Bella Spratley

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The Odes
Dejeuner Sous L’Herbe

Blurt's punk poet Ted Milton teams up with Sam Britton for some linguistic détournement, backed by tense electronics

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PVA
No More Like This

London trio return, slightly sedated, still delectably impulsive

A Quietus Interview

Guestlist For The Armageddon: An Interview With Lynks

Lynks takes Bella Spratley through his journey from a Bristol basement party dressed in binbags and rubber gloves to next month’s dizzying debut album Abomination, and talks fluidity, anger, representation and more. Photos by Mars Washington

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Books

Doomsday: Eight Tracks that Demonstrate Why MF DOOM was Your Favourite Rappers’ Favourite Rapper

With the releae of his new book The Chronicles of DOOM: Unraveling Rap’s Masked Iconoclast, author S.H. Fernando Jr. takes us through some of the defining cuts from the seminal rapper-producer

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tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: Catch up with September

Catch up with everything we've been writing about this past month PLUS! The bonus playlists for Subscriber Plus members

A Quietus Interview

Having Some Power Troubles: Emma Ruth Rundle Interviewed

In the final week of her gruelling twelve-week tour, rock musician and visual artist Emma Ruth Rundle speaks to Emma Madden about alcoholism, the next record and fans who cross the line

News

LIVE REPORT: A Heavenly Weekend In Hebden Bridge

Heavenly Recordings recently celebrated a quarter of a century of excellent records and misbehaving by taking the likes of Mark Lanegan, Duke Garwood, Toy and the Heavenly Films up to Hebden Bridge. Rob St John was on hand to report, and Neil Thomson to take the photos

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Deep Listening: Only Connect Oslo In Review

John Doran and Peter Meanwell report back from Oslo's Only Connect Festival Of Sound. All photographs Henrik Beck

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Golem Mecanique
Siamo Tutti In Percolo

Karen Jebane's mechanised hurdy-gurdy provides the doleful backdrop to this tribute the late Pier Paolo Pasolini

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Bella Spratley

The Odes
Dejeuner Sous L’Herbe

The Odes
Dejeuner Sous L’Herbe

PVA
No More Like This

PVA
No More Like This

Guestlist For The Armageddon: An Interview With Lynks

Guestlist For The Armageddon: An Interview With Lynks

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Moments In The Sun: Nite Jewel’s Favourite Albums

Rediscovering Mystery: Neko Case’s Baker’s Dozen

Awakening Songs: Buju Banton’s Favourite Music

Mike Drop: Finn Wolfhard’s Favourite Albums

Soundhead: Robert Hampson Of Loop’s Favourite Albums

Pin Ups: A David Bowie Baker’s Dozen Compilation

Let Us Press Pley: Jus Oborn Of Electric Wizard’s Favourite Horror Films

The Places I Make Sense: Carl Cox’s Baker’s Dozen

About The Heart: Greg Fox Of Guardian Alien’s Favourite Albums

Not Pastel Colours: Boris Blank Of Yello’s Favourite Albums

Feel What You Don’t Know: Mabe Fratti’s Favourite Albums

Genius Of Lovers: Tom Tom Club’s Favourite Albums

The Marshall Suite: Cat Power’s Favourite Albums

Previously Read

Doomsday: Eight Tracks that Demonstrate Why MF DOOM was Your Favourite Rappers’ Favourite Rapper

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: Catch up with September

Having Some Power Troubles: Emma Ruth Rundle Interviewed

LIVE REPORT: A Heavenly Weekend In Hebden Bridge

Deep Listening: Only Connect Oslo In Review

Golem Mecanique
Siamo Tutti In Percolo

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The Odes Dejeuner Sous L’Herbe

The Odes Dejeuner Sous L’Herbe

PVA No More Like This

PVA No More Like This

Guestlist For The Armageddon: An Interview With Lynks

Guestlist For The Armageddon: An Interview With Lynks

Most Popular

Moments In The Sun: Nite Jewel’s Favourite Albums

Rediscovering Mystery: Neko Case’s Baker’s Dozen

Awakening Songs: Buju Banton’s Favourite Music

Mike Drop: Finn Wolfhard’s Favourite Albums

Soundhead: Robert Hampson Of Loop’s Favourite Albums

Pin Ups: A David Bowie Baker’s Dozen Compilation

Let Us Press Pley: Jus Oborn Of Electric Wizard’s Favourite Horror Films

The Places I Make Sense: Carl Cox’s Baker’s Dozen

About The Heart: Greg Fox Of Guardian Alien’s Favourite Albums

Not Pastel Colours: Boris Blank Of Yello’s Favourite Albums

Feel What You Don’t Know: Mabe Fratti’s Favourite Albums

Genius Of Lovers: Tom Tom Club’s Favourite Albums

The Marshall Suite: Cat Power’s Favourite Albums

Previously Read

Doomsday: Eight Tracks that Demonstrate Why MF DOOM was Your Favourite Rappers’ Favourite Rapper

tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: Catch up with September

Having Some Power Troubles: Emma Ruth Rundle Interviewed

LIVE REPORT: A Heavenly Weekend In Hebden Bridge

Deep Listening: Only Connect Oslo In Review

Golem Mecanique Siamo Tutti In Percolo

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The Odes
Dejeuner Sous L’Herbe

The Odes
Dejeuner Sous L’Herbe

PVA
No More Like This

PVA
No More Like This

Golem Mecanique
Siamo Tutti In Percolo