Author Archives: postrockcafe
CEEYS ~ The Grunewald Church Session
With The Grunewald Session, 1631 Recordings continues on their tear, having now released approximately three dozen piano-based works in a single season. This short album is the best of the recent batch. It’s the first public set from Sebastian and Daniel Selke
CEEYS ~ The Grunewald Church Session
With The Grunewald Session, 1631 Recordings continues on their tear, having now released approximately three dozen piano-based works in a single season. This short album is the best of the recent batch. It’s the first public set from Sebastian and Daniel Selke
Manuel Knapp ~ Azoth
Ahh, what a nice, soothing release. Little plinks and plonks and plucks, perfect for napping on a soft spring day. Let me get my pillow. Wait, what was that? DID SOMEONE JUST CRASH INTO MY HOUSE?!? What are these clouds
Manuel Knapp ~ Azoth
Ahh, what a nice, soothing release. Little plinks and plonks and plucks, perfect for napping on a soft spring day. Let me get my pillow. Wait, what was that? DID SOMEONE JUST CRASH INTO MY HOUSE?!? What are these clouds
New Label: Heavy Mess
The fact that ambient music thrives on tape is no surprise. If music can offer sanctuary from the daily grind, cassette culture helps to create a physical connection between the music and the fan. Perhaps the magic’s in choosing such an
New Label: Heavy Mess
The fact that ambient music thrives on tape is no surprise. If music can offer sanctuary from the daily grind, cassette culture helps to create a physical connection between the music and the fan. Perhaps the magic’s in choosing such an
Poppy Nogood ~ Music for Mourning
What’s in a name? When this album first came in for review, we may have been subliminally influenced by the name of the artist, and we passed on it; but when Preserved Sound picked it up, we listened again, and
Poppy Nogood ~ Music for Mourning
What’s in a name? When this album first came in for review, we may have been subliminally influenced by the name of the artist, and we passed on it; but when Preserved Sound picked it up, we listened again, and
Klaas Hübner ~ Sog
In the past few weeks, we’ve covered music from a washing machine, a marble machine, Xerox machines and Betamax tapes. (Extra credit to the reader who can identify all of these!) Now joining this intriguing list is Berlin’s Klaas Hübner, whose
Klaas Hübner ~ Sog
In the past few weeks, we’ve covered music from a washing machine, a marble machine, Xerox machines and Betamax tapes. (Extra credit to the reader who can identify all of these!) Now joining this intriguing list is Berlin’s Klaas Hübner, whose
Two Beautiful Mornings: Flavien Gillié and Marcus Eads
The sounds of morning differ from continent to continent, as demonstrated in new recordings from Belgium (Flavien Gillié) and Minnesota (Marcus Eads). These short, lovely pieces provide a perfect entry into the day, energetic yet serene. Not every morning is placid. A
Two Beautiful Mornings: Flavien Gillié and Marcus Eads
The sounds of morning differ from continent to continent, as demonstrated in new recordings from Belgium (Flavien Gillié) and Minnesota (Marcus Eads). These short, lovely pieces provide a perfect entry into the day, energetic yet serene. Not every morning is placid. A
Marcus Eads ~ Saint Francis River Basin
With Saint Francis River Basin, we welcome another new label to the fold: Manchester’s North Country Primitive, who opened its doors with the colorful compilation New Dimensions in Fingerstyle Volume One this February. That set featured tracks from Grass Tops Recording and Littlefield Editions, so
Marcus Eads ~ Saint Francis River Basin
With Saint Francis River Basin, we welcome another new label to the fold: Manchester’s North Country Primitive, who opened its doors with the colorful compilation New Dimensions in Fingerstyle Volume One this February. That set featured tracks from Grass Tops Recording and Littlefield Editions, so
NE Trethowan ~ Grammostola
Grammostola is an album of mysteries. The title refers to a branch of the tarantula family, while the samples are taken from old Finnish choral records, but neither fact is apparent without reading. It’s refreshing to encounter the artist’s quote that “it’s
NE Trethowan ~ Grammostola
Grammostola is an album of mysteries. The title refers to a branch of the tarantula family, while the samples are taken from old Finnish choral records, but neither fact is apparent without reading. It’s refreshing to encounter the artist’s quote that “it’s
a closer listen 