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In Memory of Peter Rehberg

The sudden and unexpected loss of a peerless force is still difficult to grasp and the void will be felt for years to come. Likewise, it is impossible to encapsulate in an hour podcast episode the breadth of a singular person who has had so much profound influence in independent, bold, innovative, genre-pushing music for over two decades.

Music in this episode from Pita, Fenn O' Berg, Ulver, Shampoo Boy, Fennesz, BJ Nilsen, The Transcendence Orchestra, Marcus Schmickler, and a Kara-Lis Coverdale variation on Caterina Barbieri.

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Brainwashed is thrilled to present a new song off the forthcoming Charalambides album Exile, due on Kranky October 23rd. "Before You Go" can be heard now on the Brainwashed Soundcloud Page.

Over at Thighpaulsandra's official website, two new freebies have been added to the Downloads section.

Look for the group Charles Atlas to play Brainwaves. Their next release of new material will be one half of a split EP on the Static Caravan label. The tracks were recorded in San Francisco with producer Scott Solter. You are welcome to download the most recent album To the Dust: From Man You Came and To Man You Shall Return below.

Michael Wells has been releasing music for two decades, first with Lee Newman under the guises of Greater Than One , Tricky Disco, GTO, Church of Extacy, and Technohead; and more recently as Signs of Chaos, S.O.L.O., and The Man.  In 2004, he relocated to a remote area of Spain but continues to record music.  We're excited to present an exclusive free "album" of unreleased music over the last few years, Never To Be Released?, as he continues to record music and plans to release more soon.  

Barbed Wire Halo was Annie's first release as Annie Anxiety and has two songs, "Cyanide Tears" and "Hello Horror,"  it was produced with Penny Rimbaud of Crass and released in 1981.  "It Was July" comes from the Italian compilation F/Ear This, originally released in 1987 but recorded much earlier.  "Soweto Suntan" came from the Devastate to Liberate LP released by David Tibet's Yangki imprint and also featured Nurse With Wound, Coil, Current 93, The Legndary Pink Dots, and many fine others.  And finally, "Gates of Freedom" was released on the compilation Here We Go, issued in 1985 on Sterile to benefit the UK Miners' strike.  None of these songs have surfaced officially on CD.