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Album of the Week

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Distant Worlds: One By S t a r g a z e

Berlin and Amsterdam-based ensemble play music by Tyondai Braxton, Nik Colk Void, Arone Dyer, Aart Strootman, and Greg Saunier

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The Rural Juror: Richard Dawson’s The Ruby Cord

Richard Dawson goes down to the woods. You're sure for a big surprise, finds Darran Anderson

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Songs Of The Earth: Duval Timothy’s Meeting With A Judas Tree

The South London-based multi-disciplinary artist reconnects with the soil from Spoleto to Sierra Leone

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Rip It Up And Start Again: Special Interest’s Endure

The New Orleans quartet push their sound to a new level, finds Alastair Shuttleworth

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Fiddlers On The Doof: Decius Vol.1

Lias Saoudi, Fats McCourt, Maggie The Cat and Douglas Lucas join the brothers May for a sordid mandisco manifesto

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Clean On Your Bean: Man With The Magic Soap By Persher

The duo of Jamie Roberts (Blawan) and Arthur Cayzer (Pariah) leave behind the acid froth for some maggoty post-genre techsludge

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To Infinity And Beyond: ¡Ay! By Lucrecia Dalt Is A Stunning Sci-Fi Pop Opera

On her stunning new LP, Lucrecia Dalt makes a hard left turn both away from and toward the past, says Bernie Brooks

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In Space No-One Can Hear You: Keiji Haino & SUMAC

*Into This Juvenile Apocalypse Our Golden Blood to Pour Let Us Never*, the third collaboration between the Japanese artist and the trio of Aaron Turner, Brian Cook and Nick Yacyshyn, is another typically brutal outing, but it’s the subtleties and silences that make it for Daryl Worthington

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The Whole Kit & Caboodle: Oren Ambarchi’s Shebang

With a cast of collaborators including BJ Cole, Jim O’Rourke, Julia Reidy, and Joe Talia, the latest album by Black Truffle boss Ambarchi sets the controls for the heart of the sun, finds Vanessa Ague

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Overdub Time Machine: Ian William Craig’s Music For Magnesium_173

The British Columbian manipulates tape like it were the spools of time itself, finds Jon Buckland

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Mist Through The Bits: Dreaming With Coby Sey’s Conduit

The South Londoner's debut proves quite the trip for Arusa Qureshi

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City Lights: I Love You Jennifer B By Jockstrap

Sincerity of an urban loner permeates Jockstrap’s debut album, finds Irina Shtreis

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Exploding The Mainstream Indie Industrial Complex: INNIT By SCUDFM

Meatraffle's Zsa Zsa Sapien brings urgency and raw punky energy to a set of anthems in defiance of the new boring, finds Danijela Bočev

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A Terrible Beauty: Diamanda Galás’ Broken Gargoyles

Setting the words of German poet Georg Heym, the American *soprano sfogato* returns with a masterpiece of ardent abjection

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Do You Want New Rave? The Soft Pink Truth Hits The Dancefloor

Taken together, the new album and sister EP from Drew Daniel are a joyful hobbyist exploration of dancefloor memories, says Skye Butchard

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Nature Unborn: A Southern Code By Eros

Regis, Liam Andrews of MY DISCO, and Boris Wilsdorf team up for a merciless trip to the abattoir as EROS, says Bernie Brooks

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Secret Little Places: A Crying Poem By Bloodz Boi, Claire Rousay & More Eaze

For the emo-ambient Wrecking Crew, pop songs become augmented reality – and all the more poignant for it, finds Daryl Worthington

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The Distant Deep: Flowers Rot, Bring Me Stones By Moundabout

Summoning the sounds of a lock-in at a pub for hobbits to the sleepless industry of the Earth’s very crust, a new album from Gnod’s Paddy Shine and Phil Masterson of Los Langeros has Will Ainsley listening deep

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Secondhand Memories: Kai Whiston Quiet As Kept, F.O.G.

Part documentary, part myth, the new album from UK electronic musician Kai Whiston pays tribute to his young raver mother

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The Bad Place: Black Midi’s Hellfire

Alluring antagonists, absurd anti-heroes and a byronic narrator to match, the third album from Black Midi is a righteous maelstrom, finds Cal Cashin

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Monkey Magic: Chimp By Diamanda La Berge Dramm

The latest album by Dutch violin virtuoso Diamanda La Berge Dramm, based around the poetry of Stephen J Fowler, reveals an artist of restless curiosity and invention, finds Marthe Lisson

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Inner Visions: Tresor By Gwenno

Gwenno's second (mostly) Cornish-language album runs merry minimalism against hard-edged modernism with enchanting results

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What Are Words Worth? Félicia Atkinson’s Image Language

Music and lyrics conspire to form a puzzle for Daryl Worthington

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The Way Back: Alison Cotton’s The Portrait You Painted Of Me

Alison Cotton summons the ghosts of coal miners and fishermen on an album of eerie laments, finds Tom Bolton

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Album Of The Week: Blackhaine – Armour II

Jon Buckland gets to grips with Blackhaine's new album; an audio constellation of symptoms relating to precognitive trauma and terror. Homepage portrait by Timon Benson and Luc Jones

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Feeding Frenzy: Mythology By RSS B0Y 1

The mysterious RSS B0Y, accompanied by Arash Bolouri, Waclaw Zimpel, Judicious Broski and Marianne Mun, takes us on a post-traditional and post-club journey across the globe

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Boom-Para-Boom Meets Blah Blah Blah: Nothing To Declare By 700 Bliss

DJ Haram and Moor Mother show some of their lighter side – without losing any of the heaviness, finds Antonio Poscic

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Here’s Looking At You: Matmos Give Their Regards To Bogusław Schaeffer

When the avant-garde Polish composer Bogusław Schaeffer died in 2019, who but Matmos could prepare the ultimate tribute? Words by Kevin O'Rourke

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Radio Heads: Finally, New By They Hate Change

Tampa Bay's They Hate Change channel the pirate sound of 90s London into a full-length debut that breaks all the boundaries, finds Miloš Hroch

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The Out Sound From Way In: Kemper Norton’s Estrenyon

The new Kemper Norton conjures the uncanny feeling of seeing something inexplicable – and of its aftermath, finds Vanessa Ague

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Feeling Sinister: LP.8 By Kelly Lee Owens

Kelly Lee Owens’s latest, a surprising and stunning album, is much more than the mathematics of influences, says Bernie Brooks

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If You Go Down To The Woods Today: Forest Nocturne By The Lord

Co-founder of Sunn O))) and Southern Lord records, Greg Anderson joins gargantuan riffs to cinematic grandeur on his very first solo album

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Distant Worlds: One By S t a r g a z e

The Rural Juror: Richard Dawson’s The Ruby Cord

Songs Of The Earth: Duval Timothy’s Meeting With A Judas Tree

Rip It Up And Start Again: Special Interest’s Endure

Fiddlers On The Doof: Decius Vol.1

Clean On Your Bean: Man With The Magic Soap By Persher

To Infinity And Beyond: ¡Ay! By Lucrecia Dalt Is A Stunning Sci-Fi Pop Opera

In Space No-One Can Hear You: Keiji Haino & SUMAC

The Whole Kit & Caboodle: Oren Ambarchi’s Shebang

Overdub Time Machine: Ian William Craig’s Music For Magnesium_173

Mist Through The Bits: Dreaming With Coby Sey’s Conduit

City Lights: I Love You Jennifer B By Jockstrap

Exploding The Mainstream Indie Industrial Complex: INNIT By SCUDFM

A Terrible Beauty: Diamanda Galás’ Broken Gargoyles

Do You Want New Rave? The Soft Pink Truth Hits The Dancefloor

Nature Unborn: A Southern Code By Eros

Secret Little Places: A Crying Poem By Bloodz Boi, Claire Rousay & More Eaze

The Distant Deep: Flowers Rot, Bring Me Stones By Moundabout

Secondhand Memories: Kai Whiston Quiet As Kept, F.O.G.

The Bad Place: Black Midi’s Hellfire

Monkey Magic: Chimp By Diamanda La Berge Dramm

Inner Visions: Tresor By Gwenno

What Are Words Worth? Félicia Atkinson’s Image Language

The Way Back: Alison Cotton’s The Portrait You Painted Of Me

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Feeding Frenzy: Mythology By RSS B0Y 1

Boom-Para-Boom Meets Blah Blah Blah: Nothing To Declare By 700 Bliss

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Radio Heads: Finally, New By They Hate Change

The Out Sound From Way In: Kemper Norton’s Estrenyon

Feeling Sinister: LP.8 By Kelly Lee Owens

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