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Tripping With Good Weirdos: An Interview With Midday Veil

Joseph Stannard catches up with the Seattle cosmic voyagers to talk recording in extraterrestrial-inspired geodesic domes, cathartic improvisation and the city's current musical community

Remembering Syria: Mark Gergis Of Sublime Frequencies Interviewed

Mark Gergis introduced Omar Souleyman to the West and has released an entrancing double CD of his own recordings for humanitarian charities in Syria. He tells John Doran about the importance of looking beyond the news bulletins when it comes to the Middle East

Every Day Counts: Yoko Ono Interviewed

Petra Davis talks to the inspirational artist, musician and activist Yoko Ono

Experimental Sounds From Poland: A Rum Music Special

Rory Gibb, Luke Turner and John Doran round up some of the Quietus' favourite Polish experimental records of the year so far, from grinding tectonic plates and noise-blasted techno to jazzy sample collage and creeping dread. Part II to follow soon...

Okkervil River

The Silver Gymnasium

First Idea > Best Idea: Trans Interviewed

Val Siebert talks to Bernard Butler and Jackie McKeown about Trans, their new "improvised group" born out of drunken texts, oblique messages and krautrock tendencies. Photographs courtesy of Keira Cullinane

Arcade Fire’s Reflektor Reviewed Track-By-Track

Julian Marszalek sits down in elegant surrounds for a first listen to Arcade Fire's fourth album

Feel Good Music: Nightmares On Wax’s Favourite Albums

Following the release of his new album Feelin' Good, NOW's George Evelyn distils his crate-digging exploits into 13 top records

Of Montreal

Lousy With Sylvanbriar

One Minute I’m On, Next Minute I’m Gone: Galcher Lustwerk Interviewed

The exquisite, atmospheric and subtly lysergic house music of Brooklyn's Galcher Lustwerk tells stories with few words and fewer sonic gestures. Ahead of his set at White Material's label showcase at Unsound, he speaks to Josh Hall about storytelling, noise and the New York electronic scene

Joy & Futurism: Kurt Ralske Of Ultra Vivid Scene Interviewed

Jon Dale talks to the Ultra Vivid Scene front man and artist about dream pop and "German Futurist Cinema"

Tim Hecker

Virgins

Bill Orcutt

A History Of Every One

A Criminal Record? Synchronicity By The Police 30 Years On

Julian Marszalek may have fond memories of being a pre-teen fan of The Police but as an adult he has slightly colder feelings about their farewell album

Pushing The Right Buttons: An Interview With The Editors Of Tender

Following the release of its second issue, Katherine Angel speaks to the editors of tender - an online quarterly journal of poetry, art and prose by female-identified writers - about their aims, impetus and the complexity of the term 'woman writer'

Two Poems By: Harry Burke

This week's new writing comes once again from London, and again in the form of excellent new poetry, this time via Harry Burke

The Streets Were Free: An Interview With Marie-Jeanne Berger

Christiana Spens talks to the artist and writer about recent political upheaval in Cairo, and how she and others have responded with satire, painting, and communal efforts to sustain creativity and spirit in the midst of revolution

Vatican Shadow

Remember Your Black Day

The Love That Dares Speak Its Name: Patrice Chéreau Remembered

After the death of Patrice Chéreau, Caspar Salmon asks why do obituaries still feel the need to skirt round sexuality?

Working On Instinct: These New Puritans’ Jack Barnett Interviewed

Jack Barnett talks to Leo Chadburn about composition, Elton John, tiring out orchestras, and how Field Of Reeds is a very personal album. TNPS portraits by Willy Vanderperre, live shot by Valerio Berdini

Tamikrest

Chatma

NYPC

NYPC

Heavens Of The World: An Interview With Julia Holter

The LA-based composer/songwriter speaks in-depth to Erin Lyndal Martin about the detailed interweaving of sound, story and atmosphere in her latest album Loud City Song

Various Artists

Trevor Jackson Presents Metal Dance 2

God’s Own Medicine: Wayne Hussey’s Favourite Albums

We put in a long-distance call to Brazil to ask The Mission frontman and former Sister Of Mercy about the gems in his record collection

Mazzy Star

Seasons Of Your Day

In A Birmingham Tongue: An Interview With Regis

Ahead of his Necklace Of Bites shows at Blackest Ever Black and Unsound this coming week, Filip Kalinowski speaks to the Downwards boss and UK techno figurehead about ritual, sound pressure, DIY as necessity and being half of "Britain's best-loved absurdist space rock duo"

Roll With It: Sir Bradley Wiggins On His Life In Music

Luke Turner was unable to convince Sir Bradley Wiggins that Kraftwerk were synth-wielding mods, but here the Tour De France and Olympic cycling champion talks about his love of music, and how Liam Gallagher inspired him in his youth

Downwards

Halha: 20 Years Of Downwards

Noel’s Straight Hedge IX: Blackened Punk, Or Don’t Shoot The Messenger

In his latest punk and hardcore column, Noel Gardner dares tread into the juncture where black metal meets punk, from Raspberry Bulbs and Ildjarn to Detroit's ribald leathermen Shitfucker (pictured)

Trance Induction: An Interview With Tal National

Nigerien ensemble Tal National create joyful, extended, hypnotic grooves that draw from their home country's varied musical traditions. With their first internationally distributed album just released, founder Hamadal Moumine speaks with Richie Troughton about selling his own group's CDs at roundabouts and taking their sound to the wider world

The Oscillation

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