Lights Dim & Endless Melancholy ~ Soft Steps / Endless Melancholy ~ Epilogue

Poland’s Lights Dim and the Ukraine’s Endless Melancholy have been busy since they were last reviewed here at ACL, releasing a series of small-run, beautifully designed EPs.  (Lights Dim: please make a third edition of Moon!)  Each act borders on ambience, but

ACL 2012: Top Ten Rock & Post Rock

Rock, Post-Rock, Folk & Jazz is an umbrella category that is dominated by, but not exclusive to post-rock.  As evidenced by this year’s incredibly diverse selection, the old horse seems to have no intention of lying down any time soon.

Blueneck ~ Epilogue

Epilogue is the Blueneck album that many people have wanted, but that few expected.  Over the course of three previous albums (and three gorgeous Christmas EPs), the band had slowly drifted away from the world of instrumental post-rock into the world