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Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For January By Daryl Worthington

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SoundCloud Looking To Sell For $1 Billion

Music platform is apparently eyeing up a sale but is struggling to find buyers

Album of the Week

Hyperglobal, Hyperlocal: Kode9 & Burial’s Fabriclive 100

Zooming across decades and continents, the south London producer and the Hyperdub label boss deliver a 75-minute treasure trove for the very last mix in the Fabriclive series

Strange World Of...

The Strange World Of… Childish Gambino

Just over a decade ago Donald Glover AKA Childish Gambino was a promising young comic actor and script writer who had a not very convincing side line as an indie hip hop musician. Aimee Armstrong examines how he became the world-bestriding talent who released This Is America

Baker's Dozen

Marking A Time: Ghetts’ Favourite Albums

As Ghetts releases his new album Ghetto Gospel - The New Testament, the London-based rapper guides Tara Joshi through 13 favourite records, from Michael Jackson to Jay-Z, Tupac, Notorious BIG and those closer to home including Kano and Klashnekoff

News

Kristin Hayer To Retire Lingua Ignota Project

"It is not healthy for me to relive my worst experiences over and over," she said in a statement about the move

News

Paul McCartney Announces New Album

Paul McCartney's new album takes its name from one of his paintings

Album of the Week

Signature Tunes: Themes From Nyx Nótt

Aidan Moffat’s second outing as Nyx Nótt, an out-of-time set of faux themes, is as odd as it is compelling, says Bernie Brooks

Baker's Dozen

Impossible Syllables: Lucrecia Dalt’s Favourite Albums

In this week's Baker's Dozen, Lucrecia Dalt speaks to Matthew Neale about her love of jazz, crafting an alter-ego for her new record, and the delimiting forces of language

Album of the Week

Hail The Acid Kings: Electric Wizard’s Time To Die Reviewed

Demonic Dan Franklin double drops, inverts the cross and turns off his mind. Legalize drugs and murder!

A Quietus Interview

Syrian Soul Man Omar Souleyman Interviewed

The Quietus meets Omar Souleyman, wedding singer and the biggest popstar in Syria, on the Sublime Frequencies tour

News

WATCH: New Tess Roby Video

Tess Roby shares a video for 'Catalyst' lifted from her upcoming debut album set for release via Italians Do It Better

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LISTEN: New Esben And The Witch Album

Esben And The Witch return with their fifth album, Nowhere

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Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For January By Daryl Worthington

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SoundCloud Looking To Sell For $1 Billion