Micachu & The Shapes

Micachu & the Shapes: No Pigs Were Harmed In The Making Of This LP

For their latest, Good Sad Happy Bad, experimental pop group Micachu & The Shapes sank a few then confined themselves to a rehearsal space for a stripped-down, marathon recording session; some metal ensued, as they tell DJ Pangburn

When Crunk Met Classical: Micachu & The Shapes Interviewed

Mica Levi tells John Freeman how a collaboration with the London Sinfonietta created Chopped & Screwed – her homage to the Houston hip-hop scene

The Quietus Reductive & Subjective Albums Of The Year List: 40 To 21

Another best of '09 list? Well at least ours was compiled with the rapidity and contempt that these things deserve. And yes, it's still better than Q's. Guaranteed 100% Dylan and Big Pink free

Never Mind The Mercury Prize: Here’s The Quietus’ Jovian Bow Shock Award

It took a pot of tea to come up with a better list than the Mercury Prize. Who'll be taken out for a pizza come September?

Micachu And The Shapes: Lo-Fi Pop Hoover Groovers Interviewed

Experimentalism Wrapped Around Pop: Barry Adamson’s Favourite LPs

Post punk polymath Barry Adamson guides Julian Marszalek around his favourite albums, from Baker's Staples like Iggy Pop and can to the Wu-Tang Clan, Ornette Coleman and Micachu. Photo by Jone Reed