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Definitive conversations with our favourite artists
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The Upward Trajectory: An Interview With Memorials Of Distinction
As Memorials Of Distinction's ‘house band’ SUEP release their debut mini-album, Josh Cohen tells the story of his label and management company's rise from scrappy roots in Brighton’s DIY scene to a connecting point for some of the most exciting musicians in Britain
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The Quest Begins: An Interview With 404 Guild
After a decade of side quests and splinter projects and the tragic loss of a bandmate, West Sussex hip hop foursome 404 Guild have finally released their debut album. They speak to Cian Kinsella about why now is the time for their long-awaited full length project
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Are You Sitting Comfortably? An Oral History Of Warp’s Artificial Intelligence
As Warp reissues its foundational Artificial Intelligence compilation, Daniel Dylan Wray explores the record's making, impact and legacy, plus the complicated legacy of IDM via interviews with artists featured on the album, other key players, journalists and more
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Love And Water: An Interview With Shovel Dance Collective
The nine-piece folk ensemble Shovel Dance Collective speak with Alastair Shuttleworth about their bold new album exploring the extremes of humanity’s relationship with water, and why progression and tradition need not be opposites
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The Best Bewilderment: An Interview With Bingo Fury
Bingo Fury speaks to Isabel Armitage about creating an atonal melting pot in the middle ground between Neil Young and John Cage, the influence of his native Bristol after dark, and whether or not it is finally time to quit Spotify
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Alternate Utopias: An Interview With Sarathy Korwar
Sarathy Korwar speaks to Patrick Clarke about how Indo-futurism, a colonialist critique of Thomas More’s Utopia, and the invention of his own new circular rhythm system have pushed his practise forwards on ambitious new album KALAK
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Village Music: An Interview With Naphta
On the release of a new album that draws links between club music and the traditional sounds of his native Poland, Naphta speaks to Mariia Ustimenko about being an Eastern European artist under the Western gaze, issues of appropriation and more
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Long Weekend At Vinny’s: An Interview With Vinny Moonshine
Vinny Moonshine's Kevin McGorey talks to his friend and label boss Bernie Brooks about the eight year journey that brought him to his second album, Mass Extinction Fairy Tale, streaming in full ahead of release with tQ below
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Rethink Your Relationships: Horse Lords Interviewed
Ahead of their appearance at Le Guess Who? Festival next month, Jakub Knera speaks with Baltimore quartet Horse Lords about their new record, politics and architecture in their music and how the pandemic changed the way they play
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The Goyt Method: An Interview With The Orielles
As they prepare to release their ambitious third album Tableau, The Orielles speak to Fergal Kinney about how Greater Manchester’s underground culture, putting faith in a first-time producer, and cooking each other’s tea inspired a major creative leap forward
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Art Power: An Interview With Khidja
Ahead of the carbon-negative Currents Festival held in a reactivated German power station, curators Khidja as well as the venue’s curator discuss the many lines they hope to draw with their artistically and environmentally ambitious first edition
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New Jazz Imagination: Seymour Wright On [Ahmed] And Music As A Medium Of Thought
In the first of a new series of essays on non European cultural influences on experimental music, Seymour Wright of improvisational group أحمد [Ahmed] writes on the constant inspiration of Ahmed Abdul-Malik
