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Beyond Benin: Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou Interviewed

As they release their first studio album for decades and prepare to play the London Scala, Luke Turner talks to Benin's Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou about their religious differences, James Brown, playing with Fela Kuti, and their remarkable return

Always Be Scared: An Interview With Gilla Band

Upon the release of their new album Most Normal, Gilla band discuss curating Sonic City festival in Belgium, the importance of being uncomfortable when you make music, going bald, and the influence of country singer Ray Price

Deerhoof

Deerhoof v.s Evil

Double Portraits: Sebastian Smee On The Art Of Rivalry

From the story of Degas‘s portrait of Manet to Freud's struggle with Bacon, Sebastian Smee talks to Craft/Work about the productive history of artistic rivalries

Suffering And Redemption: An Interview With The Invisible

Having recently survived a serious electrocution, Dave Okumu tells John Freeman about how the accident and the death of his mother have changed his life forever

Soundheads vs Syn-aesthetes: August’s Rum Music by Russell Cuzner

A wave of synaesthesia leaves Russell Cuzner’s senses working overtime as he reads, sees, feels and is touched by the latest in outsider audio from David Toop, Valerio Tricoli, Andrew Liles, Claire M Singer and more. Homepage photo courtesy of Fabio Lugaro

Flora And Fauna: Siavash Amini Interviewed

We're delighted that Siavash Amini, who we've been a fan of for some time, has composed a Singularity track for our Sound & Vision subscribers. Here he tells Patrick Clarke about two of his influences, the Comte de Lautréamont and Eugene Thacker

Grumbling Fur: New Album Details

Experimental duo set to be releasing Glynnaestra through new label Thrill Jockey; tour dates below

WATCH: New Melt-Banana Video

Take a look at Lefty Dog (Run Caper Run) from last year's Fetch as the band continue their UK tour

‘The Music, The Trip & The Beyond’: 11Paranoias Interviewed

Toby Cook raises a claw to the magisterially heavy 11 Paranoias, formed from the embers of the dearly departed Ramesses, and speaks with the band's Adam Richardson about "being paranoid in all planes, spheres and dimensions simultaneously"

Why Psychological Analysis Shows We’re Right To Worry For Musicians’ Mental Health

On Mental Health Awareness Week and following the sad death of Frightened Rabbit's Scott Hutchison, Catherine Loveday & Sally-Anne Gross of the University of Westminster look at recent research into the psychological issues affecting musicians (photo by Joe Puxley)

Oneohtrix Point Never & Rene Hell Split LP Due

Music For Reliquary House/In 1980 I Was A Blue Square set for release in September

Mountains Of Tongues: Traditional Music From The Caucasus Explored

Last year the Sayat Nova Project traveled through the South Caucasus to document previously unrecorded traditional musics. With their marvelous compilation Mountains Of Tongues just released, Rory Gibb met co-founder Stefan Williamson Fa to discuss the project and the lure of this unique region of the world

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Joon

Dream Again

The artist formerly known as Yews moves to Italians Do It Better for an album of uptempo dance numbers and downtempo emoting