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Strange World Of...### The Strange World Of… Soulwax

Poised to release their first Soulwax album in seven years, Stephen and David Dewaele talk Gemma Samways through their tenure at the forefront of the rock dance crossover. Main portrait by Nadine Fraczkowski

Books### Nocturnal Admissions: Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket Reviewed

Aug Stone explores the myriad riddles and resonances of the new novel by the author of Gravity’s Rainbow

Books### Demolishing the Outmoded Society: Michel Faber on Situationism and the French Rock Underground

Ian Thompson’s new book Synths, Sax & Situationists explores the legacy of soixante-huit through the music of bands like Cheval Fou, Barricade, Maajun and Fille Qui Mousse. It offers a “vivid” account with an “impressive” number of interviews, finds Michel Faber

Anniversary### The Impossibility of Forgetting: Haneke’s Caché at 20

Rory Kiberd looks back at an implacable and unforgiving film that has only become more relevant over the last two decades. Contains spoilers for Caché and plot information from various Haneke films plus The Act Of Killing, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and The Zone Of Interest. CW: discussion of suicide and atrocity

Album of the Week### Navigate the Moment: Širom’s In The Wind Of Night, Hard-Fallen Incantations Whisper

A new-found emphasis on melody to the fore, the Slovenian trio triumphantly capture the sense of music evolving even as it’s played

Strange World Of...### The Strange World Of… Mulatu Astatke

The father of Ethio jazz is back with a clutch of masterful new reinterpretations of his own compositions. Irina Shtreis talks to Mulatu Astatke and offers us ten points of entry into his back catalogue. Portrait by Karston Tannis

A Quietus Interview### What Can’t be Synthesised: An Interview with HAAi

Playlists### tQ’s Exclusive Monthly Round-Up Playlist: Catch up with September

Things I Have Learned### Idlewild’s Roddy Woomble on Living in Iona

A Quietus Interview### Mass Communication: Raven Chacon Interviewed

Anniversary### Shine Like a New Dime: Tom Waits’ Rain Dogs at 40

Rum Music### Rum Music for September Reviewed by Jennifer Lucy Allan

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Rum Music### Rum Music for September Reviewed by Jennifer Lucy Allan

Jennifer Lucy Allan returns with another batch of rum music, reviewing an essential new compilation of Amy Sheffer, posthumous releases from Mika Vainio (as Ø) and Amelia Cuni, the return of Surface Of The Earth, the first recording of legendary Ugandan vocalist John Katokye, and much more

The Quietus International### Rockfort! French Music for September, Reviewed by David McKenna

In his latest French music round-up, David McKenna looks at what the French mean by ‘electro’ and delves into new releases from a multi-faceted Franco-Senegalese artist, guitar-and-damaged-turntable improv and more

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A Quietus Interview### Mass Communication: Raven Chacon Interviewed

Ahead of his curatorship of this year's Deep Time: I See Red in Edinburgh, Diné composer, Pulitzer winner and artist Raven Chacon speaks to Claire Biddles about the delights on offer to festival goers.

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Anniversary### Good Grief: Sonic Youth’s Washing Machine at 30

SY biographer Stevie Chick looks back three decades to Kurt Cobain, Neil Young and what might just be Gordon, Moore, Ranaldo & Shelley's finest moment

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Low Culture Essay### Low Culture Essay: Arusa Qureshi on the Tony Hawk Pro Skater Soundtracks

Arusa Qureshi was never allowed a skateboard, but the soundtracks to Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series of computer games were a vital introduction to music – one that, she argues, was far more effective than today's algorithm-driven discovery mechanisms

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Strange World Of...### The Strange World Of… Rafael Toral

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In two recent Fever Ray videos to promote a new album of reworked material and a forthcoming accompanying book, several of their strangest characters come together for a therapy session. Here, the therapist who treated them shares some insights on these troubled figures

### Yo La Tengo and Jad Fair’s ‘Strange But True’ to be Reissued

The rare 1998 collaborative album will be new released on vinyl, CD and streaming platforms

### Skaņu Mežs Finalises 2025 Lineup

Saxophonist John Butcher will now play a solo set at the Latvian festival

### Eris Drew Enlisted for Next ‘DJ-Kicks’ Mix Compilation

The Chicago DJ's contribution to the long-running series is out in November

### Björk Joins Israel Streaming Boycott

The Icelandic artist has joined the 400-plus artists and labels supporting the No Music For Genocide campaign

### London Club Corsica Studios Confirms 2026 Closure

The venue, "as we know it", will close its doors in March 2026

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Anniversary### The Impossibility of Forgetting: Haneke’s Caché at 20

Rory Kiberd looks back at an implacable and unforgiving film that has only become more relevant over the last two decades. Contains spoilers for Caché and plot information from various Haneke films plus The Act Of Killing, Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and The Zone Of Interest. CW: discussion of suicide and atrocity

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Strange World Of...### The Strange World Of… Current 93

In their 36 year history Current 93 have produced a body of work that is bewilderingly large; Aimee Armstrong is here to provide ten relatively accessible points of entry

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Books### Nocturnal Admissions: Thomas Pynchon’s Shadow Ticket Reviewed

Aug Stone explores the myriad riddles and resonances of the new novel by the author of Gravity’s Rainbow

Books### Demolishing the Outmoded Society: Michel Faber on Situationism and the French Rock Underground

Ian Thompson’s new book Synths, Sax & Situationists explores the legacy of soixante-huit through the music of bands like Cheval Fou, Barricade, Maajun and Fille Qui Mousse. It offers a “vivid” account with an “impressive” number of interviews, finds Michel Faber

Books### A London Dreaming: Iain Sinclair’s Lud Heat at 50

On the fiftieth anniversary of his seminal 'book of the dead hamlets', author Iain Sinclair talks to Robert Davidson about London in the 70s, Hawksmoor churches and Arthur Machen

Books### Ah! Ça ira: Gojira, the French Wild Children of Metal

In this first and only book dedicated to Gojira, journalist and author Jean-Charles Desgroux looks back on the seven studio albums and thirty-year career of France's biggest metal band

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