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Gal Wine: The Secret History of Sistermatic

In the mid-80s, Black lesbians in Britain were isolated – shut out from both white lesbian culture and Black women’s spaces. Sick of it all, two women took matters into their own hands and created a pioneering space for affirmation, refuge… and maximum fun

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A rolling playlist of the best new music, curated and regularly refreshed by Crack Magazine

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Gal Wine: The Secret History of Sistermatic

In the mid-80s, Black lesbians in Britain were isolated – shut out from both white lesbian culture and Black women’s spaces. Sick of it all, two women took matters into their own hands and created a pioneering space for affirmation, refuge… and maximum fun

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Yves Tumor: Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) review

‘Praise a Lord…’ is ultimately Yves Tumor’s take on pop – a deliciously compressed offering harnessing their irrepressible energy; 12 infectious tracks that leave you wanting more

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100 gecs: 10,000 gecs review

There’s nothing you can do, upon listening to ‘10,000 gecs’, but surrender to having just as much fun as Dylan Brady and Laura Les are

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Sunday Mix: Doc Sleep

Doc Sleep’s Sunday Mix packs real emotional heft into a subtle, unhurried mix that hops from genre to genre; from the ethereal ambience of Nala Sinephro to synth wizard Ryuichi Sakamoto via Laurie Anderson, Low and Madlib

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Ido Plumes

Bristol’s Ido Plumes moves through forward-facing dub iterations, buoyant techno and some unreleased Peverelist material on Crack Mix 492

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Liturgy want to invoke heaven through sound

For experimental metal band Liturgy, art is the most profound expression of humanity. On their latest album, they’re taking the conventions of faith, philosophy and composition to new extremes

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The Cover Story: Caroline Polachek

The audio version of our Issue 140 cover story, featuring Caroline Polachek

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100 gecs
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A Tribute to Ryuichi Sakamoto – To the Moon and Back
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Gal Wine: The Secret History of Sistermatic

In the mid-80s, Black lesbians in Britain were isolated – shut out from both white lesbian culture and Black women’s spaces. Sick of it all, two women took matters into their own hands and created a pioneering space for affirmation, refuge… and maximum fun

  • Album Reviews

Yves Tumor: Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) review

‘Praise a Lord…’ is ultimately Yves Tumor’s take on pop – a deliciously compressed offering harnessing their irrepressible energy; 12 infectious tracks that leave you wanting more

  • Album Reviews

100 gecs: 10,000 gecs review

There’s nothing you can do, upon listening to ‘10,000 gecs’, but surrender to having just as much fun as Dylan Brady and Laura Les are

  • Mixes

Sunday Mix: Doc Sleep

Doc Sleep’s Sunday Mix packs real emotional heft into a subtle, unhurried mix that hops from genre to genre; from the ethereal ambience of Nala Sinephro to synth wizard Ryuichi Sakamoto via Laurie Anderson, Low and Madlib

  • Mixes

Ido Plumes

Bristol’s Ido Plumes moves through forward-facing dub iterations, buoyant techno and some unreleased Peverelist material on Crack Mix 492

  • Profiles

Liturgy want to invoke heaven through sound

For experimental metal band Liturgy, art is the most profound expression of humanity. On their latest album, they’re taking the conventions of faith, philosophy and composition to new extremes

  • Mixes

The Cover Story: Caroline Polachek

The audio version of our Issue 140 cover story, featuring Caroline Polachek

  • Profiles

Rising: Yushh is on a quest for something new

For this month’s Rising feature, the Bristol-based DJ, producer and Pressure Dome label head talks early inspirations, current goals and expressing vulnerability through music

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Pop Zone: Himera

For our latest Pop Zone mix, Himera comes through with high energy and warped pop selections featuring tracks from SOPHIE, A.G. Cook, Felicita and more

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Sunday Mix: Bianca Scout

Filled with voices, bustle and background buzz, Bianca Scout’s mix will take you to somewhere else entirely this Sunday

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Chloé Caillet curates a blissful post-club playlist

Featuring tracks from Ron Trent, Avalon Emerson, GIDEÖN, Axel Boman and Chloé Caillet’s latest release

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Fever Ray: Radical Romantics review

After the radical hedonism of 2017’s ‘Plunge’, electro-pop visionary Fever Ray is studying the existential complexities of worn-in love

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Here’s what went down at Ken Carson’s sold-out London show

A visual diary from the Atlanta rapper’s packed-out gig at east London’s EartH

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Bars of Reassurance: Poetry and Grime

The intricate relationship between UK poetry and music is up for discussion in this podcast episode, which features Tobi Kyeremateng, Yomi Ṣode and Kayo Chingonyi

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Authentically Plastic

“Dirty, greasy, hard bangers from the outer edges of dance music”

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Iranian music by women: Mixed by Nesa Azadikhah & AIDA

A specialist mix spotlighting ambient and experimental to jazz, rock, and electronic music from Iranian artists Nesa Azadikhah and AIDA

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Woman, Life, Freedom: Nesa Azadikhah and AIDA on their new compilation, protest and raising awareness through music

An interview with the artists behind the charity compilation ‘Woman, Life, Freedom’

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Rye Lane: Raine Allen-Miller in conversation with Vivian Oparah

Raine Allen-Miller’s debut feature, ‘Rye Lane’, follows a budding romance across one chaotic night in Peckham. Here, Allen-Miller and Rye Lane’s luminous lead, Vivian Oparah, discuss the rare magic of their shared home

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