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Features Interviews

Haress Interview: “I really think the record is a product of its environment”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 26, 2022
8 Comments on Haress Interview: “I really think the record is a product of its environment”

Haress (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Features Interviews

New Energy: In Conversation with Twine’s Thomas Katsaras

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 19, 2022
3 Comments on New Energy: In Conversation with Twine’s Thomas Katsaras

Twine

Tags Alex G, Alicia Salvanos, dirty three, Jackson Pagett, Jason Molina, Michael Hurley, Pavement, Primavera A La Ciutat, Primavera Sound, Ricky Albeck, Ricky Albeck & The Belair Line Band, Songs: Ohio, Thea Martin, Thomas Katsaras, Twine, Unwound

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Through the Debris: 19 Years with Pelican’s Australasia

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 17, 2022
3 Comments on Through the Debris: 19 Years with Pelican’s Australasia

Pelican (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Aaron Turner, Bryan Herweg, Earth, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Hydra Head, Larry Herweg, Laurent Schroeder-Lebec, Neurosis, Pelican, Sandford Parker, Sunn O))), Thrill Jockey, Trevor Shelley de Brauw

Albums Features

Let’s Breathe Again: 2022 with Matt Christensen so far

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 15, 2022
5 Comments on Let’s Breathe Again: 2022 with Matt Christensen so far

Matt Christensen (photo provided by the artist)

Tags Arrow Mullins, Brian Harding, Marcier Shapiro, Matt Christensen, Neil Young, Richard Ford, slowdive, Willy Vlautin, Zelienople

Features Lost Albums

Southpacific: Constance

Southpacific - Constance

Tags Bethany Curve, Graeme Fleming, Highspire, Joachim Toelke, Kranky, my bloody valentine, Phil Stewart-Bowes, Seefeel, SoPac, Southpacific, The Bowery Electric, Turnbuckle Records

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Sea Change: In Conversation with Kal Marks’ Carl Shane

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 3, 2022
6 Comments on Sea Change: In Conversation with Kal Marks’ Carl Shane

Kal Marks (photo credit: Stephanie Andreana)

Features Interviews

Landing Interview: “We’re all modest and unassuming people”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date August 1, 2022
3 Comments on Landing Interview: “We’re all modest and unassuming people”

Landing (photo provided by the artist)

Features Interviews

Epic Tide: In Conversation with …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead’s Conrad Keely

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 29, 2022
13 Comments on Epic Tide: In Conversation with …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead’s Conrad Keely

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead (photo credit: Dave Creaney)

Albums Features

Landing’s Seasons 20th anniversary

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 22, 2022
1 Comment on Landing’s Seasons 20th anniversary

Landing (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Features Live

Shaking Hell: Supersonic Festival 2022

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 15, 2022
21 Comments on Shaking Hell: Supersonic Festival 2022

Buñuel (photo credit: Simon Kirk)

Features Interviews

Serene Spirit: An Interview with East Cape Calling’s Zac Winterwood

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date July 8, 2022
3 Comments on Serene Spirit: An Interview with East Cape Calling’s Zac Winterwood

East Cape Calling

Features Live

Supersonic 2022 Preview

Supersonic (design by @abrokenhorse)

Albums Features

Label Watch: Cruel Nature Records

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 27, 2022
12 Comments on Label Watch: Cruel Nature Records

Cruel Nature Records

Features Live

Escaping Reality: Primavera Sound 2022

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 24, 2022
18 Comments on Escaping Reality: Primavera Sound 2022

Primavera Sound 2022

Tags bauhaus, Beach House, Caribou, Cigarettes After Sex, Dinosaur Jr., Dua Lipa, Einstürzende Neubauten, Frank Sinatra, Gorillaz, High on Fire, IDLES, Interpol, J. Mascis, Jehnny Beth, Jenny Hval, Kim Gordon, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Konrad Sprenger, Les Savy Fav, Leyland James Kirby, Lou Barlow, Low, Matt Pike, Moin, Natalie Mering, Oren Ambarchi, Otoboke Beaver, Parquet Courts, Pavement, Phillip Sollmann, Pile, Pond, Primavera A La Ciutat, Primavera Sound, ride, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Sharon Van Etten, Shellac, slowdive, Tame Impala, The Armed, The Caretaker, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Smile, The Strokes, The Weather Station, Thom Yorke, Tim Harrington, Tropical Fuck Storm, Tyler The Creator, weyes blood, Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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Mondkopf Interview: “I would take a Robbie Basho album to a desert island”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 2, 2022
7 Comments on Mondkopf Interview: “I would take a Robbie Basho album to a desert island”

Mondkopf

Tags Daniel Bachman, Erik K. Skodvin, Miashma Recordings, Mondkopf, Nahal Recordings, Norman Westberg, Oiseaux-Tempête, Paul Régimbeau, Robbie Basho, Sarah Davachi, Stéphane Pigneul, Swans, The Necks, Tony Buck, Wilburn Burchette

Albums Features

Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #6

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date June 1, 2022
14 Comments on Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #6

Photo credit: original images taken from respective artists' Bandcamp pages.

Albums Features

Label Watch: Trouble In Mind Records

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 25, 2022
7 Comments on Label Watch: Trouble In Mind Records

Trouble In Mind

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Lili Refrain Interview: “Everything that is part of my life also becomes part of my music”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 23, 2022
4 Comments on Lili Refrain Interview: “Everything that is part of my life also becomes part of my music”

Lili Refrain (photo credit: Tania Alineri)

Tags Anna von Hausswolff, Black Sabbath, Chelsea Wolfe, Lili Refrain, Marco Lienhard, Santana, Stefano Morabito, Subsound Records, Taikoza, The Beatles

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Brown Fang Interview: “It was a quick and pain free process”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 16, 2022
No Comments on Brown Fang Interview: “It was a quick and pain free process”

Brown Fang

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Engine Roar: In Conversation with June of 44’s Jeff Mueller

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 11, 2022
21 Comments on Engine Roar: In Conversation with June of 44’s Jeff Mueller

June Of 44 (photo provided by the artist)

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Whirling Hall Of Knives Interview: “Corrosion and general murk prevails”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 9, 2022
6 Comments on Whirling Hall Of Knives Interview: “Corrosion and general murk prevails”

Whirling Hall of Knives

Tags Alan O'Boyle, Barry Murphy, Bryan O'Connell, Cruel Nature Records, Decal, EAR, Fennesz, Koner, Legion Of Two, Magnetize, Main, Nwyvre, Of One, Scorn, Sound Breaking, Stephen Gethings, The Last Sound, Whirling Hall of Knives

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Slow Planes Interview: “Immersion is important.”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 4, 2022
6 Comments on Slow Planes Interview: “Immersion is important.”

Slow Planes (photo credit: Tim Breen)

Tags Arcade Fire, Califone, Daniel Higgs, Howie B, Izzy Fradin, Matt Christensen, Mikis Theodorakis, Mind Over Mirrors, Nina Simone, Slow Planes, Steve Reich, Tim Breen, Tortoise, Toshio Nakanishi

Albums Features

Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date May 2, 2022
9 Comments on Label Watch: Waxing Crescent Records

Waxing Crescent Records

Tags Camp of Wolves, Dark Sines, Eidolon, Flying Lotus, Kuma, Lying Cat, Phil Dodds, Polypores, Rafael Anton Irisarri, Rowan Fraser, Rupert Lally, Stuart Cook, Sulk Rooms, Taylor Proffitt, Ty Lumnus, Waxing Crescent Records

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Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 28, 2022
9 Comments on Truth Marks: In Conversation with Steven Lambke

Steven Lambke (photo credit: Colin Medley)

Tags Baby Eagle, Bry Webb, Camera Varda, Chet Baker, Daniel Romano, David Berman, David Nardi, Fugazi, Purple Mountains, Silver Jews, Sonic Youth, Steven Lambke, The Constantines, The Outfit

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Luke Mawdsley Interview: “It’s not just music to me”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 26, 2022
6 Comments on Luke Mawdsley Interview: “It’s not just music to me”

Luke Mawdsley (photo credit: Rebecca Hawley)

Tags Agathe Max, Cavalier Song, Coughin Vicars, Ennio Morricone, Gabriella Rose King, Luke Mawdsley, Maple Death Records, Mark Greenwood, Mésange, Prison Behaviour, Rachel Nicholas, Scott walker, Suicide, TWGX

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Beyond the Clouds: In Conversation with Good Night & Good Morning’s Ryan Brewer

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 25, 2022
7 Comments on Beyond the Clouds: In Conversation with Good Night & Good Morning’s Ryan Brewer

Good Night & Good Morning (image provided by the artist).

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Oren Ambarchi Interview: “The challenge is always striving to do something surprising and new”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 14, 2022
16 Comments on Oren Ambarchi Interview: “The challenge is always striving to do something surprising and new”

Oren Ambarchi / Johan Berthling / Andreas Werliin (photo credit: Thobias F. Idt)

Tags Andreas Werliin, Attila Csihar, Burial Chamber Trio, Drag City, Fire!, Greg Anderson, Hapna, Jim O'Rourke, Johan Berthling, Keiji Haino, Mayhem, Oren Ambarchi, Randall Dunn, Stephen O’Malley, The Necks

Features Interviews

Skin Blood Women Roses: An Interview with Jarboe

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 11, 2022
6 Comments on Skin Blood Women Roses: An Interview with Jarboe

Jarboe (photo credit: J. Williams)

Tags Consouling Sounds, Godflesh, Jarboe, John Coltrane, Justin Broadrick, Kazimier Stockroom, Michael Gira, Neurosis, Record Store Day, Swans

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Golden Fang Interview: “Sydney’s often lurking in the songs somewhere”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 8, 2022
No Comments on Golden Fang Interview: “Sydney’s often lurking in the songs somewhere”

Golden Fang

Tags Carl Redfern, cleckhuddersfax UK, Golden Fang, Irvine Welsh, Jo Meares Band, Joe Parkins, Justin Tauber, Mervyn Peake, Mirrelle Juchaw, Neal Stephenson, Teo Treloar, The Sins, the smiths, The Sunny Boys

Features Interviews

Sneers. Interview: “We weren’t thinking of a specific situation but a general feeling”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 4, 2022
1 Comment on Sneers. Interview: “We weren’t thinking of a specific situation but a general feeling”

Sneers.. (photo credit: via the artist's Bandcamp page)

Tags Father Murphy, Freddie Murphy, God Unknown Records, Leonardo O. Stefenelli, M.G Blaankart, nick cave, Paul Beauchamp, pj harvey, Sneers., Sonic Youth, Swans

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Track by Track: Claire Welles’ Othello

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date April 1, 2022
3 Comments on Track by Track: Claire Welles’ Othello

Claire Welles (photo credit: Rebecca Too)

Tags a.P.A.t.T, Alex Higgins, Claire Welles, Dennis Taylor, Jane Weaver, Ronnie O'Sullivan, Stephen Cole, Steve Davis, the charlatans, tim burgess

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oWo Interview: “We all want an exit from the current political failings”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 28, 2022
2 Comments on oWo Interview: “We all want an exit from the current political failings”

oWo

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Pound Land Interview: “We both like our music to be unsettling”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 25, 2022
3 Comments on Pound Land Interview: “We both like our music to be unsettling”

Pound Land (photo provided by the artist)

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Natura Morta Interview: “everything I call home is everything I carry in my mind”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 21, 2022
3 Comments on Natura Morta Interview: “everything I call home is everything I carry in my mind”

Natura Morta (photo provided by the artist)

Tags Agogo Records, aphex twin, Chierichetti Æditor Ræcordings, Conjunto Media Luna, De la Cave, Father Murphy, La Perla, Labradford, Le Tigre, Maria Mallol Moya, Maria Violenza, Meridian Brothers, Natura Morta, Paul Beauchamp, Peaches, Prodigy, Propellerheads, Stefano Isaia, Vangelis

Features Interviews

Dimension Jump: In Conversation with Good Grief’s Will Fitzpatrick and Paul Abbott

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 17, 2022
7 Comments on Dimension Jump: In Conversation with Good Grief’s Will Fitzpatrick and Paul Abbott

Good Grief (photo credit: Andy Von Pip)

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Dark Passage: In Conversation with Nadja’s Aidan Baker

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 11, 2022
20 Comments on Dark Passage: In Conversation with Nadja’s Aidan Baker

Nadja (photo credit: Davide Maione)

Tags Aidan Baker, Angela Munoz Martinez, Broken Spine Records, David Pajo, Eric Quach, Funkhaus Studio, Funkhaus Studios, Hypnodrone Ensemble, John Bruner, Leah Buckareff, Nadja, Nunofyrbeeswax, Southern Lord, Supersonic Festival, Wherl

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Houseplants Interview: “It’s all just about getting my ideas out of my head and moving on”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 9, 2022
8 Comments on Houseplants Interview: “It’s all just about getting my ideas out of my head and moving on”

Houseplants' Oli Heffernan (photo provided by the artist)

Tags Arndales, Baxter Dury, Bilge Pump, Country Teasers, Detective Instinct, Houseplants, Ivan The Tolerable, King Champion Sounds, Leighton Crook, Neil Turpin, Oli Heffernan, Shrug, University Challenged, Win Big Records, Wire, Yann Tiersan, Year Of Birds

Albums Features

Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #5

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date March 1, 2022
16 Comments on Sun 13’s Albums Quarterly #5

Photo credit: (from artists' Bandcamp pages)

Features Interviews

Duquette Johnston Interview: “I love the intersection of fashion, music and art”

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 25, 2022
4 Comments on Duquette Johnston Interview: “I love the intersection of fashion, music and art”

Duquette Johnston (photo credit: Miller Mobley)

Features Singles

Exclusive: Ossayol share new video for ‘Pillars’ – watch/listen

Post author By Simon Kirk
Post date February 23, 2022
No Comments on Exclusive: Ossayol share new video for ‘Pillars’ – watch/listen

Ossayol

Tags Daren Muti, Mickaël Pillisio, Ossayol, OTSO Records