Author Archives: postrockcafe

Max Cooper ~ On Being

Every Max Cooper album is an event, and On Being is no exception.  The album is a generous triple gatefold LP (available in clear or black), and fans can order an acrylic wool scarf.  A handful of videos have already been released, with

Max Cooper ~ On Being

Every Max Cooper album is an event, and On Being is no exception.  The album is a generous triple gatefold LP (available in clear or black), and fans can order an acrylic wool scarf.  A handful of videos have already been released, with

Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #9

Seeing the title takes one back to John Lennon reciting, “#9, #9, #9” on “Revolution 9,” the most unusual track on The Beatles’ White Album.  Packed with tape loops, samples and spoken word, the track divided critics and flummoxed fans.

Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #9

Seeing the title takes one back to John Lennon reciting, “#9, #9, #9” on “Revolution 9,” the most unusual track on The Beatles’ White Album.  Packed with tape loops, samples and spoken word, the track divided critics and flummoxed fans.

you, infinite ~ you, infinite

Back in 2005, This Will Destroy You made an immediate impact on the post-rock scene with the release of their debut album Young Mountain.  The album cover, depicting a large bear carrying a house on its back, remains iconic, and the music

you, infinite ~ you, infinite

Back in 2005, This Will Destroy You made an immediate impact on the post-rock scene with the release of their debut album Young Mountain.  The album cover, depicting a large bear carrying a house on its back, remains iconic, and the music

Endless Dive ~ Souvenances

Some bands change intentionally, while others have change thrust upon them.  Over the course of the past ten years, this Belgian band first changed its sound subtly, then dramatically.  Witness the evolution of Endless Dive. The story begins with the

Endless Dive ~ Souvenances

Some bands change intentionally, while others have change thrust upon them.  Over the course of the past ten years, this Belgian band first changed its sound subtly, then dramatically.  Witness the evolution of Endless Dive. The story begins with the

Yii Kah Hoe, Nigel Brown, Yannick Dauby, William Kok (with Juis Migan) ~ Bung Jagoi – In the Forest / In the Village

Three field recordists and a cinematographer walk into a forest.  What comes next is not a punchline, but a story.  Earlier this year, Yii Kah Hoe, Nigel Brown and Yannick Dauby, along with William Kok, visited the Borneo village of

Yii Kah Hoe, Nigel Brown, Yannick Dauby, William Kok (with Juis Migan) ~ Bung Jagoi – In the Forest / In the Village

Three field recordists and a cinematographer walk into a forest.  What comes next is not a punchline, but a story.  Earlier this year, Yii Kah Hoe, Nigel Brown and Yannick Dauby, along with William Kok, visited the Borneo village of

Ai Yamamoto + Dan West ~ Microdoses

The new partnership of Ai Yamamoto + Dan West is dedicated to the natural world, and is available on bark or foliage vinyl.  One cool aspect of the brown edition is that the grooves are reminiscent of growth rings.  In like fashion,

Ai Yamamoto + Dan West ~ Microdoses

The new partnership of Ai Yamamoto + Dan West is dedicated to the natural world, and is available on bark or foliage vinyl.  One cool aspect of the brown edition is that the grooves are reminiscent of growth rings.  In like fashion,

Guy Buttery ~ Orchestrations

It would be difficult to choose the most appealing aspect of Guy Buttery‘s Orchestrations.  Is it the fact that a tree is planted for every purchase?  Is it the international flavor of the 17 collaborators, who hail from ten different countries?

Guy Buttery ~ Orchestrations

It would be difficult to choose the most appealing aspect of Guy Buttery‘s Orchestrations.  Is it the fact that a tree is planted for every purchase?  Is it the international flavor of the 17 collaborators, who hail from ten different countries?

Antarctic Wastelands ~ Worlds: Collide

Four continents, seven tracks, eight guest stars, twenty-two minutes of music: Worlds: Collide is a crash course in ambience, the tonal opposite of the 1951 sci-fi film it references.  The music shimmers like Cynthia Bernard’s cover art, and seven related images are

Antarctic Wastelands ~ Worlds: Collide

Four continents, seven tracks, eight guest stars, twenty-two minutes of music: Worlds: Collide is a crash course in ambience, the tonal opposite of the 1951 sci-fi film it references.  The music shimmers like Cynthia Bernard’s cover art, and seven related images are