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Features, essays and columns, for those looking for a bit of extra substance.

The Blunder Down Under: A Handful of Australian Math And Experimental Bands We Think You’ll Love

Nikk Hunter and Simeon Bartholomew·
Sure, we live in a drought-stricken plateau of heat and coexist with creatures that transform people into obituaries. But hey, at least Australia is actually the unspoken bread and butter of math and experimental music. Here the array of complex chord progressions, twisted song structures, quirky jazz and disjunctive noise runs deep...
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FOCUS // When In Rome: A Memoir On The Colossal Weekend Festival In Copenhagen

Vlad Matveikov·
"Let me start by saying I don’t fucking like reading show or festival reviews, I only maybe read 4 or 5 in my whole life. Unless you live in a place extremely secluded (Himalayas, Puerto Rico, anywhere past zone 6 in London) I think they are mainly obsolete". Vlad Matveikov of Small Pond relives his weekend in Denmark as part of the Colossal Weekend festival...
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TOP PICKS // Our most anticipated albums of 2016

NIKK HUNTER·
No matter where you are in the world, returning to daily life after a period of holidays sucks. It's a relatively minor frustration but nonetheless it leaves you feeling empty as you slowly unpack your joy. Even worse is, you're going to die later. And all that labour you're undertaking is completely superfluous; it aids no one but instead keeps the fleeting and ephemeral human endeavour ticking over. Your life is absurd.
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