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The mesmerising music of Rafał Iwański, both in his long-running duo HATI and solo as X-Navi:Et, channels his fascination with percussive and ritual instruments and trance states. Ahead of his performance at Unsound New York as half of Kapital, he speaks to Rory Gibb about resonance, improvisation and the sounds of the cosmos
Polish guitarist and composer Kuba Ziołek may have authored one of the Quietus' favourite albums of last year as Stara Rzeka, but with three new albums in the pipeline, he's clearly not resting on his laurels. Filip Kalinowski meets him to discuss the creative process from conception to outcome
Stara Rzeka's debut album, a thrilling blend of black metal, krautrock and drone, has made it one of the Quietus' favourites of 2013 so far. In advance of his debut UK performance at Unsound London, Joseph Burnett catches up with him to discuss humanity and its connection to nature