''Loud and Quiet'' is a British bi-monthly

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that focuses on new music from underground indie, alternative, electronic and hip hop artists.

History and profile

The magazine was founded in January 2005 by Stuart Stubbs as a home-printed

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. It relocated to

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in 2006. Issue 01 of ''Loud And Quiet'' featured Pete Doherty on its cover. Only 150 copies were published in a home-made fanzine style and distributed through independent record shops and clothes shops in London, England. ''Loud And Quiet'' printed two A4 issues in 2008 before being relaunched as a newspaper to cut growing print costs in 2009. In March 2016 Loud And Quiet started distributing in

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. The same year, the magazine launched the music interview podcast Midnight Chats. In March 2018 ''Loud And Quiet'' relaunched its magazine with a new format and design. Following the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic, the magazine launched a subscription model in April 2020, and announced that it would remain in print as a bi-monthly title.

Loud and Quiet Recordings

To celebrate 5 years of ''Loud And Quiet'', a small record label arm of the company was created in 2010 for the release of 'I AM V', a compilation featuring selected bands from past issues of the magazine. These included

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Metronomy Metronomy are an English electronic music group formed in 1999. As of 2021, the band consists of Joseph Mount (vocals, keyboards and guitar), Oscar Cash (keyboards, backing vocals, guitar and saxophone), Anna Prior (drums and vocals), Olugbenga ...

Gold Panda Derwin Schlecker (born Derwin Dicker, 1980), professionally known as Gold Panda, is an English electronic record producer and songwriter. Early life Derwin Schlecker was born as Derwin Dicker in 1980 in Peckham, London and was raised in Chelmsf ...

and

Telepathe Telepathe (pronounced ''telepathy'' and meant with some literal meaning) are an electronic pop duo from Brooklyn consisting of core members Busy Gangnes and Melissa Livaudais. The band also includes other occasional musicians, such as Ryan Lucero. ...

. In October 2011, Loud And Quiet Recordings released ' Bloodflood / Tessellate' the début single by

Alt-J Alt-J (stylised as alt-J, real name Δ) are an English indie rock band formed in 2007 in Leeds. Their lineup includes Joe Newman (guitar/lead vocals), Thom Sonny Green (drums), Gus Unger-Hamilton (keyboards/vocals), and formerly Gwilym Sainsbur ...

(∆) who were later nominated for and won

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in 2012.

Loud and Quiet Shows

Throughout 2008/2009 ''Loud And Quiet'' co hosted live events with London indie label Dirty Bingo, promoting shows for

The xx The xx are an English indie rock band from Wandsworth, London, formed in 2005. The band consists of Romy Madley Croft (guitar, vocals), Oliver Sim (bass guitar, vocals), Jamie Smith, also known as Jamie xx (beats, MPC, record production), a ...

Micachu Mica Levi (; b. 28 February 1987), also known by their stage name Micachu, is an English singer, songwriter, composer and producer. Levi is classically trained and since 2008 has released experimental pop music with their band Good Sad Happy ...

and Factory Floor. In October 2009 the two projects together hosted the debut UK tour for San Diego band

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. In the following years Loud And Quiet hosted the second stage at

Offset Festival Offset Festival was a musical festival held at Hainault Forest Country Park, just outside London, from 2008 to 2010. 2008 The first event aimed to join the dots between cutting-edge, new artists and their influences, with 8 stages covering art r ...

, a two-day DIY festival in Hainault, Essex.

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