Godspeed You! Black Emperor

Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!

A Kind Of Visceral Quality: Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Favourite Records

With the imminent release of his score for Arrival, the latest in a now thriving partnership with Denis Villeneuve that will see him take on Blade Runner next year, the Icelandic composer shows traditional reluctance in crafting a list of defining albums and opts instead of 13 works that exemplify a philosophy of minimal gestures with maximum impact

WATCH: Vangelis Interview

Elusive composer gives a rare video interview with Al Jazeera TV

WATCH: Benoit Pioulard – 'Margin'

Hazy, shoegazey pop, taken from his upcoming fourth LP on Kranky

1 Thing: September & October R&B Reviewed By Tara Joshi

Twenty years after it was released, we are living, loving, singing and dancing in the afterglow of Janet Jackson's The Velvet Rope. With: Kelela, Ty Dolla $ign, Syd, Ibeyi and plenty more.

Unknown Pleasures At 40: Our Favourite Artists On Joy Division’s Debut

As Joy Division's still-staggering debut album turns 40, we present a Baker's Dozen of Baker's Dozens featuring artists and writers who picked Unknown Pleasures among their favourites of all time

Strange Refuge: Holly Johnson Discusses His Favourite Albums

In our final Baker's Dozen of 2014, Ian Wade talks to the former Frankie Goes To Hollywood frontman following the release of Europa, his first solo album in 15 years, about his all-time top 13 LPs

The Top 100 Albums Of The Quietus’ Existence, As Picked By tQ’s Writers

As part of our ongoing celebrations of a decade of The Quietus, we asked our dozens upon dozens of fantastic contributors to pick their favourite albums of the site's existence. Below is their top 100, with an introduction by tQ staff writer Patrick Clarke

Klaxons To Release Free EP On Christmas Day

_Landmarks Of Lunacy_ available for FREE on December 25

High On The Hogs: Artists On The Genius Of The Groundhogs

Artists including Brix Smith Start, Luke Haines, Underworld's Karl Hyde, reflect on the overlooked genius of Tony McPhee and The Groundhogs, and pick their favourite albums and tracks

LIVE REPORT: Gnaw Their Tongues/Dragged Into Sunlight

Mat Colegate reports from London's The Borderline

Irrepressible Discoveries: James Lavelle Of UNKLE’s 13 Favourite Albums

With a new album on the way and a much-anticipated set at Brighton's Attenborough Centre at the ready, James Lavelle, the man behind UNKLE and Mo' Wax, takes Elizabeth Aubrey through the 13 records that shaped him

Reissue Of The Week: Ferkat Al Ard’s Oghneya

Newly reissued by Habibi Funk, Ferkat Al Ard's glorious 1978 debut album is a powerful tribute to Beirut's pre-Civil War cultural 'golden age', and the deep-rooted musical links between Lebanon and Brazil

LISTEN: New Boards Of Canada

Warp's shadowy duo return...