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
Stewart Smith takes over the reigns of our Complete Communion jazz column and interviews London-based group The Grip (who also give us an excellent mix), reviews new LPs by IIIn, Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections and Rodrigo Amado, and appraises reissues from Sun Ra and the Jone Takamäki Trio