The Power Is Endless: Out The Frame Festival Reviewed

In the midst of toxic Brexit negotiations, Tara Joshi finds herself in Ghent, Belgium, relishing an escapist fairytale of left-field sounds from across the globe. All live photographs by Michiel Devijver

Fantagraphics’ Kim Thompson R.I.P.

WATCH: New King Gizzard

The conceptual psychedelic titans have revealed a 13-minute clip for 'The Lord Of Lightning vs Balrog', watch below.

Tell-tale Pulsations: Laraaji Picks His 13 Favourite Albums

From the Faces Of The Christ to the Sounds of Nature, ambient master Laraaji picks the 13 albums that shaped him

Heaven Sent: The Wonderful Live Return Of D’Angelo

D'Angelo has made a return to the live fray this year. Melissa Bradshaw headed to his Brixton Academy show, brimming with anticipation, and was met with a visceral performance, all sex, swagger and soul

Lightspeed Champion Dev Hynes Interviewed: Nice To Meet You!

Stevie Keen was delighted to hear that Lightspeed Champion were about to release a new album early next year so she piled down to Abbey Road Studios to have a word with Dev

LIVE REPORT: Harsh Noise Wall Festival III

Russell Williams reports from Les Instants Chavirés in Montreuil on an excellent evening of relentless sonic sludge. Photo writer's own.

Cutting the Beef: Rappers unite as 50’s marketing ploy fails

As 50 Cent vainly attempts to flog another album on his label with a tired round of beefing, Adam Narkiewicz looks at how a new generation of rappers are re-introducing a spirit of community and collaboration to the genre.

Radical Traditional: Folk Music for Summer, by Patrick Clarke

In the inaugural edition of a new quarterly column, Patrick Clarke explores the resurgence of folk in left-field, experimental and underground music, speaks to two of the artists questioning diversity in traditional spaces, and rounds up ten essential new releases

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EXCELSIOR

Jasper Marsalis pushes things forwards one step at a time, finds Arusa Qureshi

LISTEN: Flamingods – Hyperborea

First taste of second album from percussion-heavy Bahrainian ex-pats