Saxophonist and composer Colin Stetson unpacks the monumental process of creating an original film score, from embracing periods of deep immersion to learning how to exercise restraint and resist cliché.
With Xiu Xiu set to release an album based on their ‘Eraserhead’ live project, founding member Jamie Stewart explains the terrifying (but inspirational) impact David Lynch had on them growing up.
The four-day programme took place from 6–9 May at Castello 1808 in Venice, coinciding with the opening week of the 61st Venice Art Biennale.
The Great Escape celebrated 20 years in Brighton with four days of live sets and late-night discovery across the city.
For Ciro Guerra’s ‘Embrace of the Serpent’, composer Nascuy Linares set aside the orchestral conventions that had defined his work in favour of minimalist textures, Indigenous field recordings, and the sounds of the Amazon rainforest itself.
Dive into the world of OffBeat Folk Film Club via folk horror soundtracks, eerie electronics, 70s public information films, library music and more.
‘Sirāt’’s depiction of a free-party scene in North Africa might not provide many answers to the questions it raises, but its empathetic portrayal and spiritual insights – deepened by a propulsive techno score – open up new possibilities.
With its creeping dominion across independent cinema and blockbusters alike, modern horror has become a playground for some of the most exciting, experimental artists shaping the sound of fear.
After years of rumoured, teased and wished-for returns, one of the most mythologised acts in electronic music are finally back with their forthcoming album, ‘Inferno’.
Drawing on the expertise of a wide-ranging panel of critics, curators, creators and organisers, Crack presents a list of the greatest film scores of the 21st century so far.
After doing time in guitar bands, Jackson Walker Lewis and Shanny Wise changed tack, channelling their love of electronic music and hedonism to create Fcukers: a band built for good times.
Loraine James traces the influence of Japanese clicks-and-cuts pioneer Aoki Takamasa on her upcoming “IDM popstar” album, ‘Detached From the Rest of You’.
Go behind the scenes of EarthSonic’s latest project, where a multinational group of artists gathered to shape an album that gives voice to women on the frontlines of the climate crisis.
As American Football gear up to release their new album, ‘LP4’, Steve Holmes gives us the lowdown on a genre they may be synonymous with forever.
The Florida group’s lead singer talks band dynamics, their creative process, and making music for emotional people.
With a run of dates supporting PinkPantheress next month and a new EP on the way, iKeda is locking in to her pop star persona.
Tune into mixes from five artists shaping Egypt’s new underground: Jana, Azzouni, El Kontessa, Rozer, and El Mokh.
Half-Egyptian, half-Palestinian artist Rozer merges his deep knowledge of traditional regional sounds with modern experimental club music. This mix is for the late hours, when the floor settles and the crowd locks in.
In this mix, made for when the night is almost over but you don’t want to slow down, Cairo-based producer, DJ and community organiser Azzouni drifts through dub, dancehall, leftfield bass and beyond.
Mansoura-born producer El Mokh’s hour-long mix moves though shaabi, bass, and club sounds from his local scene and beyond.
Cario-based producer, DJ and multidisciplinary artist El Kontessa curates a 45-minute mix for peak club intensity: “pulsing lights, speakers shaking the walls, and the kind of energy that makes everything feel intense and alive.”
Cairo-based DJ and producer Jana moves through deconstructed club and bass sounds, featuring cuts from EsDeeKid, Fakemink and Vince Staples.
Juan Valero, a sound researcher, Radio alHara host and artist better known as Sono Mayrit, and Diego Hernández, a DJ and head of Berlin’s Eck Echo platform, explore the innovative sounds defining Egypt’s contemporary music scene.
The masters of vibrational low-end intensity, sunn O))), are back with their first album of new material since 2019. Here, Stephen O’Malley reflects on the enduring power of durational music and the eternal desire for transcendence.
Australia’s master of darkwave folk, Carla dal Forno, takes over this week’s Sunday Mix with an hour of sun-soaked Aussie pop.
Rewire’s 15th edition marked its biggest, boldest programme yet, with standout sets from Los Thuthanaka, Tony Bontana and Caterina Barbieri.
With their combative live performances, doom-laden rave rock and manifesto ripped from a cyberpunk novel, bed started out with one aim: to upend the music scene in their native Tokyo. Now, they are moving into phase two – taking their mission worldwide.
Ben UFO, Jyoty, Raji Rags, Peach, Lagoon Femshayma and DJ Pitch reflect on their first nights and favourite memories at Corsica, what made it special, and what club culture can learn from its legacy.
DJ and producer abentis takes over this week’s Crack Mix with a selection that celebrates the left-field dance scene in his city, Nagoya.
BRDCST Festival returned to Brussels with standout curated evenings from Ichiko Aoba, Keeley Forsyth and Stephen O’Malley.
