A Quietus Interview

Definitive conversations with our favourite artists

Society Is Eating Itself Alive: Gonjasufi Interviewed

Cyrus Shahrad talks to Gonjasufi about an impending apocalypse, religion and terrorism, and selfish millionaire musicians

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Our Band’s Not Electric: Edgar Froese From Tangerine Dream Interviewed

Tangerine Dream's Edgar Froese talks to The Quietus about Salvador Dali, the paucity of German music and his straight edged lifestyle. See below for a chance to win classic TD albums on heavyweight vinyl...

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Convoluted Convalescence: A Get Well Soon Interview

Hazel Sheffield talks to the talented (and preternaturally handsome) Konstantin Gropper of Get Well Soon...

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Towering Inferno: High On Fire’s Matt Pike On Icke’s Purple Reign

On the release of their awesome new album Snakes For The Divine, Matt Pike talks to Toby Cook about David Icke, that vocal issue and getting back to Sleep...

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The Devil Made Me Do It: A Jookabox Interview

Stevie Keen talks to David 'Moose' Adamson from Jookabox about losing Grampall and Indianapolis

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Here Comes The Man: Frank Black Interviewed

Ben Hewitt and Black Francis sup on gin and wine respectively as they discuss music, sexuality, ghosts, Lou Reed and Virginia Woolf - and, just maybe, another Pixies reunion tour

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Silent Sound: Iain & Jane And Jason Pierce Warp Minds In Middlesbrough

At this weekend's AV Festival, artists Iain & Jane will be joined by Jason Pierce as they revive their Silent Sound performance. In an essay for the Quietus, they take us through the event.

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Thinking Outside The Box: PiL’s John Lydon Interviewed

David Gavan finds John Lydon in unusually candid mode, discussing PiL, friends past and former, Irish and English identity and his idea of a good read

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There Is Life On Mars: The Besnard Lakes Interviewed

"Is there life on Mars?" Major Neil Kulkarni asks Captain Jace Lasek of spacebound craft The Besnard Lakes. Their stellar conversation is beamed back for your ellucidation, evaluation and entertainment - no sat nav necessary

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Sonic Router 010: Turning The Spotlight On Florent Aupetit

As we near the end of February but Winter is still in full force Oli Marlow looks to French dubstep producer Florent Aupetit and our free download mix to warm the cockles of his heart

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Gavin Friday Of The Virgin Prunes On The Fall & Sending Postcards To MES

Thanks to Odhran Smith as your man in Ireland, for this exclusive interview with Gavin Friday of the Virgin Prunes about his time with The Fall and his friend Mark E. Smith

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No Commercial Value: Al Overdrive’s Photography And Spotify Playlist

Photographer Al Overdrive compiles us a Spotify Playlist of his favourite songs and talks about his passion for picturing tattooed rockers

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Like A Wound That Won’t Heal: The Danish Art Metal Of Kellermensch

Jack Mills unpicks the Gordian knot of the music of Kellermensch

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I Do Not Believe In Love: Viv Albertine On Life Post The Slits

Viv Albertine talks candidly to Will Parkhouse about her musical reawakening and the release of her excellent new EP Flesh, on Ecstatic Peace

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Glo-Fidelity All Stars: Toro Y Moi Interviewed

23-year-old Chaz Bundick (aka Toro Y Moi) is a man of few words but much reverb, Ross Pounds discovers

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Smashed Up Mandolins & Anarcho-Primitivism: Wooden Veil Interviewed

Berlin based art group Wooden Veil discuss terror, chaos and using a giant dog food container for percussion with Sophie Barnett

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Not Your Typical Mackems: Field Music Interviewed

Chris Roberts talks to David Brewis about sibling relationships and a love for Led Zeppelin - apart from "their Tolkien stuff", of course...

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Visage Before Beauty: Steve Strange Interviewed

Steve Strange talks to Andrew P. Childs about reality TV, heroin and the new romantics. Oh, and, the perfect spag bol...

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Too Good To Be True? The Drums Interviewed

Iain Moffat talks to Brooklyn sensations The Drums about handling hype, stealing food and keeping things simple

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Looking Reality In The Face: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Interview

With Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra set to showcase their first official video on The Quietus next week, Daniel Ross grabbed a chat with Efrim Menuck to discuss their new album _Kollapse Traxionales_

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Ellie Goulding Interview About Brits, BBC, Breakthrough And Lights

Iain Moffat declares uncritical love for the output of young Ms Goulding

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Shipshape & Bristol Fashion: Massive Attack Interviewed

Forget Franz Ferdinand and The Rapture. Massive Attack are the true heirs of post-punk says John Robb

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The Brian Jonestown Massacre: An Anton Newcombe Interview

When your own PR has to reassure people that you've stopped drinking and won't be acting the twat during interviews, it says something. Julian Marszalek meets a dry Anton Newcombe and likes the guy

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Einstellung – Motor(ik)head And Neu! Metal In Birmingham

Ben Graham talks to Einstellung, Birmingham based Apache beat, interstellar overlords

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I Am Flute: An Interview With Ian Anderson Of Jethro Tull

Mick Middles shelves his Fall records for one afternoon, stands on one leg and chats to Ian Anderson of THE TULL!

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Make It Fight, Make It Feel: Hey Colossus Interviewed

Ash Dosanjh talks to the monolithic Hey Colossus about men with dapper hats and embracing the future ahead of their free gig at Catch tonight

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The New Sincerity: Fool’s Gold Interviewed

Ailbhe Malone talks to Luke Top of many handed afro-pop chimera Fool's Gold about their sun-dappled sound

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Killing Chickens & John Cale’s Gums: Mystery Jets Interviewed

Ben Hewitt has sushi with the Mystery Jets to discuss their new album and falling asleep in German peep booths

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Blackpool Neon Tango: A John Foxx Interview About Metamatic

40 years on, is John Foxx's _Metamatic_ getting the kudos it deserves? Garry Hensey chats to the man himself

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Brass Unbound Tour Preview: The Ex Interviewed

The Ex and Brass Unbound tour kicks off tomorrow night, so Frances Morgan had a chat with the band's Andy Moor

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Dr Rock: Exploring Lita Ford’s Wicked Wonderland

Dr Rock talks to The Runaways star Lita Ford about living on an island paradise, learning to be a mother and duetting with Ozzy Osbourne

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John Robb Interviewed: Underground Resistance – The Return Of The Membranes

The Membranes are back, and John Robb tells us why. Prepare to have your eyeballs seared by the most fervent interviewee of the year. Live pictures courtesy Shot2bits.net

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Society Is Eating Itself Alive: Gonjasufi Interviewed

Our Band’s Not Electric: Edgar Froese From Tangerine Dream Interviewed

Convoluted Convalescence: A Get Well Soon Interview

Towering Inferno: High On Fire’s Matt Pike On Icke’s Purple Reign

The Devil Made Me Do It: A Jookabox Interview

Here Comes The Man: Frank Black Interviewed

Silent Sound: Iain & Jane And Jason Pierce Warp Minds In Middlesbrough

Thinking Outside The Box: PiL’s John Lydon Interviewed

There Is Life On Mars: The Besnard Lakes Interviewed

Sonic Router 010: Turning The Spotlight On Florent Aupetit

Gavin Friday Of The Virgin Prunes On The Fall & Sending Postcards To MES

No Commercial Value: Al Overdrive’s Photography And Spotify Playlist

Like A Wound That Won’t Heal: The Danish Art Metal Of Kellermensch

I Do Not Believe In Love: Viv Albertine On Life Post The Slits

Glo-Fidelity All Stars: Toro Y Moi Interviewed

Smashed Up Mandolins & Anarcho-Primitivism: Wooden Veil Interviewed

Not Your Typical Mackems: Field Music Interviewed

Visage Before Beauty: Steve Strange Interviewed

Too Good To Be True? The Drums Interviewed

Looking Reality In The Face: Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Interview

Ellie Goulding Interview About Brits, BBC, Breakthrough And Lights

Shipshape & Bristol Fashion: Massive Attack Interviewed

The Brian Jonestown Massacre: An Anton Newcombe Interview

Einstellung – Motor(ik)head And Neu! Metal In Birmingham

I Am Flute: An Interview With Ian Anderson Of Jethro Tull

Make It Fight, Make It Feel: Hey Colossus Interviewed

The New Sincerity: Fool’s Gold Interviewed

Killing Chickens & John Cale’s Gums: Mystery Jets Interviewed

Blackpool Neon Tango: A John Foxx Interview About Metamatic

Brass Unbound Tour Preview: The Ex Interviewed

Dr Rock: Exploring Lita Ford’s Wicked Wonderland

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