Author Archives: postrockcafe
subzar ~ pico
“Today you took a walk …” The album begins with a conversation about a path ~ how far the path goes, how far one has traveled and how far one wants to go. Chatty birds comment from nearby trees, perhaps
subzar ~ pico
“Today you took a walk …” The album begins with a conversation about a path ~ how far the path goes, how far one has traveled and how far one wants to go. Chatty birds comment from nearby trees, perhaps
The Echelon Effect ~ Atlantic (plus surprise side project!)
The Echelon Effect (Dave Walters) produces some of the most euphoric post-rock on the planet. After teasing us with a preview single last January and an EP last summer, he’s just released the first album of a two-part project. (Pacific and a physical
The Echelon Effect ~ Atlantic (plus surprise side project!)
The Echelon Effect (Dave Walters) produces some of the most euphoric post-rock on the planet. After teasing us with a preview single last January and an EP last summer, he’s just released the first album of a two-part project. (Pacific and a physical
A Hibernate Trio
Hibernate Records finished the year with a fine trio of releases from James Murray, Maps and Diagrams and Rion (Ian Hawgood and Ryo Nakata), whose recordings provide a fitting backdrop to the colder, stiller months. You won’t want to nap
A Hibernate Trio
Hibernate Records finished the year with a fine trio of releases from James Murray, Maps and Diagrams and Rion (Ian Hawgood and Ryo Nakata), whose recordings provide a fitting backdrop to the colder, stiller months. You won’t want to nap
sbsst ~ Pillar of Ire
I’m not too familiar with the Electronic music scene in Ottawa. However, from the sounds of Pillar of Ire, a self-released mini-album from sbsst (aka Eric Moore), I’d say folks there are catching up to the lust of their neighbors
sbsst ~ Pillar of Ire
I’m not too familiar with the Electronic music scene in Ottawa. However, from the sounds of Pillar of Ire, a self-released mini-album from sbsst (aka Eric Moore), I’d say folks there are catching up to the lust of their neighbors
Lea Bertucci ~ Resonance Shapes
A new record store (Rough Trade) just opened in NYC, and this is exactly the sort of new record one might hope to discover in the front racks: intricate, creative, pleasing to the eye and ear. The Coke bottle vinyl
Lea Bertucci ~ Resonance Shapes
A new record store (Rough Trade) just opened in NYC, and this is exactly the sort of new record one might hope to discover in the front racks: intricate, creative, pleasing to the eye and ear. The Coke bottle vinyl
clade ~ vietnamese piano
If Brightness Outshine Heavens So Prepared was an enthralling yet disconcerting verge into dense, dark dronescapes. clade‘s newest offering channels the detached soporific intrigue of Harold Budd. In this set of untitled pieces, the artist surrounds the quavers of the upright piano with intriguingly
clade ~ vietnamese piano
If Brightness Outshine Heavens So Prepared was an enthralling yet disconcerting verge into dense, dark dronescapes. clade‘s newest offering channels the detached soporific intrigue of Harold Budd. In this set of untitled pieces, the artist surrounds the quavers of the upright piano with intriguingly
Ichtyor Tides ~ Eever Schapes
Eever Schapes completes the trilogy that began in 2012 with Eever Schores and continued with 2013’s Eever Schemes. The most diverse of the triptych, it also sports the best packaging: a tape nestled in a sturdy rectangular wooden tunnel, courtesy of A Giant Fern.
Ichtyor Tides ~ Eever Schapes
Eever Schapes completes the trilogy that began in 2012 with Eever Schores and continued with 2013’s Eever Schemes. The most diverse of the triptych, it also sports the best packaging: a tape nestled in a sturdy rectangular wooden tunnel, courtesy of A Giant Fern.
Rob St. John & Tommy Perman ~ Water of Life
Water of Life may be the evolution of field recordings. Presented in an enormously appealing package, the 45 is accompanied by letterpress artwork and a series of essays that address Edinburgh’s water flow. As the first edition of the larger Imagining
Rob St. John & Tommy Perman ~ Water of Life
Water of Life may be the evolution of field recordings. Presented in an enormously appealing package, the 45 is accompanied by letterpress artwork and a series of essays that address Edinburgh’s water flow. As the first edition of the larger Imagining
a closer listen 