archived brainwashed reviews
Bill Orcutt, “Bill Orcutt” (Palilalia, 2017)
Like many, I picked up Bill Orcutt’s self-released solo guitar debut (New Ways to Pay Old Debts) back in 2009 and was completely floored by its idiosyncratic primitivism. There was […]
Drew McDowall, “Unnatural Channel” (Dais, 2017)
Drew McDowall’s second solo album for Dais is a bit of a surprise detour from 2015’s more Coil-esque Collapse, largely abandoning the melodicism and eerie moods of its predecessor in […]
Enhet för Fri Musik, “Inom Dig, Inom Mig” (Aguirre, 2017)
Belgium’s Aguirre Records seems to have quite a talent for digging up some singularly obscure, weird, and surprising releases lately. The latest one to knock me sideways is this one, […]
The Inward Circles, “And Right Lines Limit And Close All Bodies” (Corbel Stone Press, 2017)
As a longtime Richard Skelton fan, I have been watching his recent trajectory with quite a bit of fascination, as he has been restlessly diving into increasingly varied and arcane […]
Helm, “World in Action” (Alter/The Trilogy Tapes, 2017)
Luke Younger’s latest EP draws inspiration from his fascination with the UK’s media chaos surrounding last year‚Äôs Brexit vote. I suppose that is arguably one good thing to come out […]
Aaron Dilloway, “The Gag File” (Dais, 2017)
Since releasing two stellar albums in 2012, Aaron Dilloway has been comparatively quiet, contenting himself with a steady stream of cassettes, collaborations, and reissues. Apparently, he also spent a bit […]
Andrew Chalk, “A Light At The Edge Of The World” (Faraway Press, 2017)
I was initially planning to write something like “somehow this wonderfully sublime 2015 release managed to slip by me completely unnoticed,” but immediately realized that there was no mystery at […]
Kara-Lis Coverdale, “Grafts” (Boomkat Editions, 2017)
This Montreal-based composer/producer/church organist has been quite hard to miss over the last several years, collaborating on Tim Hecker’s Virgins album, releasing a cassette on one of my favorite tape […]