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INTERVIEW: André De Ridder

As he curates this year's Spitalfield Music Festival, André De Ridder speaks to Alex Weston-Noond about his selections, including Nik Void and politics with Monteverdi and Fugazi

James Brandon Lewis

Apple Cores

New York's most open-minded saxophonist pays tribute to Amiri Baraka and Don Cherry

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Strangeness Oscillation

Sidemen to Robert Wyatt, David Byrne, and Jerry Dammers unite in ad hoc jam session running deep into the psychedelic small hours

I Can’t Make Music for Other People: Seefeel Interviewed

Our man in San Francisco Ned Raggett has a chat with Mark Clifford, the founding force behind cult post rock electronic group Seefeel on the verge of their newest release, Everything Squared. Portraits by Jonathan Wood

Expanding the Circle: Blood Incantation Interviewed

In summer 2023, death metallers Blood Incantation decamped to Berlin’s Hansa studios to record groundbreaking new album, Absolute Elsewhere. Isaac Faulk talks to Dan Franklin about how pushing at the boundaries of what a band can be and a near-disaster with an untied shoelace went into creating their most mind-expanding music yet

13 (Acts Of Love): Mick Harvey’s Favourite Albums

Fresh off the back of his Ministry Of Wolves work and with Serge Gainsbourg albums and live shows on the way, the former Bad Seed and prolific singer-songwriter gives Julian Marszalek the rundown of his top 13 records

‘Talking Heads: 77’ Set for Expanded Reissue

A new box set will take in rarities, unreleased outtakes, live recordings and more

Masayoshi Fujita

Migratory

Japanese vibraphonist and marimba player communes with the forests of Hyōgo, with just a touch of darkness lurking in the woods

Portugal’s OUT.FEST Outlines Full Lineup for 2024 Edition

Mariam Rezaei and Nídia & Valentina are among the final additions to the bill

UKAEA

Anarcho​-​Animist Frontline Weapons

Material from January's Birds Catching Fire In The Sky gets revamped into something altogether more furious and more feral

Lion With Wings: Ex Hex’s Mary Timony Interviewed

With Ex Hex's full-length debut album Rips released last week, Aimee Swartz catches up with Mary Timony to talk island survival, current rock & roll renaissance, and the worst song in the history of songwriting.

INTERVIEW: Esben & The Witch

Exploring their new LP in a Quietus news interview by Ben Hewitt, plus! a great new remix

Roskilde Adds Tyler, The Creator & More

TLC and Deftones have also joined the bill for the Danish festival

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Finally Rich

A Sense Of Acceptance: An Interview With Jeff Tweedy

With Sukierae, the new album recorded with his son Spencer just released, the Wilco frontman talks to Laurie Tuffrey about lyrical processes and music as a means of consolation

Jew Or Nazi? Ted Kessler’s Encounters With Mark E. Smith

In an exclusive extract from his forthcoming book Paper Cuts, music journalist Ted Kessler recounts three indelible interviews with The Fall’s Mark E. Smith. MES portraits courtesy of David Tonge