Ben Gilbert
Film
Elegant And Brutal: Todd Haynes On The Myth Of The Velvet Underground
A new documentary from the Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There director explores the singular NYC band, who existed on the fringes of society and boundaries of taste but at the epicentre of the 1960’s avant-garde scene, as Ben Gilbert explains
Film
Elegant And Brutal: Todd Haynes On The Myth Of The Velvet Underground
A new documentary from the Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There director explores the singular NYC band, who existed on the fringes of society and boundaries of taste but at the epicentre of the 1960’s avant-garde scene, as Ben Gilbert explains
Anniversary
Echo Decks: Stitching Together The Kaleidoscopic Tapestry Of Screamadelica
Two themes are routinely described as transformative for Primal Scream’s celebrated 1991 recording: acid house and Andrew Weatherall. But, as Ben Gilbert outlines, other factors led to an album that was both era-defining and defined by the era in which it was made
Anniversary
Echo Decks: Stitching Together The Kaleidoscopic Tapestry Of Screamadelica
Two themes are routinely described as transformative for Primal Scream’s celebrated 1991 recording: acid house and Andrew Weatherall. But, as Ben Gilbert outlines, other factors led to an album that was both era-defining and defined by the era in which it was made
A Quietus Interview
Kosmische Kid: The Celestial Soundscape Of John Was Trying To Contact Aliens
Across three decades, John Shepherd built a Nasa-style lab at his grandparents’ Michigan home to communicate with extra-terrestrials, beaming sets featuring Can, Kraftwerk and Neu! into space. Now the subject of an acclaimed film, he tells Ben Gilbert why and records an exclusive tQ mix
A Quietus Interview
Kosmische Kid: The Celestial Soundscape Of John Was Trying To Contact Aliens
Across three decades, John Shepherd built a Nasa-style lab at his grandparents’ Michigan home to communicate with extra-terrestrials, beaming sets featuring Can, Kraftwerk and Neu! into space. Now the subject of an acclaimed film, he tells Ben Gilbert why and records an exclusive tQ mix
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Live Reviews
Damn & Blast! Supersonic Festival 2011 Reviewed
The Quietus goes to Birmingham and only a bit of our brains come back, thankfully carrying these words on Turbonegro, Cut Hands, Barn Owl, Electric Wizard, Envy, Byetone, Scorn and more more more. Words by Manish Agarwal, John Doran, Rory Gibb, David Moats, Luke Turner & Adam Anonymous. Photos thanks to Shot2bits.net
Live Reviews
Not Masochism As A Simplistic Concept: CTM 2015 Reviewed
Sophie Coletta, Luke Turner and Sonja Matuszczyk visited Berlin last month for the sixteenth edition of CTM festival. Here's what they saw, in and amongst their thankfully edited out moments of debauchery. Photos: Udo Siegfriedt, Fausto Caricato, Benjamin Renter and Marco Microbi
The Quietus International
Complete Communion: Jazz For May Reviewed By Peter Margasak
Jazz may just be returning to the live stage, says Peter Margasak, but the musicians never stopped producing great music, and this month we cover new work from Maria Grand, Milford Graves & Jason Moran, and the new quartet Hearth
Books
War Of The Certain: John Higgs Interviewed
The KLF, the cult of the individual and the bollocks of neoliberalism are all up for discussion alongside Robert Anton Wilson, multiple model agnosticism, and a sincere optimism about the upcoming generation when Ben Graham meets with author John Higgs
