Ahead of an appearance at Skaņu Mežs festival in Latvia, Derek Walmsley assesses to what extent Ae are unique in the world of electronic music given their live shows represent a space of spontaneous creation while the release of live albums and radio sessions have started to feel … | Continue reading
Pietu Arvola Meidän täytyy valvoa jottemme nukkuisi, sillä maailma on liukas Inspired equally by Fallout 4 and the Covid-19 pandemic, one quarter of Musta Huone heads deep into the murmur of the forest Finnish musician and artist Pietu Arvola goes under various names. Best known … | Continue reading
The label says it's the release that has been most requested by fans since the archival series began Mute and Future Days' series of Can live albums is set to continue with the November release of Live In Keele 1977. Capturing late-period Can, the live album features the core lin … | Continue reading
The four-track 'Movimento' EP is out next month Donato Dozzy and Neel, known collectively as Voices From The Lake, have launched a new sub-label for their Spazio Disponibile imprint, called Spazio Nero. The new venture will focus solely on techno and dance floor-oriented records, … | Continue reading
Creation Rebel, GAIKA and Wu-Lu are among the last acts joining the bill for the Utrecht festival Le Guess Who? has shared the full lineup for its 2024 edition. Taking place across multiple venues in Utrecht, the festival's 17th edition will newly take in live appearances from Cr … | Continue reading
It follows the revival of the classic electro outfit last year when Atkins released the 'Maintain The Golden Ratio' EP Juan Atkins is lining up a new EP for release as part of his Cybotron project. The esteemed electro outfit was revived from a 28-year new release hiatus last yea … | Continue reading
From the upbeat and uncouth to the blaringly sullen, via Oslo, Tokyo, Newcastle and Denver, Noel Gardner brings you his latest guide to the very best in brand new punk and hardcore Public Opinion. Photo by Derek Rathbun Noel Gardner · Noel's Straight Hedge September 2024 You may … | Continue reading
The Hanley brothers, Marc Riley and Craig Scanlon have pieced together the record from hundreds of hours of bootleg set recordings Popstock Records, an outfit run by former members of The Fall, is releasing a "re-imagined" version of the band's third album, Grotesque (After The G … | Continue reading
Chris Hughes of punk rave nutters Fat Dog gets his rod out and tells Luke Turner all about how angling has become a form of meditation on tour – not to mention providing his tea. Pics thanks to Chris Hughes. It’s not surprising that Chris Hughes of Fat Dog occasionally needs to g … | Continue reading
Masayoshi Fujita Migratory Japanese vibraphonist and marimba player communes with the forests of Hyōgo, with just a touch of darkness lurking in the woods Migratory by Masayoshi Fujita Migratory is as much an album about movement as it is about finding one’s place in the world. A … | Continue reading
Half a century after the release of one of the all-time great live albums, John Doran argues that the Velvet Underground only really hit their true peak after they lost Nico, Warhol and Cale. This feature was first published on 2 April 2020 “It’s one hundred years from today and … | Continue reading
In this this month's subscriber podcast, John Doran and Luke Turner head to the North West to discuss Terence Davies’ portrait of the city he grew up in Of Time And The City is a documentary commissioned for Liverpool’s stint as City of Culture in 2008, made by the director Teren … | Continue reading
LYAM The Art Of Letting Go Rising star on the British alternative rap circuit bares his soul over a vibrant sonic stew “I told her, I am not perfect but baby I’m learning,” LYAM begins earnestly as the hypnotic, relentless beat of ‘NASCAR’ kicks off his second artist album. It’s … | Continue reading
The record, the UK DJ and producer said, is a "celebration of the gift of otherness" British DJ and producer Midland has shared details of his debut solo album, Fragments Of Us. Set to be released his own Graded label, the 13-track album centres the voices of a number of the prod … | Continue reading
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds Wild God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIN5F5UNw5E “I stepped into an avalanche / it covered up my soul”: so ran the first line of the first album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, From Her To Eternity, released 40 years ago. The vicious cover of one of Le … | Continue reading
It's the UK duo's first full-length studio record since 2019 Underworld are set to release a new album, titled Strawberry Hotel. Spanning 15 tracks, the duo's 11th studio full-length blends the euphoric, dance floor-focused techno of past material with acoustic guitars and Karl H … | Continue reading
Acid Mt. Fuji was an anomaly in Susumu Yokota's back catalogue, says Daryl Worthington; a glorious anomaly that forges psychic links between Japan, Chicago and Detroit Acid Mt. Fuji (Remastered 30th Anniversary Edition) by Susumu Yokota The late Susumu Yokota built worlds within … | Continue reading
Ahead of a reissue of the classic Bronski Beat debut album Lesley Chow talks about one of the great pop albums of 1984 We all remember the piercing call that drives ‘Smalltown Boy’, Bronski Beat’s debut single: that soaring note of release which turns out to be a wail of pain, th … | Continue reading
Fat Dog WOOF South East London quartet summon a very particular sort of Englishness, finds Richard Foster WOOF. by Fat Dog Years ago, your writer would often find himself assailed in his East Lancashire locale by the sorts of people who knew about things. Pep talks from working l … | Continue reading
Shovel Dance Collective, Goblin Band and more will perform at a MOTH Club event this weekend Photo courtesy of Broadside Hacks Broadside Hacks, the collective at the heart of the new wave of folk music in London, will host a tribute to Peter Bellamy of The Young Tradition to mark … | Continue reading
The original track appeared on the band's 2023 album 'Everything Is Alive' Slowdive have shared a pair of remixes, by Grouper and Daniel Avery, of their 2023 track 'Kisses'. Released in the wake of the band's recent headline set at End Of The Road festival, and ahead of a series … | Continue reading
The band will play shows in New York, Los Angeles and London later this year TV On The Radio have returned from a five-year hiatus with the announcement of a number of live shows, as well as a reissue of their 2004 debut album, Desperate Youth, Bloodthirsty Babes. The updated rel … | Continue reading
The Competition and Markets Authority will look into whether the ticket-selling platform's use of "dynamic pricing" breached consumer protection law The UK competition regulator has launched an investigation into the sale of Oasis reunion gig tickets, and specifically Ticketmaste … | Continue reading
Coming swiftly after the dissolution of Black Midi, Geordie Greep sets out on his own with an album informed by the music of Latin America, Brazil in particular. Ahead of the release of The New Sound, Eden Tizard speaks to Greep about the audacious new record. Cover photograph by … | Continue reading
The Catalan duo’s brutal post-industrial style captures the spirit of the now-legendary club it rose from, writes Skye Butchard Photo credit: Fabio Calabretta Màgia Roja changed Silvia Konstance's life. Growing up, she wasn’t that interested in music, and hadn’t been to a concert … | Continue reading
---__--___ Night of Fire More Eaze and Seth Graham return (joined this time by recovery girl), turning rage at systematic oppression into surreal beauty Night of Fire by ---__--____ When we last heard ---__--___, they sounded like they’d exploded an angel. In just over two minute … | Continue reading
The expanded edition of the band's 1986 album takes in unreleased demos, 12-inch singles and two DVDs New Order are releasing a deluxe box set version of their album Brotherhood. Out in November, the limited edition release arrives off the back of previous reissues of records Sub … | Continue reading
The 11-track release is out next month Moin, the trio of Valentina Magaletti and Raime's Tom Halstead and Joe Andrews, have shared details of their third album, You Never End. Continuing their affiliation with UK label AD 93, which stretches back to the release of 2020 debut full … | Continue reading
'Young Lion' is dedicated to her son, Isaak, and appears on a new release celebrating trans artists and people Sade's first new song since 2018 is set to appear on a new 46-track compilation from the New York-based not-for-profit label Red Hot. TRAИƧA takes in contributions from … | Continue reading
It's out on Thrill Jockey in November The Body have a new album on the way, titled The Crying Out Of Things. Set for release via the duo's usual label home of Thrill Jockey, the nine-track record takes in guest contributions from Dis Fig, with whom they contributed earlier this y … | Continue reading
The four-tracker is the UK producer's first EP since 2022 Pearson Sound is releasing a new EP on Hessle Audio, the label he co-runs with Ben UFO and Pangaea. The four-tracker, titled Which Way Is Up, explores a variety of tempos and sounds within the producer and label's usual so … | Continue reading
Although he says he doesn't listen to music, and that he's not a musician, The Jesus Lizard's David Yow nevertheless supplies a heartfelt Baker's Dozen that ranges from Motörhead to Snoopy's Christmas Photo by Joshua Black Wilkins “I rarely listen to music at all,” says David Yow … | Continue reading
Laviea Thomas meets Jack Merrett of the ironically-titled Famous to discuss their non-ironic elegies to the power of love. Featuring brand new video 'What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?' All portraits by Jack Lovekin Famous are a band with a name so purposefully ironic … | Continue reading
Laviea Thomas meets Jack Merrett of the ironically-titled Famous to discuss their non-ironic elegies to the power of love. Featuring brand new video 'What Are You Doing For The Rest Of Your Life?' All portraits by Jack Lovekin Famous are a band with a name so purposefully ironic … | Continue reading
Pat Thomas The Solar Model of Ibn Al-Shatir The improvising pianist invents his own tradition with aplomb The Solar Model of Ibn Al-Shatir by Pat Thomas Over the course of his more than three-decade career, Pat Thomas has made a name for himself as one of the most inventive voice … | Continue reading
'HET ALTIJD' is billed as a "visual journey" through the now shuttered venue over the course of its eight years of operations Amsterdam club De School will chronicle its eight-year history in a new 160-page book due to be published soon. The limited edition HET ALTIJD features a … | Continue reading
The company facilitated the sharing of more than $422,000 with over 27,000 producers since its launch in 2022 Aslice, the platform launched in 2022 to facilitate the sharing of DJs' booking fees with the producers of the music they were playing, has announced its closure. Confirm … | Continue reading
Patrick Clarke salutes the uplifting, defiant energy of a DIY festival surviving increasing odds, and picks out five of the best performances from another stellar year Photo by Alice Needham In her introductory notes for the programme of this year's festival, Supersonic artistic … | Continue reading
Armand Hammer and The Body & Dis Fig are among the final additions to the bill Armand Hammer, photo by Alexander Richter Latvian festival Skaņu Mežs has revealed the full lineup for its 22nd edition, which takes place next month. The programming is split across two days at Riga's … | Continue reading
'Shadow Dogs' takes in reinterpretations of the record by the likes of BEAK> and Keeley Forsyth, among others Gazelle Twin is releasing a remix album to accompany her 2023 record Black Dog. Due out in October, the seven-track release, titled Shadow Dogs, takes in reworks of cuts … | Continue reading
Mariam Rezaei and Nídia & Valentina are among the final additions to the bill Mariam Rezaei, photo by Dawid Iaskowki Barreiro-based festival OUT.FEST has shared the full lineup for its 2024 edition, which takes place next month. The Portuguese event celebrates its 20th anniversar … | Continue reading
Kapsela is billed as a new platform for his own material, as well as the work of newer and less established artists Objekt has launched a new label, Kapsela. Taking its name from the '90s modular toy brand Capsela, the new imprint builds on the eponymous white label series that h … | Continue reading
In September’s report from the cassette fringes, Daryl Worthington explores Beirut-founded label Ruptured, and reviews tapes of blistering noise, slinky punk-funk, library music and the self-proclaimed best producer in the Middle East Lisa Pulsatilla & Vivian Li, photo by Chittak … | Continue reading
Lia Kohl Normal Sounds Sounds from floodlights, car alarms and supermarket ambiance (augmented by cello, flute, saxophone and electronics) add up to an uncanny appraisal of the urban soundscape Normal Sounds by Lia Kohl Subverting unpleasant environmental sounds for musical purpo … | Continue reading
'And Nothing Is Forever' and 'I Can Never Say Goodbye' have both become fixtures of the band's live concerts Live recordings of two new songs by The Cure will be released on eco-vinyl next month. The songs, titled 'And Nothing Is Forever' and 'I Can Never Say Goodbye', have becom … | Continue reading
"I never actually met Burial and I never actually spoke to Burial," the American filmmaker said just ahead of the movie's premiere Harmony Korine, the director of forthcoming film Baby Invasion, has shared additional details about how Burial's soundtrack for the movie came about. … | Continue reading
Seefeel Everything Squared Back after fourteen years with six shimmering new tracks of cathedral reverb and lilting glossolalia Everything Squared by Seefeel Seefeel sprung up in 1993 with the release of their debut album off the back of a series of glittering EPs. With each reco … | Continue reading
In the latest edition of our new column, Luke Turner reflects on the connection between Sea Power and the music of the landscape that surrounds their Krankenhaus festival. Photos by Paul Hudson of Down At The Front except Esk pics by Luke Turner. Krankenhaus is an elemental festi … | Continue reading