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Hyperspecific: Dance Music For October Reviewed By Jaša Bužinel
Jaša Bužinel shares his thoughts on the ongoing debate regarding the divide between Central and Eastern European dance music and Western media, and reviews some jaw-dropping club goodies from Rhyw, Joy Overmono, Shanti Celeste, TRAKA, Naphta and more
Reviews
Shit and Shine
Shit and Shine
New Confusion
Sonic shock and awe, auditory rapid domination, and roiling low frequencies with the fluid power of a ballista, Shit and Shine’s *New Confusion* is a mangled collection of heavy magic and strange genre digressions clotted with sheer brilliance. Will Ainsley explains why
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In Space No-One Can Hear You: Keiji Haino & SUMAC
*Into This Juvenile Apocalypse Our Golden Blood to Pour Let Us Never*, the third collaboration between the Japanese artist and the trio of Aaron Turner, Brian Cook and Nick Yacyshyn, is another typically brutal outing, but it’s the subtleties and silences that make it for Daryl Worthington
Black Sky Thinking
The Beatles, Bond & A Culture War Over George Lazenby’s Hair
At the end of the 1960s, Bond was old hat as the hippies wafted their locks over culture. John Higgs, author of a new book on 007, the Beatles and British identity, explores the culture war that raged over follicular extravagance
A Quietus Interview
The Goyt Method: An Interview With The Orielles
As they prepare to release their ambitious third album Tableau, The Orielles speak to Fergal Kinney about how Greater Manchester’s underground culture, putting faith in a first-time producer, and cooking each other’s tea inspired a major creative leap forward
The Quietus International
Inner Ear: Czech Music For October Reviewed by Jakub Knera
In the fourth part of his report on the contemporary music of Eastern and Central Europe, Jakub Knera digs into the Czech Republic's experimental and avant garde music scene and finds a creative community alive with psychedelic sounds
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New Jazz Imagination: Seymour Wright On [Ahmed] And Music As A Medium Of Thought
In the first of a new series of essays on non European cultural influences on experimental music, Seymour Wright of improvisational group أحمد [Ahmed] writes on the constant inspiration of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
Baker's Dozen
RIP Florian Schneider: A Kraftwerk Baker’s Dozen Special
Following sad news that Kraftwerk co-founder Florian Schneider has died, we present a specially compiled Baker's Dozen of artists including Michael Rother, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marie Davidson and Mark Lanegan on their favourite music by the _kosmische musik_ masters
