"This is a nice example of when techno is dramatic and has a narrative thread. The idea that you can tell a story with music was very influential to me. But it’s really only Jeff Mills who can do it in this way." Olof Dreijer on Jeff Mills - Metropolis buff.ly/HZBxmwc

"Whatever I’m feeling while I’m making the album, is whatever I’m feeling, but sometimes I don’t realise what that is until I’ve gotten out of producer mode. I listen to the album later, and then the feelings are clear..." Miho Hatori Interviews Loraine James... and Vice Versa buff.ly/VX0KE3q

Daniel Dylan Wray argued that the depiction of Steel City life in a little-known 1995 film acts as a "companion and contrast piece" to Jarvis Cocker & co's commercial breakthrough, released the same year. Tales From A Hard City: #ThePortal - Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/K5Fyy6V

It’s hard to overstate the collective giddiness that greeted Erase Errata’s seemingly fully formed emergence from pre-tech /gentrified Oakland/San Francisco...' Erase Errata – Live in Columbus, Ohio in May 2002: Organic Intelligence LVI: The US West Coast Early 00s Underground buff.ly/5edBqQM

'In the 21st C, governments have consistently leant on phone companies in order to listen in to conversations in the name of national security. The big question has always been: how much do you trust the government?' How the Microphone Changed the Nature of Nosiness buff.ly/j1sBKkf

“We’ve got two friends who both claim they came up with it, we needed a name for the show quickly. We didn’t expect to still be doing this almost ten years later.” Godspeed You! Peter Andre interviewed buff.ly/aP1VuKg

'The North London producer continues to mine the intersection of mechanical malfunction and deep-seated emotion, creating a record that feels as raw as an exposed wire.' Loraine James - Detached From The Rest Of You buff.ly/NVOsmET

'The band were such trouble magnets, they soon required their own security, a guy called Luger who was thought to be a Hell’s Angel: “He was absolutely huge, the spitting image of the chief from One Flew over the Cuckoo’s Nest."' The Anarchy of early #ClockDVA buff.ly/MrS1Fy5

"I can’t remember all the records that I chose [on Desert Island Discs] actually. Some people do get asked to do it twice, if I survive long enough maybe I’ll get asked again." #JarvisCocker Interviewed By Jeanie Finlay - #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/yxDHpKU

"Jazz music is a big base for me. It’s what I started with as a kid, playing saxophone and listening to Fela Kuti and Eddie Palmieri. I grew up with Abdullah Ibrahim’s music" Olof Dreijer on Abdullah Ibrahim - African River buff.ly/VCEfmfY

'Cosmic horror in weird fiction evokes dread through the awareness of our cosmic insignificance. Where Lovecraft’s ornate language tries to express the ineffable, Guttersnipe achieve it musically.' Extinction Burst! by Guttersnipe is tQ's Album of the Week buff.ly/ID25vNp

Daniel Dylan Wray on the record's making, impact and legacy, plus the complicated legacy of IDM via interviews with artists featured on the album, other key players, journalists... An Oral History Of Warp’s Artificial Intelligence: #ThePortal - Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/dE5VR2y

In an exclusive extract from his new book, Microphone, comedian Ralph Jones looks at the history of wiretaps, hidden mics and baby monitors Machines To Listen For Us: How the Microphone Changed the Nature of Nosiness buff.ly/j1sBKkf

"I don’t tell collaborators what the album is about, per se. That’s mainly because I don’t really know what it’s about myself until it’s finished. I let the collaborator write about whatever they like..." Miho Hatori interviews Loraine James and Vice Versa buff.ly/VX0KE3q

'San Franciso and Oakland had seemingly endless rainbows of dazzling bands including Erase Errata, Subtonix, Numbers, K.I.T., Gravy Train!!!!, The Lowdown, Deerhoof, Dynasty Handbag, Coachwhips...' Organic Intelligence LVI: The US West Coast Early 00s Underground buff.ly/5edBqQM

"Quite a recent reissue, on Awesome Tapes From Africa. These are melodies that really hit in the gut. The sound of her voice is very beautiful. It’s completely timeless." Olof Dreijer on Nahawa Doumbia - La Grande Cantatrice Malienne buff.ly/yTmTLYt

Semibreve has shared the first wave of acts playing its 2026 edition later this year, including Saffron On Grey, the new live project from Fennesz and composer Oscar Jockel backed by a 12-piece ensemble, with a specially designed light array buff.ly/6OhGkbr

'Thirst was, and remains, a deeply influential Sheffield album. Ex Pulp member Russell Senior recalled the album as a touchstone for all future artistic endeavours: “I always wanted to make an album as good as Thirst. That was my musical ambition.”' The Anarchy of early #ClockDVA buff.ly/MrS1Fy5

"I was very much into the UK drum & bass scene around 96. Sometimes jazzy drum & bass can be a bit cheesy, but [Roni Size] managed to make this very organic electronic music with so much bass and groove." Olof Dreijer on Roni Size & Reprazent - New Forms buff.ly/pWOGibE

A South London resident has lost a High Court bid to try to stop several music festivals from going ahead at Brockwell Park. The residents argued that “large-scale, repeated commercial use with long enclosures is not sustainable”. buff.ly/JoyH07L

Native Instruments has been acquired by inMusic, the company that oversees brands such as Moog Music, Rane, Denon DJ and Akai Professional buff.ly/F0ih1hs

Félicia Atkinson’s next album sees her reimagine the score for one of her favourite horror movies, Georges Franju’s cult film Les Yeux Sans Visage (Eyes Without A Face) buff.ly/xIA0O9R

"My whole career started from improvisation. Cibo Matto too. In New York City, especially downtown we had the culture of a vanguard jazz scene, back in time. So improvisation was very much part of everyday life." Loraine James Interviews Miho Hatori… and vice versa buff.ly/VX0KE3q

''Thread head' Jude Rogers writes about being a member of an international community of fellow, often neurodiverse, obsessives who find companionship within the horror of its devastating frame' Surviving #Threads - #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/mmnZ5Mt

'My favourite Kraftwerk album brightened and shined. Reconstructed from the original 16-track tapes, every sharpened frequency, every lifted stem of sound—this Dolby Atmos mix is not quite the same record...' Reissue of the Week: #Kraftwerk’s Radio-Activity buff.ly/iywoDRx

'At its best, Feeling Is Structure balances grand cinematic overtones with the usual mathematical precision Cooper is known for. However, this scaling up comes at the cost of intimacy.' Max Cooper - Feeling Is Structure buff.ly/eJ92G2b

Charli xcx has released a new single, ‘Rock Music’ You can listen to it here: buff.ly/kkEUw7p

"I don’t remember when I started listening but Oumou Sangaré has always been in my life. I just love the melodies and her way of composing – sticking to a theme throughout the song in a monotonous kind of way." Olof Dreijer on Oumou Sangare - Seya buff.ly/ofVpeSB

'When they could make it through an entire gig, they left an indelible mark. “Clock DVA live, I’d take them above Joy Division any day of the week,” Paul Bower of Sheffield band 2.3 says. “Absolutely ferocious. They would rip the place apart.”' The Anarchy of early #ClockDVA buff.ly/MrS1Fy5

Boards Of Canada have shared two new songs, titled ‘Introit’ and ‘Prophecy At 1420 MHz’. You can listen to them here: buff.ly/Jys5sa0

'I was kind of blown away when Ralf Hutter from Kraftwerk came back with this quote saying, “brothers of the industrial folk music” and I was like, “Wow!”' Richard H Kirk Of #CabaretVoltaire Interviewed - #ThePortal: Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/a3Fws71

In this month’s antidote to the algorithm, Chris Pugmire takes us to the radical, experimental, queer racket of the USA’s Pacific seaboard – including Erase Errata, Tracy & The Plastics, Get Hustle... Organic Intelligence LVI: The US West Coast Early 00s Underground buff.ly/5edBqQM

'By incorporating hand-played dulcimers, recorders, and hand-pans alongside her signature deep-house production, Bouldry-Morrison has created a work that bridges the gap between the ancient and the avant-garde.' Octo Octa - Sigils For Survival buff.ly/e3h8swN

Back after an eight-year album gap, the Leeds duo have met the moment, matching the scale of our psychic overwhelm with an album of more-than-human intensity Extinction Burst! by Guttersnipe is tQ's Album of the Week buff.ly/ID25vNp

Tune in as tQ's editors chat about the dread term 'folk horror', the drama's relationship to other telly from the time, Julian Cope, and the spinning throne as signifier for evil... Low Culture Podcast: Children Of The Stones buff.ly/zKAzKw7

Loraine James releases Detached From The Rest Of You this week via Hyperdub, here she interviews collaborator Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto, before the tables are turned Peer Review: Loraine James Interviews Miho Hatori… and vice versa buff.ly/VX0KE3q

"We were kind of like the first commercial pop dub group. People were doing extended remixes and extended instrumental versions [in the early 80s]." #TheHumanLeague Being Grilled: #ThePortal - Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/US94ePk

Lambchop are releasing a new album—Punching The Clown. You can listen to ‘Weakened’, which features a six-piece choir, here: buff.ly/2W8kc6u

EXIT Festival has relocated to Montenegro for its 2026 and future editions, after leaving its Serbia base last year citing “financial and political pressures”. It will now take place at Long Beach in Ulcinj, with the dates and lineup yet to be revealed buff.ly/wM8vGko

"I love the creativity of ODB: the way he’s so free and a bit crazy and also the way the beats are manually played even though it’s electronic. It’s super groovy." Olof Dreijer on Ol’ Dirty Bastard - N***a Please buff.ly/jXNeT8b

'This compilation captures music made between 2003 and 2005 – the year before Spotify launched. Savage’s beats point to the joyous wrongfooting possibilities that exist outside the industrial-vibe complex.' Savage - Archives Vol. 1 - Cassette Reviews for May buff.ly/wymluLg

'Derek Bailey is one antidote for anyone who thinks they’ll never understand improvised music. His guitar playing requires a surrendering to your own ears–— it's best not to overthink it.' The Strange World of… #DerekBailey: #ThePortal - Your Weekly Quietus Archive Dive buff.ly/0GZTU9z

Ahead of the release of his debut solo LP, Loud Bloom, the Swedish producer and DJ talks Gemma Samways through the albums that have shaped his inimitable sound, from Missy Elliott to Oumou Sangaré Olof Dreijer’s Favourite Records buff.ly/ArGQ6Q4

Adapted from his new book – Groovy, Laidback & Nasty: A History Of Independent Music In Sheffield – Daniel Dylan Wray tells the story of the Rainy City's premier post punk band The Anarchy of early #ClockDVA buff.ly/MrS1Fy5

'Russell Haswell is a trickster, the gleeman standing at the campfire’s edge, reminding us of the cold, dark hinterland outside the circle and the impermanence of the light and warmth we dimly grasp at.' Russell Haswell - Let It Go buff.ly/LszWPdw

Floating Points has shared a new song, ‘Falling To Earth’, which he recorded with the help of the San Francisco Ballet Orchestra You can listen to it here: buff.ly/3b6yHD9

Kelela has shared details of a new album, new avatar, which features guest contributions from PinkPantheress, A. K. Paul and Foushée You can watch a video for newly unveiled track ‘linknb’ here: buff.ly/U6hWZDr

OM’s first two albums, Variations On A Theme and Conference Of The Birds, are being reissued by Drag City on 29 May 2026 buff.ly/miYob5J

Fugees’ Pras Michel has turned himself in to authorities in Arizona to begin a 14-year prison sentence for money laundering, illegal lobbying and campaign finance violations in 2023 buff.ly/FpjOWbw

'Rhythms persist with a curious insistence, suggesting a heartbeat, but just as readily the automated continuity of machines. Life here is doubled, distributed across bodies and systems, signals and supports' Kristen Gallerneaux - Life Day is a Quietus Album of the Month for April buff.ly/3VLptCA