Listen to a playlist of atmospheric sounds selected by e/tape

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

In Photos: Simple Things 2025

Bristol’s boundary-pushing all-day festival returned this month with an extensive programme co-curated by Crack Magazine, Team Love and the Bristol Beacon.

Julia Ducournau: “I need to love my characters, one way or another”

In her third feature, ‘Alpha’, the Palme d’Or-winning director crafts a family drama that navigates trauma, stigma and hysteria during a global pandemic. Here, she and actor Tahar Rahim reflect on her use of dual-timeline storytelling and symbolism to explore the entwined dynamics of fear and love.

These New Puritans: “You want the feeling that it could all collapse any second”

The band’s frontman reflects on finding inspiration in the unexpected and using contrast as a creative tool.

IB Kamara: Vision Quest

Not content with shaping contemporary fashion, both as an editorial trendsetter and a creative director known for his trailblazing aesthetics, IB Kamara is embarking on a new challenge – one that reconnects him with his earliest passion: music.

Ziúr and Iggor Cavalera on community, resistance and belonging beyond borders

Ahead of their performances at Le Guess Who? Festival this weekend, experimental artist Ziúr and metal legend Iggor Cavalera discuss life-changing music and life-affirming connections.

Mucho Flow 2025 through five key performances

Delivering on its promise to spotlight cutting-edge avant-garde sounds, Mucho Flow’s artfully curated 12th edition honed in on left-field pop, atmospheric shoegaze and experimental noise.

Semibreve celebrated fifteen years of experimental sound in Braga

For 2025, Braga’s long-running experimental music festival deepened its conceptual focus on listening as a communal creative act.

In Photos: Llais Festival 2025

The arts festival returned to the Wales Millennium Centre with a week-long programme of live music from the likes of Mabe Fratti, Meredith Monk and Beverly-Glenn Copeland.