Author Archives: postrockcafe

Throwing Snow ~ Embers

Ross Tones (Throwing Snow) has just released the best set of his young and evolving career.  The only problem is it may be hard to top.  The key fact: Embers is mixed as a continuous set, and like the circle displayed on the cover, connects

Throwing Snow ~ Embers

Ross Tones (Throwing Snow) has just released the best set of his young and evolving career.  The only problem is it may be hard to top.  The key fact: Embers is mixed as a continuous set, and like the circle displayed on the cover, connects

Drunken Sufis ~ Pala Pala

It would be silly to say that Drunken Sufis has mellowed with age.  It’s only been a year since the energy drink of Cotton Candy Cluster Bombs, and two since the stuttered glitch of Fiber Optic Tap.  So what is this new melodic undercurrent heard

Drunken Sufis ~ Pala Pala

It would be silly to say that Drunken Sufis has mellowed with age.  It’s only been a year since the energy drink of Cotton Candy Cluster Bombs, and two since the stuttered glitch of Fiber Optic Tap.  So what is this new melodic undercurrent heard

Dave Phillips ~ South Africa Recordings

South Africa Recordings is a big, generous release, a double-disc set with a 16-page booklet boasting some gorgeous nature photography.  It’s a treasure trove for field recording enthusiasts, especially those who prefer their field recordings to be untreated and unadorned.  Apart

Dave Phillips ~ South Africa Recordings

South Africa Recordings is a big, generous release, a double-disc set with a 16-page booklet boasting some gorgeous nature photography.  It’s a treasure trove for field recording enthusiasts, especially those who prefer their field recordings to be untreated and unadorned.  Apart

Christian Frederickson, Jason Noble, Ryan Rumery ~ The Painted Bird | Amidst

Amidst is the second of three works written for Pavel Zuštiak’s modern dance trilogy The Painted Bird, which is itself based on the surrealistic novel of the same name written (or patched together) in 1965 by Jerzy Kosinski.  Amidst recently enjoyed a re-launch in

Christian Frederickson, Jason Noble, Ryan Rumery ~ The Painted Bird | Amidst

Amidst is the second of three works written for Pavel Zuštiak’s modern dance trilogy The Painted Bird, which is itself based on the surrealistic novel of the same name written (or patched together) in 1965 by Jerzy Kosinski.  Amidst recently enjoyed a re-launch in

The Unfathomless Series: Five Elements Music and Stéphane Marin

The Unfathomless Series returns with another pair of fine releases, whose moods are polar opposites.  Five Elements Music‘s lokrum patterns draws the listener in, while Stéphane Marin’s Invisible(s) Archipelago(s) n°1 – Serendib rhythms contains sounds that many would choose to avoid. Croatia’s Lokrum Island is

The Unfathomless Series: Five Elements Music and Stéphane Marin

The Unfathomless Series returns with another pair of fine releases, whose moods are polar opposites.  Five Elements Music‘s lokrum patterns draws the listener in, while Stéphane Marin’s Invisible(s) Archipelago(s) n°1 – Serendib rhythms contains sounds that many would choose to avoid. Croatia’s Lokrum Island is

Juan Antonio Nieto ~ Imperfect

          As people around the world use the new year as a welcome opportunity to put their mistakes behind them, Juan Antonio Nieto does the opposite.  He celebrates the mistake, the glitch, the digital error; he calls his

Juan Antonio Nieto ~ Imperfect

          As people around the world use the new year as a welcome opportunity to put their mistakes behind them, Juan Antonio Nieto does the opposite.  He celebrates the mistake, the glitch, the digital error; he calls his

Project Mooncircle ~ 15th Anniversary Compilation

Emerging in the opening stretch of the 21st century, the Project Mooncircle label is already 15 years and over 150 releases old.  The label is celebrating in a big way, offering fans a party in a box.  The deluxe package includes five

Project Mooncircle ~ 15th Anniversary Compilation

Emerging in the opening stretch of the 21st century, the Project Mooncircle label is already 15 years and over 150 releases old.  The label is celebrating in a big way, offering fans a party in a box.  The deluxe package includes five

Jonas Colstrup ~ Between sound and silence (Video Premiere and Review)

Slow down, says Jonas Colstrup without words in this world premiere video, perfect for the changing of the seasons and years.  It’s one of two lead tracks from the upcoming Between sound and silence, which Colstrup describes as “a soundtrack for contemplation and the

Jonas Colstrup ~ Between sound and silence (Video Premiere and Review)

Slow down, says Jonas Colstrup without words in this world premiere video, perfect for the changing of the seasons and years.  It’s one of two lead tracks from the upcoming Between sound and silence, which Colstrup describes as “a soundtrack for contemplation and the