Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
As These New Puritans prepare for a major Barbican concert, twin brothers Jack and George Barnett speak to Luke Turner about their grand plans and how their relationship feeds into the band's resolutely DIY approach. B&W portraits by Guy Lowndes, other pictures George Barnett
In the run up to Squarepusher’s fifteenth studio release and performance at the 2020 CTM Festival in Berlin, Adam Quarshie caught up with him to discuss the tragic events that preceded the album, his early years in Chelmsford and his relationship to technology
Keeley Forsyth’s debut album is an intimate document chronicling harrowing times. But, as she tells Derek Robertson, such darkness lies deep within us all, serving less as artistic inspiration and more as defining our shared humanity
A band featuring Mark E Smith's ghost writer, an ex-member of The Fall and Bill Ryder-Jones' guitarist are genuinely great and commendably angry, says Fergal Kinney. But should they really be punching in and down instead of out and up?
Following the release of his second album proper last month, Sam Shepherd discusses the support slots for The xx that provided the catalyst for the record, his longstanding connection with the Buchla synth and running out of records while supporting Andy C at The End
Few post-war musicians can match Irmin Schmidt’s creative drive, says Duncan Seaman. The veteran musician, composer and Can founder, talks about his Villa Wunderbar anthology of film music and solo work and his upcoming live shows
The prolific Japanese electronic artist, who bridges the gap between traditional music from his home country with modern touches, talks with Patrick St. Michel about drawing from the past, nature and his nation’s government. Computer enhanced portraits by Yohsuke Matsuoka