Julian Marszalek

Sonic Boom

All Things Being Equal

Spaceman 3's Pete Kember returns with songs of revolution and a swirl of psychedelic synths

Mark Lanegan

Straight Songs Of Sorrow

Hot on the heels of his autobiography, Mark Lanegan's new album lacks the interest of its author's own narrative, finds Julian Marszalek

The Strange World Of… Rowland S Howard

Julian Marszalek spoke with colleagues and fans of the pioneering musician Rowland S Howard, including Mick Harvey, Lydia Lunch, Harry Howard, Genevieve McGuckin, Jonnine Standish, Daniel Miller and Henry Rollins, in order to get to grips with his work

New War

Trouble In The Air

Melbourne's New War flourish in this live recording at their home city's town hall, finds Julian Marszalek

Gorgeous: Graham Massey Of 808 State’s Favourite Albums

Graham Massey guides Julian Marszalek through 13 favourite albums, from Santana to Bowie, Gong, Magma, Miles Davis, and the time he went out for kebabs with Marshall Allen

Lonker See

Hamza

The fourth studio album from Polish post-rockers Lonker See makes a significant step up, finds Julian Marszalek

Waclaw Zimpel

Massive Oscillations

The second solo album from Forest Swords and James Holden collaborator Waclaw Zimpel is a bold and powerful piece of work, finds Julian Marszalek

Taking A Left Turn: Leftism Turns 25

Commonly viewed through the lens of progressive house, Julian Marszalek looks at Leftfield's towering 1995 debut through the prism of dub reggae

Dance The Ghost With Me: An Interview With The Wraith

Living his life in black, Julian Marszalek considers the darkside of LA’s musical lineage with darkpunks The Wraith

Top Gear: The Jesus And Mary Chain’s Automatic Revisited

On release the JAMC's third LP was dismissed as a dud but the critics were way off mark when it came to the band's experimentation with acid house and hip hop rhythms, says Julian Marszalek

Beacons Of Light: Green Man 2019 Reviewed

In torrential rain and beautiful sun, Green Man once again stakes its claim as one of Europe's very finest festivals, and an event that continues to evolve into something even brighter each year

Clinic

Wheeltappers And Shunters

The new album by Clinic – their first in seven years – contains a warning amidst its deep space and claustrophobic textures, finds Julian Marszalek

Alameda 5

Eurodrome

For music that elicits so many reactions from the neck down, Alameda 5's second album can still gives the inside of the head a stir, finds Julian Marszalek

How Did It Feel? Spacemen 3’s Playing With Fire Revisited

Julian Marszalek speaks to Jason Pierce, Pete Kember and Will Carruthers about the making of Spacemen 3's 1989 classic, Playing With Fire

25 Years On: Revisiting David Bowie’s Buddha Of Suburbia

What actually was David Bowie's best album since Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)? The answer, says Julian Marszalek, is the soundtrack to The Buddha Of Suburbia, which turns 25 this year

New War

Coin

Melbourne's rabble rousers return with more fierce tunes for troubled times

Oh Sees

Smote Reverser

They’re prolific, but this time they’re not terrific

Things Learned At: OFF Festival

In Poland, among trees and meadows and ponds, OFF Festival brings us joy and succour with Lonker See, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Shortparis and more

Cowboy Junkies

All That Reckoning

Three decades since The Trinity Session, Cowboy Junkies are still producing music that ranks among their very best

Making Space: Kamasi Washington’s Heaven & Earth

The tenor saxophonist and bandleader expands into new terrestrial and celestial places, drawing from rich seams of funk, soul, hip-hop and free jazz

Sink Ya Teeth

Sink Ya Teeth

Lonker See

One Eye Sees Red

Epic and elongated psychedelic joys on Lonker See’s second album

Thee Hypnotics And The Breakthrough Album That Never Was

With 1993’s The Very Crystal Speed Machine set to get its first UK release as part of their Righteously Remastered box set, reunited rock & roll preachers Thee Hypnotics tell Julian Marszalek about the album that should have made them but instead wore them down

Cavern Of Anti-Matter

Hormone Lemonade

It’s weird, it’s psych, it’s cerebral, and you can dance to it.

The Breeders

All Nerve

Moments of genuine brilliance make the rest of this anticlimactic album even more bitterly disappointing.

Wacław Zimpel, Forest Swords And Belinda Zhawi On Late Junction

Julian Marszalek reports back from a recent day at the BBC's Maida Vale studios which saw Wacław Zimpel, Forest Swords' Matthew Barnes and Belinda Zhawi come together for an edition of Late Junction

The Hanging Stars

Songs For Somewhere Else

Country Americana from north London, cosmic and authentic

Kissing The Face Of God: Lonker See Interviewed

Julian Marszalek runs head first into Polish psych sensations Lonker See - and lives to tell you the tale

Staying On The One: Bootsy Collins’ Favourite LPs

Bootsy Collins helped define the sound of funk, working with Parliament and James Brown, who taught him the mysterious concept of The One. In this Bakers Dozen, he talks to Julian Marszalek about those times & why he couldn't leave home without dropping acid and listening to Hendrix

Lines Of Attack: Wacław Zimpel Interviewed

The powerhouse behind the Polish/Indian classical collaboration Saagara and one half of the Zimpel/Ziołek duo, Wacław Zimpel talks to Julian Marszalek about his numerous projects

I Saw The Fourth Horse: Liverpool Psych Fest Reviewed

At the sixth mind-expanding Scouse gathering, the vibes are apocalyptic but the grooves are wild. Featuring Gnod, The Black Angels and more.

Lee Ranaldo

Electric Trim

Stepping further from the shadow of Sonic Youth, Lee Ranaldo delivers solo album number 12 and it flows like wine into a glass.