Author Archives: postrockcafe

The Balloonist ~ A Quiet Day

Many people yearn for a quiet day, imagining that they might spend such a day languishing in the yard, reading on a comfortable couch, perhaps taking a walk by the stream.  But to a younger person, such days are to

The Balloonist ~ A Quiet Day

Many people yearn for a quiet day, imagining that they might spend such a day languishing in the yard, reading on a comfortable couch, perhaps taking a walk by the stream.  But to a younger person, such days are to

floating shrine ~ Connecting

Sometimes a micro-genre is lost to the point at which one wonders if it ever existed, apart from candy-glow daydreams.  Two decades ago, labels such as Spekk, flau and Noble specialized in a type of ambient glitch that sounded simultaneously

floating shrine ~ Connecting

Sometimes a micro-genre is lost to the point at which one wonders if it ever existed, apart from candy-glow daydreams.  Two decades ago, labels such as Spekk, flau and Noble specialized in a type of ambient glitch that sounded simultaneously

Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #8

Andrzej Pietrewicz continues to challenge common assumptions of how sacred music can sound.  All too often, devotional albums are so safe that they dilute the creativity of the Creator.  This Toronto composer knows that awe comes from the unexpected, and that

Andrzej Pietrewicz ~ #8

Andrzej Pietrewicz continues to challenge common assumptions of how sacred music can sound.  All too often, devotional albums are so safe that they dilute the creativity of the Creator.  This Toronto composer knows that awe comes from the unexpected, and that

Ian Andrews ~ Dawn chorus, before the fires

In 2020, we reviewed Pablo Diserens’ on australian shores, recorded just before the Australian fires that ravaged the continent and depleted it of irreplaceable ecosystems.  In 2022, Australian Bird Calls: Songs of Disappearance topped sales charts in its native land

Ian Andrews ~ Dawn chorus, before the fires

In 2020, we reviewed Pablo Diserens’ on australian shores, recorded just before the Australian fires that ravaged the continent and depleted it of irreplaceable ecosystems.  In 2022, Australian Bird Calls: Songs of Disappearance topped sales charts in its native land

Jenny Haniver ~ Haunt Your Own House

First off, what a cover!  Zach Hobbs’ art produces immediate intrigue; we want to know how this LP sounds, and we want to know right now.  The first born child of recording artists Amulets and Bus Gas, Jenny Haniver sounds a

Jenny Haniver ~ Haunt Your Own House

First off, what a cover!  Zach Hobbs’ art produces immediate intrigue; we want to know how this LP sounds, and we want to know right now.  The first born child of recording artists Amulets and Bus Gas, Jenny Haniver sounds a

Maria W Horn ~ Panoptikon

Imagine a world in which not only abortion, but miscarriage are punishable by death; a world in which those who do not confess are condemned to unending torture until they do; a world in which prisoners are completely isolated for

Maria W Horn ~ Panoptikon

Imagine a world in which not only abortion, but miscarriage are punishable by death; a world in which those who do not confess are condemned to unending torture until they do; a world in which prisoners are completely isolated for

Gidge ~ Tundra

Swedish duo Gidge (Autumn Bells) continues its hot streak with Tundra, a five-track EP that contains three potential singles.  “Bleak” made an early impact when it was released back in 2022; its inclusion here allows fans to own it on

Gidge ~ Tundra

Swedish duo Gidge (Autumn Bells) continues its hot streak with Tundra, a five-track EP that contains three potential singles.  “Bleak” made an early impact when it was released back in 2022; its inclusion here allows fans to own it on

Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Impossibly distant, impossibly close

The idea of place is related to our individual ways of perceiving, creating and remembering. There is often ambiguity in how we perceive a place if, for instance, we are physically present or if we try to remember or perceive

Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Impossibly distant, impossibly close

The idea of place is related to our individual ways of perceiving, creating and remembering. There is often ambiguity in how we perceive a place if, for instance, we are physically present or if we try to remember or perceive