Christian Eede

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News Editor at The Quietus

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33 Irish Venues Given Share of €500,000 Music Venues Support Grant

2 days ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

A €500,000 grant has been shared out between 33 music venues in Ireland. The newly launched Grassroots Music Venues Support Scheme is a government initiative designed to ensure that small, established music venues can continue to operate and showcase the talent of emerging artists across Ireland. Among the beneficiaries of the first round of grants were Dublin venues such as Wigwam, Yamamori Tengu and The Bernard Shaw, as well as Cork spaces Dali and Connollys Of Leap.
Shapednoise Details New Album, 'Absurd Matter 2'

2 days ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

Shapednoise has a new album on the way. Titled Absurd Matter 2, the 10-track record follows 2023’s Absurd Matter, and features contributions from rappers such as Armand Hammer (the project of billy woods and ELUCID), Fatboi Sharif and ICECOLDBISHOP. Slikback and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith are also listed among the featured artists. Loraine James and Moor Mother appear on the album’s lead track, ‘I Saw The Light’, which you can listen to below.
SHAPE+ Artist Dino Spiluttini Releases New EP, 'Eros'

2 days ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

Vienna-based composer and producer Dino Spiluttini, one of the artists featured on the 2024/25 SHAPE+ roster, has released a new EP, titled Eros. Following on from releases for labels such as Editions Mego and Umor Rex, the six-track record explores the concept of rave brutalism, applying such an idea to the composition of minimalist club music.
SOPHIE's 'PRODUCT' gets 10th Anniversary Reissue

2 days ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

SOPHIE’s 2015 record PRODUCT has been reissued to mark its 10th anniversary. Out now, the updated release features the project’s original nine tracks, such as classics like ‘BIPP’, ‘LEMONADE’ and ‘HARD’, as well as two added bonus cuts. The first of these is ‘OOH’, which is described in a press release as one of SOPHIE’s earliest productions that went through several iterations since it first emerged in 2011.
Four Tet Shares New Track, 'Into Dust (Still Falling)'

2 days ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

Four Tet has released a new song, ‘Into Dust (Still Falling)’. Containing a sample of Mazzy Star’s 1993 track ‘Into Dust’, the new track has long been a fixture of the artist’s DJ sets and its release has become highly anticipated by fans as a result. It’s been released both digitally and on 12-inch vinyl. You can listen to the song below.
Unsound Reveals First Acts Playing 2025 Edition

2 days ago | buff.ly | Christian Eede

Unsound has shared the first wave of acts playing its 2025 event later this year. Built around the theme WEB, this year’s edition of the Kraków festival will take in live sets from the likes of caroline, billy woods, Moin, Joan La Barbara, YHWH Nailgun, Smerz, Nazar, A Guy Called Gerald and Tashi Dorji.
Seven Susumu Yokota Albums Set for Reissue in New Box Set

1 week ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

Seven albums by the revered Japanese ambient and techno music producer Susumu Yokota are to be reissued in a vinyl box set this August. Skintone Edition Volume 1 features remastered versions of the albums Magic Thread (1998), Image 1983-1998 (1998), Sakura (1999), Grinning Cat (2001), Will (2001), The Boy And The Tree (2002) and Laputa (2003). It features 84 tracks by the late artist in total, and will also be released digitally and in a seven-CD box set.
EXIT Festival to Leave Serbia After 2025 Due to "Financial and Political Pressures"

1 week ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

This year’s edition of EXIT Festival will be its last in Serbia. The festival confirmed the news yesterday (June 12) via Instagram, citing “financial and political pressures” as the reasons for the decision. These pressures, the team behind the event said, have arisen after they supported student-led protests against the government earlier this year. “Public funding has been completely cut at all levels,” EXIT’s organisers said.
Sly Stone has Died, Aged 82

1 week ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

The pioneering singer, songwriter and funk musician Sly Stone has died, at the age of 82. His cause of death was given as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), while he also had other health issues. In a statement, Stone’s family said: “It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved dad, Sly Stone of Sly and the Family Stone.
Kim Gordon Reworks 'Bye Bye' as Trump Protest Song

1 week ago | thequietus.com | Christian Eede

Kim Gordon has shared a new version of ‘Bye Bye’, the lead track from her 2024 album, The Collective. The new version, titled ‘Bye Bye 25!’, has been positioned as a protest song against US President Donald Trump and his administration. The lyrics have been updated to swap out some of the original words – a packing list for a trip – for words that the current administration has flagged to cancel grant projects and research proposals.