As Warp reissue the first two albums from The Sabres Of Paradise, Lee Brackstone reflects on how Andrew Weatherall led bandmates Gary Burns and Jagz Kooner on a determined excursion through the twinkling, psychedelic sonic margins
As Warp reissue the first two albums from The Sabres Of Paradise, Lee Brackstone reflects on how Andrew Weatherall led bandmates Gary Burns and Jagz Kooner on a determined excursion through the twinkling, psychedelic sonic margins
The music of Andrew Weatherall changed Lee Brackstone's life, and would lead in later years to a collaboration at Faber Social. Here, Lee pays tribute to the DJ, producer, guru, and his friend. Photo: Weatherall, Irmin Schmidt, Lee Brackstone
The music of Andrew Weatherall changed Lee Brackstone's life, and would lead in later years to a collaboration at Faber Social. Here, Lee pays tribute to the DJ, producer, guru, and his friend. Photo: Weatherall, Irmin Schmidt, Lee Brackstone
Stewart Smith takes over the reigns of our Complete Communion jazz column and interviews London-based group The Grip (who also give us an excellent mix), reviews new LPs by IIIn, Nicole Mitchell's Sonic Projections and Rodrigo Amado, and appraises reissues from Sun Ra and the Jone Takamäki Trio
With cameos from Peaches and Feist, Chilly Gonzale's first foray into filmmaking is an inspired surrealist tale of two chess-playing brothers. The Quietus' resident chess expert, Mr. Seacrudge explains how the film missed a few "moves" and fills us in on real life "Jazz Chess"