archived brainwashed reviews
Barn Owl, “Lost In The Glare” Thrill Jockey, 2011)
If I have learned one thing from following Barn Owl’s career, it is that I will never know exactly what to expect from them. On this, their second full-length for […]
Danny Paul Grody, “Fountain” (Root Strata, 2010)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma’s Love Is A Stream was one of my favorite albums from last year, but somehow the fact that his Tarentel bandmate released a great solo album of his […]
*AR, “Wolf Notes” (Type/Sustain-Release, 2011)
Nobody that has been following Richard Skelton’s career thus far will be astonished to learn that he has added yet another new guise to his stable of projects (A Broken […]
Coil, “Love’s Secret Domain” (Torso/Wax Trax!, 1991)
When I first heard Skinny Puppy’s chaotic and deranged Too Dark Park album in high school, it completely tore my head off. Then, naturally, I immediately decided that I needed […]
Ellen Fullman, “Through Glass Panes” (Important, 2011)
Fullman and her Long String Instrument have been quite active with collaborations, commissions, and residencies over the last few years, but this album is her debut full-length as a solo […]
Barn Owl and the Infinite Strings Ensemble, “The Headlands” (Important, 2010)
I have historically been quite fond of Barn Owl’s work, but I sometimes find their extreme malleability a bit frustrating. This collaboration with Ellen Fullman and Theresa Wong takes that […]
Éliane Radigue, “Transamorem – Transmortem” (Important, 2011)
There are a number of significant omissions in Éliane Radigue’s discography, as the sole available medium in the ’60s and ’70s (vinyl) could not contain her long-form drone works without ruining […]
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, “Love is a Stream” (Type, 2011)
Jefre Cantu-Ledesma is best known for his work in Tarentel and The Alps, but his latest solo release doesn’t sound much like either of those bands (no surprise, since they […]