The Quietus

A Certain Ratio – The Joy of Sextet / Force Majeure

Manchester post-punks return to the scene of two classic albums from 1982 and 1986 with new mixes, new tracklistings and a few surprises

Don't Resolve the Dissonance: Meakusma Festival 2026

It was when he started swinging the second microphone that I started to worry. It was a fairly confined space. The first mic had already gone fl…

New Feature Documentary on Cosey Fanni Tutti Finishes Production

A new feature documentary on the life and work of Cosey Fanni Tutti, Art Sex Music, has finished production ahead of a currently unannounced rel…

Charlemagne Palestine, Oren Ambarchi and Daniel O'Sullivan Collaborate on New Album

Charlemagne Palestine, Oren Ambarchi and Daniel O’Sullivan are releasing a collaborative album, titled KKKAAARRREEENNNIIINNNAAA. Consisting of o…

Stephen O’Malley – Avaeken

A longform composition by the Sunn O))) axe-wielder, originally created to accompany an installation by Banks Violette

Fuzzy Logic: K-drone by Šimanský Vaľko Podracký

Three explorers from the Czech-Slovak experimental music scene burrow deep into the woodland in search of some heady drones and – just maybe – a…

Brian Eno, Massive Attack and More Sign Open Letter Opposing North Sea Oilfield

Brian Eno and Massive Attack are among more than 200 musicians who’ve signed an open letter opposing the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea. The…

Djrum – I Wander

Djrum returns to Houndstooth with an EP that blurs the boundaries of form

Numero Group Lines Up 40th Anniversary Reissue of Gigi Masin's 'Wind'

Numero Group is reissuing Gigi Masin’s 1986 ambient music classic Wind to mark its 40th anniversary. The new release will come in both black 180…

Why Oasis' Reunion is the Perfect Soundtrack to Britain in 2025

It’s high summer in the middle of the decade. An increasingly unpopular and authoritarian government languishes in the polls, England put four p…

Reissue of the Week: Ifetayo by Black Truth Rhythm Band

Ifetayo an Afro-centric 1976 album by the unique Trinidadian Black Truth Rhythm Band is reissued by Soundway Records

Front 242 Plot Final Tour

Front 242 have revealed that they are to cease playing live after a final run of shows later this year. Revealing the news via social media, the…

Safe As Houses: An Interview With Bill Ryder-Jones

Photos by Marieke Macklon Bill Ryder-Jones meets me off the train in West Kirby, his small, coastal hometown at the end of Merseyrail’s Wirral L…

Columnfortably Numb: The Best Psych Rock Of 2022

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, photo by Jason Galea 2022 featured more bombshells than Blitz Night at Hooters. Prime Minsters came and went (…

Secret Little Places: A Crying Poem By Bloodz Boi, Claire Rousay & More Eaze

There’s a concert video shared on Bloodz Boi’s Twitter of him performing ‘Hey Moon’, a track from 2020 originally produced in collaboration with…

Let It Happen: Paddy Shine's Baker's Dozen

Imbued with cosmic magnificence and chaos energy, the music of Paddy Shine – both his work in Gnod, solo recordings and countless collaborations…

Those First Impressions: Claire Rousay Interviewed

Portraits courtesy of Nicole Geller Picture the scene: a darkened stage in downtown Rotterdam. What lighting there is, a subdued blood red. The…

Dutch Clubs To Remain Closed Until November

Nightclubs and festivals in the Netherlands will not be able to return until November 1 at the earliest. The updated ruling follows on from the…