archived brainwashed reviews
Celer, “Xièxie” (Two Acorns, 2019)
It would be great if there was some simple way for casual Celer fans like myself to easily distinguish Will Long’s major statements from the ceaseless flow of minor releases, […]
The Gamelan of the Walking Warriors (Akuphone, 2019)
My fascination with the Sublime Frequencies and Nonesuch Explorer labels goes back many years, but it has been quite a long time since I have been properly floored by a […]
Sarah Davachi, “Pale Bloom” (Superior Viaduct/W. 25th, 2019)
Sarah Davachi’s tireless campaign to subvert expectations with each fresh release shows no signs of slowing down, as the label-hopping composer’s latest opus partially revisits her formative years as an […]
Fennesz, “Agora” (Touch, 2019)
It has been roughly five years since Christian Fennesz last surfaced with a proper solo album (2014’s excellent Bécs), though he has certainly kept busy with other projects in the […]
Nocturnal Emissions, “Spiritflesh” (Mannequin/Soleilmoon/Earthly Delights, 1988)
There is an ancient Indian parable about a group of blind men trying to describe an elephant‚Äìpredictably, they all wind up with very different impressions of what an elephant is […]
My Disco, “Environment” (Downwards, 2019)
This Australian trio first appeared on my radar with 2015’s somewhat polarizing and aptly named Severe album, which stripped away all of the more conventional post-punk elements of their sound […]
Abul Mogard, “And We Are Passing Through Silently” (Houndstooth, 2019)
Hot on the heels of his appearance on last year’s In Death’s Dream Kingdom, Abul Mogard returns to Houndstooth with a collection of his work as an unlikely remix artist. […]
Legendary Pink Dots, “The Golden Age” (Metropolis, 2019)
Newly remastered and reissued on Metropolis, 1988’s The Golden Age hails from an especially transitory and unsettled phase of The Legendary Pink Dots’ history: it was composed in the wake […]