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Why exactly should the enjoyment of a great piece of music be marred by guilt? Following last week's Black Sky Thinking about the problems (and positives) of the concept of the 'guilty pleasure', the Quietus writers declare their undying, entirely non-ironic love for their favourite uncool songs. Introduction by Jimmy Martin
In an edited extract from his new book, George Clinton & The Cosmic Odyssey Of The P-Funk Empire, Kris Needs examines the circumstances - social, political, cultural and personal - that lead to Funadelic's under-appreciated Grand Statement America Eats its Young
The conversation that takes place around rock & roll is often so engrossing that there's barely enough space or time to discuss the actual music, as John Doran found out after attending The Fat Whites' Slide In For Palestine gig in Brixton last week. All pictures Lou Smith
Few have crafted electronic music as virtuosic, as moving and as futuristic as groundbreaking drum & bass duo Source Direct did in the late 1990s. In one of his first interviews since returning to action, including a set at Fabric tomorrow, Jim Baker speaks to Harry Sword about Source Direct past and present, searching for futurism in sound, and the tantalising prospect of new music on the horizon
Ahead of their performance at Supernormal Festival next weekend, Russell Cuzner meets Manchester-based duo part wild horses mane on both sides to discuss their deeply meditative improvised music, and how immersion in the moment leads to new mindstates
Ahead of their show at Supernormal Festival, Ben Graham meets the thirsty occult louts behind Taman Shud's mighty psychedelic racket, to learn about coping with office job boredom through transcendent volume, esoteric weirdness, crisps and booze
With the Japanese trio embarking on a UK tour this week, Tristan Bath speaks with Nisennenmondai in a rare interview to discuss their mesmerising voyages into the interzone between noise, rock and dance music. Along the way he discovers that their commitment to minimalism stretches beyond their intensely stripped-back tracks...
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