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Transmissions from the thriving British underground
The return of Creation Rebel, the long-awaited full release of a 90s video game soundtrack classic, a pleasingly non-literal tribute to The Wicker Man and more all feature in your latest guide to the world of New Weird Britain
Psychedelic noizegaze and fractal deathyowl electro! Air-thinning drone immensity! Basslines they should store in old phone boxes in case the defibrillator doesn’t work! It could only be the return of your regular New Weird Britain roundup, courtesy of Noel Gardner
Noel Gardner's guide to the best of New Weird Britain returns, with extraordinary bursts of melody from Margate-via-Maine, the Bristolian blurring lines between techno and noise, fizzy meteorites of party-smashing illbience and more
The Quietus finally has a grime column! In the first instalment, Tomas Fraser witnesses an epic DJ set by Slackk at Peckham's Rye Wax and reviews new tracks from Dark0, the infernally young DeeCee and Ruff Sqwad stalwart Rapid. There's also a look at the imagery of Wot Do You Call It, who provided this photograph of Rapid
Continuing his investigation into the French axis of psych, David McKenna talks to Julien Gasc of Aquaserge about this year's À l'amitié LP, and picks out efforts from NLF3 and Powerdove as required listening this month
The formerly delicate electronica of London-based musician Airhead has just taken a thrillingly warped swerve towards the dancefloor. For our latest Sonic Router column, he meets Oli Marlow to discuss how club experiences have informed his explosive upcoming Hemlock 12"