archived brainwashed reviews
Holy Other, “Held” (Tri-Angle, 2012)
Holy Other has been more or less in constant rotation for me since 2010’s perfect We Over single, which makes it kind of surprising that the mysterious Manchester producer is […]
Dead Can Dance, “Anastasis” (PIAS, 2012)
Dead Can Dance released a string of unique and wonderful albums during their prime, but I absolutely loathed 1996’s Spiritchaser, so their break-up in its wake seemed like a fine […]
Roberto Opalio, “Aurora Coelestis” (Opax/Elliptical Noise, 2014)
Roberto Opalio’s latest solo opus is an intriguing companion piece to My Cat is an Alien’s recent Abstract Expressionism for the Ears, achieving its own uniquely altered state in a […]
Damian Valles, “Nonparallel (in Four Movements)” (Experimedia)
This unusual release is the fruit of a three-year project in which Valles sampled, manipulated, and collaged material from Nonesuch’s ’60s and ’70s avant-garde heyday. Drawing upon the work of […]
Legendary Pink Dots, “The Creature That Tasted Sound” (Trademark of Quantity, 2012)
This is the kind of release that easily could fall through the cracks, as it is merely one humble CDR amidst a daunting slew of higher profile reissues, remasters, and […]
Black Eagle Child, “Go Around, Again” (Under The Spire, 2012)
This was recorded at the same time as last year’s spectacular Pages on a Plane album (which is still in heavy rotation at my place), but takes things in a […]
Muslimgauze, “Izlamaphobia” (Staalplaat, 1995)
Recently reissued by Staalplaat, this massive 1995 double-album is one of the jewels in Bryn Jones’ “industrial phase” and a serious contender for one of the finest albums in the […]
Zoviet France, “Misfits, Looney Tunes, and Squalid Criminals” (Red Rhino, 1986)
This 1986 album was the beginning of Zoviet France’s Charm, Ceremony, Chance, Prophecy tetralogy and continued the collective’s shift away from harsher textures and lo-fi production towards a cleaner and […]