Windy Weber & Carl Hultgren have been releasing minimal ambient and experimental post-rock music since the late 90's. The catalog of this Michigan based husband-and-wife duo spans an eclectic selection of notable labels such as Icon, Ochre, Darla, Brainwashed, and of course, Chicago-based Kranky Records. Songs For The Broken Hearted is Windy & Carl's fourth release on Kranky (being signed to the l
- MUSIC REVIEWSWindy & Carl's music is so unassuming that it's easily taken for granted. Their mastery of that milky genre 'space rock" is one that pitches them as a somewhat laid-back answer to the more torrential leanings of their kindred spirits in the shoegaze (or nugaze) movement, like My Bloody Valentine or M83. As such, they may at first listen appear to many as background music. Bu...
Windy Weber & Carl Hultgren have been releasing minimal ambient and experimental post-rock music since the late 90's. The catalog of this Michigan based husband-and-wife duo spans an eclectic selection of notable labels such as Icon, Ochre, Darla, Brainwashed, and of course, Chicago-based Kranky Records. Songs For The Broken Hearted is Windy & Carl's fourth release on Kranky (being signed to the l
- MUSIC REVIEWSWindy & Carl's music is so unassuming that it's easily taken for granted. Their mastery of that milky genre 'space rock" is one that pitches them as a somewhat laid-back answer to the more torrential leanings of their kindred spirits in the shoegaze (or nugaze) movement, like My Bloody Valentine or M83. As such, they may at first listen appear to many as background music. Bu...