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Donato Dozzy and Neel Launch New Label, Spazio Nero, Detail First Release by Neel

The four-track 'Movimento' EP is out next month

Tim Burgess Announces New Album

Tim Burgess' new album will get an upfront release on Record Store Day later this month

Hurtling Through The Void: Roly Porter’s Favourite Space Records

Following the release of Third Law, the producer talks Theo Darton-Moore through his favourite records associated with space travel and exploration, pieces of music that "look at things outside our own existence"

Ongoing Adventures: Rachel Unthank’s Favourite Albums

Jude Rogers speaks to Rachel Unthank about her abiding love for and political importance of maintaining the folk tradition... but explains she wasn't averse to a bit of Faith No More when it all got too much. This week's Baker's Dozen.

Pet Shop Boys: Our Back Catalogue Is 25 Years Of Social Commentary

Julian Marszalek meets pop renaissance man Neil Tennant to talk Potemkin, production and pop

The Fabulous, Most Groovy: Director Edgar Wright’s Favourite Albums

With 'Baby Driver' all set to be one of the Summer's biggest hits, director Edgar Wright sits down with the Quietus to choose his 13 favourite albums

Why Everything Is Love Is Tidal’s Last Desperate Throw Of The Dice

This weekend, Jay-Z and Beyoncé released joint album Everything Is Love exclusively via their Tidal platform. But with the record already on Spotify, Eamonn Forde argues that this is yet another vain lunge by the 1% and a platform that is failing to take off

Heal Your Soul: Fatoumata Diawara’s Favourite Music

Acclaimed Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara talks Adam Quarshie through her favourite records, explaining the influence of powerful female vocalists from both the United States and from Mali's Wassoulou region.

If Only You Knew: Grime & Drill For June Reviewed By Aaron Bishop

Aaron Bishop selects his highlights from the UK underground scene including projects and singles from names such as Little Simz, Wretch 32, Meekz Manny and A2

Esben & The Witch

Violet Cries

Saz’iso

At Least Wave Your Handkerchief At Me: The Joys and Sorrows of Southern Albanian Song

Treasures of Southern Albanian culture, from a collective assembled specifically for the recording of this album.

George Michael Died Of Natural Causes

Coroner's report reveals that Michael suffered a dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis and fatty liver

The Feedback Of Myth: Osaka’s Cult Label Vanity Records

The short-lived Vanity Records experiment with electronic noise under Japan’s commercial explosion was mesmerised by the post punk countercultural phenomena in the West says Miranda Remington