Author Archives: postrockcafe
Eric Hilton ~ Sound Vagabond
While listening to Sound Vagabond, it’s easy to close one’s eyes and imagine being transported back to the mid-nineties, enjoying a fresh album from the trip-hop scene. This is no accident, as Eric Hilton is the founder of influential downtempo group Thievery
Eric Hilton ~ Sound Vagabond
While listening to Sound Vagabond, it’s easy to close one’s eyes and imagine being transported back to the mid-nineties, enjoying a fresh album from the trip-hop scene. This is no accident, as Eric Hilton is the founder of influential downtempo group Thievery
Various Artists ~ Inner Demons Batch 2024A
You’d have to be absolute batshit crazy to release 19 drone and noise-based CD-Rs on the same day, much less Valentine’s Day, but this is exactly what Tampa’s Inner Demons Records has done. But flip the script and it makes
Various Artists ~ Inner Demons Batch 2024A
You’d have to be absolute batshit crazy to release 19 drone and noise-based CD-Rs on the same day, much less Valentine’s Day, but this is exactly what Tampa’s Inner Demons Records has done. But flip the script and it makes
Jaime del Adarve ~ Las Horas
The pairing of painting and music makes this a special little release. The cover art comes from the Barcelona-based artist’s aunt, Conchi Escamilla, the internal art from a pair of other local artists, Adolfo Lozano Sidro and Snorri Arinbjarnar. We
Jaime del Adarve ~ Las Horas
The pairing of painting and music makes this a special little release. The cover art comes from the Barcelona-based artist’s aunt, Conchi Escamilla, the internal art from a pair of other local artists, Adolfo Lozano Sidro and Snorri Arinbjarnar. We
Maya Shenfeld ~ Under the Sun
Under the Sun is a study in contrasts: the way things are and the way things could be. Even the internal dynamics shift beneath the ears, from seismic drone to effervescent electronics, from oboe and recorders to organ and choir. While
Maya Shenfeld ~ Under the Sun
Under the Sun is a study in contrasts: the way things are and the way things could be. Even the internal dynamics shift beneath the ears, from seismic drone to effervescent electronics, from oboe and recorders to organ and choir. While
Time Released Sound ~ A Decade of Handmade Music Packaging
In 2012, Colin Herrick’s Time Released Sound was ACL’s very first Label of the Year. We spotted the label right away, and have been fans ever since. They’ve received a Best Packaging Award from us nearly every year the article has appeared,
Time Released Sound ~ A Decade of Handmade Music Packaging
In 2012, Colin Herrick’s Time Released Sound was ACL’s very first Label of the Year. We spotted the label right away, and have been fans ever since. They’ve received a Best Packaging Award from us nearly every year the article has appeared,
A Burial at Sea ~ Close to Home
It’s the brass. Irish post-rock duo A Burial at Sea has a not-so-secret weapon, and they’re not afraid to use it. The surging guitars, the crashing drums, troughs and crests, breakdowns and crescendos are all here, but the brass takes the music
A Burial at Sea ~ Close to Home
It’s the brass. Irish post-rock duo A Burial at Sea has a not-so-secret weapon, and they’re not afraid to use it. The surging guitars, the crashing drums, troughs and crests, breakdowns and crescendos are all here, but the brass takes the music
Headtriiip ~ the songbird who loves me
the songbird who loves me is a scrappy and unusual little project, a personal mixtape that comes across as enigmatic despite some epic overshare. (Is that really the family in the birthing room? We may never know, although Instagram has matching
Headtriiip ~ the songbird who loves me
the songbird who loves me is a scrappy and unusual little project, a personal mixtape that comes across as enigmatic despite some epic overshare. (Is that really the family in the birthing room? We may never know, although Instagram has matching
Lyndhurst ~ Caves
Last July, new duo Lyndhurst impressed us right out the gate with their debut EP Platforms.. That release would eventually land on our year-end Electronic list. In many ways, their follow-up EP is even better; they are swiftly becoming one of
Lyndhurst ~ Caves
Last July, new duo Lyndhurst impressed us right out the gate with their debut EP Platforms.. That release would eventually land on our year-end Electronic list. In many ways, their follow-up EP is even better; they are swiftly becoming one of
a closer listen 