Photographer Eddie Otchere captured jungle and drum 'n' bass from the inside. On the eve of Velocity Press' publication of their oral history of the scene, Who Say Reload (which features Otchere's images extensively), Charlie Bird caught up with the photographer to discuss nights down the Blue Note, the hardcore continuum and why dancing is dangerous to conservativism
Photographer Eddie Otchere captured jungle and drum 'n' bass from the inside. On the eve of Velocity Press' publication of their oral history of the scene, Who Say Reload (which features Otchere's images extensively), Charlie Bird caught up with the photographer to discuss nights down the Blue Note, the hardcore continuum and why dancing is dangerous to conservativism
Dirty Projectors' sixth album, Swing Lo Magellan, marks a shift from the meticulous structures of their previous albums towards a more direct and heartfelt approach to songwriting. Chad Parkhill discussed this transition with lead Projector David Longstreth
On Olga Bell's new album Krai, the Brooklyn-based composer and singer explores the imagined hinterlands of her home country of Russia. She speaks with Ed Power about childhood memories, working with Dirty Projectors and why the album is a work of sonic fiction
Preparing to spend a few days amidst baking heat and baked Europeans, the Quietus staff run through a selection of anticipated highlights from next week's Sonar Festival in Barcelona, from turbo-charged grime and kuduro to blazing techno and industrial pop