archived brainwashed reviews
Taylor Deupree, “Sti.ll” (Nettwerk, 2024)
I had a roommate back in the ’90s who was deeply into the ambient side of techno, which was something that I intensely loathed at the time. Unbeknownst to me, […]
Nový Svět, “DeGenerazione” (Quindi, 2024)
The enigmatic, inscrutable, and defunct Austrian duo of Jürgen Weber and Lili Novy/Frl. Tost has long been a subject of fascination for me, as I have had a bunch of […]
Abul Mogard and Rafael Anton Irisarri, “Impossibly Distant, Impossibly Close” (Black Knoll Editions, 2024)
This collaboration has its origins in a sold-out opening night show from Madrid’s 2023 SoundSet series, as Irisarri and Guido Zen tore the roof off the Condeduque cultural center ambient-style […]
Celer, “It Would Be Giving Up” (Two Acorns, 2014)
This latest boxed set to emerge from Will Long’s Celer reissue campaign celebrates one of the project’s more recent works, as It Would Be Giving Up was originally released as […]
Myriam Gendron, “Mayday” (Thrill Jockey/Feeding Tube, 2024)
Despite her slim discography, Montreal-based Myriam Gendron has quietly amassed a very passionate following over the last few years, which is quite an impressive feat given that she frequently sings […]
Jim White & Marisa Anderson, “Swallowtail” (Thrill Jockey, 2024)
This unusual drum and guitar duo first surfaced back in the dark days of early 2020 with The Quickening, which they boldly recorded without ever having previously performed together. Obviously, […]
Celer, “Engaged Touches (Expanded and Remastered)” (Two Acorns, 2024)
Will Long’s ambitious campaign to remaster and reissue key highlights from Celer’s overwhelmingly vast discography continues with this expanded reincarnation of 2009’s Engaged Touches (appropriately released on fellow ex-pat/ambient artist […]
Six Organs of Admittance, “Time is Glass” (Drag City, 2024)
This latest release from Ben Chasny’s shapeshifting and long-running psych project is billed as a sort of homecoming album, as Chasny recently moved back to California’s famed Humboldt County region […]