Blueneck – Moonlighting
Ten years, the producer’s illness, the pandemic and a stroke partway through the vocals. The sixth Blueneck album is eight tracks of piano, electronics and guitars moving from dark to light.
Post-rock
Post-rock: instrumentals extensos, crescendos i textures que construeixen l’emoció sense lletra. Tótum Revolútum Press segueix les novetats discogràfiques i els concerts del gènere a Catalunya, des dels referents que el van definir fins als projectes que hi aporten sons nous.
Raphael Weinroth-Browne – Empyrean
Raphael Weinroth-Browne builds a 44-minute record out of a single looped, layered acoustic cello — hypnotic at first, formulaic by the second half.
Duncan Attwood explains ten years of «Moonlighting»: the producer’s illness, the pandemic and a stroke of his own mid-vocal recording
Duncan Attwood of Blueneck explains the decade-long delay behind ‘Moonlighting’: a producer’s illness, the pandemic, and his own stroke mid-recording.
Decibel Books publishes the history of Hydra Head Records, the label behind Isis, Botch and Cave In, in December
Decibel Books publishes ‘Deconstructing Towers: The Story Of Hydra Head Records’ in December, a 500-plus-page history of the label behind Isis, Botch and Cave In.
Emma Ruth Rundle releases «These Killing Times», recorded with a full band and on her own label
Emma Ruth Rundle releases ‘These Killing Times’, her sixth album, recorded with a full band on Errant Child, the label she runs herself.
Russian Circles reissue «Guidance» with reworked cover art ten years on
Russian Circles mark ten years of ‘Guidance’ with a reissue featuring reworked cover art, arriving around 11 December through Sargent House.
The Ocean unveil «Milk Of My Dreams» with Thorsten Quaeschning of Tangerine Dream
The Ocean’s «Solaris», with a largely new line-up, follows a rescue ship fleeing the ruined Earth of «Holocene».
Russian Circles – Nine
Russian Circles’ ninth album, «Nine», produced by Kurt Ballou: deliberate instrumental post-metal, no surprises but no cracks either.
Ølyp – I(m)MORTAL
Debut instrumental album from French duo Ølyp: atmospheric post-metal about ecological crisis without a single sung word, with a guest string quartet.
Bosco Sacro set a date for their second record: «Inhabit» is out 6 November
Bosco Sacro’s «Inhabit» was recorded live over seven days in Tuscany, out via the Ufomammut-linked Supernatural Cat Records.
Caspian set a date for their sixth, self-titled record and preview «Remain»
Caspian’s self-titled sixth album is out 16 October via Wax Bodega, their first new material since «On Circles» (2020).
Alcest announce European tour with Agriculture for March and April 2027, with no dates in Spain
Alcest’s spring 2027 tour runs from Annecy to Porto with Agriculture in support, still touring behind «Les Chants de l’Aurore».
Sigur Rós — 11 September 2026, Auditori Fòrum CCIB (Barcelona)
Sigur Rós close their orchestral tour at the Auditori Fòrum CCIB on 11 September, with the Vallès Symphony Orchestra.
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis — 6 November 2026, Marula Café (Barcelona)
The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis play Marula Café on 6 November, presenting ‘Deface the Currency’.
Lost In Kyiv and Årabrot — 8 December 2026, Razzmatazz 3 (Barcelona)
Lost In Kyiv and Årabrot share the bill at Razzmatazz 3 on 8 December.
Maat-Pardals
Photo report: Pardals and Maat, two very different takes on post-rock, live at Auditori Joan Bordetas (Calàbria 66), 12 April 2025.
The Best, or Not, Albums of 2024
Tótum Revolútum Press readers vote for the best album, best debut and best Catalan album of 2024 — with a photo-finish tie at the top.
New Releases: November
Twenty-six November releases in brief: Opeth, Klaus Schulze, Rick Wakeman, Vola and more.
Russian Circles + REZN
Live report: Russian Circles and REZN close their European tour at Sala Salamandra.
New Releases: September
Twenty September releases in brief: David Gilmour, Pure Reason Revolution, Weather Systems, Steve Howe and more.
New Releases: August
Twenty-one August releases in brief: Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, King Gizzard, Leprous, Moonloop and more.
New Releases: July
Fifteen July releases in brief: Deep Purple, Focus, Judas Priest-adjacent power metal, Barcelona’s own Ulls, and more.
Aberhosan Mystery
Photo report: Aberhosan Mystery live at Auditori Joan Bordetas (Calàbria 66), 20 April 2024.
Aberhosan Mystery
The most mysterious band to play Tótum Revolútum on their improvised songwriting, live visuals, and their reunion with Noah Histèria.
Noah Histeria + Aberhosan Mystery
Noah Histeria and Aberhosan Mystery live at Calàbria 66, 20 April 2024.
Sekba – Enjambre
Madrid instrumental band Sekba return with a rhythmically dense post-rock record that could use more melodic anchoring.
Small Strides – The Ground Beneath Our Feet
A refined, distinguished German debut with real promise, though two tracks could have been left off entirely.
Explosions in the Sky + B1N0
Live report: Explosions in the Sky present END at Razzmatazz, with support from B1N0.
Michael Peter Olsen – Narrative of a Nervous System
The Arcade Fire cellist’s solo record is unpretentious chamber-post-rock, at its best when Chinese percussion takes over.
Indukti, “Idmen” (2009)
Indukti’s swansong “Idmen” (2009): a hypnotic, genre-defying record from the Warsaw band, blending extreme progressive rock, violin and dark atmospheres.
