Author Archives: postrockcafe
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #8
Andrzej Pietrewicz continues to challenge common assumptions of how sacred music can sound. All too often, devotional albums are so safe that they dilute the creativity of the Creator. This Toronto composer knows that awe comes from the unexpected, and that
Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #8
Andrzej Pietrewicz continues to challenge common assumptions of how sacred music can sound. All too often, devotional albums are so safe that they dilute the creativity of the Creator. This Toronto composer knows that awe comes from the unexpected, and that
Ian Andrews ~ Dawn chorus, before the fires
In 2020, we reviewed Pablo Diserens’ on australian shores, recorded just before the Australian fires that ravaged the continent and depleted it of irreplaceable ecosystems. In 2022, Australian Bird Calls: Songs of Disappearance topped sales charts in its native land
Ian Andrews ~ Dawn chorus, before the fires
In 2020, we reviewed Pablo Diserens’ on australian shores, recorded just before the Australian fires that ravaged the continent and depleted it of irreplaceable ecosystems. In 2022, Australian Bird Calls: Songs of Disappearance topped sales charts in its native land
Jenny Haniver ~ Haunt Your Own House
First off, what a cover! Zach Hobbs’ art produces immediate intrigue; we want to know how this LP sounds, and we want to know right now. The first born child of recording artists Amulets and Bus Gas, Jenny Haniver sounds a
Jenny Haniver ~ Haunt Your Own House
First off, what a cover! Zach Hobbs’ art produces immediate intrigue; we want to know how this LP sounds, and we want to know right now. The first born child of recording artists Amulets and Bus Gas, Jenny Haniver sounds a
Maria W Horn ~ Panoptikon
Imagine a world in which not only abortion, but miscarriage are punishable by death; a world in which those who do not confess are condemned to unending torture until they do; a world in which prisoners are completely isolated for
Maria W Horn ~ Panoptikon
Imagine a world in which not only abortion, but miscarriage are punishable by death; a world in which those who do not confess are condemned to unending torture until they do; a world in which prisoners are completely isolated for
Gidge ~ Tundra
Swedish duo Gidge (Autumn Bells) continues its hot streak with Tundra, a five-track EP that contains three potential singles. “Bleak” made an early impact when it was released back in 2022; its inclusion here allows fans to own it on
Gidge ~ Tundra
Swedish duo Gidge (Autumn Bells) continues its hot streak with Tundra, a five-track EP that contains three potential singles. “Bleak” made an early impact when it was released back in 2022; its inclusion here allows fans to own it on
Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Impossibly distant, impossibly close
The idea of place is related to our individual ways of perceiving, creating and remembering. There is often ambiguity in how we perceive a place if, for instance, we are physically present or if we try to remember or perceive
Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Impossibly distant, impossibly close
The idea of place is related to our individual ways of perceiving, creating and remembering. There is often ambiguity in how we perceive a place if, for instance, we are physically present or if we try to remember or perceive
Daniel Bachman ~ Quaker Run Wildfire (10/24/23-11/17/23) for Fiddle and Guitar
Quaker Run Wildfire is a sequel of sorts to Almanac Behind, one of our site’s top albums of 2022. But it is not the sort of sequel that Daniel Bachman wanted to make; after recording an LP on the theme of climate change,
Daniel Bachman ~ Quaker Run Wildfire (10/24/23-11/17/23) for Fiddle and Guitar
Quaker Run Wildfire is a sequel of sorts to Almanac Behind, one of our site’s top albums of 2022. But it is not the sort of sequel that Daniel Bachman wanted to make; after recording an LP on the theme of climate change,
Nika Son ~ Drift
What a beautiful, magical recording, washing up on our shores after spending six years in the tumultuous ocean, tossed here and about, a message in a bottle, a bottle containing the sound of the sea. Drift is a film in which
Nika Son ~ Drift
What a beautiful, magical recording, washing up on our shores after spending six years in the tumultuous ocean, tossed here and about, a message in a bottle, a bottle containing the sound of the sea. Drift is a film in which
a closer listen 