Author Archives: postrockcafe
anthène ~ Frailty
To many, the notion of frailty will immediately evoke sorrow, suggesting something diminished, a back bent toward the drawing down of a life. But its richness of meaning can also unfurl as layers of quiet joy: the subtle triumph of
anthène ~ Frailty
To many, the notion of frailty will immediately evoke sorrow, suggesting something diminished, a back bent toward the drawing down of a life. But its richness of meaning can also unfurl as layers of quiet joy: the subtle triumph of
Joshua Bonnetta ~ The Pines
Poet Wendell Berry writes of having “the wisdom to survive, to stand like slow-growing trees on a ruined place, renewing it, enriching it.” On his four-disc set The Pines, Joshua Bonnetta finds a similar alchemy through sound. The long version of the
Joshua Bonnetta ~ The Pines
Poet Wendell Berry writes of having “the wisdom to survive, to stand like slow-growing trees on a ruined place, renewing it, enriching it.” On his four-disc set The Pines, Joshua Bonnetta finds a similar alchemy through sound. The long version of the
Staraya derevnya ~ Garden window escape
The delightfully different Staraya derevnya, now seven strong, returns this spring with another unusual album. The first sessions took place in London, later recordings were made in Bulgaria, Israel and Mexico, and the sparse lyrics combine Russian and invented languages, making
Staraya derevnya ~ Garden window escape
The delightfully different Staraya derevnya, now seven strong, returns this spring with another unusual album. The first sessions took place in London, later recordings were made in Bulgaria, Israel and Mexico, and the sparse lyrics combine Russian and invented languages, making
Sinemis ~ Farewell
Turkish Injazero label head Sine Buyuka steps out as Sinemis to deliver a devastating diatribe against the government of her home country. Farewell is also heartbreaking, pulsating with love and loss, the artist now in London, looking back on a once-thriving democracy and
Sinemis ~ Farewell
Turkish Injazero label head Sine Buyuka steps out as Sinemis to deliver a devastating diatribe against the government of her home country. Farewell is also heartbreaking, pulsating with love and loss, the artist now in London, looking back on a once-thriving democracy and
Poly Chain ~ Nemesis
Poly Chain (Kyiv-born Sasha Zakrevska) has been making music for a dozen years, and on Nemesis she takes inventory of her journey. The tracks span that entire length. Shifting from ambience to club music and back again, the album also symbolizes
Poly Chain ~ Nemesis
Poly Chain (Kyiv-born Sasha Zakrevska) has been making music for a dozen years, and on Nemesis she takes inventory of her journey. The tracks span that entire length. Shifting from ambience to club music and back again, the album also symbolizes
Manon McCoy & Alice Brookes ~ objects aligned out of time
We were immediately intrigued when we read the words “two wine glasses, a stack of paper and some dried peas.” These represent only a sampling of the objects aligned out of time that coalesce in the unique sonic universe of sound
Manon McCoy & Alice Brookes ~ objects aligned out of time
We were immediately intrigued when we read the words “two wine glasses, a stack of paper and some dried peas.” These represent only a sampling of the objects aligned out of time that coalesce in the unique sonic universe of sound
William Tyler ~ Time Indefinite
An 1100-word description on Bandcamp doesn’t leave much to add about this sublime album, so we will try to say different things in more succinct fashion. Time Indefinite may be a guitar album, but it’s not just a guitar album; the sonic additions
William Tyler ~ Time Indefinite
An 1100-word description on Bandcamp doesn’t leave much to add about this sublime album, so we will try to say different things in more succinct fashion. Time Indefinite may be a guitar album, but it’s not just a guitar album; the sonic additions
Lila Tirando a Violeta ~ Dream of Snakes
Kate Bush once sang, “let me sleep and dream of sheep.” In contrast, Uruguayan composer Lila Tirando a Violeta dreams of snakes. But in true gothic-industrial fashion, she welcomes the vision, connecting it with her ancestors while translating it into
Lila Tirando a Violeta ~ Dream of Snakes
Kate Bush once sang, “let me sleep and dream of sheep.” In contrast, Uruguayan composer Lila Tirando a Violeta dreams of snakes. But in true gothic-industrial fashion, she welcomes the vision, connecting it with her ancestors while translating it into
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