“Music Is The Best It’s Ever Been” Sathnam Sanghera’s Favourite Songs

Ahead of his appearance at this month's Green Man Festival, Sathnam Sanghera talks Tara Joshi through his favourite music, from Goldfrapp to Dave and Massive Attack, Sly, George Michael, Prince, Bally Sagoo and much more

Beat Codes: Spoek Mathambo’s Favourite Albums

Spoek Mathambo gives Lior Phillips a tour of his record collection, crossing continents between the music of his South African homeland, American rap, and British new wave

The Unspoken Magic: Greg Graffin Of Bad Religion’s 13 Founding LPs

As US punk rock hero Greg Graffin releases a new solo album he guides Ian Winwood through some classics of old time Americana, alongside albums by Elton John and former collaborator Todd Rungren

Mangum Force: ATP & A Return To The Spirit Of Elephant 6

Stewart Smith praises Jeff Mangum's All Tomorrow's Parties for a return to the spirit of the Elephant 6 collective that surrounded his old group, Neutral Milk Hotel. Photographs thanks to Andy Ennis of Shot2bits.net

The Drones

Havilah

Ninja Tune Week: An Extract From Stevie Chick’s 20 Years Of Beats & Pieces

Continuing Ninja Tune week here on The Quietus, we have an extract from Stevie Chick's excellent new tome _20 Years Of Beats And Pieces_, plus a Q & A with the author himself

Things Learned At Donaufestival

At this year's Donaufestival in Austria, Tristan Bath learns that curation is key and there's more to holograms than smoke and mirrors. All photographs © David Visnjic

Stephen Jones Of Baby Bird And Death Of The Neighbourhood On Writing

Stephen Jones is back making skewed lo-fi pop with twisted lyrical barbs as Death of the Neighbourhood but he's telling us about his other job as a novelist and short story writer

William Basinski

Lamentations

Two decades after *Disintegration Loops* made his name, William Basinski is rummaging through his tape box again with ever lovelier results

René Aquarius

Blight

Grauzone – A Band Who Exist In The Forever

Richard Foster dives into a new box set charting the work of Swiss NDW, post punk, coldwave, art punk, who-knows-what-the-hell-they-were group, Grauzone and finds some extraordinary music

INTERVIEW: Electric Wizard Talk New LP

Dan Franklin talks to Jus Oborn about isolationism, individuality, the concentration camp-like qualities of Butlins, Minehead and the importance of standing "outside of space and time"

Flying Saucer Attack

Instrumentals 2015

Staying On The One: Bootsy Collins’ Favourite LPs

Bootsy Collins helped define the sound of funk, working with Parliament and James Brown, who taught him the mysterious concept of The One. In this Bakers Dozen, he talks to Julian Marszalek about those times & why he couldn't leave home without dropping acid and listening to Hendrix

Creating A Songwriter: The 13 Albums That Made Thundercat

The virtuoso bassist takes Rob Hakimian through his musical life story with a baker's dozen that traces his trajectory from kid messing with his parents' records to the in-demand player that he is today. Photographs by The1Point8.

So Beautifully Bright: New Order’s Technique 30 Years On

Ned Raggett recalls his first encounter with the "massive achievement" that was Technique three decades after its release