Abstract Concrete

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Abstract Concrete
Abstract Concrete

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Are We There Yet? Abstract Concrete Interviewed

Charles Hayward and Agathe Max, two-fifths of experimental supergroup Abstract Concrete, talk to Ben Graham about creative evolution, learning to work with melody and structure, and saying goodbye to rock & roll. All portraits by Lewis Hayward

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Gary Green regrets the addition of the latest instalment to the action franchise

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Live Report: Blood Sport

After seven years of techno, post-punk, industrial noise, polyrhythms, mangled vocals and brain-melting live shows, the mighty Blood Sport have called it a day. Just a few months after the release of their ‘Harsh Realm’ EP on Helena Hauff’s Return To Disorder label, Alex Keegan, Nick Potter and Sam Parkin play one last show at the Leadmill.

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Star Tissue: Nostalgia For The Light Reviewed

Opening on Friday in UK cinemas, Patricio Guzmán's dual-stranded doc about astronomy in the Atacama Desert and searching for the remains of Chile's disappeared is powerful viewing. Colm McAuliffe explains why

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The Secret Of His Great Strength: Ai Weiwei At Idomeni

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The Art Of Dissent: Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Reviewed

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Art

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Abstract Concrete

Reviews 1