Author Archives: postrockcafe

Late Aster ~ City Livin’

City Livin’ is a tribute to the era of lo-fi beats, recorded on vintage 90s equipment, which gives it the slightly abraded feel of a well-loved cassette.  The tape hum in the background is an intentional part of the music, a

Late Aster ~ City Livin’

City Livin’ is a tribute to the era of lo-fi beats, recorded on vintage 90s equipment, which gives it the slightly abraded feel of a well-loved cassette.  The tape hum in the background is an intentional part of the music, a

Will Glaser ~ Music of the Terrazoku: Ethnographic Recordings From An Imagined Future

Here’s a concept album this really works, packaged in a neat little box set housing two tapes and showcasing incredible art from Djoïna Amrani.  We’re not sure just how strong the box is, but we wonder if it might survive

Will Glaser ~ Music of the Terrazoku: Ethnographic Recordings From An Imagined Future

Here’s a concept album this really works, packaged in a neat little box set housing two tapes and showcasing incredible art from Djoïna Amrani.  We’re not sure just how strong the box is, but we wonder if it might survive

Alex Kozobolis ~ Asymmetry

We always want life to make sense, yet despite our best efforts, it does not.  This is the starting point for Asymmetry, which distills a lifetime of thoughts and emotions into 88 keys.  Alex Kozobolis is no stranger to such efforts;

Alex Kozobolis ~ Asymmetry

We always want life to make sense, yet despite our best efforts, it does not.  This is the starting point for Asymmetry, which distills a lifetime of thoughts and emotions into 88 keys.  Alex Kozobolis is no stranger to such efforts;

Jessica Moss ~ Unfolding

Unfolding is dedicated to “a free Palestine in our lifetime,” and builds to the first single and powerful finale, “until all are free.”  According to Jessica Moss, her solo violin music began to flow out of her during the invasion of

Jessica Moss ~ Unfolding

Unfolding is dedicated to “a free Palestine in our lifetime,” and builds to the first single and powerful finale, “until all are free.”  According to Jessica Moss, her solo violin music began to flow out of her during the invasion of

Helen Anahita Wilson ~ Nightshade

In this unusual album, Helen Anahita Wilson not only produces sonic tributes to the members of the Solanaceae plant family; she provides them with a voice.  Biodata from member plants is used to trigger certain instruments and sounds, with whom Wilson

Helen Anahita Wilson ~ Nightshade

In this unusual album, Helen Anahita Wilson not only produces sonic tributes to the members of the Solanaceae plant family; she provides them with a voice.  Biodata from member plants is used to trigger certain instruments and sounds, with whom Wilson

Various Artists ~ Sounds of the Wetlands

This collection is so good that it may make prompt a move to the wetlands.  The double album is the result of a SoundLapse project which united composers and field recording artists from Valdivia (Chile) and London, sharing sounds captured

Various Artists ~ Sounds of the Wetlands

This collection is so good that it may make prompt a move to the wetlands.  The double album is the result of a SoundLapse project which united composers and field recording artists from Valdivia (Chile) and London, sharing sounds captured

Masimba Hwati & Paul Nataraj ~ Soil Leaf Root

To whom does land belong?  This simple question lies at the root of many of the world’s problems: border disputes, genocide, war.  When one orders a physical copy of this cassette, one receives a sample of land, as the cloth

Masimba Hwati & Paul Nataraj ~ Soil Leaf Root

To whom does land belong?  This simple question lies at the root of many of the world’s problems: border disputes, genocide, war.  When one orders a physical copy of this cassette, one receives a sample of land, as the cloth

Clarice Jensen ~ in holiday clothing out of the great darkness

The album title is a quotation from Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, which includes the phrase “what steps forth, in holiday clothing, out of the great darkness.”  Cellist Clarice Jensen regards the image as a metaphor for the

Clarice Jensen ~ in holiday clothing out of the great darkness

The album title is a quotation from Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet, which includes the phrase “what steps forth, in holiday clothing, out of the great darkness.”  Cellist Clarice Jensen regards the image as a metaphor for the