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The Quietus International
Complete Communion: Jazz For May Reviewed By Peter Margasak
Reissues of historic free jazz from South African legends the Blue Notes, increasingly sophisticated compositional gambits from virtuoso guitarist Mary Halvorson, finely-tuned intuition from a quartet led by drummer Ches Smith, and solo saxophone evocations of Maria Faust’s childhood memories of an Estonian castle are featured in Peter Margasak’s latest round up of jazz and improvised music
Books
“Jamaica Has A Magic To It”: An Interview With Chris Blackwell
With the imminent publication of his autobiography (co-authored with Paul Morley), Island Records founder Chris Blackwell talks to Matthew Ingram about recording sessions with Grace Jones, the importance of good cover art, and the trouble with U2
Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Wendy Carlos’ Tron OST
Though Wendy Carlos’ legacy is often unfairly undermined, her newly reissued Tron soundtrack is more than a superficial artefact of ‘80s aesthetics; it’s a vital chapter in the development of the synthesiser unfolding right before your ears
Low Culture Essay
Breed is Good: What Crusader Kings 3 Taught me About Human Nature
The hours Eliza Clark lost manipulating intricate interactions between learned and inherited traits in Paradox's medieval grand strategy RPG are amply repaid in pope-seducing narratives, mad map-making and a new appreciation of why inbreeding is a bad thing
Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Laddio Bolocko’s ’97-99′ Box Set
Sean Kitching sings the praises of late ‘90s noise rock outfit, Laddio Bolocko, whose studio material is finally being reissued for the first time on vinyl by Castle Face Records, a band worthy of a much wider audience, and comparisons to Can and This Heat
