Chris Petit
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A Tsunami Of Images: Iain Sinclair Interviewed
Stephanie Boland sits down with the veteran writer and filmmaker to discuss the life-changing effects of the London Overground, the apparent death of the novel, the relationship between cinema and architecture, and putting together his new book - 70x70. Unlicensed Preaching: A Life Unpacked In 70 Films
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‘A Living Memory’: Iain Sinclair On Life At 70
Ahead of his 70x70 Finale event at Barbican this weekend, Tim Burrows meets up with Iain Sinclair to discuss filmmaking, the Beats and 1960s counterculture, and the changing faces of London. Sinclair photos courtesy of Stanley Schtinter
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Coastal Reflections: An Interview With Chris Petit
Extraordinary, uncompromising filmmaker and novelist Chris Petit recently released his first LP. Kiran Sande sits down for an extended chat with Petit and album collaborator Baron Mordant to discuss the Museum of Loneliness, Petit's classic novel Robinson and the relationship between film and sound
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Smashing The Philip Glass Ceiling: Verity Susman Interviewed
Electrelane's Verity Susman is currently voyaging through a sonic world where human meets machine: organ drones, sung vocals and queer fantasies in computerised spoken word. She speaks with Bryony Beynon about audio collage and the disconnect between people and their computers
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Perfection Is Boring: An Interview With Helena Hauff
Before she plays Bloc this weekend, the Golden Pudel resident DJ and producer has an in-depth conversation with Albert Freeman about the approach she takes to making music, the over-accelerated exposure cycle of new material and the creeping danger of virtual life
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Music For Dark Rooms: An Interview With Daniel Avery
Daniel Avery's debut album Drone Logic finds the London-based DJ and producer tripping out into expansive, lysergic techno territory. He speaks with Rory Gibb about the enduring appeal of DJing and a love for tracks that blindside you on a dancefloor
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Original Sin: An Interview With Lana Del Rey
Even though her song 'Video Games' emerged a couple of months back, Lana Del Rey has already experienced equal parts adulation and suspicion. Here, John Calvert speaks to her about David Lynch, New York and the ghosts that hide behind her 'white picket-fenced cheer'. The NSFW YouTube clip contains strobing images
