Adam Narkiewicz

A Beautiful World: An Interview With Flamingods

With members currently scattered between Dubai and the UK and ahead of their new album Hyperborea, Flamingods talk to Stuart Huggett about how a lack of a single national identity helps create their music without borders

Max Loderbauer

Greyland

On his second solo album (after 2013's Tranzparenz), Berlin producer, remixer and experimental techno don Max Loderbauer takes an organic, exploratory approach.

Frank Sidebottom RIP: An Obituary By John Robb

John Robb pays his respects to the papier-mâché alter-ego of comedian and musician Chris Sievey

Join In The Chant: Liars Interviewed

John Calvert meets Liars in an ugly hotel lobby to talk about beautiful music

The Clientele

I Am Not There Anymore

Thirty years and ten albums in, The Clientele have "bought a computer" – and may have just produced their best album yet, finds Tom Bolto9n

Thee Hypnotics And The Breakthrough Album That Never Was

With 1993’s The Very Crystal Speed Machine set to get its first UK release as part of their Righteously Remastered box set, reunited rock & roll preachers Thee Hypnotics tell Julian Marszalek about the album that should have made them but instead wore them down

Do You Do Voodoo? A Guy Called Gerald Interviewed

At the recent Bloc Weekender, Angus Finlayson caught up with a guy called Gerald Simpson to discuss his 'True School' project, and pre-Acid House Manchester

LIVE REPORT: David Byrne at Hammersmith Apollo

Ecstasy and unity, with no obstacles

Music Is A Time Machine: Sons Of Kemet Interviewed

Ahead of the release of their fourth album, Adam Quarshie caught up with Sons of Kemet to discuss the idea of music transmitting encoded information, escaping the grid and connecting with ancestral knowledge

Patrick Wolf On Considering Porn & Making Britney Pop With Alec Empire

Patrick Wolf tells Luke Turner about choosing Alec Empire over Mark Ronson as he leaves Universal to go it alone with new album _Battle_

Things Learned At: Le Guess Who?

Danny Riley reports from Utrecht, on sets from SunnO))), Magma, Eric Chenaux, Kamasi Washington and more.

Sonic Router 003 – A Dubstep Column For June

The Loneliness Of The Long Distance Crooner: Gary Wilson Interviewed

Cult hero Gary Wilson talks to Steven Viney about the odd trajectory of his career in lounge, avant garde & outsider music and 1977's You Think You Really Know Me

Channel-Surfing the Apocalypse: The Strange World Of… Daniel Higgs

Daniel Higgs has built a legacy in the pursuit of his own spiritual truth. Ahead of an appearance at Terraforma festival he talks Matthew Neale through his back catalogue, with detours via mass media indoctrination, a drive-by shooting, and the mystery of how cassettes work

Cue The Noise: An Interview With The Utopia Strong

Kavus Torabi, Michael J. York and former snooker player of impeccable taste Steve Davis have formed a new band, The Utopia Strong. Here, they tell Patrick Clarke the tale of their extraordinary debut album, compare snooker to Supernormal, and explain why they want their music to be joyous and generous

Spool’s Out: Cassette Reviews For May With Tristan Bath

A mix of muscular techno from Iceland, live modular takes from Salford, Latvian noise, and swampy indie are amongst May’s tape roundup from Tristan Bath. Live photograph of Delphine Dora & Sophie Cooper, taken by Jessica Coogan