Category Archives: Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

Davide Cedolin ~ Cjera Aʃìn

Childhood summers spent in Val D’Arzino made an undeniable impression on Davide Cedolin.  The artist describes Friuli in northeast Italy as “Mountain people, feral animals, ancient trees, old crafts, lore, abandoned crashed cars, ghost towns, houses named as boroughs.” On

Davide Cedolin ~ Cjera Aʃìn

Childhood summers spent in Val D’Arzino made an undeniable impression on Davide Cedolin.  The artist describes Friuli in northeast Italy as “Mountain people, feral animals, ancient trees, old crafts, lore, abandoned crashed cars, ghost towns, houses named as boroughs.” On

Fall Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

The big guns are absent from post-rock this fall, leaving plenty of space for the next generation to move in.  The last article in our Fall Music Preview includes American Primitive, chamber rock, post-metal and prog, with a little bit

Fall Music Preview ~ Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz

The big guns are absent from post-rock this fall, leaving plenty of space for the next generation to move in.  The last article in our Fall Music Preview includes American Primitive, chamber rock, post-metal and prog, with a little bit

Acid Brain 酸腦 ~ Heptaméron 七日譚

Heptaméron 七日譚 is an unusually assured debut, one that embraces the vocabulary of progressive rock while refusing to remain within its boundaries. Built around a fantasy narrative structured by the symbolic recurrence of the number seven, the album unfolds like

Acid Brain 酸腦 ~ Heptaméron 七日譚

Heptaméron 七日譚 is an unusually assured debut, one that embraces the vocabulary of progressive rock while refusing to remain within its boundaries. Built around a fantasy narrative structured by the symbolic recurrence of the number seven, the album unfolds like

Din of Celestial Birds ~ Takeoffs & Landings

Much of Europe goes on vacation in August, so there’s no better time to release an album about “adventure, travel, and the journey of life.”  The Leeds post-rock quintet Din of Celestial Birds hopes their album will be the soundtrack to

Din of Celestial Birds ~ Takeoffs & Landings

Much of Europe goes on vacation in August, so there’s no better time to release an album about “adventure, travel, and the journey of life.”  The Leeds post-rock quintet Din of Celestial Birds hopes their album will be the soundtrack to

Ben Bekele ~ Zawsze Coś

Nothing is quite what it seems on Zawsze coś. Ben Bekele is not, in fact, a single musician but the collective identity adopted by Hubert Zemler, Kamil Piotrowicz and Igor Wiśniewski. Nor is Bekele a surname in the Western sense.

Ben Bekele ~ Zawsze Coś

Nothing is quite what it seems on Zawsze coś. Ben Bekele is not, in fact, a single musician but the collective identity adopted by Hubert Zemler, Kamil Piotrowicz and Igor Wiśniewski. Nor is Bekele a surname in the Western sense.

Tristan da Cunha ~ Maris Stella

Add a viola, and the whole world changes.  On Stella Maris, Pavia post-rockers Tristan de Cunha become a trio, thanks to Nicolò Vara, which moves their already orchestral sound to the realm of the majestic.  Now in their tenth year, the band is

Tristan da Cunha ~ Maris Stella

Add a viola, and the whole world changes.  On Stella Maris, Pavia post-rockers Tristan de Cunha become a trio, thanks to Nicolò Vara, which moves their already orchestral sound to the realm of the majestic.  Now in their tenth year, the band is

Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed ~ Reverie

The soulless age of the Hollywood blockbuster, rife with CGI and A.I., has left viewers nostalgic for the golden age of cinema, when a widescreen epic meant months of set building and thousands of extras, but a small, intimate picture

Ori Kaplan & Lihu Melamed ~ Reverie

The soulless age of the Hollywood blockbuster, rife with CGI and A.I., has left viewers nostalgic for the golden age of cinema, when a widescreen epic meant months of set building and thousands of extras, but a small, intimate picture

Brazzmatazz ~ Crank Up the Pressure

Ghent brass band Brazzmatazz was formed in 2014, released their debut EP in 2015, expanded to a 12-piece band for their first album in 2018, released a live set in 2021 and is now even larger, an 18-strong leviathan.  Whenever someone buys

Brazzmatazz ~ Crank Up the Pressure

Ghent brass band Brazzmatazz was formed in 2014, released their debut EP in 2015, expanded to a 12-piece band for their first album in 2018, released a live set in 2021 and is now even larger, an 18-strong leviathan.  Whenever someone buys