On the cover: EarthBall: The Canadian quintet’s freeform punk aesthetic embodies the values of the close-knit Vancouver Island scene. By Emily Pothast; DoYeon Kim: The bandleader and virtuoso gayageum player connects consciousness with the cosmos. By Stewart Smith; Onilu: The Philadelphia ensemble are riding a new wave of radical percussion playing. By Phil Freeman; Jocy de Oliveira: The Brazilian nonagenarian’s remarkable journey through piano, opera and vocal work is the subject of a new film. By Andy Cumming; Tomáš Šenkyřík: The Czech field recordist tracks the sounds, habitats and natural activity in his local surroundings.
By Daryl Worthington; Invisible Jukebox: Richard Dawson: Will The Wire’s mystery record selection reverberate with the Newcastle singer-songwriter? Tested by Claire Biddles. Eoobe: DIY electronics power the Amsterdam duo’s esoteric musical vision. By Hannah Pezzack; Aldana Duoraan & Tomáš Niesner: Siberia meets Central Europe in guitar and mouth harp duets. By Miloš Hroch; Global Ear: Sicilian capital Palermo’s chaotic and rebellious past has created hardy soil for music subcultures. By Alexander Samuels; Unlimited Editions: Daniyal Ahmed’s Honiunhoni label seeks out Pakistani sounds far from the beaten track. By Francis Gooding; The Inner Sleeve: Zoh Amba on Jason Molina’s Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go; Against The Grain: Can cold oi shed its troubled inheritance? By Seth Wheeler; Epiphanies: Unconscious (and conscious) bias is still a part of the art world for Infinity Knives aka Tariq Ravelomanana; and in the reviews sections: Ambrose Akinmusire & Mary Halvorson: Slo-mo sounds. By Gabriel Bristow; Boards Of Canada: Into the fire. By Spenser Tomson; Father Dionysios Tabakis: Amplifier worship. By Phil Freeman; How Black Music Took Over The World: Vibrate on. By Esi Eshun; Colour Out Of Space: Dadaists and deckchairs. By Ilia Rogatchevski; Oscillation: Mothership connections. By Peter Margasak, and much more.
