Ricardo Villalobos
The red-eyed Chilean DJ and Techno producer has become the toast of Berlin's minimal scene, with four-hour sets and disorientating beatdowns.
Primer: British Psych-Folk
A user's map of the misty lanes of Albion's folk rock, including Sandy Denny, Steeleye Span, Pentangle, John Martyn, Mellow Candle, Comus, The Wicker Man and more. By Rob Young
Illustration: Edwin Pouncey
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Whitehouse
It's for your own good, say extreme power electronics artists William Bennett and Philip Best, discussing their reputation as arch-transgressors of public taste. By David Keenan
Laurie Anderson
The multimedia maven rails against American foreign policy in her new Homeland performance.
Johnathan Harvey
The Buddhist spectral composer meditates on The Wire's mystery record selection.
Matthew Dear
As False, Jabberjaw and Audion, the US electronica producer toggles between pop and rougher textures. By Dave Stelfox
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Axolotl
Nick Cain books a seat in the memory theatre for Karl Bauer's delirious electric violin drones
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