Stephen joined Brainwashed in 2011. He lives in Austin, Texas, and graduated from UT Austin with a Psychology BA. In his spare time, he enjoys running like a zombie on Central Texas trails (marathon to 50-mile distance races) and listening to old Blue Note and Impulse! jazz records on headphones.
Selected Brainwashed pieces:
- Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance) interview (Feb '11)
- Wire: Red Barked Tree tour — live review (Apr '11)
- Gil Scott-Heron tribute/obituary (May '11)
- Coil: Love's Secret Domain 20 year retrospective (Jul '11)
- Edradour single malt scotch whisky review (Aug '11)
- Zola Jesus: Conatus tour — live review (Feb '12)
Favorite 2011 releases (linked to my reviews, when applicable):
- Active Child: You Are All I See (Vagrant)
- Barn Owl: Lost in the Glare (Thrill Jockey)
- Belong: Common Era (Kranky)
- Bill Callahan: Apocalypse (Drag City)
- Charalambides: Exile (Kranky)
- Deaf Center: Owl Splinters (Type)
- Earth: Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light I (Southern Lord)
- The Field: Looping State of Mind (Kompakt)
- Gang Gang Dance: Eye Contact (4AD)
- Steve Hauschildt: Tragedy and Geometry (Kranky)
- Tim Hecker: Ravedeath, 1972 (Kranky)
- Jacaszek: Glimmer (Ghostly)
- Liturgy: Aesthethica (Thrill Jockey)
- Low: C'mon (Sub Pop)
- M83: Hurry Up, We're Dreaming (Mute)
- Mark McGuire: A Young Person's Guide to Mark McGuire (Editions Mego)
- Moon Duo: Mazes (Sacred Bones)
- The Mountain Goats: All Eternals Deck (Merge)
- Cian Nugent: Doubles (VHF)
- Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica (Software)
- Planningtorock: W (DFA)
- Gil Scott-Heron and Jamie xx: We're New Here (XL)
- Shabazz Palaces: Black Up (Sub Pop)
- Six Organs of Admittance: Asleep on the Floodplain (Drag City)
- Colin Stetson: New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges (Constellation)
- Jozef van Wissem: The Joy that Never Ends (Important)
- Chris Watson: El Tren Fantasma (Touch)
- A Winged Victory for the Sullen: A Winged Victory for the Sullen (Kranky)
- Wooden Shjips: West (Thrill Jockey)
- YOB: Atma (Profound Lore)
- Zola Jesus: Conatus (Sacred Bones)
- Zomby: Dedication (4AD)
