Karenn

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If You Go Down To The Woods: Things Learned At Dekmantel

Dance Dance Dance: Things Learned At Sonar Festival 2013

Field Day 2013: The Quietus Review

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Music Of The Month: Things We’ve Loved This November

Our final round-up of the month's best music for 2019 features albums from Moor Mother, Giant Swan, FKA twigs, William Doyle and plenty more

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Burn Up The Floor: Pop & Politics In 2013 Dance Music

At the end of an exhausting year in club music, Rory Gibb reflects back upon 2013 on and off the dancefloor, and considers some of the political, social and technological issues facing the dance music community in the near future

News 16

Blawan And Pariah Reveal Debut Album As Persher, ‘Sleep Well’

The duo, otherwise known as Karenn, will release their first full-length effort through Thrill Jockey in February

Blawan And Pariah Reveal New Karenn EP, ‘Everything Is Curly’

The four-track release is due out on their own Voam label

Fabric Confirms First Names For Inaugural EXODUS Festival

Karenn, Ricardo Villalobos and more will play the July event

Blawan And Pariah Debut New Alias, Persher

The Karenn members' first release under the new moniker, 'Man With The Magic Soap', will be released through Thrill Jockey

Lunchmeat Festival Reveals First Wave Of Acts For 2022 Edition

Karenn, µ-Ziq and more will play the Prague event this year

London Gets New Day Festival, Waterworks

The event's debut edition was cancelled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Karenn Line Up New 12″, ‘Music Sounds Better With Shoe’

The A-side is based on a track that the duo performed live in a 2014 Boiler Room set

LISTEN + Q&A: Karenn Share New Track, ‘Strawbs’

The speedy cut is one highlight of many on the duo's upcoming debut album which they discuss further below

Karenn Detail Debut Album, ‘Grapefruit Regret’

Blawan and Pariah's first LP was "written and recorded during an intense studio session"

Blawan & Pariah Confirm New Karenn 12″

Blawan and Pariah's first record together as Karenn since 2014 is due out next month

Sonar Festival 2013: A Quietus Preview

With the Quietus preparing to jet across to Barcelona later this week for this year's edition of Sonar Festival, Rory Gibb and Luke Turner take you through some of our most anticipated acts

The Quietus’ Hour-By-Hour Field Day Preview

Save yourself the bother of working out what to see and when tomorrow with the Quietus' handy guide to what we recommend throughout the day, from nature recordings to serious OOF. By John Doran, Rory Gibb, Laurie Tuffrey and Luke Turner

Flow: Kendrick Lamar, Kraftwerk & More

Finland's Flow Festival adds rapper to mightily impressive bill already boasting Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Knife, Karenn and more

VOTE: Quietus’ Cult Star Award On 6 Music

Vote below to decide who will be Tomorrow's Cult Star Today

WATCH: Karenn Live At Boiler Room

Fierce and furious set from Blawan and Pariah

Blawan & Pariah: New Karenn EP

More grubby techno from London

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Reviews 4

If You Go Down To The Woods: Things Learned At Dekmantel

Dance Dance Dance: Things Learned At Sonar Festival 2013

Field Day 2013: The Quietus Review

Karenn sheworks004

Articles 2

Music Of The Month: Things We’ve Loved This November

Burn Up The Floor: Pop & Politics In 2013 Dance Music

News 16

Blawan And Pariah Reveal Debut Album As Persher, ‘Sleep Well’

Blawan And Pariah Reveal New Karenn EP, ‘Everything Is Curly’

Fabric Confirms First Names For Inaugural EXODUS Festival

Blawan And Pariah Debut New Alias, Persher

Lunchmeat Festival Reveals First Wave Of Acts For 2022 Edition

London Gets New Day Festival, Waterworks

Karenn Line Up New 12″, ‘Music Sounds Better With Shoe’

LISTEN + Q&A: Karenn Share New Track, ‘Strawbs’

Karenn Detail Debut Album, ‘Grapefruit Regret’

Blawan & Pariah Confirm New Karenn 12″

Sonar Festival 2013: A Quietus Preview

The Quietus’ Hour-By-Hour Field Day Preview

Flow: Kendrick Lamar, Kraftwerk & More

VOTE: Quietus’ Cult Star Award On 6 Music

WATCH: Karenn Live At Boiler Room

Blawan & Pariah: New Karenn EP

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