A Quietus Interview
Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
A Quietus Interview
Elegance & Savagery: The Jim Jones Revue Interviewed
London rock & roll firebrands The Jim Jones Revue play a four-night residency at the Sebright Arms this week. Ahead of the gigs, they sit down with Julian Marszalek to discuss the rigors of touring and the importance of drawing inspiration from relevant current issues
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Divine Machinery: An Interview With Paul Jebanasam
Subtext label boss Paul Jebanasam is one of several Bristol-based musicians blurring boundaries between contemporary composition, process-based recording and the colossal physicality of sound system culture. With his debut album just released, he explains to Pavel Godfrey how "melody has a way of surviving everything"
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We Want To Cause Confusion: Vision Fortune Interviewed
The churning drones and hammered percussion of London's Vision Fortune thrillingly blur the lines between electronics and guitars. With their debut album imminent, they sit down with Joe Clay to discuss musical freedom, plus listen to an exclusive advance stream of the full album
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Tricks Of Perception: An Interview & Mix From Helm
As Helm, Luke Younger twists acoustic sounds out of all recognition, his music's gritty ambience playing tricks with the mind. With a London show this coming Monday, he speaks with Josh Hall about construction sites and sonic collage - plus listen to an exclusive mix below
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A Distant Radiating Orb: Barn Owl Interviewed
With new album V, Bay Area duo Barn Owl soar into more overtly electronic territories than ever before, infusing the gorgeous, glacial drones of their earlier work with a dub-inspired sense of shifting space. Ned Raggett catches up with them to discuss this gradual evolution
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Hypnotic Infinity: An Interview With Elgato
Shadowy producer Elgato trades in extreme, provocative minimalism, sketching out his rolling house and dubstep-influenced tracks with tiny brushstrokes of percussion and glimmering synth. In a rare interview, he sits down with Angus Finlayson to discuss a love of repetition
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An Actor Prepares: An Interview With Surgeon
For nearly 20 years Anthony Child, aka Surgeon, has sent dancers into collective states of hypnosis with his overwhelming, elliptical techno. Having just released a beatless album under his own name, he speaks with Rory Gibb about introspection, method acting, the importance of intention, and what continues to excite him about club music
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For Victory: An Interview With Narrows
Transatlantic crew Narrows, featuring former members of Botch, These Arms Are Snakes and Bullet Union, among others, are about to embark on what might be their final European tour. Quietus editor John Doran catches up with them to talk Bolt Thrower, Game Of Thrones and Greenland
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Perceptions Of Sublime Simplicity: Thomas Köner Interviewed
In advance of his London show at Denovali Swingfest this Sunday, sound artist/composer Thomas Köner speaks to Joseph Burnett about last year's Novaya Zemlya album, the lure of empty spaces and how his seminal duo Porter Ricks use techno as a cloaking device
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Channelling From Some Other Place: Richard Thompson Interviewed
Following the release of his 21st album, Electric, earlier this year, Richard Thompson talks to Tariq Goddard about why he prefers living in the suburbs, sidestepping 60s excess and his relationship with his back catalogue
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Pollinating Possibility: An Interview With Gum Takes Tooth
London firebrands Gum Takes Tooth create a joyous, twitchy, electrified racket. Ahead of their support slot with White Hills tomorrow night, Jessica Crowe speaks to them to untangle the chaos, plus watch a brand new video
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Deeper Underground: An Interview With The Haxan Cloak
Bobby Krlic's second album as The Haxan Cloak takes the spirit of his self-titled debut into synthetic and ethereal space, sending shivers up the spine in the process. He speaks to Maya Kalev about the pleasure of fear and unease
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Escape From Reality: Ashley Paul Interviewed By Holly Herndon
Brooklyn-based composer/performer Ashley Paul's work ranges from texturally exploratory songwriting to jarring improvisation. Fellow US musician Holly Herndon speaks with Paul about musical dualities and the coexistence of different approaches
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Coastal Reflections: An Interview With Chris Petit
Extraordinary, uncompromising filmmaker and novelist Chris Petit recently released his first LP. Kiran Sande sits down for an extended chat with Petit and album collaborator Baron Mordant to discuss the Museum of Loneliness, Petit's classic novel Robinson and the relationship between film and sound
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Sonic Communication: Stephen O’Malley Talks Ensemble Pearl & Gravetemple
As ever, Sunn O)))'s Stephen O'Malley is busy at work on a host of concurrent projects. In advance of his group Gravetemple's shows at Cafe Oto this weekend, he speaks with Joseph Burnett about the marvelous debut Ensemble Pearl album, a collaboration with members of Ghost and Boris
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Fast-Forwarding From Slow-Motion: An Interview With Giant Drag
With the sudden release of a second album, Waking Up Is Hard To Do, Giant Drag’s Annie Hardy tells John Freeman why it will be the nü-grunger’s last record and how, after years of illness and addiction, she is now ready to launch three new projects
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Razor Blades In The Dark: An Interview With Merzbow
With his collaborative album with Balázs Pándi and Mats Gustafsson just released, Joseph Burnett catches up with the enigmatic Japanese noise legend to discuss the making of the album, the modern noise scene and his remarkably prolific output
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Smashing The Philip Glass Ceiling: Verity Susman Interviewed
Electrelane's Verity Susman is currently voyaging through a sonic world where human meets machine: organ drones, sung vocals and queer fantasies in computerised spoken word. She speaks with Bryony Beynon about audio collage and the disconnect between people and their computers
