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Faris Badwan Shares Experience Of David Bailey

The Horrors frontman points out that the fashion photographer has lost none of his charm

Ceremonial Worship: Gonjasufi’s Favourite Records

Before the singer, DJ and producer releases his third album, Callus, this week, he talks to Elizabeth Aubrey about the 13 songs and albums that have had the biggest impact on his life, emotionally and spiritually

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

Sven Wunder

Natura Morta

Elusive Swede Sven Wunder returns with a luxurious dip into the rhythms and sonics of mid-70s library music

New York Dolls

Dancing Backward In High Heels

WATCH: Prong – ‘Revenge…’

Tommy Victor and co return with a new video for 'Revenge... Best Served Cold'

Future Islands

On The Water

Vatican Shadow

September Cell / Operation Neptune Spear

Kickstarter Launched to Fund Completion of Sun Ra Documentary

'Sun Ra: Door Of The Cosmos' collects interviews, concert footage and more to put together an oral history of the legendary musician

Light And The City: Klara Lidén’s Guerrilla Urbanism

At Sadie Coles in London, the moonwalking, breaking-and-entering Swedish artist Klara Lidén rethinks the architecture of the city in the context of a global pandemic. She talks to Aida Amoako about moving forward while staying in

Spool’s Out: Tape Reviews For March By Tristan Bath

Noisy sound art, zen future grime, Brightonian free improv, and tinny ZZ Top motorik dominate this month’s choice tape picks, reviewed by Tristan Bath

Skullflower

The Black Iron That Fell From The Sky To Dwell Within (Bear It or Be It)

Reissue Of The Week: Wolf Eyes V/A – Difficult Messages

A compilation dredged together from a series of private press recordings of the core Wolf Eyes crew collaborating with friends is the perfect weird prism through which to examine the lockdown period we've just been through, says Daryl Worthington

Dead Congregation

Promulgation Of The Fall

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: June 2024

Here's everything we've covered at The Quietus this month, compiled for the listening pleasure of tQ's subscribers

Landfill Futures: Is The EDM Bubble About To Burst?

Hubris in the 1980s video game industry ended with millions of E.T. games buried in the desert. With the latest wave of corporate tie-ins and a Deadmau5/Space Invaders hook-up, asks Scott Wilson, is the apparently booming US EDM industry heading for a similarly spectacular fall?