Author Archives: postrockcafe
Siavash Amini ~ eremos
Having already released the brilliant album Eidolon and the brooding, seething follow-up EP, The Sweat of Earth earlier this year, Iranian composer, musician and sound artist Siavash Amini now releases eremos on the American Dreams label. It’s a stunning continuation
Siavash Amini ~ eremos
Having already released the brilliant album Eidolon and the brooding, seething follow-up EP, The Sweat of Earth earlier this year, Iranian composer, musician and sound artist Siavash Amini now releases eremos on the American Dreams label. It’s a stunning continuation
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective ~ Many Voices: Ensemble
How best to encourage young musicians? One might teach them how to play the classics, or even provide them with a modern score (I recently heard middle schoolers playing the theme from The Avengers at a park festival). Even better,
Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective ~ Many Voices: Ensemble
How best to encourage young musicians? One might teach them how to play the classics, or even provide them with a modern score (I recently heard middle schoolers playing the theme from The Avengers at a park festival). Even better,
Sophie Hutchings ~ A World Outside
Until now, Sophie Hutchings has been associated with the coastline, but A World Outside stretches her geological boundaries to mountains and deserts and her colors from the deepest blue to burnt umber. The album is the result of a road trip deep
Sophie Hutchings ~ A World Outside
Until now, Sophie Hutchings has been associated with the coastline, but A World Outside stretches her geological boundaries to mountains and deserts and her colors from the deepest blue to burnt umber. The album is the result of a road trip deep
Zeynep Toraman ~ In a Dark House
Rife with mysteries, silences, and unheimlich spaces, In a Dark House, the debut album of Turkish composer and musician Zeynep Toraman, released on Seattle’s own Obscure & Terrible label, is a trip through a series of sonic and psychological states
Zeynep Toraman ~ In a Dark House
Rife with mysteries, silences, and unheimlich spaces, In a Dark House, the debut album of Turkish composer and musician Zeynep Toraman, released on Seattle’s own Obscure & Terrible label, is a trip through a series of sonic and psychological states
Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje ~ Collage
Collage is an apt name for an album that creates its own sonic world through field recordings, unusual instrumentation and vivid vocal experimentation. The team-up of Norwegian trio Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje began as an “impromptu concert” that
Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje ~ Collage
Collage is an apt name for an album that creates its own sonic world through field recordings, unusual instrumentation and vivid vocal experimentation. The team-up of Norwegian trio Erlend Apneseth Trio & Maja S.K. Ratkje began as an “impromptu concert” that
Hauschka ~ Philanthropy
Positive and optimistic, highlighting the best of humanity, Philanthropy offers a shot of essential encouragement. After the pandemic, Hauschka writes, “I felt the urge to release a record that would help open the windows a little.” The titles serve as
Hauschka ~ Philanthropy
Positive and optimistic, highlighting the best of humanity, Philanthropy offers a shot of essential encouragement. After the pandemic, Hauschka writes, “I felt the urge to release a record that would help open the windows a little.” The titles serve as
Galya Bisengalieva ~ Polygon
Sometimes horrible things happen in the world, and the general populace only learns about it much later. Such is the case with the Semipalatinsk Test Site, also known as The Polygon, in Galya Bisengalieva‘s native Kazakhstan. This nuclear testing site
Galya Bisengalieva ~ Polygon
Sometimes horrible things happen in the world, and the general populace only learns about it much later. Such is the case with the Semipalatinsk Test Site, also known as The Polygon, in Galya Bisengalieva‘s native Kazakhstan. This nuclear testing site
Markus Floats ~ Fourth Album
Fans of Markus Floats‘ Third Album will receive the fourth record as an expansion of timbre and theme; newcomers may go back to seek out his Constellation debut. That percolating record was filled with layer upon MIDI layer, as effervescent as sparkling
Markus Floats ~ Fourth Album
Fans of Markus Floats‘ Third Album will receive the fourth record as an expansion of timbre and theme; newcomers may go back to seek out his Constellation debut. That percolating record was filled with layer upon MIDI layer, as effervescent as sparkling
a closer listen 