Ian Maleney
Album of the Week
Anthony Child’s Electronic Recordings From Maui Jungle Vol. 1
Ian Maleney examines the tonal complexities of Anthony Child's latest full length released last week on Editions Mego, including the meeting of organic and synthetic, sonic manipulation, and the intricacies of unknown place
Album of the Week
Anthony Child’s Electronic Recordings From Maui Jungle Vol. 1
Ian Maleney examines the tonal complexities of Anthony Child's latest full length released last week on Editions Mego, including the meeting of organic and synthetic, sonic manipulation, and the intricacies of unknown place
A Quietus Interview
A Droning In The Eire: Jennifer Walshe On The Irish Avant-Garde
A new project has begun to explore and document the wealth of experimental music in Ireland's past. Ian Maleney speaks to the Aisteach Foundation's Jennifer Walshe about ecclesiastical drone, bog-dwelling noise musicians and a hitherto uncelebrated group of queer composers
A Quietus Interview
A Droning In The Eire: Jennifer Walshe On The Irish Avant-Garde
A new project has begun to explore and document the wealth of experimental music in Ireland's past. Ian Maleney speaks to the Aisteach Foundation's Jennifer Walshe about ecclesiastical drone, bog-dwelling noise musicians and a hitherto uncelebrated group of queer composers
Black Sky Thinking
‘Community In Action’: Sport, Art, Corruption & The World Cup
As the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, Ian Maleney explains how, despite the very real spectres of big business, exploitation and alleged FIFA corruption, global sport still retains a unique capacity to unite people from across communities
Black Sky Thinking
‘Community In Action’: Sport, Art, Corruption & The World Cup
As the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, Ian Maleney explains how, despite the very real spectres of big business, exploitation and alleged FIFA corruption, global sport still retains a unique capacity to unite people from across communities
Black Sky Thinking
Sleepwalking Into Censorship: How Internet Freedom Is Under Threat
With the news that net neutrality has come under threat in the US, Ian Maleney explores the worrying consequences of censorship and restrictive legislation for internet users, from David Cameron's proposed 'anti-porn' filter to ISPs blocking torrent sites
Black Sky Thinking
Sleepwalking Into Censorship: How Internet Freedom Is Under Threat
With the news that net neutrality has come under threat in the US, Ian Maleney explores the worrying consequences of censorship and restrictive legislation for internet users, from David Cameron's proposed 'anti-porn' filter to ISPs blocking torrent sites
A Quietus Interview
Rorschach Effect: Nate Young Talks Regression & Wolf Eyes
Nate Young has had a busy year, presiding over the return of Wolf Eyes on ferocious form and guiding his Regression solo electronic project into hypnotic zones. He speaks to Ian Maleney about improvisation, manual labour, and how Wolf Eyes are becoming even more unhinged with age
A Quietus Interview
Rorschach Effect: Nate Young Talks Regression & Wolf Eyes
Nate Young has had a busy year, presiding over the return of Wolf Eyes on ferocious form and guiding his Regression solo electronic project into hypnotic zones. He speaks to Ian Maleney about improvisation, manual labour, and how Wolf Eyes are becoming even more unhinged with age
Black Sky Thinking
Where Consciousness Ends: How Can Art Coexist With Nature?
How can art provide an illuminating window on human society's changing relationships with nature? The gradual reclaiming of the sculptures at Ireland's Lough Boora by their surroundings and the work of musician Richard Skelton offer powerful examples, writes Ian Maleney
Black Sky Thinking
Where Consciousness Ends: How Can Art Coexist With Nature?
How can art provide an illuminating window on human society's changing relationships with nature? The gradual reclaiming of the sculptures at Ireland's Lough Boora by their surroundings and the work of musician Richard Skelton offer powerful examples, writes Ian Maleney
A Quietus Interview
The Experiment Is Vital: Damien Dubrovnik Interviewed
Emerging from the same close-knit Copenhagen scene as Iceage, Damien Dubrovnik create coruscating vistas of provocative synth-noise, as raw as a fresh stab wound. With latest album First Burning Attraction released this year, they speak with Ian Maleney about making new worlds
A Quietus Interview
The Experiment Is Vital: Damien Dubrovnik Interviewed
Emerging from the same close-knit Copenhagen scene as Iceage, Damien Dubrovnik create coruscating vistas of provocative synth-noise, as raw as a fresh stab wound. With latest album First Burning Attraction released this year, they speak with Ian Maleney about making new worlds
Rum Music
Go West (Again): A Second Irish Rum Music Special
What is it in the abandoned car parks and the landscape of the West of Ireland that, right now, makes it such a fertile place for out-there sounds? Ian Maleney reviews some recent releases, and previews upcoming live events in our second Rum Music West Of Ireland special
Rum Music
Go West (Again): A Second Irish Rum Music Special
What is it in the abandoned car parks and the landscape of the West of Ireland that, right now, makes it such a fertile place for out-there sounds? Ian Maleney reviews some recent releases, and previews upcoming live events in our second Rum Music West Of Ireland special
A Quietus Interview
Crazy Yellow Sunglasses: An Interview With Black Pus
Lightning Bolt's inimitable drummer Brian Chippendale returns this month with a solo album under the name Black Pus. He speaks with Ian Maleney about the joys of unpredictability, mood-affecting music and "barely knowing what any of the lyrics are"
A Quietus Interview
Crazy Yellow Sunglasses: An Interview With Black Pus
Lightning Bolt's inimitable drummer Brian Chippendale returns this month with a solo album under the name Black Pus. He speaks with Ian Maleney about the joys of unpredictability, mood-affecting music and "barely knowing what any of the lyrics are"
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A Quietus Interview
Touching Base With France’s Former First Lady: Carla Bruni Interviewed
Jeremy Allen interviews Carla Bruni in Paris about her new album French Touch, but politics is strictly interdict. “I wish good luck to Mr and Mrs Trump, I wish good luck to Mr and Mrs Macron, and I don’t care, do you understand?”
A Quietus Interview
Summon The Clowns: Gentle Stranger Interviewed
Ahead of their Quietus Social show in support of Alexander Tucker, Eden Tizard speaks to Gentle Stranger about audience responses, the dialogue between a musician and non-musician approach, and their own post-clown ethos. Pictures by Daniel Gatenio
A Quietus Interview
Ritual Music For The Accumulation Of Energy: Anji Cheung Interviewed
The transportive, ritualistic drones of London's Anji Cheung conjure up portals to uncanny other worlds, heavy with the thrill of the unknown. Ahead of her performance at Supernormal this weekend, she meets Jimmy Martin to discuss a fascination with the occult, and how Throbbing Gristle and Coil have inspired her music's trips into inner space
A Quietus Interview
Acts Of Faith: An Interview With Thalia Zedek
With her latest record Six just released through Thrill Jockey, Thalia Zedek speaks to Nick Hutchings about immersing herself totally in music in recent years, last year's acclaimed album Via, and reanimating her Come project with Chris Brokaw
