archived brainwashed reviews
Severed Heads, “Stretcher” (Volition (1985)/Medical (2016))
I have long been a great admirer of Tom Ellard’s prickly, erratic, and singular genius, but I completely slept on this deluxe reissue from Medical Records for much of the […]
Nurse With Wound, “Dark Fat” (Dirter/Jnana, 2016)
I gave up trying to make sense of Nurse With Wound’s sprawling, self-cannibalistic, and absolutely inscrutable discography quite some time ago, but it definitely seems like it has been a […]
Pita, “Get In” (Editions Mego, 2016)
If history is any indication, it seems to be nearly impossible to simultaneously run a thriving record label and remain a vital and evolving artist: one side always has to […]
Norman Westberg, “MRI” (Room40, 2016)
As much as I love Swans, one of 2015’s great mysteries for me was trying to figure out why some people liked Norman Westberg’s solo 13 album so much, as […]
Mary Lattimore, “At the Dam” (Ghostly International, 2016)
Harpist Mary Lattimore’s excellent second solo album is the fruit of a grant-financed road trip across the US, inspired by various natural wonders along the way and recorded at several […]
Tim Hecker, “Love Streams” (4AD, 2016)
Tim Hecker’s first album for 4AD is already a major event, unexpectedly garnering praise from sources as mainstream as The New York Times and Rolling Stone. We live in strange […]
Surgeon, “From Farthest Known Objects” (Dynamic Tension, 2016)
This seventh album under the Surgeon moniker from UK techno iconoclast Anthony Child is a bit of an unexpected divergence from his previous work. Naturally, the pummeling repetition and industrial […]
“Senegal 70: Sonic Gems & Previously Unreleased Recordings from the 70s” (Analog Africa, 2016)
There are very few people around making better compilations than Analog Africa’ss Samy Ben Redjeb. For this latest treasure trove of newly unearthed obscurities, Samy teamed up with Teranga Beat’s […]