The Quietus International

EDM (Egyptian Dance Music) Comes To London: A Full Report

Josh Hall hangs out with electro chaabi stars Sadat, Figo, Diesel, Knaka as they visit Kode9, Artwork and Faze Miyake in the Rinse FM studios, while they prepare for a Boiler Room session. All photographs by Al Overdrive

EEK Featuring Islam Chipsy & DJ Sardena LPs Reviewed

Electro chaabi DJ Joost Heijthuijsen of Cairo Liberation Front reviews two new Egyptian releases on Nashazphone; EEK featuring Islam Chipsy – Live at the Cairo High Cinema Institute and a self-titled debut by DJ Sardena

Tape Adapter: December’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez

First you check his intellect, then you inspect his thighs - the muscular Gary Suarez is back with more mixtape reviews...

Complete Communion: November / December’s Jazz Reviewed

A bumper edition of our jazz column, including Jamie Skey's albums of the year...

Full Clip: October / November’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed

King Of The Beatdowns, Gary Suarez is back with what you've been looking for: hip hop long players reviewed in full

Where There’s A Will: Rockfort Reviews Nördik Impakt Festival

In his latest French music column, David McKenna visits the Nördik Impakt festival in Caen, has his mind blasted by Gesaffelstein (pictured) and ends up puzzled by latest sensation FAUVE ≠

Tape Adapter: October’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez

A new set from Chicago's Lil Durk proves to be the highlight of this month's haul, while elsewhere there's Pro Era jetsam from CJ Fly following in Joey Bada$$' wake

Complete Communion: Jamie Skey On Current Jazz Part Two

From festivals to gigs to new albums, Jamie Skey gives his opinions on jazz from the last month

Full Clip: September’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Drake is out there. He can't be bargained with. He can't be reasoned with. Drake doesn't feel pity or remorse or fear. And he absolutely will not stop ever until you are dead. If you want to live, go with Gary Suarez our hip hop guru

Les Gauchistes Authentiques: Rockfort Interviews EDH & Hypo

In our latest French music column, David McKenna interviews the musical pairing who juxtapose ironic detachment with deadly seriousness to thrilling effect

Tape Adapter: September’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Gary Suarez casts his eye over last month's most notable mixtapes... both good and bad

Complete Communion: A New Quietus Column Devoted To Jazz

It's a new Quietus column! On jazz! Jamie Skey brings us birthday wishes and fond remembrances for jazz legends departed, along with great new albums by Magnus Ostrom, Joachim Kuhn, Blue Touch Paper, Sons of Kemet (pictured) plus a live review of Kentyah Presents: M1, Brian Jackson and The New Midnight Band

Full Clip: August’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Dance Like It’s OK 2: New Music From Netherlands Belgium & Germany

Our Dutch Master Theo Ploeg continues his search for the best new electronic music emanating from Europe's lowlands...

Le Fantastique: Rockfort Interviews Puce Moment & F/LOR

In our latest French music column, David McKenna speaks to the artists behind the shadowy, suggestive Puce Moment and the twisted analogue rhythmic interplay of F/LOR

Tape Adapter: July’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Gary Suarez gets stuck into the last month's mixtapes, with offerings from Jeremiah Jae (pictured), Joey Bada$$, Cory Gunz and Spenzo

Stand Up, People! Yugoslavian Gypsy Pop Explored

Josh Hall speaks with Philip Knox, co-curator of a new compilation of Roma gypsy pop from Tito's Yugoslavia, to discuss the political and social conditions that informed this remarkable, innovative music

Full Clip: July’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Our man Gary Suarez looks back over the month in rap long players

The Dream Universe: Rockfort Interviews Rêve

In our latest French music column, David McKenna meets Julie Fossaert, the mind behind the insular dreamscapes of Rêve, to discuss communication through music and working with Grumbling Fur's Daniel O'Sullivan

Dance Like It’s OK: New Music From Netherlands, Belgium & Germany

Named after the Märtini Brös’ dancefloor filler, this is The Dutch Master Theo Ploeg’s search for the best new electronic music in The Netherlands, Germany and Belgium

Tape Adapter: June’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed By Gary Suarez

Back! It's the one you've been waiting for! Hardcore! Mixtapes galore! Gary Suarez looks at June's notable DLs both good and bad

Full Clip: June’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed

Gary Suarez, fires up Full Clip, a sister column of hip hop album reviews to compliment his monthly Tape Adapter feature

Tape Adapter: May’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed

Ignoring the impending drop of big albums by Kanye and J. Cole, Gary Suarez finds some golden offerings from Travi$ Scott and Bryant Dope in his monthly mixtape round-up

Breaking The Silence: An Interview With Colleen

In our latest French music column, Rockfort's David McKenna speaks with Colleen about how falling out of love with music, and reigniting that love again, have informed her first album in six years

Tape Adapter: April’s Hip Hop Mixtapes Reviewed

In his second column, Gary Suarez finds the much-hyped Chance The Rapper's second tape wanting, while better efforts from Big K.R.I.T. and Cassie redeem April's mixtape haul

I Am Demo Suzuki! May’s Unsigned Music

Electro Chaabi In Cairo: ‘F**k! I’ve Lost My Slipper!’

Last week Quietus editor John Doran traveled to Cairo with Incubate's Joost Heijthuijsen to learn more about the city's nascent Electro Chaabi scene. In this report from their final day in Egypt, Joost reflects on the tangled relationships between past and present that they encountered along the way

Electro Chaabi In Cairo: Part V – Street Wisdom

Cairo's streets contain different forms of danger. John Doran spends his last evening with the artist and photographer Ayman Ramadan

Electro Chaabi In Cairo: Part IV – Filming The Revolutionary Party

"Don't politicise the music" was a warning given to John Doran before setting off for Cairo. Easier said than done... part four of his blog where he meets the film maker Salma el Tarzi

Electro Chaabi In Cairo: Part III – In The Valley Of The Keyboard King

The third of John Doran's blogs from Cairo sees him meet Nile Delta Synth star Islam Chipsy and learn a salutary lesson in heeding his own warnings

Electro Chaabi In Cairo: Part II – The Wedding Of The Year

In the second of his blog posts reporting from Egypt, John Doran travels just out of Cairo to Salam City - to the birthplace of Electro Chaabi and the marriage of its founding MC, Sadat

Electro Chaabi In Cairo: Part I – A High Speed Ballet

John Doran is spending a week in Cairo to report on the city's new Electro Chaabi scene. He's keeping a blog while there, and this is the first part