Author Archives: postrockcafe
Castles in Space ~ The Isolation Tapes
The Isolation Tapes scores a rare hat trick. Not only is Castles in Space’s new compilation of excellent quality throughout ~ 63 tracks in 5 hours ~ it’s also a charity release and a historical document. The rules were simple: record
Castles in Space ~ The Isolation Tapes
The Isolation Tapes scores a rare hat trick. Not only is Castles in Space’s new compilation of excellent quality throughout ~ 63 tracks in 5 hours ~ it’s also a charity release and a historical document. The rules were simple: record
Jeremy Bible ~ Human Savagery
We first mentioned Human Savagery back in January 2017; since then the film has been making the festival rounds to universal acclaim. This year the score has finally been released, and what a time to do so! The themes of environmental degradation
Jeremy Bible ~ Human Savagery
We first mentioned Human Savagery back in January 2017; since then the film has been making the festival rounds to universal acclaim. This year the score has finally been released, and what a time to do so! The themes of environmental degradation
Inventions ~ Continuous Portrait
Continuous Portrait is the sonic version of recessive genes. This is not the type of album one might expect from an ambient artist (Matthew Cooper) and part of a post-rock band (Explosions in the Sky’s Mark T. Smith). But it makes
Inventions ~ Continuous Portrait
Continuous Portrait is the sonic version of recessive genes. This is not the type of album one might expect from an ambient artist (Matthew Cooper) and part of a post-rock band (Explosions in the Sky’s Mark T. Smith). But it makes
Amplify 2020: quarantine festival
No live festivals this summer? No problem ~ Amplify 2020 brings the festival to you! This ongoing quarantine project is already up to an amazing 130 releases, which means there’s no way we can give it a closer listen ~ just like a live
Amplify 2020: quarantine festival
No live festivals this summer? No problem ~ Amplify 2020 brings the festival to you! This ongoing quarantine project is already up to an amazing 130 releases, which means there’s no way we can give it a closer listen ~ just like a live
Patrica Wolf ~ Lament
Life has gotten so surreal that we have to be reminded that people die of things other than COVID-19. Patricia Wolf‘s mother-in-law, Kathleen Karle, passed away last November, and this 23-minute piece is dedicated to her. Wolf’s mourning is translated
Patrica Wolf ~ Lament
Life has gotten so surreal that we have to be reminded that people die of things other than COVID-19. Patricia Wolf‘s mother-in-law, Kathleen Karle, passed away last November, and this 23-minute piece is dedicated to her. Wolf’s mourning is translated
Ricardo Donoso ~ Content
The quote that accompanies Ricardo Donoso‘s latest album comes from former hostage Terry Waite, who when asked what he had learned from his captivity, answered “Contemporary humanity has lost the ability to engage in productive solitude.” The quote is all the
Ricardo Donoso ~ Content
The quote that accompanies Ricardo Donoso‘s latest album comes from former hostage Terry Waite, who when asked what he had learned from his captivity, answered “Contemporary humanity has lost the ability to engage in productive solitude.” The quote is all the
Roly Porter ~ Kistvaen
Bury me facing the sun. As the pandemic bodies continue to pile up, awaiting burial, Kistvaen is a reminder of ancient practices. The title refers to the Neolithic/Bronze Age granite tombs of Dartmoor, surrounded by small stones and covered with mounds
Roly Porter ~ Kistvaen
Bury me facing the sun. As the pandemic bodies continue to pile up, awaiting burial, Kistvaen is a reminder of ancient practices. The title refers to the Neolithic/Bronze Age granite tombs of Dartmoor, surrounded by small stones and covered with mounds
Morusque ~ the end of music
One would think this would be a bad time to launch a new label, but good music finds a way of breaking through. Lyon, France’s wabi-sabi tapes has picked a winner in the end of music, a release whose very title
Morusque ~ the end of music
One would think this would be a bad time to launch a new label, but good music finds a way of breaking through. Lyon, France’s wabi-sabi tapes has picked a winner in the end of music, a release whose very title
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