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The Quietus Writers’ 50 Favourite Dance Remixes

The Quietus writers and staff select fifty of their favourite dance music remixes, from much-loved classics to personal selections

Black Sky Thinking

Graham Massey On 808 State’s Blueprint

Graham Massey returns to write us another fantastic piece, this time an overview of tracks from the new 808 State anthology, Blueprint with photos taken from his own archive

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 2

Baker's Dozen

Harmonic Worlds: Colin Newman’s 13 Favourite Albums

The Immersion, Wire and Githead founder member chooses a list that goes from minimalism to maximalism, via Steve Reich, LFO and Todd Rundgren, and tells Ben Graham how Britpop was rubbish but The Beatles have never sounded better

Baker's Dozen

Semi-Chaotic Elements: Ekoplekz’ Favourite Albums

With his third album on Planet Mu out, Nick Edwards gives us an in-depth trawl through his top 13 LPs, a Baker's Dozen that scans his formative 90s electronica influences and acts as a "reference point" to Reflekzionz

News 6

Music From Memory To Release ’90s Ambient Compilation

'Virtual Dreams: Ambient Explorations In The House & Techno Age, 1993-1997' features old material from LFO, Richard H. Kirk, Bedouin Ascent and more

JD Twitch-Curated Film Soundtrack To Get Vinyl Release

The Optimo man's soundtrack includes music from Juan Atkins as Model 500 and Richie Hawtin as Plastikman

RIP Mark Bell

Mark Bell, founder and sole member of LFO passed away last week "from complications after an operation" confirm Warp Records.

LIVE REPORT: Warp In Poland

David Moats went to the marvellously-named Sacrum Profanum festival in Poland to join Warp in celebrating their 25th birthday. He muses on that wonderful nation, along with sets from the likes of LFO, Battles and Autechre

VCMG Remixed By LFO & Alva Noto

Third EP taken from Vince Clarke and Martin L Gore's SSSS album to feature heavyweight remixing names

Warp To Reissue LFO & Sweet Exorcist Classics

LFO's seminal Frequencies and Sweet Exorcist's Retroactivity for release on 7th November

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The Pioneers Of Post-Truth: Rashomon, 70 Years On

Akira Kurosawa's philosophical samurai film reshaped the cinematic landscape for countless reasons in 1950 – but its political potency remains particularly urgent today, Blaise Radley finds

Film

Life Through A Screen: Bo Burnham’s Eighth Grade

How the producers of Eighth Grade used fake profiles on the real internet to dig deep into the texture of the psyche of generation z

Film

Uncast Shadow Of A Southern Myth: O Brother, Where Art Thou? At 20

Joel and Ethan Coen's magical realist take on Homer's Odyssey explores the evils and quirks of Southern myths – but 20 years on, its failures and triumphs deserve a closer look, finds Madeleine Seidel

Film

The Quietus Guide To The 2014 London Film Festival

Nick MacWilliam rounds up the films you should be seeing at this year's London Film Festival

Film

No Clear Duality: American Sniper And The Modern War Film

Following its muted Oscars reception Angus Batey reflects on American Sniper and the problems faced by films dealing with more recent conflicts

Film

Salt Of The Earth: The 2015 Human Rights Watch Film Festival

London is right now playing host to the 2015 Human Rights Watch Film Festival. Nick MacWilliam interviews its director and previews some of the films you should be watching.

Film

4th Pan-Asia Film Festival Roundup

Yasmeen Khan takes in the best of last week's continent-spanning showcase. Main image from Starry Starry Night

Film

Be Kind, Rewind: Lessons From The Cross Pollination Of The 1960s And 1970s

As new releases are currently sparse, looking back to past successes of cross-pollination in action films feels crucial. Spaghetti Westerns borrowed from Kurosawa, Bruce Lee built a bridge between East and West. Thomas H. Sheriff looks back on a decade of cultural frenzy

Film

Fast Things First: Remainder Reviewed

Tom Duggins reviews director Omer Fast's adaptation of Tom McCarthy's novel Remainder

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Articles 3

The Quietus Writers’ 50 Favourite Dance Remixes

Graham Massey On 808 State’s Blueprint

Suddenly The Maelstrom: Gaspar Noé On The Music Of Enter The Void

Baker’s Dozen Appearances 2

Harmonic Worlds: Colin Newman’s 13 Favourite Albums

Semi-Chaotic Elements: Ekoplekz’ Favourite Albums

News 6

Music From Memory To Release ’90s Ambient Compilation

JD Twitch-Curated Film Soundtrack To Get Vinyl Release

RIP Mark Bell

LIVE REPORT: Warp In Poland

VCMG Remixed By LFO & Alva Noto

Warp To Reissue LFO & Sweet Exorcist Classics

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