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A Raging Peace: The Strange World Of… Hans-Joachim Roedelius
About to turn 84 and still going strong, Hans-Joachim Roedelius has led a long and extraordinary life, which has taken in Nazi Germany, postwar turmoil, the birth of Krautrock and working with Michael Rother and Brian Eno among others. His mind, however, is fixed on the present and the future, he tells David Stubbs
A Quietus Interview
Düsseldorf 1970: The Crucible of Krautrock by Those who Were There
In an exclusive extract from the book that accompanies a new compilation of music from Dusseldorf, Michael Rother, Roedelius, Klaus Dinger and more discuss jazz and the spirit of collaboration from which Krautrock grew
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Daring Is Important: Gudrun Gut’s Favourite Albums
Leading light of the Berlin underground Gudrun Gut guides Jeremy Allen through 13 favourite records - she wanted them all to be Neu! but as there weren't enough, there's the Bad Seeds, Throbbing Gristle, Lana Del Rey and much more. Gudrun Gut portrait by Mv Kummer
Baker's Dozen
“I Enjoy Silence!”: Michael Rother’s 13 Favourite Albums
With a show at London's Under The Bridge on 5 April, Michael Rother of Neu!, Harmonia, and a newly-boxsetted solo career takes Patrick Clarke through his life in 13 records, from Little Richard to Fuck Buttons, even though he doesn't really listen to music any more
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Actualise The Minimalism: An Interview With Thought Broadcast
Matthew Kent catches up with Ravi Binning to discuss the brilliantly stripped-back rhythmic machinations of his latest Thought Broadcast album Votive Zero, improvisation as a freeing tool, and the crucial distinctions between noise and techno
A Quietus Interview
Hip To Be²: Talking To Hull’s Electronica Collective SquareWaves
Since 2014, Hull’s SquareWaves collective have been producing some of the city’s most exciting electronic music. This spring, they join Surgeon, Kiran Sande, and Factory Floor’ Nik Void to laud the legacy of Coum Transmissions at Hull’s City of Culture celebrations
