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Books
Demolishing the Outmoded Society: Michel Faber on Situationism and the French Rock Underground
Ian Thompson’s new book Synths, Sax & Situationists explores the legacy of soixante-huit through the music of bands like Cheval Fou, Barricade, Maajun and Fille Qui Mousse. It offers a “vivid” account with an “impressive” number of interviews, finds Michel Faber
Anniversary
The Impossibility of Forgetting: Haneke’s Caché at 20
Rory Kiberd looks back at an implacable and unforgiving film that has only become more relevant over the last two decades. Contains spoilers for Caché and plot information from various Haneke films plus The Act Of Killing, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and The Zone Of Interest. CW: discussion of suicide and atrocity
A Quietus Interview
What Can’t be Synthesised: An Interview with HAAi
On new record Humanise, HAAi confronts a world where our relationships are increasingly controlled by algorithms, and finds a counterforce in the joy of real-life connection. She speaks to Karly Quadros about the volatility of technology, the record's found family of collaborators and the power of the human voice
Rum Music
Rum Music for September Reviewed by Jennifer Lucy Allan
Jennifer Lucy Allan returns with another batch of rum music, reviewing an essential new compilation of Amy Sheffer, posthumous releases from Mika Vainio (as Ø) and Amelia Cuni, the return of Surface Of The Earth, the first recording of legendary Ugandan vocalist John Katokye, and much more
Low Culture Essay
Low Culture Essay: Arusa Qureshi on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtracks
Arusa Qureshi was never allowed a skateboard, but the soundtracks to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series of computer games were a vital introduction to music – one that, she argues, was far more effective than today's algorithm-driven discovery mechanisms
The Quietus International
Rockfort! French Music for September, Reviewed by David McKenna
In his latest French music round-up, David McKenna looks at what the French mean by ‘electro’ and delves into new releases from a multi-faceted Franco-Senegalese artist, guitar-and-damaged-turntable improv and more
Anniversary
Messing Up The Paintwork: The Fall’s This Nation’s Saving Grace at 40
‘Paintwork’, an album track from This Nation’s Saving Grace, is in some respects the key to the song-writing processes of The Fall. John Doran looks back to 1985 with some help from Mark E. Smith. Originally published in 2010
