Author Archives: postrockcafe

Scott Ordway/SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ The Clearing and the Forest

Before COVID, a refugee crisis was brewing on the U.S./Mexico border.  Although the news cycle moved on, the same crisis is ongoing, one of many across the globe.  Today there are over 82 million refugees in the world, and over

Scott Ordway/SOLI Chamber Ensemble ~ The Clearing and the Forest

Before COVID, a refugee crisis was brewing on the U.S./Mexico border.  Although the news cycle moved on, the same crisis is ongoing, one of many across the globe.  Today there are over 82 million refugees in the world, and over

Rie Nakajima/Takahiro Kawaguchi ~ Utsuho

Crickets chirping, cicadas whining, bees buzzing: the sonic charm of insects rests on their ability to make noise without thinking about it, to swell into a clicking, buzzing cacophony that seemingly has no intention or reason. We tend to work

Rie Nakajima/Takahiro Kawaguchi ~ Utsuho

Crickets chirping, cicadas whining, bees buzzing: the sonic charm of insects rests on their ability to make noise without thinking about it, to swell into a clicking, buzzing cacophony that seemingly has no intention or reason. We tend to work

Various Artists ~ Epiphanies

A compilation album is a tricky beast.  Swiss record label Hallow Ground’s Epiphanies appropriately deploys the form to illustrate the hopelessly subjective nature of an epiphanic experience.  The featured artists, many of whom have worked with Hallow Ground before, were

Various Artists ~ Epiphanies

A compilation album is a tricky beast.  Swiss record label Hallow Ground’s Epiphanies appropriately deploys the form to illustrate the hopelessly subjective nature of an epiphanic experience.  The featured artists, many of whom have worked with Hallow Ground before, were

Vanessa Wagner ~ A Study of the Invisible

In a career stretching back to the mid-90s, Vanessa Wagner has performed and released music by an impressively diverse roster of composers including Mozart, Lizst and Scriabin. More recently she’s been exploring minimalism in all its forms in a series

Vanessa Wagner ~ A Study of the Invisible

In a career stretching back to the mid-90s, Vanessa Wagner has performed and released music by an impressively diverse roster of composers including Mozart, Lizst and Scriabin. More recently she’s been exploring minimalism in all its forms in a series

Edu Comelles & Rafa Ramos Sania ~ da camp

da camp is the second release from Edu Comelles and Rafa Ramos Sania after their debut Botánica de Balcón (Archives Label).  A work of pure simplicity and sparsity, da camp (from the land in Catalan) is a micro-exploration of the

Edu Comelles & Rafa Ramos Sania ~ da camp

da camp is the second release from Edu Comelles and Rafa Ramos Sania after their debut Botánica de Balcón (Archives Label).  A work of pure simplicity and sparsity, da camp (from the land in Catalan) is a micro-exploration of the

V/A ~ Healing Together: A Compilation For Mental Health Recovery

While much has been written about the use of ambient music as soother, sleep aid, or background, little has been written about its therapeutic qualities (Isabella Herrera’s recent article in The New York Times one exception).  Cynthia Bernard seeks to expand perceptions

V/A ~ Healing Together: A Compilation For Mental Health Recovery

While much has been written about the use of ambient music as soother, sleep aid, or background, little has been written about its therapeutic qualities (Isabella Herrera’s recent article in The New York Times one exception).  Cynthia Bernard seeks to expand perceptions

Exclusive Full Streaming ~ This is release MFR 100

For their 100th release, Amsterdam’s Moving Furniture Records invites listeners to take 100 minutes to save a life.  50 label artists and one guest teamed up to pen 25 tracks, each one a collaboration, each one 4 minutes long.  Every 40 seconds,

Exclusive Full Streaming ~ This is release MFR 100

For their 100th release, Amsterdam’s Moving Furniture Records invites listeners to take 100 minutes to save a life.  50 label artists and one guest teamed up to pen 25 tracks, each one a collaboration, each one 4 minutes long.  Every 40 seconds,

Daniela Fromberg & Stefan Roigk ~ Unfamiliar Home

We often ask when a house becomes a home, but seldom ask when a home becomes a house ~ or at least an unfamiliar home.  This disorienting shift can occur when the experience of living in one’s house grows uncomfortable.  Tensions

Daniela Fromberg & Stefan Roigk ~ Unfamiliar Home

We often ask when a house becomes a home, but seldom ask when a home becomes a house ~ or at least an unfamiliar home.  This disorienting shift can occur when the experience of living in one’s house grows uncomfortable.  Tensions