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LISTEN: New GBV – ‘Keep It In Motion’

Listen to new single by Guided By Voices below

Circuit Des Yeux

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Joy and grief commingle on an album of stripped back avant-garde pop songs from Circuit Des Yeux

Mutant Radio Completes Lineup For SHAPE+-Supported Event

ABADIR, m.a.t.a.d.a.t.a., Jaka Berger and more have been added to the bill for this weekend's showcase in Tblisi

Jabula Happiness: Julian Bahula Interviewed

The South African drummer and ANC activist talks to Clyde Macfarlane about his achievements and the release of a new compilation, Spirit Of Malombo

Divine Machinery: An Interview With Paul Jebanasam

Subtext label boss Paul Jebanasam is one of several Bristol-based musicians blurring boundaries between contemporary composition, process-based recording and the colossal physicality of sound system culture. With his debut album just released, he explains to Pavel Godfrey how "melody has a way of surviving everything"

Micachu & the Shapes: No Pigs Were Harmed In The Making Of This LP

For their latest, Good Sad Happy Bad, experimental pop group Micachu & The Shapes sank a few then confined themselves to a rehearsal space for a stripped-down, marathon recording session; some metal ensued, as they tell DJ Pangburn

Lone Taxidermist’s RSD15 Face Paint Meltdown

Natalie Sharp aka Lone Taxidermist loves vinyl and she's gone to extreme measures to celebrate Record Shop Day

Recombination Therapy: An Interview With Larry Gus

The richly textured pop of Larry Gus' latest album Years Not Living, released through DFA, emerges from a process of sound recombination inspired equally by literature and mathematics. He speaks to Ned Raggett about Borges, Ballard and a love of density in sound

PLAYLIST: Plex/ Colony/BleeD Bangers

With another colossal Corsica Studios techno showdown on the cards for next Friday, 1st November, the promoters and artists playing at Plex/Colony/BleeD select a playlist of dancefloor bombs to start your weekend with a mighty OOOF

Charlotte Gainsbourg

IRM

“Refreshing, Interesting, Nice & Quick”: NPVR Interviewed

Following the release of NPVR’s debut album, 33 33, Mollie Zhang speaks to Nik Void and Peter Rehberg about safety nets, listening and decision-making. Photo by Magdalena Blaszczuk

Peace And Positivity: Brett Anderson Interviewed

Quietus favourite Mr Brett Anderson shares afternoon tea with Ben Hewitt

It’s All About the Respect: Raekwon Interviewed

Ahead of new album Fly International Luxurious Art, the rapper talks to Cian Traynor about life lessons, the early days of Wu-Tang and the importance of leaving a legacy

Sonic Router 001 – A Dubstep Column For April

Oli Marlow casts his eye over the current dubstep platters in the first of a monthly round up, which includes a mix by Untold

Hip Priest: Mark E Smith As Conduit For The Fall

The Fall was always bigger than Mark E Smith, and he knew it even when we forgot. Luke Turner reflects on a great curator, interpreter and magician

LISTEN: First New ‘Sounds’ From The Normal In 40 Years

Daniel Miller's tribute to John Cage's '4'33"' features on a new Mute box set