A Quietus Interview
Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
A Quietus Interview
Mystical Discipline: Anthony Braxton Interviewed
"In a way I feel like a billionaire" says US composer and improvisor Anthony Braxton to Stewart Smith, in a wide-ranging and deep interview that touches on several new projects and his connections with an international vibrational family
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Good Eggs: Scotch Rolex Interviewed
DJ Scotch Egg speaks to Patrick Clarke about his ferocious and fun new project as Scotch Rolex, recorded during a residency at the Nyege Nyege Villa in Uganda with East African musicians including Don Zilla, MC Yallah and Duma's Lord Spikeheart
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Organised Chaos: Swell Maps Interviewed
With a flurry of recent activity, including reissues and the promise of a book, Duncan Seaman talks to Jowe Head, Biggles Books and Phones Sportsman, as well as Geoff Travis of Rough Trade about the cult DIY band. Home page band portrait by Caroline Kraabel
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A Brutal Harmony: Gary Numan & Ade Fenton Interviewed
Gary Numan’s hard-won return to the peak of his creative powers and commercial success has been driven by an intense 15-year partnership with his musical foil Ade Fenton. They speak to Alastair Shuttleworth in their first ever joint interview
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The Weight Of The Ritual: Frank Rynne On The Master Musicians Of Joujouka
Long-time producer and manager of The Master Musicians Of Joujouka, Frank Rynne, talks to Harry Sword about the challenges of recording their powerful new album, Live In Paris. Home page photograph by Herman Vanaershot
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Love Like Rain: Ann Peebles & Don Bryant Interviewed
tQ is in partnership with Oda, a new speaker system that allows artists including Ann Peebles and Don Bryant to broadcast directly into your home. Jennifer Lucy Allan speaks to the legendary Memphis soul couple about telling stories, singing gospel, staying together, and their biggest hit, I Can’t Stand The Rain
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The Glorious Exclamation Mark: Carla Bley Interviewed
Carla Bley is arguably the greatest living jazz composer; John Doran talks to the woman fellow musicians have nicknamed 'Countess Bleysie' and 'Bleythoven' about foundational free jazz sessions, the magic of The Liberation Music Orchestra and her epic jazz opera, Escalator Over The Hill. Home page photograph courtesy of Tod Papageorge
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Moving Big Mountains: Årabrot’s Karin Park Interviewed
Kjetil Nernes and Karin Park decided recently to take Årabrot forward into a new era. Dannii Leivers met Karin to talk about how her glittering pop career is influencing their new album, Norwegian Gothic, which is streamed here in full. Årabrot portraits by Olle Lundin
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The Road To The Best Ever: Black Midi Interviewed
Black Midi are back with a second album that defies most (if not all) expectations people have of the band. They talk to Dan Dylan Wray about abandoning the jam, embracing the melody and picking up the wok. Home page photograph by Yis Kid
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Maximum Intensity: An Interview With The Armed
Patrick Clarke speaks to a member of notorious Detroit hardcore collective The Armed to discuss the band's cult-like following, how they underwent gruelling bodybuilding diet plans for the sake of art, and how they hope to re-draw the boundaries of hardcore music with new album ULTRAPOP
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Counterflow States: An Interview With Helena Celle
Glaswegian musical polymath Kay Logan has lit up early 2021 by releasing what might be her most extraordinary work to date – including, under the Helena Celle pseudonym, an hour-long piece for April’s lockdown edition of her home city’s experimental festival Counterflows. She waxes theoretical to Noel Gardner
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Real Drool Time: An Interview With Part Chimp
As Part Chimp announce their latest album Drool, due on June 4, the band's singer, guitarist and self-appointed nagger-in-chief Tim Cedar talks to JR Moores about invertebrates and Ringo Starr. Feature contains video for new track, 'Back From The Dead'
