Formed in 2006 by founders Rob Lowe and Michael Muller, Balmorhea play textural post-rock with a classical influence. Using the talents of Aisha Burns (violin), Nicole Kern (cello), and Travis Chapman (double bass), the Austin, TX, quintet utilizes plaintive strings as well as a host of other instruments played by Lowe and Muller to create a delicately layered and pastoral sound. In 2007 the band self-released its eponymous debut, Balmorhea, followed the next year by Rivers Arms, which was released on Western Vinyl. The band released its third full-length outing, All Is Wild, All Is Silent, as well as the remix album All Is Wild, All Is Silent: Remixes in 2009. After extensive touring in the United States and Europe, the band found time to get back into the studio, and issued Constellations the following year.

Gregory Heaney
AllMusic.com