Avante-garde music of the former USSR – Mixed by Julia Govor

An arresting blend of strange noises from the east, courtesy of Russian-via-New York City artist Julia Govor

Aesthetic:
Eartheater

The saying one man’s trash is another man’s treasure is taken very literally by Eartheater’s Alexandra Drewchin in a hyperreal shoot with Freel and Gorse

Sunn O))) to take over 6 Music’s Freak Zone on Sunday

Stephen O’Malley of Sunn O))) is set to guest host BBC 6 Music’s Freak Zone…

Anna Meredith – R-Type

We’ve got the first listen to Scottish composer Anna Meredith’s latest technicolour composition

Nils Frahm set to curate three-day event at Barbican

Erased Tapes stalwart Nils Frahm is expected to select a stellar contemporary classical line-up German…

SUNN O))) Announce Kannon

Drone behemoths Sunn O))) are back with their first album in six years Sunn O)))…

Various Artists – Trevor Jackson’s Science Fiction Dancehall Classics

The political context couldn’t have been less hospitable for this exciting, oppositional music

Max Richter – From SLEEP

There can’t be many people whose output piques the interest of both Gramophone and Crack…

There’s an official Frank Zappa documentary in the works

An authorised Frank Zappa documentary will be directed by Alex Winter It has been confirmed…

Check out Zebrakatz new video for Blk Diamond

Ojay Morgan – the man behind Zebrakatz – is back with a new slice of…

Jenny Hval

Jenny Hval Apocalypse, girl Album Review

Apocalypse, girl opens with a quote from the Danish poet Mette Moestrup. One of Scandinavia’s…

Jenny Hval

Jenny Hval: the improvised hallucination

In a sense it exists in a fluid universe; melodies are briefly active before disintegrating, lyrics and ideas make contact for a moment before twisting and melting completely.

Aesthetic: Holly Herndon

Interrogating mobile phone metadata with the acclaimed producer

Stream Holly Herndon’s Platform

The avant-garde producer releases the new album on 19 May. Known for her deconstructionist approach…

Holly Herndon Platform

Holly Herndon returns to coax further secrets from the hyper-emotional core of the digital landscape….

SUN RA © CHRIS COOPER

The Sun Ra Arkestra

‘In the half-between world, dwell they: The Tone Scientists. In tones and notes they speak…

The Knife

It is with a heavy heart that we find ourselves putting this lamentation together. When…

Planningtorock Playlist

The world would be a far poorer place without Jam Rostron’s work

Scott Walker + Sunn O)))

Fair to say that expectation weighs heavy with this one. Sunn O)))’s Greg Anderson and…