrico, “40 Años Nos Iluminan” (Geometrik, 2021)
This is definitely one of the more confounding Esplendor Geométrico releases in recent memory, as it is ostensibly a celebration of the project’s 40th anniversary (the title translates as “40 years illuminate […]
Growing, “Diptych” (Silver Current, 2021)
It has been quite a long time since these shape-shifting drone stalwarts from Kranky’s golden age last surfaced with a major release, aside from the gnarled, bass-heavy Disorder LP that […]
Dean McPhee, “Witch’s Ladder” (Hood Faire, 2021)
At this point in his career, each new Dean McPhee release feels like a legitimate event, as he surfaces quite rarely and always hits me with at least one absolutely […]
Ak’chamel, The Giver Of Illness, “Totemist” (Akuphone, 2021)
This singular album was released back in February 2020 right before the pandemic upended everything, so I sadly never got around to writing about it. I am attempting to right […]
Andrew Chalk, “Paradise Lost” (Faraway Press, 2021)
Newly reissued on vinyl (and digitally) with beautiful new artwork, Paradise Lost was originally released as a cassette back in 2019. As is the norm for many Chalk releases, additional […]
Thomas Ankersmit, “Perceptual Geography” (Shelter Press, 2021)
Three years after the mesmerizing Homage to Dick Raaijmakers, Thomas Ankersmit is back with yet another bombshell inspired by an underappreciated electronic music visionary. In this case, that visionary is […]
claire rousay, “a softer focus” (American Dreams, 2021)
This latest release from the prolific claire rousay has been deservedly getting quite a lot of attention, as it can reasonably be called a creative breakthrough of sorts. At the […]
Jeff Burch, “Samūm Suite” (Cassauna, 2021)
Important Records’ Cassauna imprint has quietly released some woefully underappreciated stunners over the years and the latest one to blindside me is this brief yet near-perfect tape from The Spring […]