archived brainwashed reviews
The Inward Circles, “Belated Movements for an Unsanctioned Exhumation August 1st 1984” (Corbel Stone Press, 2015)
I can always count on Richard Skelton to find the strangest and most unexpected inspirations for his albums and he does not disappoint me with his latest: Belated Movements is […]
William Basinski, “Cascade” (2062, 2015)
This is simultaneously a highly unusual and an extremely representative addition to William Basinski‚Äôs impressive discography: on one hand, it is yet another composition characteristically built upon a single brief […]
Muslimgauze, “Zilver/Feel The Hiss” (Staalplaat, 2015)
I had been doing an excellent job of ignoring the constant trickle of unnecessary Muslimgauze vault scrapings for the last few years, but the surprising amount of excitement surrounding this […]
Colleen, “Captain of None” (Thrill Jockey, 2015)
Back in 2013, Cécile Schott unexpectedly ended a very long hiatus in appropriately unexpected style by reinventing herself as an eccentric, viola da gamba-wielding singer/songwriter. Captain of None is both a continuation […]
Félicia Atkinson, “A Readymade Ceremony” (Shelter Press, 2015)
I have historically not followed Félicia Atkinson’s prolific career too closely, aside from enjoying the excellent Je Suis Le Petit Chevalier album on Aguirre, but this latest experiment in surrealism/dada/collage/detournement piqued my […]
Bourbonese Qualk, “Bourbonese Qualk 1983-1987” (Mannequin, 2015)
On paper, this compilation seems like exactly what the world needs: a new compilation celebrating the legacy of a criminally underappreciated and mostly forgotten band whose entire catalog is largely […]
Sarah Davachi, “Barons Court” (Students of Decay, 2015)
Sarah Davachi is a young Vancouver-based artist who shares that passion for old analog synthesizers that is so rampant these days. Stylistically, however, she is an old-style composer that shares […]
Jasmine Guffond, “Yellow Bell” (Sonic Pieces, 2015)
Jasmine Guffond’s reinvention under her given name appeared a few months ago amidst a surprising amount of buzz and favorable comparisons to artists like Grouper and early Julia Holter, which […]