A Quietus Interview
Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
A Quietus Interview
Best Friends Go To Purgatory: Castrovalva Interviewed
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
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‘I Never Want To Play Those Songs’: Fabulous Diamonds Interviewed
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
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Time For Harmony In This World: An Interview With Hieroglyphic Being
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
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The Deserters’ Songs: Rachel Zeffira Interviewed
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
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Rock’s Irreplaceables: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives Interviewed
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
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Drums In The Deep: An Interview With Pearson Sound
Even as the UK's club scene has changed around him, David Kennedy's music has continued to embody the rhythm-focused and adventurous approach that also characterises his label Hessle Audio. He speaks to Rory Gibb about the compulsion to keep exploring new avenues
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Reach For The Lasers: An Interview With Robin Fox
Australian musician and audiovisual artist Robin Fox locks human nervous systems to the rhythms of the machine. Ahead of his laser show at Cafe Oto on September 16th, he speaks to Rory Gibb about scoring for dance and cracking technology
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As Wide As The Universe: Dead Can Dance Interviewed
We were offered a very brief phone conversation with Lisa Gerrard of Dead Can Dance recently. There was nothing for it but to activate our many teeted, lizard agent from Interzone, Jonny Mugwump, whose feverish brain and forked tongue work in double time...
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Return To Earth: An Interview With Mala
Dubstep pioneer Mala, one half of Digital Mystikz, is about to release Mala In Cuba, a collaborative album recorded with musicians in Havana then transplanted to London's bassbins. He speaks to Angus Finlayson about the human spirit and the importance of process in music-making
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Mighty Mighty Boosh Tones: Julian Barratt’s Favourite LPs
As Julian Barratt releases 'You Can't Handcuff The Wind', a single by alter-ego Richard Thorncroft, he guides Adrian Lobb through 13 favourite albums, from Miles Davis to Zappa, Fela Kuti and the soundtracks of the Wicker Man and more
