archived brainwashed reviews
Rafael Anton Irisarri, “Midnight Colours”(Geographic North (2018)/Black Knoll (2024))
I was a bit surprised to belatedly discover that Irisarri’s latest release was conceived as an imaginary soundtrack to the Doomsday Clock, as Midnight Colours is often an atypically warm […]
Cindy Lee, “Act of Tenderness” (W. 25th/Maple Death (2018))
A month ago, I had absolutely no idea who Patrick Flegel was, but the buzz surrounding Superior Viaduct’s Cindy Lee reissue series piqued my interest and Flegel quickly became one […]
Eyvind Kang, “Plainlight” (Abduction, 2018)
Back in 2001, Eyvind Kang recorded an absolutely wonderful album on Sun City Girls’ Abduction imprint (Live Low To The Earth In The Iron Age), which I naturally missed because […]
The Skull Defekts (Thrill Jockey, 2018)
The Skull Defekts have long been one of the most baffling, wonderful, and unpredictable bands in underground music, equally likely to dazzle, disappoint, or just thoroughly confuse me with each […]
Dedekind Cut, “Tahoe” (Kranky, 2018)
I cannot think of many other projects that have been quite as instantly revered as Fred Welton Warmsley III’s Dedekind Cut, nor can I think of any other artists who […]
“Calendar Customs” (Folklore Tapes, 2018)
It is remarkable that I did not sprain my finger mashing the “order now” button when this vinyl boxed set was announced, as Folklore Tapes’ elusive season-themed cassettes are among […]
Colleen, “Colleen Et Les Boîtes À Musique” (Leaf (2006)/Beacon Sound (2017))
Recently reissued, this unusual EP/mini-album was originally composed as a continuous hour-long piece for the French radio program Atelier de Création Radiophonique. The adventurously narrow theme of the endeavor itself is the […]
Elizabeth Cottern, “Heschl’s Gyrus” (Other Forms of Consecrated Life, 2017)
I recently stumbled upon this bizarre debut during an especially deep Bandcamp plunge and it is deliciously unlike anything else that I have ever heard. Both the artist and the […]