A Quietus Interview
Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
A Quietus Interview
A Long Term Effect: Tim Pope On Four Decades Of Work With The Cure
Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett chats with Pope about his forthcoming Cure concert film Anniversary as well as more unusual anecdotes about his many music videos for them than you can shake a stick at. Or is that a sock?
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Unquiet Spirits: Ifriqiyya Electrique Interviewed
With Laylet el Booree - one of tQ's albums of the year so far - Ifriqiyya Electrique have fused industrial post punk and techno with the traditional Banga music of the Tunisian desert to brilliant effect. But as instigator Francois Cambuzat tells Ben Graham, they still fear it could all be a dreadful mistake
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Horror Is Not Finely Shaded: An Interview with HARRGA
Pairing searing avant-garde electronics with multilingual meditations on the refugee crisis, HARRGA constitute a new, urgent kind of political project. In their first ever interview, Alastair Shuttleworth speaks to the duo about the roles of language, disorientation and terror in their debut album
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Emotional Science: Eartheater On Teaming Up With Semiconductor For Outlands
As Eartheater prepares to team up with Semiconductor for 'Fracture Patterns', the latest collaborative project commissioned by the always-excellent Outlands Network, she talks to Patrick Clarke about art, science and the relationship between the two
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Gorgeous Decay: Liz Harris On Her New Project Nivhek
Liz Harris went through extremes when she went to Murmansk for an artistic residency at the height of the Arctic summer. She talked with our man in San Francisco, Ned Raggett about the resultant new album and project. Portrait by JJ Harris
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Calling Occupant Of Interplanetary Craft: Matias Aguayo Interviewed
Chilean producer and DJ Aguayo has always danced to a different beat but with his fifth album he’s inventing extraterrestrial rhythms for another planet. Kate Hutchinson catches up with the dance music outsider in Colombia to talk about his post-colonial vision for electronic music
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The Watch Is Ended: Game Of Thrones Doc Director Jeanie Finlay Interviewed
Jeanie Finlay captured the epic task of making the final series of Game of Thrones in documentary The Last Watch. Here, she tells Luke Turner about bumping into the Night King in Spar and finding the human stories among cast and crew. ***CONTAINS SPOILERS***
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Boom Boom Pow: Black Midi Interviewed
Ahead of their appearance at Sea Change Festival this weekend, John Doran speaks to Geordie Greep and Cameron Picton of Black Midi and asks, what exactly does it take for a challenging band to make a genuine go of it in 2019? Avatars created by Anthrox Studio. Band portrait by Dan Kendall. (Warning: the 'Crows Perch' video contains flashing images)
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The Fall And Rise: An Interview With Imperial Wax
After Mark E. Smith died in 2018, he left behind Dave Spurr, Keiron Melling and Pete Greenway, the last and longest-serving line-up The Fall ever had. Now, the trio have continued where they left off with Imperial Wax, with new frontman Sam Curran
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Dysfunctional Modulation: Rian Treanor Interviewed
Following the release of his debut album via Planet Mu last month, Rian Treanor discusses mixing hip-hop, connecting with The Death Of Rave for his first releases and linking up with the network of producers surrounding Nyege Nyege festival
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Mirrored Bodies: An Interview With Hans Appelqvist
Hans Appelqvist’s latest stage show, which shows at Intonal festival, Malmö, Sweden, explores a controversial Japanese horror in the context of a first date. Matthew Neale talks to the Swedish artist about pornography, body genres, and why art doesn’t need to be therapeutic. Contains spoilers for film and show
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Kick Out The Jams: Kikagaku Moyo Interviewed
Their unique brand of acid-tinged folk and psychedelic rock has seen the Japanese quintet break free from the constraints of their hometown scene. Derek Robertson meets them in Amsterdam to talk jam sessions, running a label, and why DIY is not necessarily the future
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Language Defines Who You Are: An Interview With Charlotte Adigéry
A week ahead of two gigs in London and an appearance at Out The Frame festival in Ghent, Adam Quarshie caught up with Charlotte Adigéry to discuss ASMR videos, singing in multiple languages and the politics of hair
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Melted & Reformed: Drew Daniel On A Quarter Century Of Matmos
With their new album Plastic Anniversary, the exploratory sonic duo marks 25 years of life and work via the use and abuse of petroleum products. Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett called up Matmos member Drew Daniel to ask about it all
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Polar Shift: An Interview With Pulled By Magnets’ Seb Rochford
After the end of jazz outliers Polar Bear, their leader Seb Rochford underwent monumental personal change. He speaks to Patrick Clarke about re-connecting with his Indian heritage, studying under master musicians in Mysuru, and the ancient texts that informed his staggering new project
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Coming Clean: George McFall Drops His Disguise
For his new album (which streams in full below), George McFall has reverted to his given name, overcoming the need for an alias like Clean George IV. He has also reined in the rock guitars in favour of a more severe synth-driven sound, and found a new target for his sharp satire: himself. Photo by Kimi Gill
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