archived brainwashed reviews
Final, “Black Dollars” (Downwards, 2016)
This is a well-deserved and expanded vinyl reissue of the absolutely stellar My Body is A Dying Machine EP, which Justin Broadrick quietly released in digital-only format back in 2010. […]
Paul Jebanasam, “Continuum” (Subtext, 2016)
Although not yet quite as well-known as his peers, Paul Jebanasam is an integral part of Bristol’s Subtext Recordings milieu, a loose cadre of erstwhile dance producers who have now […]
Brannten Schnüre, “Sommer im Pfirsichhain” (Aguirre, 2015)
Perpetual frontrunners Natural Snow Buildings and My Cat is an Alien aside, the single most unique and transcendental album of 2015 was this full-length debut from Würzburg,-based experimental folk duo Brannten Schnüre. […]
Legendary Pinks Dots, “The Seismic Bleats of Quantum Sheep” (Abstrakce, 2016)
The strongest Legendary Pink Dots album of 2015 snuck in just under the wire as a digital release, with a delayed vinyl version expected in a few months from new […]
The Inward Circles, “I have heard a music and it is delirious” (Aeolian/Corbel Stone Press, 2015)
At this point, it is quite clear that The Inward Circles project is the home for Richard Skelton’s darker impulses, dealing primarily in brooding ambiance, churning violence, and grinding horror. […]
My Cat is an Alien, “The Dance of Oneirism” (Backwards/Elliptical Noise, 2015)
The Opalio Brothers have been on quite a hot streak in recent years, as both Psycho-System (2013) and Abstract Expressionism for the Ears (2014) were massive, tour de force plunges […]
Volcano The Bear, “Commencing” (Miasmah, 2015)
I have to admit that I was quite a bit apprehensive about the idea of a Volcano The Bear boxed set, as few bands are less synonymous with consistency or […]
Kawabata Makoto, “Astro Love & Infinite Kisses” (VHF, 2015)
I have admittedly become quite numbed to the power of Acid Mothers Temple in recent years, but that has certainly not stopped me from appreciating the unique talents of Kawabata […]