David McNamee

No Place Like Home: Ian Penman’s Curving Tracks

Newly published by Fitzcarraldo Editions, It Gets Me Home This Curving Track is a collection of essays by the legendary British music journalist, Ian Penman

Rhodri Davies & John Butcher

Routing Lynn/Nigemizu

Moonage Daydreamer: Johnny Dean Interviewed

On the eve of his first show for 15 years, ex-Menswear singer Johnny Dean talks Bowie, Britpop and living with Asperger’s

Expert Introductions: The Quietus’ Top 40 Genre Compilation Albums

Quietus contributors select forty of the finest genre compilation albums ever, from Venezuelan prog to Japanese club-pop via Iraqi folk, classic hip hop and more

WATCH: Oh The Gilt Remix John Foxx

Video for tQ Johns Doran and Tatlock's remix from forthcoming 12"; plus, Foxx points to further Maths work, along with projects with Harold Budd and Rubin Garcia, Diana Yukawa and Benge and Robin Simon, in the near future

Richard Thompson

Still

William Doyle

Slowly Arranged

A box set of ambient experiments by the artist fka East India Youth proves as enchanting as Mickey's brooms for Will Ainsley

Reissue Of The Week: Khanate’s Things Viral

At the beginning of the millennium, Khanate created a twisted and challenging new form of sonic torment. Dan Franklin revisits the band’s reissued back catalogue and explores the harrowing context of their existence. CW: contains graphic discussion of torture and war crimes

Julia Holter

In The Same Room

Dean Hurley

Anthology Resource Vol. II: Philosophy of Beyond

David Lynch collaborator Dean Hurley presents a compendium of sinister moments and discombobulated soundscapes, finds Kareem Ghezawi

Hitting It Sideways: Last Exit To Brooklyn at 60

Wayne Gooderham explores the influence of Hubert Selby Jr's transgressive masterpiece on popular music; and on the gender sensibilities of The Smiths, Van Morrison and The Velvet Underground in particular. CW: Some may find the language quoted in this article that describes LGBTQI people & sex workers outmoded or offensive

Destination – Void: An Interview With Roly Porter

Since his steel-plated dubstep duo Vex'd disbanded, Roly Porter has been exploring post-human wastelands, folk forms and sensual electronics. In advance of a London show next week, he speaks to Russell Cuzner about last year's debut album Aftertime and working in solitude

INTERVIEW: John Robb

The Quietus spoke to John Robb ahead of The Membranes' celebration show at Soho's 12 Bar Club this Saturday

The Art Of Falling Apart: Considering The Usefulness Of Fallibility At MUTEK 2024

Dan Dylan Wray watches Factory Floor, Marie Davidson and Colin Stetson at MUTEK, and considers the importance of fallibility in electronic music under the monolithic shadow of AI. Amnesia Scanner & Freeka Tet photograph by Vivien Gaumand

LISTEN: Julia Holter – Maxim’s I

New track from Holter's upcoming third album; tour dates below

Rorschach Audio: Glenn Branca Discusses Reading, Writing & Volume

Robert Barry sits down with the no wave guitarist turned electric guitar ensemble composer, who holds court on phantom choirs, free improvisation, the emergence of no wave and Brian Eno (this archive feature was republished on 14th May 2018 on the news of Glenn Branca's death)