QUAL — Romance Can Slay the Dragon
William Maybelline of QUAL on body, battle, Love Zone, old machines, romance as brutality, and staying true without kissing ass or crowd-pleasing.
S13 / Conversations
Interviews
Conversations with artists about their work, influences and the histories behind the music.
Interviews archive
1–8 of 72 interviews 
Drew McDowall — Dissociative States
Drew McDowall on revisiting Time Machines, shaping The Third Helix, the accidents of modular sound and the people who made an underground.
Dadub — Post-Apocalyptic Dub
Daniele Antezza and Marco Donnarumma on Dadub’s new life: improvised dub, resistance, the limits of control and listening through the body.
SHXCXCHCXSH — The Freedom to Listen
The Swedish duo on anonymity, improvisation, sampled texture and leaving the audience space to find its own meaning. The original 2017 conversation, with a separate 2026 introduction and afterword.
Sam Kidel — Bristolian Vibes and Anti-Capitalist Ambience
Sam Kidel on Bristol, the politics of ambient music and turning hold music against its intended purpose. Richard B. Keys traces the ideas and working methods behind Disruptive Muzak.
Octatanz — A Community Beyond the Line-up
Matas Aerobica and Oscar Olias on festivals, obscure cassette culture and the friendships behind Octatanz. A conversation about Braille Satellite, independent spaces and finding a community in music.
Paper Dollhouse — Between Dream and Reality
Astrud Steehouder and Nina Bosnic on rural landscapes, urban romanticism and the images inside their music. A conversation about folklore, MoonDome and the physical worlds built around a recording.
Severed Heads — Moving Forward in a Regressive World
Tom Ellard on nostalgia, video games and the future of recorded sound. A conversation at Unsound 2016 about resisting repetition and learning to move forward.