Balmorhea (pronounced Bal-moor-ay) is a minimalist instrumental ensemble from Austin, Texas that was formed in 2006 by Rob Lowe and Michael Muller.
[audio:xxx-xxx.mp3]Balmorhea were influenced by Ludovico Einaudi, The Six Parts Seven, Claude Debussy, Ludwig van Beethoven, Rachel’s, Gillian Welch, Max Richter, Arvo Pärt and John Cage.
They combine americana, minimal music and post-rock. The band self-released their first album, self-titled Balmorhea, in April 2007, and their second album Rivers Arms in February 2008, and released a limited EP in the fall of 2008. The group released their 3rd full-length album, All is Wild, All is Silent on Western Vinyl. Their 4th full-length album, Constellations, was released in February 2010 on Western Vinyl.
Balmorhea | Remembrance
httpv://https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ze5ZcCXRPJE
Balmorhea has toured the US five times, including a tour with Japanese Post-rock pioneers Mono. They currently relaesed a live-album, recorded in belgium last year on Western Vinyl.
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Balmorhea LIVE
Friday, 11 November 2011 | 20:00 CET
.HBC | Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 9 | 10178 Berlin/Mitte
balmorheamusic.com | hbc-berlin.de
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