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Are We There Yet? Abstract Concrete Interviewed
Charles Hayward and Agathe Max, two-fifths of experimental supergroup Abstract Concrete, talk to Ben Graham about creative evolution, learning to work with melody and structure, and saying goodbye to rock & roll. All portraits by Lewis Hayward
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Rave Not Ritual: An Interview With UKAEA
Fresh from releasing one of the albums of the year, Dan Jones of UKAEA and a number of his collaborators speak to Patrick Clarke about how the project's post-apocalyptic aesthetics are a warning rather than a manual, the line between appropriation and influence, why their extraordinary holistic live performances are more rave than ritual, and more
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After The Crash: An Interview With Sly & The Family Drone’s Matt Cargill
With new album Walk It Dry premiering exclusively below, Sly & The Family Drone leader Matt Cargill tells Patrick Clarke about the traumatic road accident and subsequent recovery that preceded their formidable new record, and the challenges of experimental musicianship during a pandemic
Black Sky Thinking
What Is New Weird Britain? A Guide To The UK Underground In 2018
As we get ready for this year's Supersonic Festival, Noel Gardner, John Doran and Luke Turner present their takes on what the underground we're calling New Weird Britain constitutes, from anti-corporate defiance, performance art, and a bold new exploration of landscape and place
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Black Sky Thinking
From The Shout to Bait: Listening to the Sound of Movies about Sound
Darran Anderson relishes hearing Rupert Hine's soundtrack to Jerzy Skolimowski's 1978 psychological horror, The Shout and discovers a sonic gateway in the process. Contains mild spoilers for films The Shout, Berberian Sound Studio, Blow Out, and The Conversation
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Never Generic: Flipper Interviewed
Currently spanning Europe on a 40th anniversary tour, Flipper are enjoying a well-earned renaissance. Steve DePace from the seminal San Francisco punks talks to Brian Coney about their current line-up featuring David Yow and Mike Watt, recording with Melvins and their rep as the ultimate forebears of grunge
Low Culture Essay
The Low Culture Essay: Stephanie Phillips on the 1998 Kathleen Hanna solo album, Julie Ruin
In this month’s essay, Stephanie Phillips reflects on the 1998 lo-fi, art pop album Julie Ruin, in which riot grrrl veteran Kathleen Hanna reaffirms her position in feminist art, while creating the building blocks for a dance punk future
Low Culture Podcast
Low Culture Podcast: Eurythmics’ 1984 Soundtrack
We love it when our subscribers send in suggestions of things for us to talk about – but do we love what they’re suggesting? Is Eurythmics’ soundtrack to the 1984 film 1984 doubleplusgood or does it send John Doran into his own personal Room 101? Find out here.
Electronic
Hyperspecific: Electronic Music for October Reviewed by Jaša Bužinel
Jaša Bužinel addresses the "panopticonisation" of dance music culture, and reviews exciting new releases from various electronic realms, among them new albums by CS + Kreme, Lechuga Zafiro, Mala Herba, Rrose x Polygonia and more
