Floating Points

LISTEN: New Burial

Burial returns to Hyperdub for another two-track outing

James Murphy On Last Night A DJ Saved My Life

The LCD Soundsystem mainstay reveals how Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton's essential book on DJ culture became his bible in this exclusive extract

Rocket Girl: Vinita Joshi’s Favourite Albums

Ghetto blasting synth punk in Rugby. Lending pyjamas to Mogwai. Writing to Nick Drake’s sister. Finding psychology theory in music. Pranked by Robin Guthrie. Rocket Girl Records label head Vinita Joshi takes Will McCartney through the 13 records that have shaped her life

They Call Me Music: RP Boo’s 13 Favourite Albums

RP Boo takes tQ through the 13 records that shaped him, from playing with DJ Rashad to the life-changing experience of seeing Prince’s Purple Rain, his mother’s love of James Brown and his uncle’s introduction to 808 State

Shit And Shine

229-2299 Girls Against Shit!

The Presence Of A True Death: Karl Knausgaard’s Boyhood Island

Daniel Fraser makes his way through banality, bullfighting and Anders Breivik in Boyhood Island, the third instalment of Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard's contentious My Struggle

Private Voyeuristic Pleasures: The Letters And Life Of Kurt Vonnegut

On publication of a new book of the author's letters, Carol Huston looks at the many lives of Kurt Vonnegut

Fabric Reveals EXODUS Festival Location

The two-day event will take place at Kelvedon Hall, north-east of London

Drumroll Please: Jim White’s Baker’s Dozen

From hearing a drumroll so good he dropped out of university, to the links between Iggy Pop and Lana Del Rey, the much-lauded percussionist Jim White speaks to Julian Marszalek about the 13 albums he loves the most

13 Steps To Perfection: El-P’s Favourite Albums

The rapper, producer and Definitive Jux head honcho rifles through his racks and picks out his top 13 records

Spool’s Out: Tape Reviews By Tristan Bath For January

Tristan Bath returns to sift through the month’s best cassette releases, including a new solo EP by Samara Lubelski, some banging techno from Budapest and the latest stellar release from Anji Cheung

LISTEN: Richard Norris Remixes Mary Epworth

Listen to the premiere of the Richard Norris remix of Mary Epworth's new single below, which appears on vinyl later this month

Languages Inhabited: Teju Cole’s Favourite Albums

Following the publication of his first collection of essays, Known And Strange Things, the writer and photographer pens us his own Baker's Dozen, picking "as many kinds of albums that really mattered to me as possible"

Second Helpings: Neil Arthur Of Blancmange’s Favourite Albums

Following his revisit to the synth pop duo's debut album Happy Families last year, Neil Arthur looks back over 13 other top albums from his past

Driving Home: Anika’s Favourite Music

In this week’s Baker’s Dozen, Anika guides Stephanie Phillips through the records that made her, from the power of Grace Jones, Courtney Love and PJ Harvey, to the soothing effects of Goldie and Guru

Peculiar Relationships: Neil Gaiman’s Favourite Albums

Following this week's release of his live collaborative album with Amanda Palmer, the fantasy and science fiction author picks out the records that have most inspired and informed his writing