Wjerstean
Dark pop ruminations on prison
The Residents: The Eyes Have It
Surreal and enigmatic, San Francisco avant-garde collective The Residents have been redefining art with their radical output for over five decades. Blending operatic form with macabre humour, their new work is another experimental triumph
Keiichiro Shibuya
A night at the (AI-generated) opera
Edvard Graham Lewis’ Alreet?’ (Upp)
Voice Notes
Blake Lee
Emotional wrecking ball from West Coast
An-Ting
Classical pianist goes underground
Throbbing Gristle: Shock And Awe
Throbbing Gristle’s visceral live performances were intense, powerful and often overwhelming. Notable witnesses and band insiders recall their heady experiences of seeing TG in the flesh
Throbbing Gristle: Art Throbs
Famously described as “wreckers of civilisation”, Throbbing Gristle’s influence on counterculture music and arts has been immense. We speak to Cosey Fanni Tutti, Chris Carter and others about the seismic impact of the industrial revolutionaries
Rafael Anton Irisarri: Behind The Mask
Rafael Anton Irisarri’s mournful and majestic new work – all complex ambient and drone heft – heaves with “simmering electric despondency”
Thomas Dolby: Cover Story
Thomas Dolby and ‘The Flat Earth’ graphic designers Malcolm Garrett and Baker Dave discuss the album’s striking artwork, which depicts the dashing Dolby as “explorer, prospector and adventurer”