post-rock Archive

Hundred Word Reviews, September 2025: Prog

It’s Hundred-worder time again here at Musoscribe World HQ. What’s on? Prog! Lotsa, lotsa prog. Mostly new, but one very noteworthy reissue. Markus Reuter – Truce <3 Markus Reuter is […]

Album Review: Sleepersound – My Own Dead Love

Milwaukee’s Sleepersound has just released My Own Dead Love, and the album marks a departure – an expansion, actually – from the sound on its earlier albums, specifically In Medias […]

BEAT: 21st Century Crimson Men (Part 3 of 3)

Continued from Part Two… Speaking of surprises, what, if anything, has surprised or impressed you the most about putting this project together? There was one thing that really surprised me. […]

BEAT: 21st Century Crimson Men (Part 2 of 3)

Continued from Part One… The ‘80s lineup of King Crimson was radically different from what had come before; it had its own distinct sound and sensibility. How closely will BEAT […]

BEAT: 21st Century Crimson Men (Part 1 of 3)

Formed in 1969 in London, King Crimson was at the vanguard of progressive rock. Led by innovative guitarist Robert Fripp, the band made some of the most boundary-pushing, uncompromising music […]

Musoscribe’s Best of 2024: Reissue/archival

From my perspective, 2024 has been another great year for reissues and archival releases. I’ve reviewed nearly 60 of ’em since January 1. Among those, there are five titles that […]

Album Review: King Crimson – Sheltering Skies

The reactivated King Crimson of the 1980s – that’s King Crimson Mk IV for aficionados – represented the most radical overhaul to date of the group’s approach, and that’s saying […]

Album Review: Tu-Ner – Tu-Ner for Lovers

Playing the music of King Crimson is technically demanding; it requires a level of musicianship to which most players can only aspire. Actually playing as a member of King Crimson […]

30 Days Out, June 2024 #1: Beach Boys, King’s X, Kim Gordon, Pinkish Floyd

Wow. Some big names – from both a commercial and critical perspective – are coming to town in the next 30 days. And a local group that serves up the […]

Album Review: Mushroom – Messages from the Spliff Bunker

A kind of indie-underground supergroup, Mushroom is at its core the brainchild of Pat Thomas. Combining avant-garde, free jazz and krautrock influences and textures might – to the causal listener, […]