Author Archives: postrockcafe

Wow & Flutter

Dublin’s new imprint Wow & Flutter makes a strong impression with its first two releases: an evocative echo of a well-loved house by M Shutak and a relaxing foray into drone by Department of Forever.  The cassette designs are sharp and architectural.  Even the track

Wow & Flutter

Dublin’s new imprint Wow & Flutter makes a strong impression with its first two releases: an evocative echo of a well-loved house by M Shutak and a relaxing foray into drone by Department of Forever.  The cassette designs are sharp and architectural.  Even the track

Hymnambulae ~ Nausikaa

Poetry and music make such a perfect pairing that one would think we would hear more of it.  Earlier this year we met Norwegian poet Lars Haga Haavand on Roméo Poirier’s Kystwerk,and soon we’ll be hearing Irish poet Stephen James Smith

Hymnambulae ~ Nausikaa

Poetry and music make such a perfect pairing that one would think we would hear more of it.  Earlier this year we met Norwegian poet Lars Haga Haavand on Roméo Poirier’s Kystwerk,and soon we’ll be hearing Irish poet Stephen James Smith

Ivan Seal / The Caretaker ~ Everywhere at the end of time / everywhere, an empty bliss

After two decades, it’s time for us to take inventory.  Leyland Kirby’s Selected Memories from the Haunted Ballroom was released in 1999, the concluding chapter of Everywhere at the end of time in 2019.  Over the past twenty years, The Caretaker has carved a niche in

Ivan Seal / The Caretaker ~ Everywhere at the end of time / everywhere, an empty bliss

After two decades, it’s time for us to take inventory.  Leyland Kirby’s Selected Memories from the Haunted Ballroom was released in 1999, the concluding chapter of Everywhere at the end of time in 2019.  Over the past twenty years, The Caretaker has carved a niche in

Manja Ristić ~ The Black Isle

“My childhood was deep blue and foamy,” writes Serbian composer Manja Ristić.  Her memories of Korčula Island are pristine.  As she recalls the town streets “positioned in the shape of a fish bone,” and the “natural air conditioning of the Adriatic

Manja Ristić ~ The Black Isle

“My childhood was deep blue and foamy,” writes Serbian composer Manja Ristić.  Her memories of Korčula Island are pristine.  As she recalls the town streets “positioned in the shape of a fish bone,” and the “natural air conditioning of the Adriatic

Juan Antonio Nieto ~ Dry Grass

Dry Grass is Juan Antonio Nieto‘s 27th solo offering, and the first to be reviewed here since the gorgeously glitched Imperfect.  While these two works share the same electro-acoustic blanket, their genesis is worlds apart.  The first finds beauty in digital error, while

Juan Antonio Nieto ~ Dry Grass

Dry Grass is Juan Antonio Nieto‘s 27th solo offering, and the first to be reviewed here since the gorgeously glitched Imperfect.  While these two works share the same electro-acoustic blanket, their genesis is worlds apart.  The first finds beauty in digital error, while

Sophie Delafontaine ~ Accord ouvert

Electro-acoustic music is an acquired taste, falling under the same banner as musique concrète and the lesser-used acousmatics.  For 20 years, Montreal’s empreintes DIGITALis has been releasing a steady stream of this intricate, fascinating music, bringing award-winning compositions to the attention

Sophie Delafontaine ~ Accord ouvert

Electro-acoustic music is an acquired taste, falling under the same banner as musique concrète and the lesser-used acousmatics.  For 20 years, Montreal’s empreintes DIGITALis has been releasing a steady stream of this intricate, fascinating music, bringing award-winning compositions to the attention

A Year in the Country ~ The Watchers

The U.K. label A Year in the Country continues to explore folkloric history on its newest boxed disc, The Watchers.  The title refers to the great oaks, ashes, and one cherished yew that have lasted for hundreds or thousands of years.  As

A Year in the Country ~ The Watchers

The U.K. label A Year in the Country continues to explore folkloric history on its newest boxed disc, The Watchers.  The title refers to the great oaks, ashes, and one cherished yew that have lasted for hundreds or thousands of years.  As

Resina ~ Traces – Remixes

In the old days, a remix EP usually meant that a single track would be remixed into the most club-friendly form possible.  The artist’s original vision was often buried beneath the almighty beat.  This hit-or-miss proposition was often prompted by

Resina ~ Traces – Remixes

In the old days, a remix EP usually meant that a single track would be remixed into the most club-friendly form possible.  The artist’s original vision was often buried beneath the almighty beat.  This hit-or-miss proposition was often prompted by