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Lingering Memory: Aphex Twin’s Selected Ambient Works II, 25 Years On

Two and a half decades since the release of Aphex Twin's second collection of Ambient Works, Ned Raggett revisits an album whose enigmatic internal logic remains as intriguing and beguiling as ever

Ian Crause

The Vertical Axis

A Matter Of Life & Deathcrush: Norway’s Noise Punks Interviewed

As they release their third single, and on the eve of their appearance at by:Larm in Oslo, Wyndham Wallace confronts Norway's most rowdily entertaining, fiercely rocking outfit, Deathcrush, to hear about Rod Stewart's former drum kit and why they're happy living in the future

Straight From The Heart: Joe Mount Of Metronomy Interviewed

Dan Ross shares a cheese platter with Joe Mount of Metronomy. Portraits by Gregoire Alexandre

A Sensory Universe: An Interview With S&M

Jessica Crowe meets up with the East London duo to discuss the mesmerising metal of their latest release sha·man and blurring the lines between creative disciplines. Photo by Elyssa Iona

Perc

The Power And The Glory

Towers

II

Hobocombo

Moondog Mask

Stephen Malkmus & The Jicks

Wigout At Jagbags

Shock Doctrine: An Interview With Perc

With his second album The Power & The Glory released this week, Rory Gibb meets up with London-based techno producer Ali Wells to talk dancefloor mayhem, rotting sound and political frustration

Simon Fisher Turner On Derek Jarman’s Blue

As the BFI launches a major season Derek Jarman's live and work, longtime musical collaborator Simon Fisher Turner talks The Quietus through 'Blue's genesis, creation and release, and his subsequent part in keeping Jarman's memory alive.

40 Years On: “Arrogant Pricks” Steely Dan’s Pretzel Logic Revisited

Four decades since the release of Steely Dan's Pretzel Logic, Val Siebert casts an eye backward and praises the work of a band at the top of their game

Music (For A Film): Jonny Greenwood Of Radiohead Interviewed

The Unnatural World

Chris Woolfrey talks to a self-deprecating and musically curious Jonny Greenwood about his solo work of the last decade

Rune Grammofon

Sailing To Byzantium

The Revolutionary Party: Islam Chipsy Of EEK Interviewed

Islam Chipsy is an explosive talent in Egypt at the moment; in a wider sense part of the new wave of chaabi artists electrifying the country's music scene, but also completely unlike any other musician working today. John Doran talks to him about his fearsome work ethic and his unique style

The Price We Pay For Progress: I Like Trains Live & Historical Rock

As I Like Trains bring their songs of death and the past to the Jazz Cafe, Luke Turner is on hand to ask why history isn't more of a source of inspiration to songwriters.

Orphan Fairytale

My Favourite Fairytale

20 Years Later: The Agony And The Ecstasy Of St Theresa

The fall of Communism, John Peel and absinthe: some of the ingredients behind Ecstasy Of St Theresa's Free-D (Original Soundtrack), the first album made by a Czech act for a Western label after the collapse of the Eastern Bloc. Wyndham Wallace sets the story free

A New Way To Be: Feminist Theatre In 2014

With the two high-profile new pieces of Feminist theatre receiving much praise and plenty of discussion, Jessie Thompson considers whether 'Blurred Lines' and 'Rapture, Blister, Burn' hold their own in the face of high expectation (contains spoilers)

Two Poems By: Emily Toder

New writing this week comes in the form an unlikely and unsettling love letter to a Norfolk seaside town via Brooklyn-based poet Emily Toder

Talk Amongst Yourselves: Dinosaur Jr By Dinosaur Jr

Julian Marszalek dives in to J Mascis and co's new tome of conflicting oral histories, finding the band that famously doesn't care that much for talking in a surprisingly forthcoming mood, and old tensions still very much alive

Angel Olsen

Burn Your Fire For No Witness

Broken Bells

After The Disco

A Perfect Confection: Kylie Live At The Old Blue Last, By Simon Price

Last night, Kylie Minogue swept into the intimate confines of the Old Blue Last in London for a short performance to launch her new single Into The Blue (see what they did there?). Simon Price was on hand to ram into your heads once again the fact of Kylie's pop genius

Europe Is Our Playground: Americans In Paris – A Special Relationship?

Jeremy Allen examines the US's ongoing love affair with Paris, and the disconnect between the city's romanticised reputation and the day-to-day reality for artists in the French capital

A Cinema Baker’s Dozen: Phantasm Director Don Coscarelli’s Favourite Films

Mat Colegate asks the director of Phantasm, Bubba Ho Tep and the recently released John Dies At The End to pick a Baker's Dozen of his favourite films

Cibo Matto

Hotel Valentine

Mark McGuire

Along The Way

Main F**king Event: Adrian Flanagan Of The ERC’s Favourite LPs

In the week of release for their second album, one of The Eccentronic Research Council's musical maestros writes us an "autobiographical chronological" journey through his life in listening

One Foot In The Rave: Katy B Interviewed

With Katy B's second album Little Red out this week, Alex Macpherson catches up with the UK funky vocalist turned pop star to talk raving, night buses and imaginary dancefloors

Father Murphy

Pain Is On Our Side EP