Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
Shadowy London unit Old Apparatus create strange, dark and beguiling electronic music for a new age of societal ruin. They speak to Charlie Fox about the pleasures of decay, and have recorded us an excellent mix which you can listen to below
Across a series of mixtapes and now a full-length album, Oakland rap duo Main Attrakionz have sunk their voices deep into a blissful fog of reverb and weed smoke. They speak to Kyle Ellison about why they're unfazed by the increasing attention on their music
Bonkers Leeds noise-rock crew Castrovalva shoehorn bitesize chunks of noise, grime and punk into tracks that rattle like too much caffeine. Fresh from the release of their new album, they speak to Jack Pudwell about a love of making noise
Fabulous Diamonds' heat-hazed mix of punk, psych and dub ranks them among the most original acts in the Australian underground. As Steph Kretowicz discovers when they meet to discuss recent LP Commercial Music, their creative impulses are tempered by a contrary streak
Chicago's Jamal Moss sinks the legacies of house music and Sun Ra into abrasive and acutely psychoactive takes on club music, noise and industrial. In advance of a UK/Europe tour, he speaks to Rory Gibb about expressing the ambiguities of real life
Rachel Zeffira steps away from her Cats Eyes project to set up a label and release her first solo album, The Deserters. Luke Turner speaks to her about the LP, growing up in a Canadian smelting town, and an unfortunate incident involving an oboe and a tattoo
Sweden's The Soundtrack Of Our Lives are calling it a day after 16 years of active service, and playing a final UK gig tonight at London's Heaven. David Quantick spoke to the band's Ebbot Lundberg and Mattias Bärjed about their decision to cease operations, and tells you why you should catch their show tonight