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Welcome To The ‘New Normal’: Kubrick And The Nuclear Farce

As part of our celebration of what would have been Stanley Kubrick's 88th birthday, Robert Bright takes another look at one of his best loved films, 1964's Dr Strangelove

Rake, Rattle And Roll: Barry Lyndon Reassessed

A new digital print reveals Stanley Kubrick’s technically flawless tale of a rake’s progress as his finest achievement, argues Matt Packer

The Map and the Territory: Rockfort Interviews Gaspar Claus

David McKenna interviews innovative, itinerant cellist Gaspar Claus and presents a brand new mix for July

Ben Cardew On Hieroglyphic Being’s The Disco’s Of Imhotep

In Jamal Moss's latest outing as Hieroglyphic Being, Ben Cardew finds a record of two halves, split between lofty spiritual ambition and music for grubby basement clubs, working in tandem

Full Clip: July’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Gucci Man, Schoolboy Q, Metro Boomin and more all have guest verses in Gary Suarez's latest rap mixtape and album round up

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Black Stabat Mater

An Easy Extraction: The Top 100 Albums Of 2016 So Far

And here it is... the Quietus' favourite albums released between January 1 and June 30, 2016, as voted for by John Doran, Luke Turner, Karl Smith, Laurie Tuffrey and Christian Eede (with some assistance from Mat Colegate and Bobby Barry)

Corporeal Engagement: An Interview With Neil Luck

From pieces built on the splutters and falters of human speech to adding virtual pop stars to contemporary music, welcome to the world of the composer and Arco ensemble and squib-box founder. By Robert Barry

Let Them Wander: An Interview With Yeah You

Yeah You are a father-daughter duo based in Newcastle and Vienna making noise-pop out of field recordings taken in Ikea car parks. The band's singer Elvin Brandhi talks to Tristan Bath about being in a genre of one

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Best Of Pies

Around The Bend: Pearl Jam’s No Code Turns 20

JR Moores looks back two decades and finds it was No Code that provided Grunge's Kid A moment, not In Utero

It Never Goes Away: West Virginia, Witch Hunt and Onesies With Juliet Escoria

Following the release of her newest book, Witch Hunt, Juliet Escoria speaks with fellow author Luke B. Goebel about mental health, relocating from San Diego to West Virginia, intra-marital artistic jealousy and the mechanics of breakfast buffets

Delirious New Wick: Lawrence Lek’s Post-Brexit Apocalypse

Lawrence Lek's Bonus Levels had been a playful way of exploring issues around culturally-led regeneration, but since the EU referendum, they have started to take a darker turn

“It’s Not My Life’s Work”: Sammy Harkham’s Kramers Ergot

Alec Berry scours the pages of the Kramers Ergot comics anthology with a view to better understanding its illustrious editor, Sammy Harkham

Artist Run: Stepping Out With Footfall Art

A roving project by artist Hannah Luxton, Footfall Art installs the work of emerging artists in the street-facing windows of commercial buildings.

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For Perfect Beings

Christian Fennesz & Jim O’Rourke

It's Hard For Me To Say I'm Sorry

Lead Review: Christian Eede On Flowdan’s Disaster Piece

On Flowdan's second album — seven years since his last — Christian Eede finds the MC both rejecting the bandwagon populism of grime and embracing the full power of his own promise as an artist

Decidedly Mod Behaviour: Julien Temple Talks Absolute Beginners

Just ahead of its overdue release on Blu-Ray, Ian Schultz sits down with director Julien Temple to discuss his ultra-stylish 'flop', Absolute Beginners

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Nothing's Real

Echo Of Creation: An Interview With Jambinai

The Korean trio blend traditional instrumentation with political ferocity and heavy metal and hip-hop influences. They talk to Patrick Clarke about pushing boundaries to make music to "communicate with ordinary people"

Addicted To Serendipity: Hayden Thorpe Of Wild Beasts’ Baker’s Dozen

As the Cumbrian quartet prepare to release their "'fuck you' to adulthood", Boy King, their singer and guitarist takes us through 13 LPs that shaped it, including Nine Inch Nails, Max Richter and Oneohtrix Point Never

Outernational Days: A Window Onto Manele

Richard Augood attends Bucharest's inaugural Outernational Days festival which is putting Romanian folk music centre stage while fighting for space in the city's tragically diminished live scene

Roskilde Festival And Anti-Nationalist Sentiment In Denmark

At the monolithic Roskilde festival in Denmark, Lottie Brazier finds a far more than cursory exploration of contemporary non-Western music pointing — despite seemingly having no overt political agenda — to a rising tide of inclusivity and anti-nationalist sentiment in an increasingly conservative climate

Notts Bounty: The Invisible Orchestra Interviewed

The 24-piece collecting some of Nottingham's finest musicians have just released their debut album, taking in afrobeat, jazz and funk. They talk to Scott Oliver about turning a pipe-dream pub conversation into reality

A King Has Passed: Alan Vega Remembered

Ben Graham pays a personal tribute to the suicide frontman, who has left us just when we need him the most, while Tim Cooper recalls the vicious spectacle of watching the duo play live and Alan Vega the visionary conceptual artist

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For July With Tristan Bath

A collage of field recordings before an empty dancefloor, minimal song structures from Glasgow, tape squished swarmandal improvisations, and heavy acid techno. It can only be Tristan Bath with this month’s roundup of cassette releases. Graham Dunning portrait by Daniel Kordik

Cordiality & Extinction: Savages Live In Slovakia

Jeremy Allen watches Savages live at Pohoda Festival and is forced to confront change on an industrial and international scale

The Reading Cure: A European Literary Remedy For Brexit

Surveying independent publishers and booksellers, Jen Calleja collects a spectacular Eurocentric reading list for the disenfranchised 48%

In Conversation: Suicide And Henry Rollins At The Ace Hotel

Martin Rev and Alan Vega were on stage and in conversation with Henry Rollins recently and our man Harry Sword was on hand to take notes... Photographs by Camila Almeida Courtesy of Ace Hotel London

New York Blues: Four Decades Of Suicide, Martin Rev & Alan Vega

After MIA borrowed 'Ghostrider' for her new single and the duo supported The Stooges this past weekend, Luke Turner takes a look at Suicide's 40 years of noise

Behold! July’s Quietus Comics Round Up Column

This month we take a turn towards evil, with appearances from Grant Shapps, Nigel Farage and Lucifer in July’s round up of great comics from Pete Redrup & co