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The Tao Of Kevin Rowland: Dexys Interviewed
It's been a long road, but just before the release of his sixth album under the Dexys banner, Kevin Rowland has finally found some peace of mind regarding his identity. He speaks frankly to Natalie Marlin about sexuality, gender and The Feminine Divine. All portraits by Bruno Murari
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Half Japanese
Half Japanese
Jump Into Love
Half Japanese continue a run of fine late career albums, with their 20th studio release, Jump Into Love. These tunes wear their hearts on their sleeves, but after almost 50 years of making music Jad Fair's art is more innate and instinctive than naive, finds Sean Kitching
Strange World Of...
The Strange World Of… Oxbow
As they prepare to release their eighth album, Love’s Holiday, and ahead of an appearance at Supersonic Festival, Eugene Robinson and Niko Wenner from Oxbow talk to Greg Hyde about the band's impressive discography. Feature contains discussion of suicidal ideation
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Blur
Blur
The Ballad Of Darren
In a year that has already seen the releases of a Gorillaz album, a solo record from Dave Rowntree, and the debut from Graham Coxon’s the Waeve, a new Blur album was an unlikely addition to the docket. With so many outlets for their work, what creative impulse drives their ninth album?
Organic Intelligence
Organic Intelligence XXII: Scottish Avant-Jazz and Improvised Music
In this month's antidote to the algorithm, Stewart Smith introduces us to the wildly diverse world of Scottish free jazz and improv, from a 70s Peel Session to the present day via Bill Wells (pictured above) and the Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra
Books
Noises In The System: Experimental San Diego Playlist By Bill Perrine
To accompany today’s extract from *Alien Territory: An Experimental, Radical & Irrelevant Playlist from 1970s San Diego*, author Bill Perrine has curated a special playlist of off-beat and oft-neglected music from the book, featuring essential tracks by Pauline Oliveros, Diamanda Galas, Harry Partch, Kenneth Gaburo, Peter Gordon, and more
Books
A Wide Open Place: UCSD & The Birth Of Pauline Oliveros’ Sonic Meditations
In an exclusive extract from his new book, *Alien Territory: Radical, Experimental, & Irrelevant Music in 1970s San Diego*, author Bill Perrine describes the heady atmosphere of early 1970s California that led to a new era in the work of one of America's most adventurous composers
Strange World Of...
The Strange World Of… African Head Charge
From the forging of psychedelic dub as multi-cultural resistance and embracing Afro-Futurist emancipation to inadvertently producing one of the most profound sonic antidotes to cultural imperialism released this decade, Adrian Sherwood and Bonjo offer Jim Osman ten points of entry into their huge back catalogue
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Aphex Twin – Syro: A First Listen Review
First there came the blimp, then the graffiti, then the deep web album announcement, then a tQ scribe bound for a secretive listening party to hear Richard D. James' most celebrated guise making a long-awaited return. But is it any good? Joe Clay reports back from the Warp offices
