Chromatics

Beneather

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A suite of warm and fuzzy dreampop for those who like their chillwave with a dose of Abba, finds Ed Power

X.Y.R.

Mental Journey To B.C.

New Joy Division Book To Be Published

A new book by Jon Savage will present an oral history of Joy Division

The Room: An Extract From The New Novel By Jenny Hval

Norwegian singer-songwriter Jenny Hval follows her acclaimed debut novel Paradise Rot with Girls Against God, a "fugue-like feminist manifesto" wrapped up in a story about Norway in the 90s

LISTEN: Ben Vince & Jacob Samuel Collaborate

'fig 3' features on the first collaborative record from the pair

LISTEN: Perc – Grindr

Up, out, and at 'em for the CLR label

Perc Releases Thomas Heckmann Remix EP

1993 track Phosphene is given the remix treatment by AnD, Perc & Truss, and The Exaltics for Perc Trax Ltd - now streaming in full below

Uncorrected Proof: Taipei By Tao Lin Reviewed

Declan Tan finds himself caught in the whirlwind of this latest offering from, perhaps, one of the most unique literary voices of a generation

Reissue of the Week: Robbie Basho’s Snow Beneath The Belly Of A White Swan

This 5CD set of rediscovered live recordings by Robbie Basho is a total wonder, says Jennifer Lucy Allan

Earth Ball

Actual Earth Music – Volume 1 & 2

Pulling recordings from a Wolf Eyes support slot and a recent Cafe Oto resident, Earth Ball's latest tests the rule that live rock albums suck

Ten Things You (Possibly) Don’t Know About Kraftwerk

While doing her research for a meaty Kraftwerk retrospective in The Observer, Jude Rogers found out a fair few things that were a bit too Geek Central for the general broadsheet reader. Here follows therefore, 10 things you might not have known about Kraftwerk. Photo by Lucy Johnston

Luke Turner On The xx’s I See You

In The xx's third full-length effort, Luke Turner finds an album seemingly more geared toward the televisions syncs that catapulted their once affecting minimalism to ubiquity – a record more about treading old ground with heavy boots than the light touch their debut promised

My Music Is My Religion: Heather Leigh Interviewed

Eden Tizard talks to experimental musician Heather Leigh about her latest solo album Throne and her debut studio-based collaboration with Peter Brötzmann as a duo, Sparrow Nights

A Festival Of Remembrance: CTM Berlin Reviewed

Claire Sawers hits Berlin's marathon ten day CTM festival and declares it a beautiful thing that it avoids any inward looking eurocentrism with a lineup that sprawls over continents

Jessika Kenney & Eyvind Kang

Aestuarium

To The Ends Of The City: Suede Live At Ally Pally

Suede brave the echoing Victorian splendour of Alexandra Palace for yet another chapter in their triumphant return; Luke Turner explores why their arch sexuality still leaves marks on his neck.