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Strange World Of...
The Strange World Of… Buh Records
Jakub Knera speaks to Luis Alvarado, founder of essential Peruvian label Buh Records, and offers a beginners guide to their vast discography that takes in the country's rich musical traditions, avant-garde greats both old and new, unreleased gems from wider Latin America and more
Strange World Of...
The Strange World Of… Buh Records
Jakub Knera speaks to Luis Alvarado, founder of essential Peruvian label Buh Records, and offers a beginners guide to their vast discography that takes in the country's rich musical traditions, avant-garde greats both old and new, unreleased gems from wider Latin America and more
The Quietus International
Inner Ear: Hungarian Music For September Reviewed By Jakub Knera
In his latest report on the contemporary music scenes of Eastern and Central Europe, Jakub Knera compiles his highlights from Hungary, and talks with artists about the scene, the meaning of ‘underground’, and how they operate under the country’s political situation
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Inner Ear: Hungarian Music For September Reviewed By Jakub Knera
In his latest report on the contemporary music scenes of Eastern and Central Europe, Jakub Knera compiles his highlights from Hungary, and talks with artists about the scene, the meaning of ‘underground’, and how they operate under the country’s political situation
Live Reviews
We Are Getting Healed: Sanatorium Of Sound Reviewed
Jakub Knera reports from the ninth edition of the Sanatorium Of Sound, in Sokołowsko, Poland and focuses on the wild intonarumori instruments of Italian futurism, takes a deep listening walk to a mountainous opencast mine at dawn, and enjoys the healing properties of outdoor sound
Live Reviews
We Are Getting Healed: Sanatorium Of Sound Reviewed
Jakub Knera reports from the ninth edition of the Sanatorium Of Sound, in Sokołowsko, Poland and focuses on the wild intonarumori instruments of Italian futurism, takes a deep listening walk to a mountainous opencast mine at dawn, and enjoys the healing properties of outdoor sound
The Quietus International
Inner Ear: Lithuanian Music For June Reviewed By Jakub Knera
In his latest report on contemporary Eastern and Central European music, Jakub Knera explores Lithuania. From extensive archives to the experimental programming of Braille Satellite, he finds a fresh and Dadaist approach to music created with tape loops, hand-made instruments, and even a skateboard
The Quietus International
Inner Ear: Lithuanian Music For June Reviewed By Jakub Knera
In his latest report on contemporary Eastern and Central European music, Jakub Knera explores Lithuania. From extensive archives to the experimental programming of Braille Satellite, he finds a fresh and Dadaist approach to music created with tape loops, hand-made instruments, and even a skateboard
Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Oleksandr Yurchenko’s Recordings Vol. 1
He was a prominent figure in Ukrainian underground music, but little of his music ever officially saw the light of day. Jakub Knera investigates Oleksandr Yurchenko, who created peculiar compositions on self-made instruments
Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Oleksandr Yurchenko’s Recordings Vol. 1
He was a prominent figure in Ukrainian underground music, but little of his music ever officially saw the light of day. Jakub Knera investigates Oleksandr Yurchenko, who created peculiar compositions on self-made instruments
The Quietus International
Inner Ear: Belarusian Music For February Reviewed By Jakub Knera
In his latest report on the contemporary music scenes of Eastern and Central Europe, Jakub Knera looks at the music scene of Belarus and talks with band Soyuz and the hosts of online station Radio Plato about keeping independent culture alive under governmental oppression
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Inner Ear: Belarusian Music For February Reviewed By Jakub Knera
In his latest report on the contemporary music scenes of Eastern and Central Europe, Jakub Knera looks at the music scene of Belarus and talks with band Soyuz and the hosts of online station Radio Plato about keeping independent culture alive under governmental oppression
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Rethink Your Relationships: Horse Lords Interviewed
Ahead of their appearance at Le Guess Who? Festival next month, Jakub Knera speaks with Baltimore quartet Horse Lords about their new record, politics and architecture in their music and how the pandemic changed the way they play
A Quietus Interview
Rethink Your Relationships: Horse Lords Interviewed
Ahead of their appearance at Le Guess Who? Festival next month, Jakub Knera speaks with Baltimore quartet Horse Lords about their new record, politics and architecture in their music and how the pandemic changed the way they play
The Quietus International
Inner Ear: Czech Music For October Reviewed by Jakub Knera
In the fourth part of his report on the contemporary music of Eastern and Central Europe, Jakub Knera digs into the Czech Republic's experimental and avant garde music scene and finds a creative community alive with psychedelic sounds
The Quietus International
Inner Ear: Czech Music For October Reviewed by Jakub Knera
In the fourth part of his report on the contemporary music of Eastern and Central Europe, Jakub Knera digs into the Czech Republic's experimental and avant garde music scene and finds a creative community alive with psychedelic sounds
Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Valentina Goncharova’s Ocean
It is almost criminal that Valentina Goncharova doesn't have much purchase in the general consciousness; maybe this timely reissue of her Symphony For Electric Violin And Other Instruments in 10+ Parts will change that argues Jakub Knera
Reissue of the Week
Reissue Of The Week: Valentina Goncharova’s Ocean
It is almost criminal that Valentina Goncharova doesn't have much purchase in the general consciousness; maybe this timely reissue of her Symphony For Electric Violin And Other Instruments in 10+ Parts will change that argues Jakub Knera
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Virtual Wilderness: An Interview With Olga Bell
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Sonar Festival 2014: A Quietus Preview
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
