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Hyperspecific: Electronic Music for August Reviewed by Jaša Bužinel

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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

Reviews

Porridge Radio
Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky

Porridge Radio seem to be able to twist even the most prosaic of influences into something uncanny and unnerving, finds Ed Power

Strange World Of...

The Strange World Of… Julius Eastman

In spite of a gradually accelerating reappraisal, a full portrait of composer Julius Eastman will most likely never surface, says Aimee Armstrong. Instead we’re left to track him through anecdotes, odd photographs and his politically charged and aggressively honest personal composition. A preview for this year's Intonal Festival.

Reviews

Uh
Humanus

The London duo choose to leave the rough edges on their unique interprettion of neo-Celtic cybernetic folk, finds Jeremy Allen

News

PREMIERE: Land Trance Share ‘A Raft’ Video

The video comes alongside news of a first-time vinyl release for 'First Seance', the 2020 album on which 'A Raft' features

News

Big Lebowski 10th Anniversary Bowling Ball

Be the first on your street to do your tired impressions of The Jesus with an official _Big Lebowski_ bowling ball DVD case!

Reviews

Godspeed You! Black Emperor
G_d's Pee at STATE's END!

As the world seems evermore grim, Godspeed You! Black Emperor are looking on the bright side of life (well, sort of…) finds Mike Vinti

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

Grönland Plans Holger Czukay Reissues

Grönland Records will reissue a clutch of Holger Czukay albums through the rest of this year

A Quietus Interview

The Duke of Disquiet: An interview with Andy Cairns of Therapy?

As Therapy? release a record-breaking fourteenth studio album Disquiet, frontman Andy Cairns reflects on darkness, difficulties and turning fifty after a lifetime in music

News

LISTEN: Max Cooper – Impacts (Perc Remix)

Unsparing rework of second single from Cooper's forthcoming debut LP

Art

Uncanny Flatlands: Wysing Art Centre at the Edge of the Real

Robert Barry examines works by Lawrence Lek, Benedict Drew, Katja Novitskova, Holly Herndon and others at the Wysing Art Centre’s ‘Uncanny Valley’ exhibition

Metal

Columnus Metallicus: August’s Heavy Metal Reviewed By Toby Cook

Can he walk at all, Or if he moves will he fall? Is he alive or dead? Has he reviews within his head? 'Iron' Toby Cook returns with more metal observations. Horns up, ya shitters...

News

Spotify To Start Listing Songwriting Credits

Spotify will follow in the wake of other streaming services by displaying songwriting and production credits for each available track

News

Radio-Activity V: In Praise Of Mary Anne Hobbs

Jude Rogers tunes in to the new weekend breakfast show from Mary Anne Hobbs, and finds a wonderful antidote to the blokey shouting of weekday mornings

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