Author Archives: postrockcafe

Sergio Sorrentino & Machinefabriek ~ Vignettes

Machinefabriek is enjoying another prolific period, having recently released collaborations with Banabila, Celer and the Kleefstra brothers, among others.  We can imagine a TV show called “Everybody Loves Rutger”, in which a different experimental musician might drop by every week

Sergio Sorrentino & Machinefabriek ~ Vignettes

Machinefabriek is enjoying another prolific period, having recently released collaborations with Banabila, Celer and the Kleefstra brothers, among others.  We can imagine a TV show called “Everybody Loves Rutger”, in which a different experimental musician might drop by every week

*AR ~ Succession

The elegiac music of Richard Skelton and Autumn Richardson (*AR) has always been about much more than music, and Succession is no exception.  The new work is enriched by optional publications that expand upon themes investigated in the work, while the music in

*AR ~ Succession

The elegiac music of Richard Skelton and Autumn Richardson (*AR) has always been about much more than music, and Succession is no exception.  The new work is enriched by optional publications that expand upon themes investigated in the work, while the music in

Interview: Will Long

This season, Will Long (Celer) has released a healthy number of works, including I Love You, recorded with his wife Miko as Oh Yoko.  In this feature, he talks with ACL’s Richard Allen about loss, love, life and making music.

Interview: Will Long

This season, Will Long (Celer) has released a healthy number of works, including I Love You, recorded with his wife Miko as Oh Yoko.  In this feature, he talks with ACL’s Richard Allen about loss, love, life and making music.

Hear Cape Cod Volumes One & Two

Field recordings are often described as calming, unique, and valuable, but seldom as fun.  Hear Cape Cod is fun.  Steve Wilkes’ lovingly curated project takes the genre into the mainstream without a single whiff of compromise.  It’s the sort of souvenir that

Hear Cape Cod Volumes One & Two

Field recordings are often described as calming, unique, and valuable, but seldom as fun.  Hear Cape Cod is fun.  Steve Wilkes’ lovingly curated project takes the genre into the mainstream without a single whiff of compromise.  It’s the sort of souvenir that

Vortex ~ Kali Yuga / Taphephobia ~ Escape from the Mundane Self / The Floating World ~ The Wood Beyond the World

Here, agony has been achieved.  Chains rattle, a dark drone rises, a ritual chant begins.  Kali yuga … kali yuga.  It’s October, and Cyclic Law has the soundtrack.  Having recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, the label continues to rule the

Vortex ~ Kali Yuga / Taphephobia ~ Escape from the Mundane Self / The Floating World ~ The Wood Beyond the World

Here, agony has been achieved.  Chains rattle, a dark drone rises, a ritual chant begins.  Kali yuga … kali yuga.  It’s October, and Cyclic Law has the soundtrack.  Having recently celebrated their 10th anniversary, the label continues to rule the

umin ~ antiv

We’ve heard the ukulele featured in a few noteworthy releases this year, but we haven’t heard it played quite like this.  umin approaches the versatile instrument with a dissecting mind, exploring its possibilities through sequencing and stuttering, strumming and plucking.  The

umin ~ antiv

We’ve heard the ukulele featured in a few noteworthy releases this year, but we haven’t heard it played quite like this.  umin approaches the versatile instrument with a dissecting mind, exploring its possibilities through sequencing and stuttering, strumming and plucking.  The

Jacob Brant ~ Rainmaking

Rainmaking contains a warning from the artist:  “I’m not sure who will enjoy this album, and I worry for those that do.”  Oops ~ since I bought a copy, Jacob Brant is now officially worried about me!  The warning exposes the

Jacob Brant ~ Rainmaking

Rainmaking contains a warning from the artist:  “I’m not sure who will enjoy this album, and I worry for those that do.”  Oops ~ since I bought a copy, Jacob Brant is now officially worried about me!  The warning exposes the

Mikael Lind ~ Unsettled Beings

Those who visit Iceland tend to fall in love with it.  This is the case with Swedish composer Mikael Lind, who now calls Reykjavik home, and Colin Herrick of Time Released Sound, who visited the nation earlier this year and brought

Mikael Lind ~ Unsettled Beings

Those who visit Iceland tend to fall in love with it.  This is the case with Swedish composer Mikael Lind, who now calls Reykjavik home, and Colin Herrick of Time Released Sound, who visited the nation earlier this year and brought