Catch up on our latest writing.
Furious noise jazz from iconic Japanese guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi, soothing tones from vibraphonist Joel Ross, and language-leaking lyricism from pianist Kaja Draksler highlight Peter Margasak’s latest round-up of improvised sounds
One More Grain return with music populated by craggy electronic peaks and lush organic valleys, a sonic massif that marks a continued run of form for some of Britain’s most curious creatives. Words by Will Ainsley
Noel Gardner's guide to the best of New Weird Britain returns, with extraordinary bursts of melody from Margate-via-Maine, the Bristolian blurring lines between techno and noise, fizzy meteorites of party-smashing illbience and more
Hubris in the 1980s video game industry ended with millions of E.T. games buried in the desert. With the latest wave of corporate tie-ins and a Deadmau5/Space Invaders hook-up, asks Scott Wilson, is the apparently booming US EDM industry heading for a similarly spectacular fall?
Tim Burrows leaves his cynicism about the Bard of Barking at the door when attending a gig that's a kind of homecoming and finds a new sense of regret at ignoring one of the greatest songwriters of the past 40 years