Richard Pinhas: At the age of 71 the French experimental guitarist and Heldon founder is still going all the way out. By Daniel Spicer
The Primer: French underground rock: A user’s guide to the subcultural eruption that belched forth the likes of Heldon, Brigitte Fontaine, Lard Free and Art Zoyd. By Keith Moliné
Weyes Blood: The US vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist delivers apocalyptic visions via deceptively lush avant pop. By Emily Pothast
Invisible Jukebox: Hamid Drake: Will the US drummer get the tempo of The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Bill Meyer.
Unlimited Editions: Dadaist Tapes
Unofficial Channels: DJ M-TRAXXX
Zubin Kanga: New horizons for the composer, pianist and technologist. By Emily Bick
Suzi Analogue: Never Normal for the Miami dancefloor experimentalist. By Neil Kulkarni
Ustad Noor Bakhsh: On the trail of the benju master. By Francis Gooding
Ale Hop: The Peruvian artist negotiates new sonic territories. By Hannah Pezzack
Global Ear: Korean Demilitarised Zone united by music in no man’s land. By James Gui
The Inner Sleeve: Melvin Gibbs on Ornette Coleman’s Dancing In Your Head