A Quietus Interview

Many Lifetimes: An Interview With TVO

Broken20 label head TVO explores the zones between techno, drone and ambient to hypnotic and moving effect. He speaks to Rory Gibb about new album Red Night Variations in advance of Broken20's party in London this weekend, plus download a free album (see bottom)

Nematode Noise: An Interview With Hookworms

John Freeman meets Hookworms to find out how the Leeds group's debut album, Pearl Mystic, became a blast of rage and sadness, and why parents shouldn't be let loose on Facebook

Melancholy Euphoria: A Heterotic Interview & Full Album Stream

Lara Rix-Martin and Mike Paradinas of Heterotic and Nick Talbot of Gravenhurst talk to John Doran; stream their collaborative LP Love & Devotion in full here

Burning Down The House: Juju & Jordash Interviewed

Israel-via-Amsterdam duo Juju & Jordash trade in an eccentric, jazz-infused and emotionally involving form of electronic psychedelia. In advance of a London show this weekend, they catch up with Rory Gibb to discuss free jazz, improvisation and the politics of personal experience

Phantom Flesh: Extreme Performance Artist Stelarc Interviewed

Our man in Poland, Filip Kalinowski interviews renowned artist Stelarc about the future of the body and human consciousness

Psychedelic Entropy: An Interview & Mix By Imaginary Forces

London's Anthoney J. Hart crafts dark and mind-altering electronic music, steeped in a love of UK rave culture and the psychedelic properties of looped sound. He speaks to Rory Gibb about old drum & bass 12"s and inner space, and has recorded us a mix - listen below

Playing The Long Game: Accrington Stanley Interviewed

Ged Babey talks to Dan O'Farrell, front man of the mighty Accrington Stanley, about what it's like being in one of the world's longest running - and least successful - indie groups

New Transmissions: Brendan Canty Of Deathfix & Fugazi Interviewed

With new band Deathfix, former Fugazi drummer Brendan Canty blasts off into glam-pop territory. He speaks to Glen Mcleod about teaming up with Richard Morel for this new project, filmmaking in knackered buildings and the near-psychic bonds that fueled Fugazi's incendiary live shows

Remake/Remodel: Karl Bartos Interviewed

Matt Lindsay talks to the former robot about his new album Off The Record. Photographs by Al Overdrive

Cheating The “Living Death”: Suede Interviewed

They triumphed with their live return, and now they're about to release killer new album Bloodsports. Luke Turner speaks to Brett Anderson and Mat Osman about the fears around returning to the studio, giving up bad habits, and why Suede will always be a girls' band

‘Satire Through Excessive Earnestness’: Autre Ne Veut Interviewed

Brooklyn's Autre Ne Veut pieces together devastatingly catchy synthetic pop songs using fragments of 80s and 90s R&B. With second album Anxiety he's emerged from his former anonymity, and speaks to Adam Bychawski about why that's a mixed blessing

Slowly But Surely: An Interview With The Pastels

In a rare interview, Stephen Pastel talks to John Freeman about why the seminal Glasgow band’s forthcoming album, Slow Summits, was a “struggle” and made with “love”

The Ancestor’s Tale: An Interview With Richard Dawson

According to the title of his 2005 debut album, Richard Dawson is a Sings Songs And Plays Guitar kind of guy. The truth, as you might imagine, is a damn sight more expansive. On the eve of a UK tour, he speaks to Scott McKeating about counterpoints and community

State Of The Nation: Vini Reilly Interviewed

John Mullen visits one of the greatest guitarists of his generation at home where he is recuperating after a series of strokes. His inspiration is the kindness of strangers, just don't mention Margaret Thatcher...

Salford Lads Cult: A Day In The Life Of GNOD

Following the recent release of their mighty Chaudelande album, John Freeman has an audience with Gnod and ends up playing sonic table-tennis and talking about astral travel, crazy Belgians and Eric Cantona

Rewire Your Brain: An Interview With Endless Boogie

New York's Endless Boogie couldn't be more aptly named, frying minds with sprawling, blues-tinted jams that seem to chug on forever. With career-best album Long Island just released, Stevie Chick speaks to the band's Paul Major about psychedelic experiences and intuition

Distorted & Contorted: An Interview With Samuel Kerridge

Berlin's Samuel Kerridge re-casts techno as a sensuous, murky throb, overwhelming the listener with waves of sub-bass and metallic ambience drawn from doom metal and post-punk. He speaks to Maya Kalev about his new EP for Regis' label and the importance of pushing against constraints

Extrasensory Perfection: An Interview With Matmos

Matmos' excellent new album The Marriage Of True Minds finds the duo delving gleefully into experiments in psychic projection and "very large green triangles". At its core, however, lies simple and tangible human connection, they tell Angus Finlayson

Behind The Curtain: An Interview With Team Ghost

Wyndham Wallace joins M83 co-founder Nicolas Fromageau and members of his new band, Team Ghost, in their Paris studio to discuss their debut album Rituals

Shock To Your System: Tegan Of Tegan & Sara Interviewed

As Tegan and Sara Quin release their latest LP, Erin Lyndal Martin speaks to Tegan about a new pop direction, Riot Grrrl, that open letter over Tyler The Creator, and involvement in queer politics

The Sun Also Sets: On The Road With Benjamin Schoos In Spain

Jeremy Allen hits the road in Spain with an ambitious Belgian crooner to judge how the collapse of the music industry is affecting other European countries

Of Course You Exist: An Interview With The Pictish Trail

The Pictish Trail is back with another album of dreamy and skewed pop, transmitted from his caravan on the remote Isle of Eigg. He speaks to Nicola Meighan about the gestation of Secret Soundz Vol. 2, touring with Josie Long, and writing 30-second songs

Rhyme Assassin: Mykki Blanco Discusses Her “Glam Hip Hop”

Mykki Blanco's Cosmic Angel was one of last year's most remarkable rap mixtapes. Following an incendiary London show last month, she speaks to Laurie Tuffrey about dropping out of art school, performing in drag, and why having no limits in art is important

Don't Be Scared Of Music: An Interview With Dobie

Dobie is one of London's best-kept secrets, a musician, producer and photographer who has worked with Tricky, London Posse, Soul II Soul and more. Now he's back with a second solo album, and speaks to Joe Clay about why his career has been all about pursuing enjoyment

Target Practice: David Thomas Of Pere Ubu Interviewed



Thirty-five years on from The Modern Dance, Pere Ubu’s David Thomas talks to Stuart Huggett about new album Lady from Shanghai and how Ubu have always been a pop band

Of Flowers & Fruity Englishmen: The Asphodells' Andrew Weatherall

With his new duo The Asphodells, Andrew Weatherall has created an album that's equal parts pastoral electronic pop and naughty indoor pursuits. He speaks to Luke Turner about fruity Englishmen and the importance of setting yourself high standards

A Darkness In The West: Hacker Farm Interviewed

Hacker Farm repurpose old farming equipment, shortwave radios and busted electronics to transmit decrepit electronica for a country crumbling under ConDem rule. They speak to Ben Graham about self-sufficiency, the joys of circuit-bending and guerilla gigs outside cattle markets

Counting Down To Infinity: John Heckle Interviewed

With his raw and decidedly cosmic takes on house, Liverpool's John Heckle blasts off into deep space with only a cockpit's worth of hardware to keep him company. He speaks to Harry Sword about underage raving, missing records and his excellent new The Last Magic Maker mini-LP

Man Of God: Jim James Of My Morning Jacket Interviewed

Zarjaz Of Tronics & Freakapuss: Being A Real Person Is Overrated

Is Zarjaz, aka Ziro Baby, the UK's most underground cult star? Dale Shaw conducts the second ever interview with this most fantastical of characters

Altered Head Space: An Interview With Anthroprophh

Anthroprophh, the new project of Paul Allen of Bristol voyagers The Heads, blasts off into inner space via kosmische drone and acid-frazzled guitar workouts. He speaks to Joseph Burnett about how writing his debut album provided a creative shot in the arm

Willesden To Karpathos: Yannis Of Foals On The Geography Of Holy Fire

Foals' new Flood & Moulder-produced album Holy Fire is a work of supreme confidence and bold scope. Yannis Philippakis talks to Luke Turner about the places that shaped it