Deena Abdelwahed, Jamie xx, and Lena Willikens bring the party to the Marrakech desert, yet as revellers gather at Atlas Electronic in blazing Moroccan summer heat a thunderstorm is the last thing on anyone’s mind. Richie Troughton reports from the festival and talks to the artist responsible for the deluge. Live photographs by Tim Buiting
Rory Gibb, Luke Turner and John Doran round up some of the Quietus' favourite Polish experimental records of the year so far, from grinding tectonic plates and noise-blasted techno to jazzy sample collage and creeping dread. Part II to follow soon...