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Black Sky Thinking
Absolved! The Quietus Writers’ 50 Favourite Guilt-Free Pleasures
Why exactly should the enjoyment of a great piece of music be marred by guilt? Following last week's Black Sky Thinking about the problems (and positives) of the concept of the 'guilty pleasure', the Quietus writers declare their undying, entirely non-ironic love for their favourite uncool songs. Introduction by Jimmy Martin
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A Quietus Interview
Harmonies & Disharmonies: Dusk & Blackdown Interviewed
Dusk & Blackdown's new album Dasaflex is a seamless synthesis of the last near-decade's worth of UK dancefloor innovation, from garage and grime through dubstep and funky. They speak to Rory Gibb about finding new twists on established formulae
Organic Intelligence
Organic Intelligence XL: Naples in the Early-Mid 70s
In our fortieth antidote to the algorithm, David McKenna takes us back half a century to Naples, where the influence of a nautical culture and American military radio created a music scene as fertile and chaotic as the city itself
