archived brainwashed reviews
Kevin Drumm, “Imperial Distortion” (Hospital, 2008)
When it was first released in 2008, this massive (and newly reissued) ambient epic met with a rather polarized reception, but has gradually come to be fairly unanimously hailed as […]
Zoviet France, “Untitled” (Red Rhino, 1982)
This 1982 album was Zoviet France’s second release and has come to be known by a few different names over the years, most prominently “Hessian” (an English synonym for burlap). […]
Colleen, “The Weighing of the Heart” (Second Language, 2013)
Cécile Schott released a truly impressive string of beautiful, distinctive albums in the early and mid ’00s, but went mysteriously silent after 2007’s Les Ondes Silencieuses (much to my chagrin). Now […]
Esplendor Geométrico, “Pulsión” (Geometrik, 2009)
Recently, I have been delving deeper and deeper into Esplendor Geométrico’s discography and it has become increasingly clear to me that their prime never actually ended. Arturo Lanz and his varying […]
Wrekmeister Harmonies, “You’ve Always Meant So Much To Me” (Thrill Jockey, 2013)
This was my first exposure to the work of video artist/composer JR Robinson and it more or less left me absolutely flattened. You’ve Always Meant So Much To Me is […]
William Basinski, “Nocturnes” (2062, 2013)
I have historically had a very complicated relationship with William Basinski’s work, as he has released some absolutely brilliant albums over the years, but he has also proven himself just […]
Big Blood, “Radio Valkyrie 1905-1917” (Feeding Tube/Dontrustheruin, 2013)
Colleen Kinsella and Caleb Mulkerin have been responsible for some of my favorite music for years, but Big Blood is a significantly weirder, more unpredictable, and prickly entity than the […]
Lovesliescrushing, “Ghost Colored Halo” (Projekt, 2013)
Lovesliescrushing’s 1992 debut bloweyelashwish inarguably stands as one of the greatest shoegaze albums of all-time, but its dreamy, warped guitars had the unfortunate effect of dooming the hapless Scott Cortez […]