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Why Dance Music and Club Culture Need a Revolution, not Night Czars, to Survive and Thrive

As London's Night Czar Amy Lamé leaves her job this week, Ed Gillett investigates her failures and successes, the increasing politicisation of her role, and whether alternative approaches offer any chance of doing better

Laraaji, Jlin, William Basinski and More Rework Hatis Noit on New Remixes Package

Matthew Herbert and Preservation, with Armand Hammer, also appear on the release

The Labels Shaping a New Ukrainian Underground Part 2: Money, Money, Money…

In the latest edition of New Voices Ukraine, tQ's new collaboration with 20ft Radio, Neformat, the British Council and Ukrainian Institute, Yaryna Denysyuk of Neformat continues her look into Ukrainian DIY record labels. Having surveyed those attempting utopian collective approaches in part one, this time she examines the unavoidable downsides of running a label during wartime

The Cat’s Miaow

Songs ’94–’98

A compilation from Melbourne's lo-fi heroes proves a treat for Will Salmon

A Terrible Beauty: Diamanda Galás’ Broken Gargoyles

Setting the words of German poet Georg Heym, the American *soprano sfogato* returns with a masterpiece of ardent abjection

Industrial Strength: E-Saggila Interviewed

Following the recent release of her debut album for Swedish label Northern Electronics, E-Saggila speaks to tQ about challenging convention, navigating contemporary violences and the tricky terrain of the music industry

Roots Bloody Roots: Mr Manuva Interviewed

Stevie Chick speaks to Rodney Smith about wanting to be somewhere between the Stone Roses and Linton Kwesi Johnson, Opal Fruits and sitting drunk in empty rooms 'talking' to people who aren't really there. Portraits by Shamil Tanna

DOWNLOAD: Spaceape – Xorcism EP

Download a free EP from Kode9 collaborator Spaceape, entitled Xorcism, below

Eric Chenaux Trio

Delights of My Life

Woozy, semi-improvised jazz ballads collide with celestial sophisti-pop as the Canadian songwriter jams loose with Philippe Melanson and Ryan Driver

Saturated Energy: Mbongwana Star Interviewed

From Kinshasa, the debut album by the Central African band, is one of the year's finest. Richie Troughton finds out about capturing the sound of the Congolese capital on record through two generations of street musicians

The Killers To Split?

Band want temporary break, claims tabloid journalist

Open Doors: Gavin Friday’s Favourite Albums

From the intensity of working with Scott Walker, to the transformative thrill of seeing Joy Division live, via Mahler, Brel and Bowie, former Virgin Prunes frontman Gavin Friday takes Julian Marszalek through the 13 albums that shaped him

WATCH: Toy Session

tQ favourites play new song. Toy photograph by Joseph Tovey Frost

An Exchange Of Feelings: Felicia Atkinson’s Baker’s Dozen

Soon to play at Portugal’s Semibreve Festival with Violeta Azevado, Felicia Atkinson guides Alex Rigotti through thirteen eclectic albums that have informed her musical practise the most

Blood Orange

Cupid Deluxe

Eyal Maoz and Eugene Chadbourne

The Coincidence Masters

Two guitarists improvising freely sound only rarely like guitars (and often quite comical), finds Antonio Poscic