Vymethoxy Redspiders, aka Urocerus Gigas of Guttersnipe, has recorded what will probably become the year's most striking album, Psychonautic Escapism. Mariam Rezaei talks to her about a "synaesthetic acid bath" of grind, trance, hyperpop, shoegaze and breakcore
Christian Eede's final Hyperspecific column of 2018 sees him offer up an unordered, non-exhaustive round up some of the year's best electronic music, featuring rave music from Eris Drew (pictured), kick drum-less techno from Barker and dancehall mutations from Simo Cell and Low Jack
Carla Bley is arguably the greatest living jazz composer; John Doran talks to the woman fellow musicians have nicknamed 'Countess Bleysie' and 'Bleythoven' about foundational free jazz sessions, the magic of The Liberation Music Orchestra and her epic jazz opera, Escalator Over The Hill. Home page photograph courtesy of Tod Papageorge