archived brainwashed reviews
“Pop Makossa – The Invasive Dance Beat of Cameroon 1976-1984” (Analog Africa, 2017)
A new Analog Africa compilation is almost always a major event for me, particularly since the general trend is that they seem to get both better and more imaginative with […]
Wolf Eyes, “Strange Days II” (Lower Floor, 2017)
I am very much enjoying this new chapter of Wolf Eyes’ career, as this second release on their Lower Floor imprint is every bit as deliciously wrong-sounding as Undertow, yet […]
Akira Rabelais, “Spellewauerynsherde” (Samadhisound (2004)/Boomkat Editions (2017))
This singular album was originally released back in 2004 on David Sylvian’s Samadhisound label, but Boomkat has just issued it on vinyl for the first time (along with quite a […]
The Tear Garden, “The Brown Acid Caveat” (Metropolis/Sub-Conscious Communications, 2017)
I had absolutely no idea what to expect from a new Tear Garden album, as it has been nearly a decade since the last one and The Brown Acid Caveat […]
Psychic TV, “Pagan Day” and “Allegory and Self” (Temple 1984/1988, Reissued 2017)
I have always viewed Psychic TV with a mixture of fascination and annoyance, as the project managed to assemble some of the most talented and idiosyncratic artists in underground music, […]
“The Folklore of Plants, Volume I” (Folklore Tapes, 2017)
This latest Folklore Tapes collection is a perfect illustration of why they are possibly the most unique and fascinating label around, assembling 31 different artists to create free-form sound art […]
Keiji Haino, “Watashi Dake?” (Black Editions, 2017)
This is the debut release from Peter Kolovos’s Black Editions, an imprint embarking upon the ambitious and necessary task of reissuing classic albums from Japan’s legendary and defunct P.S.F. label. […]
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, “On the Echoing Green” (Mexican Summer, 2017)
When I first heard the absolutely gorgeous lead single (“A Song of Summer”) from On The Echoing Green, I started salivating immediately about the prospect of an entire album in […]