archived brainwashed reviews
Black Sun Productions, “Toilet Chant” and “Dies Juvenalis” (Anarcocks (2004/2007)/Hallow Ground (2016))
Hallow Ground continues their impressive recent run with two vinyl reissues from these erstwhile Coil collaborators and eternally provocative and intriguing iconoclasts. Both of these releases were originally issued as […]
Klara Lewis, “Too” (Editions Mego, 2016)
When I heard Klara Lewis’s self-released EP back in 2012, I was deeply impressed with how effectively she shaped her “found sound” collages into song-like structures, but worried that such […]
Legendary Pink Dots, “Pages of Aquarius” (Metropolis, 2016)
The Legendary Pink Dots have been in the midst of a creative renaissance for years now, fitfully releasing some of the finest work of their career amidst the unending and […]
Catherine Christer Hennix, “Central Palace Music” and “Live at Issue Project Room” (Important, 2016)
This intriguing and wildly divergent pair of unreleased performances provides a fascinating window into the curious evolution of Hennix’s singular artistry. The newer and more listenable of the two is […]
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 […]