Author Archives: postrockcafe
Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient
Have you been feeling anxious, worried, fearful or agitated lately? Are you ready to embrace some music that’s calm, restive, peaceful, relaxed, bucolic, tender, gentle and mild? These adjectives describe a state of mind that is difficult to achieve yet
Fall Music Preview ~ Ambient
Have you been feeling anxious, worried, fearful or agitated lately? Are you ready to embrace some music that’s calm, restive, peaceful, relaxed, bucolic, tender, gentle and mild? These adjectives describe a state of mind that is difficult to achieve yet
Fall Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Seasons produce a synaesthetic feel. Post-rock and electronic are perfect for summer driving, because one can hear the music with the windows down. Subtle ambience reflects the bloom of spring. Drone matches the darker months, and modern composition fits the
Fall Music Preview ~ Modern Composition
Seasons produce a synaesthetic feel. Post-rock and electronic are perfect for summer driving, because one can hear the music with the windows down. Subtle ambience reflects the bloom of spring. Drone matches the darker months, and modern composition fits the
Fall Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The largest instrumental music preview on the planet returns, boasting as many releases as there are days in the year! Most of these will be released in the next two months, and we’ve listened to at least a piece of
Fall Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz
The largest instrumental music preview on the planet returns, boasting as many releases as there are days in the year! Most of these will be released in the next two months, and we’ve listened to at least a piece of
Spektral Quartet ~ Experiments in Living
We’ve traveled so deep into the digital age that we’ve almost forgotten the awe that can accompany a physical release. The irony is that the musical portion of Experiments in Living is digital while the accoutrements are physical. Unwrapping the box ~
Spektral Quartet ~ Experiments in Living
We’ve traveled so deep into the digital age that we’ve almost forgotten the awe that can accompany a physical release. The irony is that the musical portion of Experiments in Living is digital while the accoutrements are physical. Unwrapping the box ~
Phil Tomsett ~ The Sound of Someone Leaving
The Sound of Someone Leaving sums up our universal loss in the time of quarantine. While the album was written to convey the bittersweet mingling of sadness, anger and resolve that surface in the wake of a crashed relationship, we’re
Phil Tomsett ~ The Sound of Someone Leaving
The Sound of Someone Leaving sums up our universal loss in the time of quarantine. While the album was written to convey the bittersweet mingling of sadness, anger and resolve that surface in the wake of a crashed relationship, we’re
Joshua Van Tassel ~ Dance Music Volume Two: More Songs for Slow Motion
Volume One (2014) was a gift to Joshua Van Tassel‘s wife, a dancer and craniosacral therapist; Volume Two is a gift to us all. More Songs for Slow Motion is “beauty composed as a response to the world’s ugliness,” softly uplifting and romantic at
Joshua Van Tassel ~ Dance Music Volume Two: More Songs for Slow Motion
Volume One (2014) was a gift to Joshua Van Tassel‘s wife, a dancer and craniosacral therapist; Volume Two is a gift to us all. More Songs for Slow Motion is “beauty composed as a response to the world’s ugliness,” softly uplifting and romantic at
Maarja Nuut & Ruum ~ World Inverted
World Inverted is a perfect title for our times, and September 11 is the perfect release date, even if unintentional. The events of that day sent waves around the world, and heightened interest in the unifying timbres of modern world music,
Maarja Nuut & Ruum ~ World Inverted
World Inverted is a perfect title for our times, and September 11 is the perfect release date, even if unintentional. The events of that day sent waves around the world, and heightened interest in the unifying timbres of modern world music,
Polynation ~ Wildeburg / Coral
If there are no festivals, why not record a tribute to a festival? That’s what Polynation was thinking when they penned Side A’s “Wildeburg,” a shout of thanks to the “crew, founders, and everyone else involved” in last year’s Dutch event.
Polynation ~ Wildeburg / Coral
If there are no festivals, why not record a tribute to a festival? That’s what Polynation was thinking when they penned Side A’s “Wildeburg,” a shout of thanks to the “crew, founders, and everyone else involved” in last year’s Dutch event.
a closer listen 