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Low Culture Podcast

Low Culture Podcast: The Cook, The Thief, His Wife & Her Lover

This month we tuck in our napkins for an encounter with Peter Greenaway's captivating yet grim 1988 film starring Michael Gambon and Helen Mirren.
Art

Time After Time: Athanasios Argianas’ Hollowed Water Playlist

Drawing together sculpture and sound, the ancient and modern, Athanasios Argianas's show Hollowed Water inhabited Camden Arts Centre before the lockdown and is now available to view online. Here the artist shares some of the images and sounds that inspired the exhibition
Anniversary

Celebrating The 30th Anniversary Of Glassworks By Philip Glass

Erin Lyndal Martin looks back at a bizarre but successful attempt to combine classical and pop... for the Walkman
A Quietus Interview

The Exploits And Opinions Of Gavin Bryars, ‘Pataphysician

Robert Barry traces the fascinating history of Gavin Bryars' The Sinking Of The Titanic ahead of performances in Birmingham and London this week. Main portrait courtesy of Gautier Deblonde

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Baker's Dozen

I Hear New Worlds: Chris Carter’s Favourite Albums

From a clandestine love of ABBA to a mind-expanding teenage encounter with Pink Floyd, via Joe Meek, Wendy Carlos and Tangerine Dream, Chris Carter of Throbbing Gristle writes on the music that changed his life

Baker's Dozen

Is This Music? Norman Blake’s Favourite Albums

From the overlooked influence of Throbbing Gristle to an enduring love of The Velvet Underground, via Broadcast, The Rolling Stones and more, Teenage Fanclub's Norman Blake picks the thirteen records that shaped him
Baker's Dozen

Prole Art Treat: East Man Selects 13 Visionary Releases

From Kate Bush and The Fall to Mobb Deep and Vybz Kartel, Anthoney Hart, the man behind Basic Rhythm, Imaginary Forces and most recently, East Man, selects the 13 albums that helped steer his art
Baker's Dozen

A F**king Joy: Aidan Moffat’s Favourite Albums

With Aidan Moffat's excellent new record with Bill Wells just out, we sent Daniel Dylan Wray up to Glasgow to meet the former Arab Strap man/Quietus sex columnist to discuss his top formative albums. And, with the help of beers, a record player and one powerful deployment of the phrase "get to utter fuck", here's what he picked
Baker's Dozen

Peculiar Relationships: Neil Gaiman’s Favourite Albums

Following this week's release of his live collaborative album with Amanda Palmer, the fantasy and science fiction author picks out the records that have most inspired and informed his writing
Baker's Dozen

Batting Order: Neil Hannon’s Favourite Albums

The Divine Comedy man picks out the gems in his record collection following the release of his second album with The Duckworth Lewis Method this week

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