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Complete Communion: An October Jazz Column By Stewart Smith

Stewart Smith returns to hail the coming of autumn... with jazz from Sons Of Kemet, The Thing, Mary Halvorson, Loose Tubes, Amir Elsaffar and The Necks

Wand

1000 Days

Keep On Moving: Jazzie B Of Soul II Soul Interviewed

Yousif Nur meets the Soul II Soul DJ/frontman and talks London, production and sound systems

Organ Heritage: Anna Von Hausswolff Interviewed

Anna von Hausswolff tells John freeman how her extraordinary third album, The Miraculous, was inspired by a mystical family retreat and created on the mighty Acusticum Pipe Organ of Piteå

Weird Wares: An Interview With Giant Swan

Purveyors of a pummelling, noise-rinsed, techno-not-techno barrage - as well as doing a fine line in casual wear - Bristol duo Giant Swan talk to Seb Wheeler before they play their hometown at Simple Things later this month

Songs Of Life: Leftfield’s Favourite Albums

As he continues his UK dates in support of this year's Alternative Light Source, Leftfield's Neil Barnes takes us on a tour of some seminal albums that shaped his music, alongside a few current favourites

Various Artists

In A Moment… Ghost Box

U.S Girls

Half Free

Sun Ra And His Arkestra

To Those Of Earth... And Other Worlds

Absence Makes The Art Go Further: Thighpaulsandra Interviewed

In a rare interview, Thighpaulsandra talks to Russell Cuzner about how prog rock, synthesisers, and being part of Coil have culminated in his first solo album in nine years

Overview Of A Vampire: A Closer Look At The Weeknd’s Lyrics

John Calvert is a "guilt-ridden ultra-fan" of "misogynist" Canadian R&B star The Weeknd and here, instead of brushing the themes of his music under the carpet or attempting to explain them away as 'theatre', he takes a forensic look at his lyrical content

Dream Baby Dream – An Extract From The Suicide Biography

Here is an exclusive extract from Kris Needs' new, authorised biography of NYC duo Suicide, with focus on Marty Rev as a young jazz fan hanging with Tony Williams and bewildered by Dizzy Gillespie's rubber chicken. Followed by author Q & A

“Language Is A Found Object”: The Many Squids Of Anna Barham

Reflecting on her recent show at the Arcade Gallery in Clerkenwell, London, Anna Barham talks to Robert Barry about speech, software, and cephalopods

“Sovereign Objects”: Steven Claydon Talks Sculpture And Synthesizers

As Steven Claydon celebrates his first major show in a Swiss institution, at the Centre d’Art Contemporain in Geneva, the British artist talks to Robert Barry about his double life as artist and musician, from Add N To (X) to JackTooJack and beyond

Dream Worriers: The Nightmare Reviewed

Richard Hirst reviews a new documentary about the horrors of sleep paralysis from Rodney Ascher, the maker of 2012's Room 237

Greggs & Loathing (& Van Halen): On The Road With Hey Colossus

Recently Toby Cook hit the rock trail in search of the new 'serious' Hey Colossus. What he found was pastry based snacks and loud rock music. Photo gallery by Katja Ogrin

Right Side Of The Water: Likholmen Interviewed

Northern Norwegian collective Likholmen today release their debut album, Lillelivet, and a compelling 45-minute companion film. Co-founder Erling Ramskjell explains the genesis of his latest mission to Wyndham Wallace

The Lead Review: Tristan Bath On Stara Rzeka’s Zamknęły się oczy ziemi

With the upcoming release of what looks to be the last ever Stara Rzeka album, Tristan Bath looks back through Kuba Ziołek's longterm interaction with the intricacies of the modern physical world

Frame By Frame: A Global Selection From The BFI London Film Festival

Nick MacWilliam casts his eye over the line-up of this year's BFI London Film Festival - on now - and makes a selection of some of the politically relevant films from around the world that you should be watching

Three Chords Good: Graham Parker’s Favourite Albums

As Graham Parker & The Rumour prepare to play their final ever shows later this month, the prolific singer-songwriter talks Ben Graham through the 13 albums that have had the biggest impact on him as a musician

Toronto Noise: An Interview With Dilly Dally

Half of Dilly Dally, founders Katie Monks and Liz Ball, meet up with John Freeman in their hometown of Toronto to tell him about their excellent debut album, Sore, and the city's burgeoning industrial punk-pop scene

Various Artists

Trevor Jackson Presents: Science Fiction Dancehall Classics

Mogwai

Central Belters

Spool’s Out: October’s Tapes Reviewed By Tristan Bath

Tristan Bath once again brings us every tape release that's fit for review

Eastern Dawns: CTM Siberia & The Importance Of Dancing Across Borders

Luke Turner travels to Novosibirsk for the inaugural CTM Siberia, where Russian musicians play alongside international artists in a spirit of unity that goes against current and historical international tensions

Mount Eerie

No Flashlight (Reissue)

Peaches

Rub

The Vinyl Staircase: October In Record Buying Misery By John Doran

A NEW MONTHLY COLUMN: Jonesing for a hit of the black wax, John Doran seeks solace with The Units, British Sea Power, Cassie, Black Sabbath, Barbara Carr, The The and more

The Business Of Forever: Theo Hutchcraft Of Hurts’ Favourite Albums

The lead singer of classy, continent-conquering synth duo Hurts, about to release their third album, Surrender, goes from Phil Spector to Nine Inch Nails via UK hip-hop and Bulgarian folk songs as he picks his top 13

Unfinished Business: New Order Interviewed

Don't call it a comeback... John Doran talks to New Order about their best album in a quarter of a century

Traces Of People: An Interview With Matana Roberts

Before she begins her European tour with dates in London and Brighton, the composer, saxophonist and visual artist talks to Stewart Smith about interpreting African-American history through her epic COIN COIN project

Premature Burial

The Conjuring