Diamanda Galas

Noises In The System: Experimental San Diego Playlist By Bill Perrine

To accompany today’s extract from *Alien Territory: An Experimental, Radical & Irrelevant Playlist from 1970s San Diego*, author Bill Perrine has curated a special playlist of off-beat and oft-neglected music from the book, featuring essential tracks by Pauline Oliveros, Diamanda Galas, Harry Partch, Kenneth Gaburo, Peter Gordon, and more

To End All War: An Interview With Diamanda Galás

Upon the release of her new album Broken Gargoyles, Diamanda Galás discusses her unflinching exploration of soldiers mutilated by war, the album's roots in the poetry of Georg Heym and the photos of Ernst Friedrich, and why the pandemic was a prompt to live in the moment

The Strange World Of… Test Dept

Ahead of this weekend's Assembly Of Disturbance festival in London, Alexei Monroe speaks to the veteran industrial band Test Dept about their long and varied history of music, art and activism

Songs Of Discomposure: Quietus Writers Pick Their Most Disturbing Pieces Of Music

We asked our contributors to write about the songs that most disturbed them. From Carl Orff to Leonard Cohen, via Tom Jones and The Beatles, disturbance manifests itself in many forms

Dark Jester: The Strange World Of… Ulver

Cult experimental Norwegian rock band Ulver have just released the largely improvised live album ATGCLVLSSCAP. Josh Gray picks the brains of band leader Kristoffer Rygg in an attempt to trace their ever-changing and incomparable evolution

A Lot Of Respect: Erasure On The Strange World Of Erasure

Flamboyant, radical, joyous and purveyors of some of the finest pop songs to ever grace The Quietus' ears, this year Erasure celebrate their 30th birthday. Vince Clarke and Andy Bell (with a little help from Mute's Daniel Miller) guide Luke Turner through their beautiful world

An Age Of Promise: The Strange World Of… The Kronos Quartet

Leo Chadburn talks to the quartet's founder member, violinist David Harrington, about ten key projects which have shaped their unique career

Time Becomes A Loop: William Basinski Interviewed

John Doran talks to William Basinski about the tenth anniversary of The Disintegration Loops. Main picture by Peter J. Kierzkowski

Diamanda Galás Discusses Her 13 Favourite Albums

Diamanda Galás plays the one of the opening concerts of Antony Hegarty's Meltdown Festival at London's Southbank Centre tonight. In advance of the performance, she tells us about 13 albums that have been influential on her life and work

Daniel Miller Interview: Mute Records & The Synth Britannia Revolution

The Quietus talks to Mute Records head honcho about synth pop, his record label, and Kraftwerk's synth that he bought on eBay

Diamanda Galas Interview: Talking Her Songs Of Exile

“Where Was My Mind?” Jenny Hval’s ‘Favourite Albums’

We asked Jenny Hval to pick her 13 favourite LPs, which she didn't, because she thinks that's a "horrible" task. Fair enough, said JR Moores, so here, instead, are 13 underappreciated records she's hoping you'll go out and enjoy

The Passions: Owen Pallett’s Favourite Albums

Owen Pallett's new album helpfully gives us the title for our latest Baker's Dozen, as he talks Luke Turner through selections including Tori Amos, Throbbing Gristle, Jean Luc Ponty, Dean Blunt, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Total Freedom and Diamanda Galas

Kjetil’s On The Boil: Arabrot’s Favourite 13 LPs

As we gear up for a mighty basting at Desertfest, Arabrot main man Kjetil Nernes talks us through his 13 favourite albums

A Zola Jesus Baker’s Dozen: 13 LPs By Women Who Inspired Me To Sing

Zola Jesus (Nika Rosa Danilova) gives us a special Baker's Dozen - 13 albums by female singers who inspired her to find her own voice