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Multiple Furgasms: Daniel O’Sullivan’s Favourite Albums

With Grumbling Fur's new album Preternaturals out this week as the Quietus Phonographic Corporation's second release, Daniel O'Sullivan, one half of the magickal duo and prolific multi-instrumentalist, sits down to pen us his Baker's Dozen

Complete Communion: The Summer’s Jazz Reviewed

In the latest edition of his Complete Communion jazz column, Jamie Skey sings the praises of Melt Yourself Down's (pictured) globally plundered psychedelia live, plus reviews new releases from Jerry Léonide, Interstatic, Tim Garland and more

I Put A Spell On You: The Story Of Bark Psychosis & Hex

Twenty years after their debut album, Hex, Bark Psychosis' legacy may not be widely celebrated, but their influence is pervasive. Wyndham Wallace tells the complex, definitive story of the pioneering band that first provoked the term 'post-rock'…

Irmler/Liebezeit

Flut

Midnight

No Mercy For Mayhem

Blessed By The Sabbath: Pallbearer Interviewed

With the release of their formidable second album Foundations Of Burden imminent, Dean Brown talks to the Arkansas metal crew about their development since debut Sorrow And Extinction and why doom has the capacity for emotional catharsis

If You Go Down To The Woods: Things Learned At Dekmantel

Just us and techno, against the world... Battered, bruised, discombobulated and exhilarated by three days of dancefloor mayhem at Amsterdam's Dekmantel Festival.

A Certain Spirit: An Interview With Moiré

London-based producer of exquisitely tripped-out techno Moiré is about to release his debut album Shelter through Actress' Werkdiscs label. In his first major interview, he tells Rob Heath about drawing influence from visual art and films, and using music as a means to leave reality behind

Inigo Kennedy

Vaudeville

The Month’s Electronic Music: A Visitor From Someone Else’s Memories

Our electronic music column returns for August! In this edition, Rory Gibb explores the imaginary worlds and auditory illusions conjured up by Lee Gamble, Throwing Shade (pictured), M.E.S.H, SOPHIE, Tin Man and more

Spoon

They Want My Soul

All The Pain Is Gone: Eddie Levert Of The O’Jays Interviewed

John Doran talks to Eddie Levert of The O'Jays about five and a half decades of soul power

Tyson Meade

Tomorrow In Progress

An Eternal Heaviness: Scorn’s Evanescence Revisited

Ned Raggett revisits this mesmeric dubbed out electronic album by Mick Harris and Nic Bullen, formerly of Napalm Death

No Stars In Krautrock: David Stubbs’ Future Days Reviewed

Getting stuck in to David Stubbs' more-than-just-an-index new book, Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany, Stewart Smith considers the unique egolessness and socio-historical peculiarities that gave rise to the enigmatic genre and Stubbs' effectiveness as guide

Two Poems By: Lucy Tiven

In a welcome measure of variety, coming from West Coast USA, this week's new writing takes the shape of two new poems by Lucy Tiven

David Sylvian: On The Periphery

Extracted from the recently-published biography, On The Periphery: David Sylvian: The Solo Years and introduced by author Chris Young, we come in on the former Japan lead-vocalist in the early-2000's having just relocated and set up his SamadhiSound studio, the seemingly-idyllic situation shattered by personal crises that would play themselves out on his ground-breaking and critically acclaimed Blemish

Maintaining Traditions: Things Learned At OFF Festival

While suffering from a bout of post-festival blues, Julian Marszalek reflects on his triumphant return to Katowice, headliners, highlights, herrings and all.

Strangeness Just Around The Corner: Quietus Writers On Studio Ghibli

Following announcements of a pause in their film production, Quietus writers reflect upon their favourite films from Japanese animation titans Studio Ghibli

A Perfect Noise: Thomas Gabriel Fischer Of Triptykon Interviewed

With Triptykon playing Bloodstock today, the man otherwise known as Tom G Warrior talks to Toby Cook about the evolution of his current band, collaborating with the late H.R. Giger and the legacy of Celtic Frost

Surgical Strike: Bill Steer & Jeff Walker Of Carcass Interviewed

Ahead of their performance at Bloodstock this weekend, Toby Cook speaks to Jeff Walker and Bill Steer about the Carcass CV of melodic aggression and death metal innovation

The Hidden Eye: Charlie Siskel On Finding Vivian Maier

Lisa Jenkins talks to the director of the new documentary about enigmatic photographer Vivian Maier

Shabazz Palaces

Lese Majesty

Jethro Tull

A Passion Play (Reissue)

Grumbling Fur

Preternaturals

Pallbearer

Foundations Of Burden

In Our Blood: Slint Discuss Spiderland’s Enduring Appeal

With the band bound for the UK next week, Nick Hutchings gets an update from Britt Walford, David Pajo and Todd Brashear, discussing a new generation of fans, the Breadcrumb Trail documentary and revisiting their seminal second album

How Motorik Infected The Mainstream, By Future Days Author David Stubbs

David Stubbs, author of Future Days: Krautrock And The Building Of Modern Germany, published recently by Faber, looks at how the influence of Klaus Dinger's drumming spread far and wide

Ecstatic Impulses: An Interview With Death Shanties

Ahead of their performance at Supernormal this weekend, Stewart Smith meets mixed-media free jazz trio Death Shanties to discuss their fiery and weird debut album Crabs, "balls to the wall" improvisation, and exploding folk forms

Jenny Lewis

The Voyager