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Black Sky Thinking
The Poet Laureate Is Up For Renewal: Could Grime Be The Answer?
Jeffrey Boakye was going to write us a piece on why Mercury-winner J Hus ought to be the next British Poet Laureate but, halfway through, he realised that a movement, not an individual, might be deserving of the sack of sherry
Black Sky Thinking
What Kind Of Party Doesn’t Have A DJ? On Politics & Grime
Grime's enthusiasm for Jeremy Corbyn has been one of the oddest moments of an already strange general election campaign. But, argues Jeffrey Boakye, perhaps the two worlds of politics and the music of London's streets aren't so different after all
Albums of the Year so far
An Easy Extraction: The Top 100 Albums Of 2016 So Far
And here it is... the Quietus' favourite albums released between January 1 and June 30, 2016, as voted for by John Doran, Luke Turner, Karl Smith, Laurie Tuffrey and Christian Eede (with some assistance from Mat Colegate and Bobby Barry)
Music of the Month
May’s Best Music, Chosen By The Quietus
In the second instalment of this undeniably consummate column, Quietus staff pick their favourite albums, EPs, tracks and reissues of the month, shining a light on things we've not managed to cover on the site and nodding toward a handful of the best of what's already been reviewed
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Baker's Dozen
Getting Hypnotised: John Robb Finds The Funk In Unusual Places
How did it take us nearly a decade to ask Brother John Robb for his Baker's Dozen choices? The Membranes frontman sits down with Julian Marszalek to discuss 13 favourite records where over the years he's dug out the most funk
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A Quietus Interview
“The Biggest Hits That The Radio Won’t Touch”: The Moonlandingz Interviewed
The fictional band from The Eccentronic Research Council's last album are not only real, but they're going on tour and releasing records. Two of their animating architects, The ERC's Adrian Flanagan and Fat White Family's Lias Saoudi, sit down with Daniel Dylan Wray to discuss working with Sean Lennon, masochistic video shoots and bringing back rabies
Reviews
Various Artists
The Alien Territory Archives: A Collection of Radical, Experimental, & Irrelevant Music from 1970s San Diego
Featuring music by Pauline Oliveros, Harry Partch, Diamanda Galás, David Dunn and others, this compilation of experiments from 1970s Southern California is an essential collection, finds Antonio Poscic
