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Black Sky Thinking
Three Album Run: How Krautrock Never Bettered Can’s Tago Mago, Ege Bamyasi & Future Days
Darran Anderson sifts through all of the glorious rubble of German experimental music, psychedelic rock, avant funk and elektronische of the late 1960s onwards to hail an unbeatable trinity. All photographs by Maria Jefferis
A Quietus Interview
The Unanswered Question: Irmin Schmidt Interviewed
Few post-war musicians can match Irmin Schmidt’s creative drive, says Duncan Seaman. The veteran musician, composer and Can founder, talks about his Villa Wunderbar anthology of film music and solo work and his upcoming live shows
Black Sky Thinking
Winter Magic: David Sylvian On Collaborating With Holger Czukay
As Grönland reissues his collaborative albums with Holger Czukay, David Sylvian writes for The Quietus as he remembers the spirit of experimentation that he discovered in the Can studio during the 1980s. Photos by Yuka Fujii.
Books
A Protest Against Bullshit: Irmin Schmidt On All Gates Open – The Story Of Can
With the publication this weekend of Rob Young’s book All Gates Open: The Story Of Can, Sean Kitching chats to Irmin Schmidt about the development of the book, the origins of the band, and the surprising tenderness of Mark E. Smith
Black Sky Thinking
“I Prefer Their Later Work”: 40 Brilliant Albums At The End Of Artists’ Careers
Sod the first few EPs, we say a band's real hidden gems are buried at the end, among the ill-advised career moves and last grasps at fading relevance. Here, tQ writers fight the corner for their favourite unloved and underrated records from the tail-end of their favourite artists' discography.
Black Sky Thinking
Love Time: Exploring Can Drummer Jaki Liebezeit’s E-T Rhythm Theory
Can drummer and rhythmic innovator Jaki Liebezeit sadly died earlier this year, but the sounds and pulses he created will continue. In this Quietus Essay, John Payne takes an in-depth look at the theory behind the noise
Black Sky Thinking
Krautrock? Sauer Sot Mr Agreeable Unhappy With Future Days
Mr Agreeable once took a holiday in Southern Bavaria and for reasons that remain unclear has been furious at our Teutonic cousins ever since. Therefore tidings of a new book about German experimental music from the 60s and 70s broke his poached egg...
Books
No Stars In Krautrock: David Stubbs’ Future Days Reviewed
Getting stuck in to David Stubbs' more-than-just-an-index new book, Future Days: Krautrock and the Building of Modern Germany, Stewart Smith considers the unique egolessness and socio-historical peculiarities that gave rise to the enigmatic genre and Stubbs' effectiveness as guide
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Baker's Dozen
Fertile Ground: Lol Tolhurst’s Baker’s Dozen
Following the publication of his goth chronicle and ahead of a new album with Budgie and Jacknife Lee, The Cure's founding drummer Lol Tolhurst takes Julian Marszalek through his favourite records, from Jimi Hendrix to Low via the wonders of Trout Mask Replica
Baker's Dozen
Speaking Rhythms: Valentina Magaletti’s Baker’s Dozen
Prolific drummer and collaborator Valentina Magaletti marks the release of Tomaga's finest album by telling Jennifer Lucy Allan about her favourite 13 albums, from The Cure to Miles Davis, Art Blakey, and Can to Deerhoof, This Heat and the Art Ensemble Of Chicago. Photo by Adele di Nunzio
Baker's Dozen
Winners’ Music: Daniel Patrick Quinn’s Favourite Albums
Island-dwelling outsider musician and One More Grain brain Daniel Patrick Quinn tells us about his 13 favourite albums from Suede to Fela Kuti, Nico to Robert Wyatt and Gamelan to ELO, plus the sound of a snipe drumming, and wonders whether he'd have sexual feelings for Jeff Lynne were he a woman.
Baker's Dozen
Significant Involuntary Memories: Paul Allen Of Anthroprophh’s 13 Top LPs
Following last year's mighty Outside The Circle album and the news that Anthroprophh will be playing this year's Desertfest, the band's leader and former Heads man Paul Allen (the hirsute gentleman on the right below) cherrypicks 13 albums from his hefty collection
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