archived brainwashed reviews
Thomas Ankersmit, “Homage to Dick Raaijmakers” (Shelter Press, 2018)
I suspect I am far from alone in being unfamiliar with the music of Dutch composer Dick Raaijmakers, as there is not a hell of a lot of electronic music […]
Julee Cruise, “The Voice of Love” (Warner Brothers,1993/Sacred Bones, 2018)
Newly reissued on Sacred Bones, The Voice of Love (1993) was Cruise’s second and final album with the singular songwriting team of David Lynch and Angelo Badalamenti. I suspect it […]
Ian William Craig, “A Turn of Breath” (Recital, 2014)
Recently reissued in expanded form, A Turn of Breath was Ian William Craig’s 2014 formal debut, though it was predated by a handful of digital-only and cassette releases. In fact, […]
Birchville Cat Motel, “With Maples Ablaze” (Scarcelight, 2014)
For years, I have rightly hailed Campbell Kneale as one of the true dark wizards of gnarled guitar noise, but I did not fully appreciate the depth and breadth of […]
Caterina Barbieri, “Born Again in the Voltage” (Important, 2018)
Last year’s Patterns of Consciousness was a massive, ambitious, and occasionally dazzling psychotropic opus that sought to reshape consciousness through pattern manipulation, instantly establishing Caterina Barbieri as one of the […]
Zu93, “Mirror Emperor” (House of Mythology, 2018)
The inimitable David Tibet returns to House of Mythology for a second inspired collaboration, this time teaming up with shape-shifting Italian ensemble Zu. Unlike his more spacey and indulgent union […]
Louise Landes Levi, “IKIRU or The Wanderer” (Oaken Palace, 2018)
This unique album quietly surfaced back in April, but it is one of 2018’s most wonderfully unexpected releases, as it is the first of Landes Levi’s recordings to ever be […]
Midwife, “Prayer Hands” EP (Antiquated Future, 2018)
Recorded during the turbulent period following the closure of beloved Denver DIY space Rhinoceropolis, Prayer Hands takes the hazy, melancholy dream-pop beauty of Like Author, Like Daughter and distills it […]