The Quietus Tracks of the Year – A Bonus Playlist We're sending out a bonus playlists to celebrate the bangers n crackers in this year's Tracks of the Year chart We're sending out a bonus playlists to celebrate the bangers n crackers in this year's Tracks of the Year chart
Low Culture Podcast: Derek Jarman’s Blue & Reflections on 2024 It’s the end of the year pod, with John Doran and Luke Turner having a chat about weird sightings in Dungeness, and highlights of this year’s albums It’s the end of the year pod, with John Doran and Luke Turner having a chat about weird sightings in Dungeness, and highlights of this year’s albums
Subscriber Playlists: Our Top 100 Albums of 2024 This month's subscribers playlists are a special end of year edition, rounding up every single record in this year's best of 2024 chart This month's subscribers playlists are a special end of year edition, rounding up every single record in this year's best of 2024 chart
Low Culture Podcast: Event Horizon "Where we're going we won't need eyes" In this month's podcast, Luke Turner and John Doran fire up the gravity drive to head back to 1997 space horror film, Event Horizon "Where we're going we won't need eyes" In this month's podcast, Luke Turner and John Doran fire up the gravity drive to head back to 1997 space horror film, Event Horizon
Low Culture Essay: Anna Doble on Patrick Keiller’s London and… In this month's subscriber exclusive essay, Anna Doble explores the musical journeys that began with a mesmerising encounter with Patrick Keiller's 1994 film, London In this month's subscriber exclusive essay, Anna Doble explores the musical journeys that began with a mesmerising encounter with Patrick Keiller's 1994 film, London
Organic Intelligence XXXVIII: The Legacy of Broken Beat In our latest antidote to the algorithm, Joe Muggs hymns the potent legacy of broken beat and picks five tunes where you can find it today In our latest antidote to the algorithm, Joe Muggs hymns the potent legacy of broken beat and picks five tunes where you can find it today
Your monthly playlists for October 2024 Catch up with everything we’ve been writing about on tQ with over five hours of music Catch up with everything we’ve been writing about on tQ with over five hours of music
Low Culture Essay: Stephanie Phillips on Kathleen Hanna's Julie Ruin In 1998's lo-fi, art pop album Julie Ruin riot grrrl veteran Kathleen Hanna reaffirmed her position in feminist art & created the building blocks for a dance punk future In 1998's lo-fi, art pop album Julie Ruin riot grrrl veteran Kathleen Hanna reaffirmed her position in feminist art & created the building blocks for a dance punk future
Organic Intelligence XXXVII: Trash Electroclash Bangers In this month's antidote to the algorithm as Luke Turner revisits the heady Monday nights at Trash, and the arch and exotic-yet-daft rhythms of electroclash In this month's antidote to the algorithm as Luke Turner revisits the heady Monday nights at Trash, and the arch and exotic-yet-daft rhythms of electroclash
Low Culture Podcast: Grace Jones’ Private Life – The Compass Point… In this month’s podcast, Luke Turner and John Doran sing the praises of this collection of songs from Grace Jones’ artistic imperial phase In this month’s podcast, Luke Turner and John Doran sing the praises of this collection of songs from Grace Jones’ artistic imperial phase
Your Playlists for September 2024 are Here! Five hours of music by the artists that we've been writing about this past month Five hours of music by the artists that we've been writing about this past month
The Low Culture Essay: Skye Butchard on the BBC’s 1981 The Lord Of… Skye Butchard remembers her dad's home recordings of the BBC radio LOTR and reflects on how familial relationships and loss are bound up with the culture we share Skye Butchard remembers her dad's home recordings of the BBC radio LOTR and reflects on how familial relationships and loss are bound up with the culture we share
Organic Intelligence XXXVI: Rare Italian Pulp Film Soundracks Goblin! Libra! Daniele Pattuchi! The soundtrack to that film about PCP maddened animals attacking Frankfurt! Goblin! Libra! Daniele Pattuchi! The soundtrack to that film about PCP maddened animals attacking Frankfurt!
Low Culture Podcast: Terence Davies’ Of Time And The City This month, John Doran and Luke Turner head to the North West to discuss Terence Davies’ portrait of the city he grew up in This month, John Doran and Luke Turner head to the North West to discuss Terence Davies’ portrait of the city he grew up in
Your Exclusive Playlists for August 2024 Catch up with all the music we've been writing about over the past month with your exclusive streaming playlists. Catch up with all the music we've been writing about over the past month with your exclusive streaming playlists.
Low Culture Essay: Jim Gibson on Better Things and Rural Poverty Jim Gibson uses 2008 film Better Things and his own experiences of rural working class life and poverty against cultural myths of an idyllic British countryside Jim Gibson uses 2008 film Better Things and his own experiences of rural working class life and poverty against cultural myths of an idyllic British countryside
Low Culture Podcast: The Fall’s Perverted By Language John Doran and Luke Turner head back to 1983 and dig deep into a transition record for MES and The Fall group John Doran and Luke Turner head back to 1983 and dig deep into a transition record for MES and The Fall group
Organic Intelligence XXXV: The Noise of Mid-2020s… In our latest antidote to the algorithm, Miranda Remington guides you through the hectic sounds of Tokyo's wildly diverse and hectic underground In our latest antidote to the algorithm, Miranda Remington guides you through the hectic sounds of Tokyo's wildly diverse and hectic underground
Your Exclusive Playlists for July 2024 …now with added Deezer! Catch up on everything we've been writing about with your subscriber-only monthly playlists. …now with added Deezer! Catch up on everything we've been writing about with your subscriber-only monthly playlists.
Low Culture Essay: John Doran on Class, Craft & his Love of Denim In the latest subscriber exclusive, tQ co-editor John Doran reflects on his life-long relationship with the denim trouser In the latest subscriber exclusive, tQ co-editor John Doran reflects on his life-long relationship with the denim trouser
Organic Intelligence XXXIV: Tromsø Techno In this month’s antidote to the algorithm, Jeremy Allen takes us up to the far north of Norway and the emergence of the country’s techno scene In this month’s antidote to the algorithm, Jeremy Allen takes us up to the far north of Norway and the emergence of the country’s techno scene
Low Culture Podcast: The Eurythmics’ 1984 Soundtrack Do Luke and John think The Eurythmics’ soundtrack to the 1984 film 1984 is doubleplusgood, or will it send them into their own personal Room 101? Tune in to find out. Do Luke and John think The Eurythmics’ soundtrack to the 1984 film 1984 is doubleplusgood, or will it send them into their own personal Room 101? Tune in to find out.
The Quietus Merch – Subscriber First Access! Your chance to own a beautiful t-shirt or tote made in collaboration with our friends at 1 Of 100 Your chance to own a beautiful t-shirt or tote made in collaboration with our friends at 1 Of 100
tQ’s Albums of the Year So Far Playlists PLUS! Merch news! Get yer ears around our epic playlists of music from our mid-year chart and find out about next week's 1 of 100 t-shirt collab Get yer ears around our epic playlists of music from our mid-year chart and find out about next week's 1 of 100 t-shirt collab
Your Exclusive Playlists for June 2024 Here's everything we've covered at The Quietus this month, compiled for the listening pleasure of tQ's subscribers Here's everything we've covered at The Quietus this month, compiled for the listening pleasure of tQ's subscribers
Low Culture Essay: Manu Ekanayake On Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Manu Ekanayake revisits the BBC adaptation of John Le Carré's classic to explore Englishness and patriotism corrupted by the Establishment and public school system Manu Ekanayake revisits the BBC adaptation of John Le Carré's classic to explore Englishness and patriotism corrupted by the Establishment and public school system
Organic Intelligence XXXIII – South African 3-step 3-step is the latest evolution within South African dance music, writes Skye Butchard in our latest antidote to the algorithm 3-step is the latest evolution within South African dance music, writes Skye Butchard in our latest antidote to the algorithm
Low Culture Podcast: Beau Travail In this month's podcast Luke Turner and John Doran discuss Claire Denis' sweaty masterpiece exploring military masculinity, Beau Travail In this month's podcast Luke Turner and John Doran discuss Claire Denis' sweaty masterpiece exploring military masculinity, Beau Travail
Your exclusive playlists for May 2024 are here! Welcome to the first monthly playlist of the brand new era of The Quietus – over four hours of bangers, liveners & spring warmers Welcome to the first monthly playlist of the brand new era of The Quietus – over four hours of bangers, liveners & spring warmers
Low Culture Essay: Cathi Unsworth on the Magic of Cardiacs' Tim Smith Cathi Unsworth attends a beautiful night in tribute to Tim Smith of Cardiacs, speaking to those who knew, loved and played alongside this "musical Merlin" Cathi Unsworth attends a beautiful night in tribute to Tim Smith of Cardiacs, speaking to those who knew, loved and played alongside this "musical Merlin"
Low Culture Podcast: Sprigs Of Time (78s From The EMI Archive) This week we celebrate the new Quietus with a compilation released right back when we started, and that inspired a lot of what the site became. This week we celebrate the new Quietus with a compilation released right back when we started, and that inspired a lot of what the site became.