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As part of your many, many perks for becoming a Quietus subscriber, we're compiling a specially-curated, playlist for our readers every month. This time it's taking in everything great we've covered so far this year, as 2022 kicks off with some absolute corkers.

Across more than five hours of music, you'll find sleazy bangers from Decius and Warmduscher, pop sublimity from Let's Eat Grandma and Danny L Harle, cutting edge production from DJ Narciso, DJ Python, Burial and DRMCNT, the best of the world's experimental fringes - from Carmel Smickersgill in Manchester to La Roche in the Democratic Republic of Congo, plus the picks of our jazz, metal, New Weird Britain, rum music and Eastern European music columns, and more!

On top of all that, don't forget that as a subscriber you also get links to the extra special Albums Of The Year playlist, plus our regular specially curated 'Organic Intelligence' playlists, exploring the weirdest and wonderfullest musical niches, from Swedish prog to Latvian Cosmic Pop!

In order to listen to the playlists, you'll need the link - you can become a Quietus Low Culture or Sound & Vision tier subscriber here. And FYI, the playlist is but one of the perks you could receive as a Quietus Subscriber. Our latest Low Culture podcast features Natalie Sharp on her deep and genuine love for Pat Sharp's Fun House and is live now, as are heaps of exclusive releases for our Sound & Vision tier members from none other than Sleaford Mods, Better Corners, Alisson Cotton, Siavash Amini Nik Void, Alex Tucker, and GNOD vs JK Flesh, and exclusive essays on The X-Files, why Dean and Gene Ween are the greatest songwriters since Lennon and McCartney, Arthur Brown, James S. Lee's drug memoirs and The Wyrd History of Accrington Stanley FC. More is being announced very soon indeed, and rest assured it's not to be missed. Access your playlists below the Steady paywall here:

You can access the playlist on Spotify here.

You can access the playlist on Apple Music here.

You can access the playlist on TIDAL here.