Experimental music

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‘I tell the truth about what’s unknown’: Moor Mother on revealing Britain’s ongoing slavery links
The American poet and musician’s new album The Great Bailout tracks the money given to British slaveowners – including David Cameron’s ancestors. She explains why she is pessimistic about getting true justice

Kadish Morris

12, Mar, 2024 @10:20 AM

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‘The Bene Gesserit can kill with their voices. That’s what I try to do’: the musicians mining Dune for tunes
Iron Maiden, Fatboy Slim and Grimes have all made music inspired by Frank Herbert’s 1960s sci-fi epic. So what makes ‘Dunecore’ different to other interpretive genres?

Shaad D'Souza

05, Mar, 2024 @8:10 AM

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Jacob Collier: Djesse Vol 4 review – mind-melting final instalment of vast six-year project
The British musical prodigy pulls together disparate genres, guests and even his audiences on the last leg of this wild ride

Ammar Kalia

03, Mar, 2024 @3:00 PM

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Ruth Goller: Skyllumina review – jazz bassist enters beatific and slightly terrifying new sonic world
In this solo project the stalwart of London’s jazz and improv scene is joined by a rolling cast of percussionists to create hypnotic, haunting patterns and demented nursery rhymes

John Lewis

01, Mar, 2024 @9:15 AM

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Ben Frost: Scope Neglect review – grim grandeur with gnarly tongue-out riffs
The avant garde musician’s first album in seven years features cinematic ambience, pummelling sound design and whinnying metal guitar

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

01, Mar, 2024 @8:30 AM

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Simple Things festival review – trance, slow jams and toilet-rattling rock
Various venues, Bristol
It’s overambitious, but this festival remains a welcome alternative to generic lineups and corporate sponsorships – and there are stellar sets from L’Rain, Evian Christ and more

Safi Bugel

26, Feb, 2024 @3:15 PM

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One to watch: New York
The London-based duo with a background in visual arts are making their mark with an addictive mix of cool electronica, reggaeton beats and filthy lyrics

Shaad D'Souza

24, Feb, 2024 @12:30 PM

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Amaro Freitas: Y’Y review | Ammar Kalia's global album of the month
The Brazilian jazz experimentalist draws on the atmosphere of the rainforest and its mythical beings to create his most explosive, explorative LP yet

Ammar Kalia

23, Feb, 2024 @9:00 AM

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The Body and Dis Fig: Orchards of a Futile Heaven review – awe-inspiring music for heavy times
A collaboration between the alt-metal duo and Berlin-based shapeshifter Felicia Chen creates a dark but nourishing LP of hellish depth

Ben Beaumont-Thomas

23, Feb, 2024 @8:00 AM

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Kali Malone: All Life Long review – more than the usual instrumental embrace
The Stockholm-based drone artist adds choral voices to her austere organ sounds on her startling, often sorrowful sixth album

Kitty Empire

11, Feb, 2024 @9:00 AM

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Kali Malone: All Life Long review – music to blot out the world’s clamour
Returning to the organ-playing that made her name and adding brass and vocals, the Thom Yorke-approved composer revels in the possibilities of her instruments

Alexis Petridis

08, Feb, 2024 @11:30 AM

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‘There’s a certain madness to it’ … fans await new chord in John Cage gig with 616 years left to run
Admirers of the avant-garde composer’s work hope the concert in the German church will stay the course – all the way to 2640

Philip Oltermann European culture editor

04, Feb, 2024 @12:00 PM

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