archived brainwashed reviews
The Dead C, “Unknowns” (Ba Da Bing, 2020)
In recent years, it seems like each new Dead C release is inspired by a different extreme self-imposed constraint or contrarian impulse for self-sabotage. Obviously, the trio have always been […]
Mary Lattimore, “Silver Ladders” (Ghostly International, 2020)
Given how many achingly gorgeous songs Mary Lattimore has released over the last few years, I was not exactly clamoring for any significant changes to either her aesthetic or her […]
My Cat is an Alien/Jean-Marc Montera, “Nuit d’Hiver” (Opax Records/The End mAde RecordS, 2020)
This latest release from the Opalio brothers documents their incendiary live performance with recurring collaborator Jean-Marc Montera at 2018’s Reevox-Nuit D’Hiver festival in Marseilles. Generally, live albums are not my […]
Richard Skelton, “These Charms May Be Sung Over A Wound” (Phantom Limb, 2020)
As a longtime and somewhat obsessive fan, I am always eager to hear any new Richard Skelton project, but it is fair to say that his discography has become an […]
Ike Yard, “Night After Night” (Superior Viaduct, 2020)
Superior Viaduct’s Ike Yard reissue campaign continues (and presumably ends) with this, the band’s woefully underheard debut EP. Night After Night was recorded shortly after the band formed and was […]
Téléplasmiste, “To Kiss Earth Goodbye” (House of Mythology, 2020)
It has been three years since this eclectic duo last released a proper full-length, though they have released a few fitfully intriguing cassettes in the interim. While I enjoyed the […]
Enhet För Fri Musik, “Det finns ett hjärta som för dig” (Omlott (2017)/Grapefruit (2020))
Releases from this Swedish free-folk ensemble have historically not been particularly easy to obtain, as only their reissued debut (2015’s Inom Dig, Inom Mig) has thus far seen wide distribution […]
Arvo Pärt, “Works for Choir” (Essential Classics, 2020)
Much like everyone else with a deep interest in experimental music, I have spent a good amount of time exploring the more avant-garde side of 20th century classical music. Estonian […]