archie forde

archie forde is a freelance writer based in manchester

his bylines include the guardian, the face, pitchfork, pigeons and planes, crack magazine, nme, the quietus and no bells

he’s reported from squat shows in london and experimental music festivals in iceland, interviewed buzzy laptop twee duos, demonic underground rappers, and climate-focused ambient artists, and reviewed Japanese onsen music, improvised jazz, and dubby krautrock

he also releases music under his own name, publishes poetry, writes bios, and co-edits the largest student newspaper in the uk

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selected work

a feature about aphex twin’s rise amongst gen z for the guardian on the ground reporting in iceland from an experimental music festival close to the arctic circle for no bells a review of leeds festival for the guardian a review of bill frisell’s in my dreams for pitchfork an interview with hyperfolk duo @ for crack magazine, featured in their september ‘26 print edition an interview with sam andrews, the teen going viral for listening to 400 albums by japanese harsh noise artist merzbow for the guardian a halloween themed profile of cult rapper sematary for the face a profile of how the uk underground rap scene is changing post a huge surge in popularity for pigeons and planes' new website a review of knats' a great day in newcastle for pitchfork a profile of american electronic duo ear for the face, featured in their spring ‘26 print edition an interview with climate-focused ambient artist shhe for crack magazine, featured in their september '26 print edition a review of a very chaotic xaviersobased show in london for crack magazine a profile of bathing suits for nme a review of fred again’s usb002 for pitchfork pollyfromthedirt for the guardian’s add to playlist section a descent into the uk's screamo scene for no bells a deep dive into the history of the dies irae, a thirteenth century death chant for the quietus a piece on christmas music across generations for the guardian a review of ship sket’s initiatrix for pitchfork a review of bassvictim's forever for pitchfork a deep dive into irish underground rap for no bells talking about my desk for the line of best fit a review of no joy’s bugland for the quietus a review of sleaford mods’ the demise of planet x for the quietus a review of feeble little horse's bitknot for the quietus a review of mptl microplastics’ sod in heaven for the quietus

contact

for commissions, features, interviews, reviews or anything else, use this form to contact me or email me at: awf2007@icloud.com