A Quietus Interview
Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
A Quietus Interview
Are These The Drones You’re Looking For? Schneider TM Interviewed
Once known for pioneering 'indietronica', Schneider TM is now disappearing into a vortex of beautiful, irresistible noise. Wyndham Wallace talks to him about his new album, Guitar Sounds, working with Pan Sonic and Damo Suzuki, and why "whatever makes sound can be music"
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Bl’ast From The Past: Grohl & More Talk Hardcore Innovators
This month, cult California hardcore pioneers Bl'ast release an album of long-lost recordings, remastered with the help of Dave Grohl. The band, Grohl and Sunn O)))'s Greg Anderson tell Jamie Thomson about the band's history and how a chance discovery led to their resurrection
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Breaking Apart The Sky: Dustin Wong Interviewed
Using just guitar, effects and a loop pedal, Dustin Wong conjures up hypnotic and immersive instrumental psych-pop. He speaks with Tristan Bath about new album Mediation Of Ecstatic Energy, musical dualities and drawing inspiration from Tokyo
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Escaping The Candy Store: No Bra Interviewed
No Bra's new album Candy is as witty and weird as ever, setting her customary deadpan humour and provocations to sparse instrumental backdrops. She speaks to Bryony Beynon about avoiding capitalist gender stereotypes and fantasising about "having sex with random construction workers in random suburbs of London"
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Tropical Storm: An Interview With Machinedrum
On his new album Vapor City, Travis Stewart stirs rhythmic tics from drum & bass and footwork into intensely humid and immersive urban collages. He speaks to Rory Gibb about throwing out the blueprints and the enduring appeal of jungle
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The Experiment Is Vital: Damien Dubrovnik Interviewed
Emerging from the same close-knit Copenhagen scene as Iceage, Damien Dubrovnik create coruscating vistas of provocative synth-noise, as raw as a fresh stab wound. With latest album First Burning Attraction released this year, they speak with Ian Maleney about making new worlds
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The Lay Of The Land: Forest Swords Interviewed
Forest Swords' debut album channels the atmosphere of his home region of The Wirral into music of elemental, dubbed-out grandeur. He speaks with Joe Clay about drawing inspiration from his surroudings, doing it DIY, and how his music interlinks with other creative disciplines
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Fire Fighting: Steve Albini Interviewed
When Neil Macdonald phoned Steve Albini for some quotes on the anniversary of Rapeman's Two Nuns And A Pack Mule, he got a lot more than he was expecting... The Big Black/Shellac frontman talks reformations, forest fires and poker tournaments
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The Countryside Is Disturbing: An Interview With Drenge
Small town frustration resounds through the bone-shaking punk-blues of Drenge. The duo's Eoin Loveless speaks with Joe Clay about rural living, brotherly love and, following their recent run-in with Tom Watson MP, feeling distanced from the world of Westminster
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In Between Zones: An Interview With Julia Kent
Cellist Julia Kent uses the instrument to evoke complex interplays of emotions that touch both on inner experience and the rhythms of the physical world. With latest album Character out now, she speaks with Russell Cuzner about collisions of ancient and modern technology
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Sucker Punch: An Interview With Fist City
Fist City's joyous punk rock mêlée delivers a double knockout blow, blending wild immediacy with subtle lyrical depth. Tom Hannan catches up with singer Kier Griffiths to discuss how both personal and political issues are intertwined in their new album
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Pure Undisturbed Reality: An Interview With Stara Rzeka
Stara Rzeka's debut album, a thrilling blend of black metal, krautrock and drone, has made it one of the Quietus' favourites of 2013 so far. In advance of his debut UK performance at Unsound London, Joseph Burnett catches up with him to discuss humanity and its connection to nature
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For The Strangers: What Suede Are Listening To In 2013
Ahead of their concert in the charming surroundings of Hampstead Heath on Friday, August 23, Suede's Mat Osman gives us a run-down of the music that's been exciting him lately. Quietus Ed Luke Turner would like to talk this opportunity to thank Suede for booking British Sea Power to support them at said gig. Cheers!
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