Author Archives: postrockcafe

Peter Gregson ~ Quartets: One-Four

Quartets: One-Four is a dream come true for Peter Gregson, a long-time goal achieved.  From 2016-17, the cellist released a pair of string quartet EPs, but had always hoped to compile “a quartet of quartets.”  The new music added this year completes

Peter Gregson ~ Quartets: One-Four

Quartets: One-Four is a dream come true for Peter Gregson, a long-time goal achieved.  From 2016-17, the cellist released a pair of string quartet EPs, but had always hoped to compile “a quartet of quartets.”  The new music added this year completes

Gold Panda ~ The Work

Gold Panda‘s The Work exudes happiness.  The music is upbeat, there’s a giant sun on the cover, and early purchasers were able to bundle the CD version with a “Happy Toast” t-shirt.  And yet, this happiness was hard-earned; the title is an

Gold Panda ~ The Work

Gold Panda‘s The Work exudes happiness.  The music is upbeat, there’s a giant sun on the cover, and early purchasers were able to bundle the CD version with a “Happy Toast” t-shirt.  And yet, this happiness was hard-earned; the title is an

Best Art Books on Music

While a picture may be worth a thousand words, it may also be worth a thousand notes ~ or in the case of our cover photo, thousands of albums containing millions of notes.  The books below take us deep into

Best Art Books on Music

While a picture may be worth a thousand words, it may also be worth a thousand notes ~ or in the case of our cover photo, thousands of albums containing millions of notes.  The books below take us deep into

Best Children’s Books on Music

Children’s Books One of the joys of childhood is being read to sleep by a loved one: a parent, a grandparent, an older sibling.  But books aren’t just for sleep, and children’s books aren’t just for children.  In this article,

Best Children’s Books on Music

Children’s Books One of the joys of childhood is being read to sleep by a loved one: a parent, a grandparent, an older sibling.  But books aren’t just for sleep, and children’s books aren’t just for children.  In this article,

R. Weis ~ Cempazúchitl (Party with the Dead)

Last year’s Día de los Muertos street celebration is now this year’s hit Day of the Dead release.  Recorded in Oaxaca de Juárez, México by R. Weis exactly a year ago today, Cempazúchitl is fun, exuberant, and like the holiday yet despite

R. Weis ~ Cempazúchitl (Party with the Dead)

Last year’s Día de los Muertos street celebration is now this year’s hit Day of the Dead release.  Recorded in Oaxaca de Juárez, México by R. Weis exactly a year ago today, Cempazúchitl is fun, exuberant, and like the holiday yet despite

Evgueni Galperine ~ Theory of Becoming

With Theory of Becoming, the Ukrainian-Russian composer Evgueni Galperine has come full circle.  He was once asked to write film music based on a series of stills, and at the Gent album premiere, four filmmakers were asked to “create images in response to

Evgueni Galperine ~ Theory of Becoming

With Theory of Becoming, the Ukrainian-Russian composer Evgueni Galperine has come full circle.  He was once asked to write film music based on a series of stills, and at the Gent album premiere, four filmmakers were asked to “create images in response to

Loraine James ~ Building Something Beautiful for Me

NYC in the 60s, 70s and 80s was a melting pot of different cultural genres and a meeting point for important figures in contemporary music. The scene was filled with many artists whose influential body of work has been written

Loraine James ~ Building Something Beautiful for Me

NYC in the 60s, 70s and 80s was a melting pot of different cultural genres and a meeting point for important figures in contemporary music. The scene was filled with many artists whose influential body of work has been written

We Stood Like Kings ~ Away

Following their initial silent film trilogy and a set of classical reworks, Brussels post-rockers We Stood Like Kings have returned to the cinematic world, with a twist.  This time they are not only rescoring an animated film, but a recent one: Gints Zilbalodis’

We Stood Like Kings ~ Away

Following their initial silent film trilogy and a set of classical reworks, Brussels post-rockers We Stood Like Kings have returned to the cinematic world, with a twist.  This time they are not only rescoring an animated film, but a recent one: Gints Zilbalodis’