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Baker's Dozen
Staying On The One: Bootsy Collins’ Favourite LPs
Bootsy Collins helped define the sound of funk, working with Parliament and James Brown, who taught him the mysterious concept of The One. In this Bakers Dozen, he talks to Julian Marszalek about those times & why he couldn't leave home without dropping acid and listening to Hendrix
The Quietus International
It Ain’t That Deep Either Way: This Month In Pop With Anna Cafolla
How does it make you feel? Does it make you dance? Does it make you cry? Anna Cafolla brings us October's pop, with Willow Smith, Tegan & Sara, Sälen, Blossom Caldarone, Mabel, and a guest appearance from Grace Jones.
Baker's Dozen
Let Us Press Pley: Jus Oborn Of Electric Wizard’s Favourite Horror Films
Electric Wizard grand magus Jus Oborn talks to Harry Sword about a lifetime of immersion in the outposts of horror, sleaze and exploitation cinema, why 'heavy' isn't about the peddles and amps you use and the importance of playing the long game.
A Quietus Interview
Clannish Boys: Rza & Mathematics On The Latest Chapter In The Wu-Saga
They may be better known these days for in-fighting and taking each other to court, but most of the surviving members of the Wu-Tang Clan have reunited for a better-than-you-might-expect LP. Interview by Angus Batey
Live Reviews
The Possibility Of A Forest: Unsound 2017
At one of the world’s greatest festivals - Unsound in Krakow - John Doran can’t see the wood for the trees. Luckily Arturas Bumšteinas’ baroque weather machinery, the writing of Mark Fisher, GAS, Zimpel/Ziolek, a guide to the primeval forest of Europe and the unexpected arrival of some eco-protestors are all on hand to help him
Music of the Month
Albums Of The Month: Music We’ve Loved In October
Not sure we really need Halloween this year (or last year, come to think of it). Still, as the global horror show continues, Brecht is thankfully proven forever right: there will also be singing, about the dark times. And some squelchy rave.
Film
Pain & Pleasure, Indivisible: Stephen Thrower Of Coil On Clive Barker
With Clive Barker's Hellraiser celebrating its 30th anniversary this month, Mat Colegate talks to Coil and Cylobe member and horror afficionado Stephen Thrower about Barker's legacy, and the unreleased Coil soundtrack to Hellraiser
Anniversary
Diamond D, Pete Rock, CL Smooth & The Birth Of The Rapper Producer
A quarter of a century ago, Diamond D and Pete Rock pioneered a new kind of artist: the rapper-producer. Angus Batey looks back on their remarkable debut LPs and wonders where it all went wrong for them, for rap, and for us
