Chris Woolfrey

No Music: A Baker’s Dozen with Alva Noto

From Laurie Anderson’s United States Live to Meredith Monk’s Dolmen Music, Carsten Nicolai tells Mollie Zhang about 13 records that shaped his musical backbone. Photo by Andrey Bold

This Ghostly Age: Teeth Of The Sea’s Wraith Reviewed

The mighty Teeth Of The Sea return with Wraith, their most sophisticated record yet, says Tom Bolton

Supermassive Black Hole (In Your Wallet): The Trouble With Muse At Wembley

Although Jeremy Allen can't help but find Muse's Wembley megashow stirring, the Stadium experience leaves a sour taste

Spool’s Out: Tape Reviews For March By Tristan Bath

Tristan Bath returns with Spools Out, The Quietus' regular tape review column. This month he covers Shit & Shine, Broshuda, Deathcount In Silicone Valley, Silver Waves, Dikeman, Roger Tellier-Craig, Félicia Atkinson, Eartheater, Nigel Wrench, Black Spirituals and Extnddntwrk

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25 Years On: Autechre’s Tri Repetae Revisited

Gary Suarez gives us an American perspective on one of Autechre's most revered albums and a duo about to sever all remaining ties to the culture that surrounded them

Full Clip: December And January’s Hip Hop Albums Reviewed

In her first monthly column, Tara Joshi considers Run The Jewels’ place as protest artists in the current political climate, as well as rounding-up the most notable releases of the past two months

James Holden Shares New Track, ‘In The End You’ll Know’

It's the third cut to be unveiled from forthcoming album 'Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities'

Mechanics Made Easy: Pierre Bastien Interviewed

French composer Pierre Bastien talks to Stuart Huggett about Meccano, Squarepusher and his new album

LISTEN: First New ‘Sounds’ From The Normal In 40 Years

Daniel Miller's tribute to John Cage's '4'33"' features on a new Mute box set

Setting Fire To Field Of Reeds: These New Puritans Interviewed

As These New Puritans put an end to their Field Of Reeds phase of activity by releasing a live album of their Barbican concert back in April, Jack and George Barnett tell Luke Turner about constructing a sound library, Arsenal, soundtracks to jogging and where the band will be heading next

Untangling The Moment: An Interview With Oren Ambarchi

Oren Ambarchi's work, both solo and in collaboration with names as wide-ranging as Fire! and Sunn O))), finds him twisting guitar tones to the point where they fold in upon themselves. He speaks to Russell Cuzner about collaboration, teaching a course on krautrock and covering Kiss

Inner Ear: Estonian Music for July by Jakub Knera

From the close-knit DIY underground to the centuries-old choral singing embedded in national identity, in his latest guide to the music of Central and Eastern Europe Jakub Knera turns his eye to Estonia

LISTEN: New Loke Rahbek & Puce Mary

Collaborators announce second instalment of trilogy; hear two tracks from The Female Form below ahead of release on April 17

Ambulance Chaser: Is Bringing Out The Dead Scorsese’s Last Great Film?

Fearghas Cleary revisits Scorsese's 1999 flop and asks if it was the veteran director's last moment of real greatness

Fruity, Creamy, Squelchy: Lone Taxidermist & Aja Ireland Reviewed

A damp, dark basement is filled with custard, cream and oozing thudding bass. Melissa Steiner reports back from the launch gig for Lone Taxidermist's new album