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Viewers Viewing Viewers: Peter Greenaway’s Unusual Britishness

As the BFI celebrates the peerless work of Peter Greenaway, Leo Chadburn dives deep into what the filmmaker's sensibilities reveal about British cinema

Reissue of the Week

Reissue Of The Week: Three Albums By Dickie Landry

The reissue of three albums by Dickie Landry vary wildly in their concepts and aesthetics, yet share glimpses of a singular vision; they are the perfect introduction to one of the overlooked jazz greats, says Antonio Poscic

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Nichunimu
Un Cacho de Metal, Un Resto de Vaivén

A suite of electro-jazz freakouts from Chile puts Daryl Worthington in a spin

Low Culture Essay

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Album of the Week

The Rural Juror: Richard Dawson’s The Ruby Cord

Richard Dawson goes down to the woods. You're sure for a big surprise, finds Darran Anderson

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Christine And The Queens
Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles

A new direction from Christine And The Queens feels tentative, but far from joyless, finds Matthew Horton

Film

‘We Don’t Put Out’: Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains At 40

Hardly screened when first released in 1982, The Fabulous Stains found an audience among the Riot Grrrl acts a decade later. David Chiu explores this cult classic with reminisces from the cast and crew

A Quietus Interview

Alternate Utopias: An Interview With Sarathy Korwar

Sarathy Korwar speaks to Patrick Clarke about how Indo-futurism, a colonialist critique of Thomas More’s Utopia, and the invention of his own new circular rhythm system have pushed his practise forwards on ambitious new album KALAK

New Weird Britain

New Weird Britain In Review For November By Noel Gardner

Your guide to the most weird, wonderful and diverse sounds from the UK underground returns, courtesy of Noel Gardner

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Jeff Parker
Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy

A selection of live cuts find the Tortoise guitarist and AACM member in warm spirits, finds Antonio Poscic

A Quietus Interview

A New Era: Big Joanie Interviewed

On the release of their new album Back Home, Big Joanie speak to Laviea Thomas about the diversity of punk music, and redefining their sound

Live Reviews

The Legacy Of The AACM: Anthony Braxton And Henry Threadgill Live In London

Anthony Braxton and Henry Threadgill’s double headliner at EFG London Jazz Festival is a reminder of the astounding achievments of their musical collective AACM, says Stewart Smith

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Eliza Carthy And The Restitution
Queen Of The Whirl

Heir apparent to a great English folk dynasty reclaims her extensive back catalogue

Live Reviews

Truth Music: Le Guess Who? 2022 Reviewed

Lentils as projectiles, a medieval answer to Kraftwerk’s Autobahn, twin xylophone attack from Mexico City, a post-punk opera about the paranoid mind – Richard Foster and Patrick Clarke report back from another headspinning edition of Utrecht’s Le Guess Who?

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Shake Chain
Snake Chain

London quartet throw a series of musical curveballs

Anniversary

From The Front Lines Of Lyrical Warfare: Canibus’ Mic Club 20 Years On

The combative rhyme master has paid the price for his inability to compromise, says Angus Batey, as the rap laureate's master's thesis turns 20

A Quietus Interview

A Lore Unto Themselves: AG.R97 interviewed

Portuguese duo AG.R97 speak to Daryl Worthington about building their own video game inspired lore, the community of musicians around the Turva label, and why humour is a powerful thing in experimental music

Art

The Human Factor: Chris Killip Photographs Britain Under Thatcherism

A new exhibition at The Photographers’ Gallery curated by Ken Grant and Tracy Marshall Grant features over 140 works from the photographer’s career

Books

Shout Outs & Sharp Cuts: The Early Days Of Rap Radio

Breaks in the Air, a new book by John Klaess, charts the rise of hip hop broadcasting in New York City. An essential read, finds Arusa Qureshi

Books

Advertising That Money Can’t Buy: That Time Depeche Mode Started A Riot In LA

In an exclusive extract from their new book, Halo, David McElroy and Kevin May recount the events that led up to the Los Angeles police showing up to an instore signing session

Reissue of the Week

Reissue Of The Week: Monster Magnet’s Test Patterns Vol. 1

With the first of God Unknown's 'Test Patterns' series featuring Monster Magnet's sprawling psychedelic masterpiece 'Tab' in two different forms, JR Moores revisits the band's imperious first phase

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Plaid
Feorm Falorx

What's that warm glow of retrofuturistic nostalgia oozing through the speakers? Ah, yes, a new Plaid album

Low Culture Essay

Low Culture Essay: Ryan Diduck On The Larry Sanders Show

In this month's Low Culture essay for tQ's subscribers, Ryan Diduck recalls the programme-within-a-talk show brilliance of The Larry Sanders Show, and the troubled genius of its creator, Garry Shandling

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Viewers Viewing Viewers: Peter Greenaway’s Unusual Britishness

Reissue Of The Week: Three Albums By Dickie Landry

Nichunimu Un Cacho de Metal, Un Resto de Vaivén

Try Before You Buy: Get 30 Days Free Subscription To The Quietus

The Rural Juror: Richard Dawson’s The Ruby Cord

Christine And The Queens Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles

‘We Don’t Put Out’: Ladies And Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains At 40

Alternate Utopias: An Interview With Sarathy Korwar

New Weird Britain In Review For November By Noel Gardner

Jeff Parker Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy

A New Era: Big Joanie Interviewed

The Legacy Of The AACM: Anthony Braxton And Henry Threadgill Live In London

Eliza Carthy And The Restitution Queen Of The Whirl

Truth Music: Le Guess Who? 2022 Reviewed

Shake Chain Snake Chain

From The Front Lines Of Lyrical Warfare: Canibus’ Mic Club 20 Years On

A Lore Unto Themselves: AG.R97 interviewed

The Human Factor: Chris Killip Photographs Britain Under Thatcherism

Shout Outs & Sharp Cuts: The Early Days Of Rap Radio

Advertising That Money Can’t Buy: That Time Depeche Mode Started A Riot In LA

Reissue Of The Week: Monster Magnet’s Test Patterns Vol. 1

Plaid Feorm Falorx

Low Culture Essay: Ryan Diduck On The Larry Sanders Show

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Nichunimu
Un Cacho de Metal, Un Resto de Vaivén

Christine And The Queens
Redcar Les Adorables Étoiles

Jeff Parker
Mondays At The Enfield Tennis Academy

Eliza Carthy And The Restitution
Queen Of The Whirl

Shake Chain
Snake Chain

Plaid
Feorm Falorx

Thorn Valley
Various

Darren Hayman
You Will Not Die

Fenella
The Metallic Index

Moundabout
Esker Hippy Bastard Blues

Blarke Bayer
The King In Yellow