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Ben Cardew On DVA [Hi:Emotions]’ NOTU_URONLINEU

In the latest incarnation of DVA, a veritable Janus of culture, Ben Cardew finds a record out on its own, confounding as it is rewarding, weaving a complex sonic atmosphere framed by anxiety — at odds with categorisation but very much in line with reality

HyperNormalisation: Is Adam Curtis, Like Trump, Just A Master Manipulator?

As the BBC prepares to release Adam Curtis' latest film, Phil Harrison asks if in a fractured society HyperNormalisation is an empty transmission into an echo chamber

The State Of Dreaming: Stars Of The Lid Interviewed

Before ambient legends Stars Of The Lid head to their long-awaited European tour, Adam Wiltzie talks to Nikita Velichko about recurring dreams, long distances and heavy expectations

Resina

Resina

Creating A Hyper-Reality: An Interview With These Hidden Hands

Producers Tommy Four Seven and Alain Paul are moving away from their techno roots on their new album, Vicarious Memories. They tell Maria Perevedentseva why now is the time for ambiguity and "bizarre operatic shit"

Franck Vigroux

Rapport sur le Désordre

Passion Fruit: An Interview With Pumarosa

Ahead of their UK tour, the London five-piece's singer Isabel Munoz-Newsome talks to John Freeman about why they're inspired by Chilean folk singing, the science of desire and the window to the spirit world

Forma

Physicalist

Shabaka & The Ancestors

Wisdom Of Elders

Yann Tiersen

EUSA

Out With The Old Withholds The New: Rum Music By Russell Cuzner

Russell Cuzner surrenders to the vast repository of all sound, where he finds artists using old doors to arrive in new worlds. Follow him on a journey that takes in Thomas Brinkmann’s genetically-modified piano, Æthenor’s automatic odyssey, Delphine Dora’s avant-occultism, Lustmord’s deep space devotion and diverse other encounters in Rum sounds from outwith

The Measures Taken: Antony Gormley At The White Cube

Antony Gormley's new show at the White Cube in Bermondsey is a powerful evocation of the human condition in all its messy irregularity

A Kind Of Magic: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster On Opera And Science Fiction

Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster talks about her work OPERA (QM.15) (2016), part of the Hayward Gallery’s current off-site exhibition, The Infinite Mix

The Early Years

II

Blood On The Tracks: A Rockfort Column For September

David McKenna gets physical with a clutch of recent French releases on Egyptian label Nashazphone, as well as new albums from La Femme, Vaudou Game and Electric Electric. Plus there’s a brand new mix

The Spectre Of War: Under The Shadow Reviewed

Patrick Gamble reviews Babak Anvari's Iranian ghost story, Under The Shadow, which is released in cinemas today

Vanishing Twin

Choose Your Own Adventure

The Wedding Present

Going, Going...

Ultimate Painting

Dusk

Doe

Some Things Last Longer Than You

Danny Riley on Grumbling Fur’s Furfour

Grumbling Fur’s new album finds them setting new precedents for both the pop world and the underground while refusing to conform to either of those ghettos. Danny Riley explores its weird overcurrents and winning pop tones.

“Mostly Naked People Dancing & Having Sex” Eddy De Clercq Interviewed

Legendary label owner, publisher, club owner and organiser of louche parties, Eddy de Clercq talks to the Quietus about his book and his new tape release, De Koer 1981... and about a life spent shaping Europe and Amsterdam’s club scene

Bon Iver

22, A Million

Mutual Emotional Respect: Björk Live In London

Live in London, at a show made necessary purely by an outpouring of love, Karl Smith finds Björk delivering both a manifesto for ferocious empathy and proof that respect and mutual reciprocation is powerfully transformative. (Photographs by Santiago Felipe)

Augmenting Reality: Devendra Banhart’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his ninth album, Ape In Pink Marble, the LA-based singer-songwriter and artist opts against a theme of lobster-based smut (read on) and talks Tara Joshi through his 13 all-time favourite records

Pixies

Head Carrier

Semblance Through The Cracks: An Interview With Braille Face

Seldom do we realise things are crumbling while we're in the middle of them – unless you're Melbourne's Braille Face, who tells Alan Weedon how his debut LP inadvertently charts the demise of a six-year relationship

In Praise Of Brant Bjork: Kyuss’ Wretch 25 Years On

Sure Josh Homme has gone on to leave an indelible mark on modern heavy rock but when Kyuss released their debut album Wretch, Brant Bjork was the standout star, says Josh Gray

Full Clip: September’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed by Gary Suarez

The end of summer foretells a cold winter ahead in the rap game. Best for you to bundle up with the latest albums and mixtapes

Wagner To Sleaford Mods: The Frankfurt School On Music In 10 Songs

To mark the publication of his book on the Frankfurt School, Stuart Jeffries takes us through the critical theorists hot take on music from Wagner to Mingus, The Beatles and Sleaford Mods

Columnus Metallicus: September’s Heavy Metal By Pavel Godfrey

Pavel Godfrey this month prays at the altar of all that is grim and pummelling and receives sublime answers in the likes of Darkthrone, Neurosis and Spire

Alien Bodies: Ivana Basic At Annka Kultys

Craft/Work presents an interview with Ivana Basic and a short extract from her new book in celebration of her new solo show at Annka Kultys Gallery, Bethnal Green