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Anniversary
How Air’s Moon Safari Made The World Take French Pop Seriously
Change was in the air in 1998 when a duo from Versailles released an album that did better internationally than it did in France. Jeremy Allen wonders if Moon Safari by Air was the point where Anglo Saxons stopped ignoring the surreptitious delights of French pop
Tracks of the Year
A Family Affair: Quietus Writers Pick Their Favourite Tracks Of 2013 So Far
Quietus writers and staff have chosen their favourite tracks of the year so far for your delectation. Contains monstrously long Spotify playlist. Where's my damn croissants says John Doran after two days of compiling
Film
Suddenly The Maelstrom: Gaspar Noé On The Music Of Enter The Void
Gaspar Noé's _Enter the Void_ is a bracing technicolour drug trip through the seedy side of Tokyo, with a belting multilayered soundtrack. The infamous director of _Irreversible_ talks to our Robert Barry about the musical surprises in his latest soundtrack, created with Daft Punk's Thomas Bangalter
Baker’s Dozen Appearances 9
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Infinitely Inspired By The Club: Total Freedom Interviewed
The DJ sets and collage edits of LA's Total Freedom dissolve R&B, pop and rap into churning noise and razor beats, distorting time and space in the club. He meets Alexander Iadarola to discuss a fascination with club cultures, and folllowing the impulse to fuck with dancers' pleasure centres
A Quietus Interview
“I’m Upfront About the Fact I’m a Fucking Nutter” – Guttersnipe Interviewed
The Quietus has long been of the opinion that Guttersnipe are one of the most exciting live acts in the UK underground, if not the entire world. Now with debut album My Mother The Vent due out next month on Upset The Rhythm, they have recorded material to match. Kevin McCaighy talks to Urocerus Gigas and Tipula Confusa about their incendiary sound. Garden and living room portraits by Abby Banks
A Quietus Interview
A Volcanic Talent: Senyawa Interviewed
Indonesian duo Senyawa are one of the most startlingly original acts of recent years, combining a bamboo instrument shaped like a ritual spear with throat singing, producing music that's reminiscent of heavy metal. WTF, asks John Doran. Vocalist Rully Shabara Herman gives him some answers
