archived brainwashed reviews
Ike Yard (Superior Viaduct, 2020)
Originally released back in 1982 on Factory America, Ike Yard’s debut full-length has been one of those rare records which rightfully lingers in the cultural consciousness as a very cool […]
Carl Stone, “Ganci & Figli” and “Au Jus/The Jugged Hare” (Unseen Worlds, 2020)
Given how many years I have been actively chasing down unique and bizarre albums, it is mystifying how most of Carl Stone’s oeuvre has eluded me thus far, though his […]
Esplendor Geométrico, “Cinética” (Geometrik, 2020)
I am not sure which is more remarkable: the fact that these iconic industrialists are currently celebrating their 40th anniversary or the fact that they somehow seem to be getting […]
Severed Heads, “Clean” (Dark Entries, 2020)
I have been a Severed Heads fan for more than twenty years now, yet I somehow never got around to investigating this early album until it was reissued earlier this […]
Roly Porter, “Kistvaen” (Subtext, 2020)
As far as I am concerned, any new release from Roly Porter is a noteworthy event, as he is absolutely not an artist who does anything by half measures. From […]
Seabuckthorn, “Through a Vulnerable Occur” (IIKKI Books, 2020)
Over the last several years, it has seemed like each new Seabuckthorn release marks yet another significant creative breakthrough for Andy Cartwright. This latest one, his first for France’s IIKKI […]
TALsounds, “Acquiesce” (NNA Tapes, 2020)
It has been three years since Natalie Chami’s last solo album (2017’s dreamlike and seductive Love Sick) and quite a lot has changed in her life since then. Given that […]
I Feel Like A Bombed Cathedral, “W” (blindblindblind, 2020)
I am an enormous fan of this latest endeavor from Ulan Bator founder Amaury Cambuzat, as AmOrtH was easily one of my favorite albums of 2019. Notably, this latest release […]