Posts by Crack Staff (@crackmagazine )

OMAR SOULEYMAN

WITH HELP FROM FOUR TET, OMAR SOULEYMAN’S RELENTLESSLY POSITIVE VOICE IS DRIFTING TOWARD WESTERN EARS…

MIXES OF THE YEAR

2013 was an especially strong year for mixes with some of the usual protagonist in…

Eugene Quell

London-based Californian grunge revivalist Eugene Quell masterfully crafts fuzzy nuggets which are reminiscent of some…

WAREHOUSE PROJECT: SOUNDS OF THE NEAR FUTURE

Victoria Warehouse, Manchester | December 13 On the same week 30 year old Steven Ellison…

FUNKINEVIL

With a roar of distortion and a stripped-back approach, the Transatlantic twosome of Kyle Hall…

IN Motion: Cocoon & Shapes

Motion, Bristol | November 29 Techno is a funny one in Bristol. Definitely not the…

BURIAL

RIVAL DEALER (Hyperdub) 19/20 Let’s get the obvious stuff out of the way: Rival Dealer…

CRACK’S TRACKS OF THE YEAR: 10-1

We all like a choon/banger/track/anthem. And if you’re at home listening to hours of drone…

CRACK’S TRACKS OF 2013: 50-11

We all like a choon/banger/track/anthem. And if you’re at home listening to hours of drone…

Kurt Vile

After declaring his album the best of the year, we thought we’d call up Kurt…

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 10-1

It was no more than six weeks into this calendar year that we stepped back…

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 24-11

It was no more than six weeks into this calendar year that we stepped back…

Just Jack Presents: Kink

Empire Theatre, Bristol | December 6 As the chilly wind nipped around the streets of…

TY SEGALL

Scala | December 2 In the midst of a snaking queue that chokes the cold…

056 – Francis Inferno Orchestra

Griffin James, aka Francis Inferno Orchestra, is at the forefront of Australia’s burgeoning house scene….

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 49- 25

It was no more than six weeks into this calendar year that we stepped back…

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 74-50

It was no more than six weeks into this calendar year that we stepped back…

RAINER

You may have already heard Rebekah Raa’s voice opening the Daniel Avery’s excellent new LP…

ALBUMS OF THE YEAR: 100-75

It was no more than six weeks into this calendar year that we stepped back…

SLINT

HMV Forum, London | December 3 Slint are one of those groups we thought we’d…

GENESIS BREYER P-ORRIDGE

We speak to the throbbing gristle founder(s) as they attempt to assemble their life within…

Crack TV presents bowling with So Solid Crew

We headed down to Rowan’s Tenpin in North London to put UK garage game changers…

WHP & Paxahau Present: Movement Detroit

Victoria Warehouse, Manchester | November 30 Detroit:  the hinterland of the countercultural techno renaissance. Tonight,…

NORTH AMERICANS

North Americans, believe it or not, is just one man. Patrick McDermott has been creating…

GALCHER LUSTWERK

Although Galcher Lustwerk is a new alias, the man behind it appears to have been…

METZ w/ CHEATAHS + THE WYTCHES

Village Underground, London | November 28 If METZ come to your town, go and see…

XOYO LOVES

Coronet, London | November 23 The people behind XOYO, not content with the huge success…

November Playlist

Following last month’s launch of our new playlist series, we’re back with a selection of…

MOVEMENT

Torino, Italy | October 24th – November 2nd Italy’s Movement Festival prides itself on far…

PERFECT PUSSY

It seems like everyone who matters is talking about this don’t-Google-at-work outfit, and for good…