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In Pieces: Rockfort Interviews Perrine En Morceaux

David McKenna speaks to Perrine En Morceax about time, anger and BPMs, and brings you the first in a series of Rockfort mixes featuring recent French releases and reissues. Portrait courtesy of Loic H. Rechi

The Sound Of Impact: Noise Rock In 1986

So here's a question: was noise rock healthier in 1986 than it is today in 2016? Noel Gardner spends today and tomorrow trying to answer this question. Today - here's his overview of 12 months of noise rock three decades ago

Träd, Gräs Och Stenar

Träd, Gräs Och Stenar Boxset

Zayn

Mind Of Mine

Underworld

Barbara Barbara, We Face A Shining Future

A Record Shopkeeper Writes: Why Record Store Day Must End

As Record Store Day 2016 approaches, Phil Harding, the boss of Taunton's Blackcat Records, argues that the event has lost its way - and is even harming the independent operations it was set up to help

Quietus Writers’ Top 40 Noise Rock Tracks

It's noise rock week on the Quietus. Here is a primer for those that don't know and a reminder for those that do with contributions from John Calvert, Kate Hennessy, John Doran, Sharon O'Connell, Daniel Dylan Wray, Matt Ridout, Noel Gardner, Kevin McCaighy, Rory Gibb, Dustin Krcatovich, Jeremy Allen, Sean Kitching, Joe Banks, JR Moores, Matt Evans, Kiran Acharya, Nick Hutchings, Julian Marszalek, Tony F Wilson and Dale Sawa Berning

Mona Lisa Overdrive: An Interview With Shapednoise

Following the release of his excellent album Different Selves last year, Nino Pedone caught up with Theo Darton-Moore to discuss cyberpunk, William Gibson and what it's like to work with Justin K Broadrick

Abstraction Before Abstraction: The Paradoxical Legacy Of Hilma Af Klint

At London’s Serpentine Gallery, Augustin Macellari explores the mystical abstraction of Swedish artist Hilma Af Klint, whose extraordinary canvases preceded Kandinsky by half a decade

A Night Time Library: Pierre Bastien Among The Bachelor Machines

At Le Lieu Unique in Nantes, Tim Wilson discovers orchestras made of paper embedded in "a library in multiple dimensions"

Primal Scream

Chaosmosis

The Lead Review: Ed Power On Nisennenmondai’s #N/A

With the Japanese group's Adrian Sherwood-produced album out this week on the dub producer's On-U Sound label, Ed Power examines the allure of their minimalism and hypnotic relentlessness

Zack’s The Way To Screw It: Batman V Superman Dawn Of Justice Reviewed

Mat Colegate is completely unprepared for the madness of Zack Snyder's kickstart to the DC cinematic universe

Babyfather

BBF Hosted By DJ Escrow

Imaginary Universe: An Interview With Low Jack

As he prepares to release Lighthouse Stories tomorrow, the Paris-based producer and DJ tells Lucia Udvardyova how teenage memories, the diaries of lighthouse keepers and a need for dissonance have shaped his third album

AJ Cornell & Tim Darcy

Too Significant To Ignore

Battle Of The Black Album: Jay-Z vs Metallica vs Prince

Get in the ring Jay-Z, Metallica and Prince! Angus Batey, Harry Sword and Simon Price fight for their respective favourite Black Album. But who will you vote for?

Prophets Of Time: Nik Turner’s Favourite Records

The space rock luminary and former member of Hawkwind, Sphynx and Inner City Unit guides Sean Kitching through 13 instructive and inspirational jazz, rock and soul records that have shaped him and his music

The Strange World Of… Sunburned Hand Of The Man

Sean Kitching provides ten points of entry to the bewildering and strange world of American free folk collective Sunburned Hand Of The Man

Mark Wynn

The Singles

In Search Of: NV Interviewed

On her first album as NV, Kate Shilonosova set avant-garde instrumentals beside hooky pop. She tells Nikita Velichko about now setting out to explore Russia's musical heritage and why living in Moscow is like a strategy game

Pop Kid – Chris Lowe Of Pet Shop Boys Interviewed

Long time PSB fan Andrew Harrison sits down for an hour with Chris Lowe to talk Blackpool showbiz, big coats and the problems with EDM

Mogwai

Atomic

Vijay Iyer/Wadada Leo Smith

A Cosmic Rhythm With Each Stroke

eMMplekz

Rook To TN34

Inspiration From Above and Below: The Strange World Of… SunnO)))

Philosopher and cultural theorist Niall Scott catches some chin-scratching time with Stephen O’Malley and Greg Anderson, as SunnO))) reissue Dømkirke on vinyl and announce North American live dates. Live photography by Samantha Hayley

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For March By Tristan Bath

Tristan Bath is back covering essential releases by Gazelle Twin's label and Part Wild Horses Mane On Both Sides (live photo by Lorenzo Palmieri), not to mention his latest Spool’s Out Radio session

The Biggest Listicle Ever: A Ride On The Electronic Superhighway

At the Whitechapel Gallery’s Electronic Superhighway exhibition, Craft/Work looks beyond post-internet art to find wonder in clunky old interfaces

Some Kind Of Abstraction: Bret Easton Ellis’ American Psycho 25 Years On

25 years after Bret Easton Ellis' notorious novel was first published, Lee Arizuno considers its place in literature and, as both mirror and projector, in the culture of its time and ours

We Can Build You: Assemble And The Legacy Of Walter Segal

With a new exhibition at the Architectural Association, Christo Hall re-examines the story of Walter Segal’s self-build revolution of the 1980s and its influence on Assemble and others today

ABlocalypse Now: Bloc 2016 Reviewed

With Bloc retiring from hosting annual weekenders at Butlins, Christian Eede visits the last ever edition for a weekend packed with one-of-a-kind experiences. It's just a shame that co-founder George Hull doesn't seem to feel the same way. All photos courtesy of Jake Davis

Development Hell: High-Rise Reviewed

John Grindrod surveys Ben Wheatley's adaptation of JG Ballard's classic dystopian novel