Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 3/20/2023

Newer music is due from Cisser Mæhl, Al Cisneros vs. The Bug, and Benoît Pioulard, while older music is due from Chris & Cosey, Grouper, and Felt.

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 3/13/2023

Newer music is due from Giles Corey, Bill Seaman and Stephen Vitiello, and The Veils, while older music is due from Fluxion, Dinosaur L, and Gregory Kramer. 

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Jeremy Young Midwest US

Tour Dates: 

3.16 — Des Moines, IA @ The Lift

3.17 — Iowa City, IA @ Public Space One

3.18 — Chicago, IL @ Elastic Arts

3.19 — Bloomington, IL @ McLean County Museum of History (PT.FWD)

3.22 — St. Louis, MO @ LEMP Neighborhood Arts Center

3.23 — Rock Island, IL @ Rozz-Tox (Outlet Series), with Pan*American

3.25 — Lincoln, NE @ Polley Music Library (*afternoon show, 2pm)

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 3/6/2023

New music is due from Brix Smith, Ambassador Hazy, and Harlon & the Dead Crows, while older music is due from Sote, Muslimgauze, and Pauline Oliveros..

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 2/27/2023

Newer music is due from Edward Ka-Spel, Joseph Allred, and Jo Johnson, while older music is due from The Loft, Gas, and Kiln.

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 2/20/2023

New music is due from Negativland, Atom™, and Clarice Jensen, while old music is due from Willie Bobo, Eyeless In Gaza, and Jackie-O Motherfucker.

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 2/13/2023

New music is due from Hüma Utku, Volker Bertelmann and Hildur Guðnadóttir, and Vladislav Delay, while older music is due from Klaus Schulze, The Durutti Column, and Andy Bell.

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Marisa Anderson USA & Europe

Marisa Anderson tour dates 2023
Mar. 2 - Portland, OR - Polaris Hall *
Mar. 3 - Arcata, CA - Humboldt Brews *
Mar. 4 - Mariposa, CA - The Grove House *
Mar. 5 - San Francisco, CA - The Chapel *
Mar. 7 - Los Angeles, CA - Gold-Diggers *
Mar. 8 - Phoenix, AZ - MIM Music Theater *
Mar. 9 - San Diego, CA - WhistleStop *
Mar. 10 - San Luis Obispo, CA - SLO Brew *
Mar. 11 - Tahoe City, CA - Moe’s BBQ
Apr. 9 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso #
Apr. 10 - Diksmuide, BE - 4AD #
Apr. 11 - Lille, FR - L'Aéronef #
Apr. 12 - Rennes, FR - Le MeM #
Apr. 14 - Lyon, FR - Le Transbordeur #
Apr. 15 - Berne, CH - Dachstock #
Apr. 16 - Geneve, CH - PTR L'Usine #
Apr. 17 - Karlsruhe, DE - Substage #
Apr. 18 - Cologne, DE - Kantine  #
Apr. 19 - Hamburg, DE - Uebel & Gefährlich #
May 20 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery ~
May 21 - Keene, NH - The Thing in the Spring +
May 22 - Burlington, VT - UVM Recital Hall ~

* w/ Charlie Parr
# w/ Godspeed You! Black Emperor
+ duo w/ Jim White
~ w/ Bill Callahan
Following the release of her elemental new album Still, Here last year, luminary guitarist Marisa Anderson has announced international tour dates, including shows with Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Charlie Parr, Bill Callahan, and in her duo with Jim White. 

Anderson's lithe compositions are particularly potent in the live setting: loosened from the constraints of recording, each piece spirals outward into sprawling sonic ecosystems, Anderson sculpting tangible landscapes and spinning vivid narratives without the need for words.

Marisa Anderson is one of the most eminent guitarists working today. Her lucid, eloquent approach to guitar music and composition has established her as an unparalleled artist and an insightful, coveted collaborator. Anderson’s work draws on a mosaic of folk musics and lives in conversation with myriad musical traditions. Her music is inviting and candid, beckoning the listener into sprawling ecosystems and intimate corners alike, from barren landscapes to verdant thickets, impassioned communal experiences to pensive reclusions. As a master of her instrument, Anderson translates abstractions into undeniably moving music, tracing through traditional folk tunes, imagined Sci-Fi films, and foggy sanctuaries of sound. Still, Here is Anderson at her most direct, laying bare her practice of processing and understanding the world through music and distilling that practice into pieces as expressive as they are transfixing.
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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 2/6/2023

New music is due from Ak'chamel, Orchestra Gold, and Duane Pitre, while older music is due from Harry Bertoia, Thomas Köner, and Merzbow.

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Big Joanie North America

Big Joanie -- 2023 North American Tour Dates
3/19: Denver, CO @ Larimer Lounge
3/20: Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Court
3/22: Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Festival
3/25: Seattle, WA @ Sunset Tavern
3/26: Portland, OR @ Polaris Hall
3/28: San Francisco, CA @ Rickshaw Stop
3/30: Los Angeles, CA @ The Echo
3/31: Santa Ana, CA @ Constellation Room
5/19: Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade - Purgatory
5/20: Nashville, TN @ Third Man Records
5/22: Washington, DC @ Songbyrd Music House
5/23: Philadelphia, PA @ Johnny Brenda's
5/25: Brooklyn, NY @ Union Pool - SOLD OUT
5/26: Brooklyn, NY @ Baby's All Right
5/29: Montreal, QC @ Bar Le Ritz
5/30: Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
6/1: Columbus, OH @ Natalie's Grandview
6/2: Chicago, IL @ Empty Bottle

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Jon Mueller | The Future Is Unlimited, Always

 

Jon Mueller’s The Future is Unlimited, Always is an examination of time, meditation and loss. In this piece, released in 2022 on the Virtues label as a CD/book, the Wisconsin-based percussionist’s usual repetitive rhythms and textures are replaced with fluid, calm tones, overlaid with otherworldly wails. In live performances of the piece, Mueller employs a variety of gongs, percussion and electronics to create an atmosphere equally as easy to get lost in as it is to be propelled by.

“Mueller’s music is usually completed by the overtones and feedback that arise from the interaction between his playing and the space where it occurs, but for this recording he has drawn those elements into the foreground. Long vocal and metallic tones stretch over subliminally rumbling drums, directing the listener’s attention up and out.” – Bill Meyer, The Wire

The Future is Unlimited, Always captures Mueller at his most spacious: layers of frequencies and tones that are as engaging as they are mysterious, and capturing more than just audio, but a deeper sense of existence.” – Creaig Dunton, Brainwashed

 

March 25 - Kalamazoo, MI
2:30PM *DAYTIME SHOW*
230 North Rose Street Kalamazoo, MI 49007
w/ Slow Bell Trio
 
March 26 - Toledo, OH
8PM
2564 Robinwood Ave, Toledo, OH 43610
 
March 27 - Cleveland, OH
7:30PM
Convivium 33
1433 E 33rd St, Cleveland, OH 44114
 
March 28 - Buffalo, NY (featuring David Bailey)
7PM
433 Ellicott St, Buffalo, NY 14203
 
March 29 - Brattleboro, VT
7PM
190 Main St. Brattleboro, VT 05301
w/ C. Lavender
 
March 31 - Boston, MA (featuring Junko Fujiwara)
7:30PM
Non Event presents
170 Beacon St, Boston, MA 02116
 
April 2 - Catskill, NY
7:30PM
29 Church St, Catskill, NY 12414
w/ Weston Olencki + Tongue Depressor / Post Moves
 
April 4 - Washington, DC
7:30PM
6950 Maple St NW, Washington, DC 20012
 
April 5 - Durham, NC
7PM
2200 Dominion Street, Durham, NC 27704
w/ Setting
 
April 6 - Asheville, NC (featuring Thom Nguyen)
7PM
821 Riverside Drive 28801, Suite 179, Asheville, NC 28801
 
April 7 - Columbia, SC
7PM
711 Saluda Ave., Columbia, SC 29205
 
April 8 - Lexington, KY
7PM
215 North Limestone, Lexington, KY 40507
 
April 9 - Lafayette, IN
8PM
409 S 4th Street, Lafayette, IN 47901
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2022 Annual Readers Poll: The Results

The Brainwashed Readers Poll aims to be set apart by other online music polls. The staff and contributors aren't here to dictate to readers what we think people should be enjoying, we welcome the community to voice their opinion, and then we add our bits and pieces after.

Thanks again to all who have taken part in this year's Readers Poll. And thanks to all for your patience as this was the first year voting began after the year ended. Lots of surprises this year but keep in mind we all have been voting on what we liked and the items that seem to overlap the most with people rise to the top. See something missing? Sorry, it's a readers poll, participate more next year!

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 1/30/2023

New music is due from Loscil // Lawrence English, Meg Baird, and Dawuna, while old music is due from Destroy All Monsters, Hen Ogledd, and Guido and Maurizio De Angelis.

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A Place To Bury Strangers in Europe

February 2023 EU Tour Dates
 
JAN 26 • KIELER SCHAUBUDE•  KIEL, GERMANY,  CLAMM
JAN 27 •NORTHERN WINTER BEAT • AALBORG, DENMARK
JAN 28 • PLAN B • MALMO, SWEDEN CLAMM
JAN 30 • BLÁ • OSLO, NORWAY Super Besse
JAN 31 • HUS7 • STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Super Besse 
FEB 2   • KUUDES LINJA • HELSINKI, FINLAND Super Besse
FEB 3   • SVETAA • TALLINN, ESTONIA with MVTANT
FEB 4   • VAGONU HALL • RIGA, LATVIA with MVTANT
FEB 5   • SODAS2123 • VILNIUS, LITHUANIA with MVTANT
FEB 6   • VOODOO • WARSAW, POLAND with MVTANT
FEB 7   • POD MINOGA • POZNAN, POLAND with MVTANT
FEB 8   • SO36 • BERLIN, GERMANY DEDSTRANGE FEST with Jealous, Plattenbau and Data Animal, 
FEB 9   • GEBAUDE 9 • KOLN, GERMANY CLAMM
FEB 10 • GRAUZONE FESTIVAL • DEN HAAG, NETHERLANDS with Thus Love
FEB 11 • WILDE WESTEN • KORTNJK, BELGIUM, with MAZE
 
All tickets are on sale now here:
 
We're also super excited to announce we'll be coming back to the UK (finally!) and Europe again in May/June:
 
MAY 20 • Brighton, UK • Patterns
MAY 21 • Bristol, UK • The Lanes
MAY 22 • Birkenhead, UK • Future Yard
MAY 23 • Manchester, UK • The White Hotel
MAY 24 • Leeds, UK • Belgrave Music Hall
MAY 25 • Glasgow, UK • Broadcast
MAY 26 • Newcastle, UK • The Star And Shadow
MAY 27 • London, UK • Wide Awake Festival
MAY 29 • Leipzig, DE • Wave Gotik Treffen
MAY 30 • Prague, CZ • Futurum Music Bar
MAY 31 • Vienna, AT • Fluc
JUNE 1 • Munich, DE • Strom
JUNE 2 • Bassano Del Grappa, IT • Finite
JUNE 3 • Bologna, IT • TPO Open Air
JUNE 4 • St. Gallen, CH • Grabenhalle
JUNE 5 • Geneva, CH • L’Usine
JUNE 6 • Lyon, FR • Le Marché Gare
JUNE 7 • Bordeaux, FR • Rochschool Barbey
JUNE 8 • Tours, FR • Festival Aucard De Tours
JUNE 9  • Strasbourg, FR • La Laiterie
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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 1/23/2023

New music is due from Mohamad Zatari Trio, Simon Scott, and Laibach, while old music is due from P16.D4, Bladder Flask, and Eliane Radigue.

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 1/16/2023

New music is due from Pete Rock, The C.I.A., and Nighttime, while older music is due from Tim Maia, Klaus Schulze, and Kid 'n Play.

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 1/9/2023

New music is due from Jim O'Rourke and Giovanni Di Domenico, Everest Magma, and Bonn, while older music is due from Incapacitants, Eliane Radigue, and Wallenstein.

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 1/2/2023

New music is due from Blood Quartet, Basement's Glare, and Field School, while old music is due from Saboten, Los York's, and Esplendor Geométrico.

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 12/19/2022

Newer music is due from Negativland, Roy Montgomery, Climax Golden Twins, and Alva Noto with Martin L. Gore and Willian Basinski, while older music is due from Charles O'Hegarty, Soft Machine, and Fabienne Delsol.

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Forced Exposure New Releases for the Week of 12/12/2022

New music is due from Ryoji Ikeda, Stefan Smith, and The Residents, while old music is due from The 5.6.7.8's, Luc Ferrari, and Derek Bailey.

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