archived brainwashed reviews
Grouper, “The Man Who Died In His Boat” (Kranky, 2013)
To celebrate their reissue of 2008’s acclaimed, widely beloved, and charmingly titled Dragging A Dead Deer Up a Hill, Kranky has concurrently issued this surprisingly solid companion album of unreleased […]
Carter Tutti Void, “Transverse” (Mute, 2013)
Back in 2011, Chris and Cosey united with Factory Floor’s Nik Void (né Nikki Colk) for an improvised set during London’s Short Circuit Festival. Not very many people got to actually […]
“Pop Yeh Yeh: Psychedelic Rock from Singapore and Malaysia-1964-1970” (Sublime Frequencies, 2013)
Sublime Frequencies’ first new compilation after a long dormant spell is quite an ambitious one, as compiler Carl Hamm spent almost 8 years researching this project. That effort shows, as […]
“Angola Soundtrack: Special Sounds from Luanda 1965-1978” (Analog Africa, 2012)
Hopelessly smitten by Buda Musique’s long-defunct series of albums devoted to Angola, Analog Africa’s Samy Ben Redjeb decided to try to pick up where his predecessors left off. Characteristically, he […]
Sand, “Golem” (Delta-Acustic (1974)/Rotorelief (2010))
Golem is widely regarded to be a lost psychedelic masterpiece among the sorts of people who are interested in such things, numbering David Tibet, Stephen Stapleton, and Julian Cope among […]
“Panama! 3- Calypso Panameño, Guajira Jazz & Cumbia Tipica on the Isthmus 1960-75” (Soundway, 2012)
This is allegedly the swansong for Soundway’s excellent Panama! series—an unexpected choice, given that this rich vein of material doesn’t show the slightest sign of being exhausted (perhaps the compilers […]
Natural Snow Buildings, “Night Coercion into the Company of Witches” (Self-Released/Ba Da Bing, 2008)
As far as Natural Snow Buildings-related albums go, this sprawling reissue ranks as a pretty monumental and eagerly anticipated event. Originally released in a crazily limited edition of only 22, […]
TwinSisterMoon, “Bogyrealm Vessels” (Handmade Birds, 2012)
The trajectory of Natural Snow Buildings continues to amaze me with each new album, as Mehdi and Solange seem to grow more and more inventive and skilled at composition every […]