Author Archives: postrockcafe

Åke Parmerud ~ Growl

What do birdsong, vinyl crackle, techno beats and heavy metal growls have in common?  They all appear on Åke Parmerud’s latest collection.  This seemingly disparate set of subjects unites to form a surprisingly coherent whole.  The Gothenburg artist has defied the

Åke Parmerud ~ Growl

What do birdsong, vinyl crackle, techno beats and heavy metal growls have in common?  They all appear on Åke Parmerud’s latest collection.  This seemingly disparate set of subjects unites to form a surprisingly coherent whole.  The Gothenburg artist has defied the

Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner ~ Nýey

This one is a real gem.  Anyone who enjoys podcasts and Ted Talks is immediately advised to check out Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner‘s Nýey, which began as a radio show and is now adapted for disc.  The recording is an

Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner ~ Nýey

This one is a real gem.  Anyone who enjoys podcasts and Ted Talks is immediately advised to check out Nicolas Perret & Silvia Ploner‘s Nýey, which began as a radio show and is now adapted for disc.  The recording is an

Flying Hórses ~ Tölt

Flying Hórses (Jade Bergeron and Raphael Weinroth-Browne) may be a Montreal duo, but they have one foot in Reykjavik, where parts of their album were recorded and the entire project was mastered.  By mixing longer compositions with shorter interludes, the

Flying Hórses ~ Tölt

Flying Hórses (Jade Bergeron and Raphael Weinroth-Browne) may be a Montreal duo, but they have one foot in Reykjavik, where parts of their album were recorded and the entire project was mastered.  By mixing longer compositions with shorter interludes, the

Tobias Fischer & Lara Cory ~ Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World

This new book/CD set, a joint release from Strange Attractor and Gruenrekorder, will have a treasured place on my shelf aside Bernie Krause’s The Great Animal Orchestra, David Rothenberg’s Thousand Mile Song and Cathy Lane & Angus Carlyle’s In the Field: The Art of Field

Tobias Fischer & Lara Cory ~ Animal Music: Sound and Song in the Natural World

This new book/CD set, a joint release from Strange Attractor and Gruenrekorder, will have a treasured place on my shelf aside Bernie Krause’s The Great Animal Orchestra, David Rothenberg’s Thousand Mile Song and Cathy Lane & Angus Carlyle’s In the Field: The Art of Field

Apologies ~ A Disgrace to Modern Science

If you’re driving somewhere exciting (a date, a party, a sporting event) and are only twenty minutes away from your destination, pop this in the player and let it rip.  A Disgrace to Modern Science is a pure psychedelic rock jam

Apologies ~ A Disgrace to Modern Science

If you’re driving somewhere exciting (a date, a party, a sporting event) and are only twenty minutes away from your destination, pop this in the player and let it rip.  A Disgrace to Modern Science is a pure psychedelic rock jam

Dalriver ~ Appleton Cabin

Appleton Cabin is a lovely sonic memoir of a year spent on a goat farm in Maine.  It’s a reminder that outside of the city’s hustle and bustle ~ and often only miles away from the noise ~ lies a peaceful,

Dalriver ~ Appleton Cabin

Appleton Cabin is a lovely sonic memoir of a year spent on a goat farm in Maine.  It’s a reminder that outside of the city’s hustle and bustle ~ and often only miles away from the noise ~ lies a peaceful,

How to Be the Next Ólafur Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds has definitely reached the tipping point.  Over the past couple years, we’ve received dozens of press releases from artists and labels mentioning his name.  Here’s a sampling of quotes (with names removed so as not to embarrass anyone).

How to Be the Next Ólafur Arnalds

Ólafur Arnalds has definitely reached the tipping point.  Over the past couple years, we’ve received dozens of press releases from artists and labels mentioning his name.  Here’s a sampling of quotes (with names removed so as not to embarrass anyone).

Crypto Tropic ~ S/T

In an interview with A Closer Listen‘s Nayt Keane, Le Cabanon Records expressed that its intention is “to attract the curiosity of the auditors.”  The latest album from the French label does exactly that; Crypto Tropic is the label’s most mysterious offering

Crypto Tropic ~ S/T

In an interview with A Closer Listen‘s Nayt Keane, Le Cabanon Records expressed that its intention is “to attract the curiosity of the auditors.”  The latest album from the French label does exactly that; Crypto Tropic is the label’s most mysterious offering