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href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/misha-farrant-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74461" title="Misha Farrant presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/04/04/AISM_3_April_2025.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/04/04/AISM_3_April_2025.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/04/04/AISM_3_April_2025.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/04/04/AISM_3_April_2025.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/04/04/AISM_3_April_2025.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/04/04/AISM_3_April_2025.jpg 4x" alt="Misha Farrant presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 3 April edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by OHYUNG, Raisa K, Nazar, Roberto Cassani & Graeme Stephen, Rainy Miller, Seven Angels, KLAUDIO, Bengal Chemicals, Florence Sinclair and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/" title="Video">Video</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/sopraterra-the-second-before-slipping">Sopraterra: “The Second Before Slipping”</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/sopraterra-the-second-before-slipping" title="Sopraterra: “The Second Before Slipping”"><img src="/img/scale/300/225/2025/04/02/67ed40959a289hqdefault.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" data-width="300" data-height="225" srcset="/img/scale/450/337.5/2025/04/02/67ed40959a289hqdefault.jpg 1.5x" alt="Sopraterra: “The Second Before Slipping”" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Watch a short film accompanying “The Second Before Slipping”, from the debut album by Zurich based duo Sopraterra </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/steeped-in-dystopian-dread-clipping-and-black-rain-reviewed">“Steeped in dystopian dread”: Clipping and Black Rain reviewed</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/steeped-in-dystopian-dread-clipping-and-black-rain-reviewed" title="“Steeped in dystopian dread”: Clipping and Black Rain reviewed"><img src="/img/scale/300/244/2025/04/01/Clipping_by_David_Fitt_HIGH_RES_for_web_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="244" data-width="300" data-height="244" data-original="/2025/04/01/Clipping_by_David_Fitt_HIGH_RES_for_web_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/366/2025/04/01/Clipping_by_David_Fitt_HIGH_RES_for_web_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/488/2025/04/01/Clipping_by_David_Fitt_HIGH_RES_for_web_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/732/2025/04/01/Clipping_by_David_Fitt_HIGH_RES_for_web_copy.jpg 3x" alt="“Steeped in dystopian dread”: Clipping and Black Rain reviewed" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 494, Ken Hollings reviews two albums inspired by William Gibson’s 1984 novel <em>Neuromancer</em> </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/lucy-thraves-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74418">Lucy Thraves presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/lucy-thraves-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74418" title="Lucy Thraves presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/28/AISM_27_March_2025_image_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/28/AISM_27_March_2025_image_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/28/AISM_27_March_2025_image_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/28/AISM_27_March_2025_image_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/28/AISM_27_March_2025_image_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/03/28/AISM_27_March_2025_image_copy.jpg 4x" alt="Lucy Thraves presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 27 March edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Chuquimamani-Condori & Joshua Chuquimia Crampton, Quade, Goldie, Angel Bat Dawid & Naima Nefertari, Maxine Funke, aya and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/columns/" title="Columns">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/columns/geoff-barrow-and-ben-salisbury-sonorising-war-and-voicing-aliens">Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury: Sonorising War and Voicing Aliens</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/columns/geoff-barrow-and-ben-salisbury-sonorising-war-and-voicing-aliens" title="Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury: Sonorising War and Voicing Aliens"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/27/still_from_annihilation.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/27/still_from_annihilation.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/27/still_from_annihilation.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/27/still_from_annihilation.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/27/still_from_annihilation.jpg 3x" alt="Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury: Sonorising War and Voicing Aliens" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In the second instalment of his rebooted Secret History of Film Music column, Philip Brophy analyses Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury’s scores for the Alex Garland films <em>Civil War</em> (2024) and <em>Annihilation</em> (2018) </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/breathless-yea-saying-david-keenan-s-volcanic-tongue-collection-reviewed">“Breathless yea-saying”: David Keenan’s <i>Volcanic Tongue</i> collection reviewed</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/breathless-yea-saying-david-keenan-s-volcanic-tongue-collection-reviewed" title="“Breathless yea-saying”: David Keenan’s Volcanic Tongue collection reviewed"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/25/Vt_for_webcopy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/25/Vt_for_webcopy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/25/Vt_for_webcopy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/25/Vt_for_webcopy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/25/Vt_for_webcopy.jpg 3x" alt="“Breathless yea-saying”: David Keenan’s Volcanic Tongue collection reviewed" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 494, Daniel Spicer reviews a new collection of writing and criticism by long time <em>Wire</em> contributor and novelist David Keenan </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/global-ear-osaka">Global Ear: Osaka</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/global-ear-osaka" title="Global Ear: Osaka"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/18/Osaka_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/18/Osaka_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/18/Osaka_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/18/Osaka_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/18/Osaka_copy_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Global Ear: Osaka" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Jere Kilpinen compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Osaka’s experimental noise scene in <em>The Wire</em> 494 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/james-gormley-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74292">James Gormley presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/james-gormley-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74292" title="James Gormley presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/21/AISM_20_March_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/21/AISM_20_March_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/21/AISM_20_March_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/21/AISM_20_March_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/21/AISM_20_March_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/03/21/AISM_20_March_copy.jpg 4x" alt="James Gormley presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 20 March edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Ben Bertrand, Strategy, Sophie Agnel & Joke Lanz, Mark Ernestus’ Ndagga Rhythm Force, and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/" title="The Portal">The Portal</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/in-latent-space-mapping-the-uncanny-valley">In Latent Space: Mapping the Uncanny Valley</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/in-latent-space-mapping-the-uncanny-valley" title="In Latent Space: Mapping the Uncanny Valley"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/20/Patten_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/20/Patten_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/20/Patten_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/20/Patten_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/20/Patten_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="In Latent Space: Mapping the Uncanny Valley" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> <em>The Wire</em> Salon returns in April with the first of three events exploring the relationship of AI and music. In advance, read Emily Bick’s 2023 interview with composer patten in which he discusses using AI-generated samples to map music’s infinite complexities </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-ciaran-mackle"><i>Wire</i> mix: Ciaran Mackle</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-ciaran-mackle" title=" Wire mix: Ciaran Mackle"><img src="/img/scale/300/234/2025/03/20/ciaran_mackle.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="234" data-width="300" data-height="234" data-original="/2025/03/20/ciaran_mackle.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/351/2025/03/20/ciaran_mackle.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/468/2025/03/20/ciaran_mackle.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/702/2025/03/20/ciaran_mackle.jpg 3x" alt="Wire mix: Ciaran Mackle" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> To accompany his interview in <em>The Wire</em> 494, London based experimental musician Ciaran Mackle compiles an exclusive <em>Wire</em> mix </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/collateral-damage/" title="Against The Grain">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/collateral-damage/against-the-grain-mosi-reeves-on-underground-hiphop-s-gender-imbalance">Against The Grain: Mosi Reeves on underground hiphop’s gender imbalance</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/collateral-damage/against-the-grain-mosi-reeves-on-underground-hiphop-s-gender-imbalance" title="Against The Grain: Mosi Reeves on underground hiphop’s gender imbalance"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/17/nappynina-6_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/17/nappynina-6_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/17/nappynina-6_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/17/nappynina-6_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/17/nappynina-6_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Against The Grain: Mosi Reeves on underground hiphop’s gender imbalance" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 494, Mosi Reeves argues that, while women set the tone in mainstream rap, the underground hiphop scene lags far behind </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/shane-woolman-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74207">Shane Woolman presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/shane-woolman-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74207" title="Shane Woolman presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/12/COLORSxSTUDIOS_Announcement_AnaLuaCaiano_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/12/COLORSxSTUDIOS_Announcement_AnaLuaCaiano_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/12/COLORSxSTUDIOS_Announcement_AnaLuaCaiano_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/12/COLORSxSTUDIOS_Announcement_AnaLuaCaiano_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/12/COLORSxSTUDIOS_Announcement_AnaLuaCaiano_copy_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Shane Woolman presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 13 March edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a guest mix by Portuguese musician Ana Lua Caiano alongside a selection of new and recent releases by Om Unit, Nadah El Shazly, Lollise, Shit And Shine, Darkchild x SKRS INTL, and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/unlimited-editions-cardboard-club">Unlimited Editions: Cardboard Club</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/unlimited-editions-cardboard-club" title="Unlimited Editions: Cardboard Club"><img src="/img/scale/300/300/2025/03/12/Yol_Welcome_To_Cardboard_Club.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-original="/2025/03/12/Yol_Welcome_To_Cardboard_Club.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/450/2025/03/12/Yol_Welcome_To_Cardboard_Club.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/600/2025/03/12/Yol_Welcome_To_Cardboard_Club.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/900/2025/03/12/Yol_Welcome_To_Cardboard_Club.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1200/2025/03/12/Yol_Welcome_To_Cardboard_Club.jpg 4x" alt="Unlimited Editions: Cardboard Club" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> To accompany his report on Cardboard Club in <em>The Wire</em> 494, Spenser Tomson explores a playlist selected by label boss Robert Ridley-Shackleton </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-metalheadz"><i>Wire</i> mix: Metalheadz</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-metalheadz" title=" Wire mix: Metalheadz"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/11/Friske_March_2025_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/11/Friske_March_2025_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/11/Friske_March_2025_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/11/Friske_March_2025_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/11/Friske_March_2025_copy_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Wire mix: Metalheadz" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> To celebrate 30 years of the pioneering drum ’n’ bass label, Metalheadz’s Sam Oliver, aka Friske, curates a special <em>Wire</em> mix </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/invisible-jukebox-mix-jeff-mills">Invisible Jukebox mix: Jeff Mills</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/invisible-jukebox-mix-jeff-mills" title="Invisible Jukebox mix: Jeff Mills"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/10/For_web_JeffMills-InnerSpaciousnessPort__raits2025JacobKhrist-4-5002_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/10/For_web_JeffMills-InnerSpaciousnessPort__raits2025JacobKhrist-4-5002_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/10/For_web_JeffMills-InnerSpaciousnessPort__raits2025JacobKhrist-4-5002_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/10/For_web_JeffMills-InnerSpaciousnessPort__raits2025JacobKhrist-4-5002_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/10/For_web_JeffMills-InnerSpaciousnessPort__raits2025JacobKhrist-4-5002_copy.jpg 3x" alt="Invisible Jukebox mix: Jeff Mills" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Listen to the music we played to Jeff Mills during his Invisible Jukebox interview in <em>The Wire</em> 494 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/emily-bick-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74149">Emily Bick presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/emily-bick-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74149" title="Emily Bick presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/03/06/AISM_5_MARCH_2025_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/03/06/AISM_5_MARCH_2025_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/03/06/AISM_5_MARCH_2025_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/03/06/AISM_5_MARCH_2025_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/03/06/AISM_5_MARCH_2025_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/03/06/AISM_5_MARCH_2025_copy.jpg 4x" alt="Emily Bick presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 6 March edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Cleaners From Venus, Marina Zispin, Kuunatic, Circuit Des Yeux, Backxwash, Nazar, and many more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/office-ambience-494">Office Ambience 494</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/office-ambience-494" title="Office Ambience 494"><img src="/img/scale/300/236/2025/03/06/Martin_Newell_2_copy_for_web_correct.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="236" data-width="300" data-height="236" data-original="/2025/03/06/Martin_Newell_2_copy_for_web_correct.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/354/2025/03/06/Martin_Newell_2_copy_for_web_correct.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/472/2025/03/06/Martin_Newell_2_copy_for_web_correct.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/708/2025/03/06/Martin_Newell_2_copy_for_web_correct.jpg 3x" alt="Office Ambience 494" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our April 2025 issue </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-sound-piles"><i>Wire</i> mix: “sound piles”</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-sound-piles" title=" Wire mix: “sound piles”"><img src="/img/scale/300/234/2025/02/27/Ox-Waste-Scenes-DZC_7020-for_web_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="234" data-width="300" data-height="234" data-original="/2025/02/27/Ox-Waste-Scenes-DZC_7020-for_web_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/351/2025/02/27/Ox-Waste-Scenes-DZC_7020-for_web_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/468/2025/02/27/Ox-Waste-Scenes-DZC_7020-for_web_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/702/2025/02/27/Ox-Waste-Scenes-DZC_7020-for_web_copy.jpg 3x" alt="Wire mix: “sound piles”" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Erik DeLuca shares a mix of sound recordings of Philadelphia’s forgotten and abandoned objects </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/joseph-stannard-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74024">Joseph Stannard presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/joseph-stannard-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-74024" title="Joseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/28/AISM_27_Feb_2025.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/28/AISM_27_Feb_2025.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/28/AISM_27_Feb_2025.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/28/AISM_27_Feb_2025.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/28/AISM_27_Feb_2025.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/02/28/AISM_27_Feb_2025.jpg 4x" alt="Joseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 27 February edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Klein, Q Lazzarus, Vacuous, Dead Pioneers, Zoë Mc Pherson, Knives, and many more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/global-ear-tijuana">Global Ear: Tijuana</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/global-ear-tijuana" title="Global Ear: Tijuana"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/26/Global_Ear_Tijuana_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/26/Global_Ear_Tijuana_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/26/Global_Ear_Tijuana_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/26/Global_Ear_Tijuana_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/26/Global_Ear_Tijuana_copy_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Global Ear: Tijuana" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Juan San Cristóbal Lizama compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Tijuana’s Static Discos label in <em>The Wire</em> 493 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/" title="The Portal">The Portal</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/bill-fay-9-september-1943-22-february-2025">Bill Fay (9 September 1943–22 February 2025)</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/bill-fay-9-september-1943-22-february-2025" title="Bill Fay (9 September 1943–22 February 2025)"><img src="/img/scale/300/237/2025/02/25/FAY_Bill_2.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="237" data-width="300" data-height="237" data-original="/2025/02/25/FAY_Bill_2.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/355.5/2025/02/25/FAY_Bill_2.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/474/2025/02/25/FAY_Bill_2.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/711/2025/02/25/FAY_Bill_2.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/948/2025/02/25/FAY_Bill_2.jpg 4x" alt="Bill Fay (9 September 1943–22 February 2025)" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The UK outsider singer-songwriter has died aged 81. As a tribute, we have made Rob Young’s 2005 interview in <em>The Wire</em> 253 free to read in our online library. </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/columns/" title="Columns">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/columns/the-secret-history-of-film-music-the-return">The Secret History of Film Music: The Return</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/columns/the-secret-history-of-film-music-the-return" title="The Secret History of Film Music: The Return"><img src="/img/scale/300/232/2025/02/25/sacrifice-andrei-tarkovsky_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="232" data-width="300" data-height="232" data-original="/2025/02/25/sacrifice-andrei-tarkovsky_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/348/2025/02/25/sacrifice-andrei-tarkovsky_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/464/2025/02/25/sacrifice-andrei-tarkovsky_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/696/2025/02/25/sacrifice-andrei-tarkovsky_copy.jpg 3x" alt="The Secret History of Film Music: The Return" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Philip Brophy sets out his intentions for the return of his long running <em>Wire</em> column on film music </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/vaster-than-empires-trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-s-queer-score-reviewed">“Vaster than empires”: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s <i>Queer</i> score reviewed</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/vaster-than-empires-trent-reznor-and-atticus-ross-s-queer-score-reviewed" title="“Vaster than empires”: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s Queer score reviewed"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/21/QUEER_09_CMYK_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/21/QUEER_09_CMYK_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/21/QUEER_09_CMYK_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/21/QUEER_09_CMYK_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/21/QUEER_09_CMYK_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="“Vaster than empires”: Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s Queer score reviewed" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 493, Claire Biddles reviews Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score for Luca Guadagnino’s film of William S Burroughs’s semi-autobiographical novel </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/chris-bohn-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73992">Chris Bohn presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/chris-bohn-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73992" title="Chris Bohn presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/21/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_20_Feb_25.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/21/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_20_Feb_25.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/21/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_20_Feb_25.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/21/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_20_Feb_25.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/21/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_20_Feb_25.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/02/21/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_20_Feb_25.jpg 4x" alt="Chris Bohn presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <article> <div> <p> The 20 February edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Tori Kudo, SBR, Cheng Daoyuan, Sophia Djebel Rose, Crystal Axis and others </p> </div> </article> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-playlist-perceptions-of-rapid-deterioration-ellen-christi-s-free-jazz-vocals"><i>Wire</i> Playlist: Ellen Christi’s free jazz vocals</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-playlist-perceptions-of-rapid-deterioration-ellen-christi-s-free-jazz-vocals" title=" Wire Playlist: Ellen Christi’s free jazz vocals"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/20/Ellen_Christi_and_William_Parker_Washington_Square_Church_NYC_prob_1976_Courtesy_of_Ellen_Christi_copy_for_webjpg.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/20/Ellen_Christi_and_William_Parker_Washington_Square_Church_NYC_prob_1976_Courtesy_of_Ellen_Christi_copy_for_webjpg.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/20/Ellen_Christi_and_William_Parker_Washington_Square_Church_NYC_prob_1976_Courtesy_of_Ellen_Christi_copy_for_webjpg.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/20/Ellen_Christi_and_William_Parker_Washington_Square_Church_NYC_prob_1976_Courtesy_of_Ellen_Christi_copy_for_webjpg.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/20/Ellen_Christi_and_William_Parker_Washington_Square_Church_NYC_prob_1976_Courtesy_of_Ellen_Christi_copy_for_webjpg.jpg 3x" alt="Wire Playlist: Ellen Christi’s free jazz vocals" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Pierre Crépon explores the career of American jazz singer Ellen Christi, from her work on New York’s 1970s loft jazz scene to her recent album with bassist William Parker </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-polonius"><i>Wire</i> mix: Polonius</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-polonius" title=" Wire mix: Polonius"><img src="/img/scale/300/246/2025/02/19/polonius.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="246" data-width="300" data-height="246" data-original="/2025/02/19/polonius.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/369/2025/02/19/polonius.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/492/2025/02/19/polonius.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/738/2025/02/19/polonius.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/984/2025/02/19/polonius.jpg 4x" alt="Wire mix: Polonius" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The Egyptian-French composer creates an exclusive mix of music to accompany his interview with Miloš Hroch in <em>The Wire</em> 493 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/unlimited-editions-pointless-geometry">Unlimited Editions: Pointless Geometry</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/unlimited-editions-pointless-geometry" title="Unlimited Editions: Pointless Geometry"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/18/PG_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/18/PG_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/18/PG_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/18/PG_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/18/PG_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Unlimited Editions: Pointless Geometry" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> To accompany his report on Pointless Geometry in <em>The Wire</em> 493, Daryl Worthington selects music from the back catalogue of the eclectic Polish label </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/phil-england-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73927">Phil England presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/phil-england-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73927" title="Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/14/AISM_13_Feb_pic.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/14/AISM_13_Feb_pic.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/14/AISM_13_Feb_pic.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/14/AISM_13_Feb_pic.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/14/AISM_13_Feb_pic.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/02/14/AISM_13_Feb_pic.jpg 4x" alt="Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 13 February edition of <em>The Wire</em>'s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Sopa Boba, Amand, Clipping, Zakir Hussain & Third Coast Percussion, Janek Schaefer, Fred Moten & Brandon Lopez, Joe Armon-Jones and many more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/" title="The Portal">The Portal</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/howard-riley-16-february-1943-8-february-2025">Howard Riley (16 February 1943–8 February 2025)</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/howard-riley-16-february-1943-8-february-2025" title="Howard Riley (16 February 1943–8 February 2025)"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/12/riley_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/12/riley_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/12/riley_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/12/riley_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/12/riley_copy_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Howard Riley (16 February 1943–8 February 2025)" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <div> The UK jazz and free music pianist died in February aged 81. As a tribute, we have made Julian Cowley’s 2010 interview in <em>The Wire</em> 318 free to read in our online library. </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> <div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/" title="The Portal">The Portal</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/terror-danjah-73908">Terror Danjah</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/terror-danjah-73908" title="Terror Danjah"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/12/TERROR_DANJAH_1cmyk2_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/12/TERROR_DANJAH_1cmyk2_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/12/TERROR_DANJAH_1cmyk2_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/12/TERROR_DANJAH_1cmyk2_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/12/TERROR_DANJAH_1cmyk2_copy_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Terror Danjah" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The influential grime producer Terror Danjah (real name Rodney Pryce) has died. As a tribute, we have made his Invisible Jukebox interview with Joe Muggs that appeared in <em>The Wire</em> 343 available to read for free in our online magazine library. </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/office-ambience-493">Office Ambience 493</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/office-ambience-493" title="Office Ambience 493"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/12/BRP_8389_CMYK_copy_Office_Ambience_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/12/BRP_8389_CMYK_copy_Office_Ambience_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/12/BRP_8389_CMYK_copy_Office_Ambience_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/12/BRP_8389_CMYK_copy_Office_Ambience_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/12/BRP_8389_CMYK_copy_Office_Ambience_web.jpg 3x" alt="Office Ambience 493" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our March 2025 issue </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/collateral-damage/" title="Against The Grain">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/collateral-damage/against-the-grain-george-rayner-law-on-folk-revivals-and-the-idea-of-continuity">Against The Grain: George Rayner-Law on folk revivals and the idea of continuity</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/collateral-damage/against-the-grain-george-rayner-law-on-folk-revivals-and-the-idea-of-continuity" title="Against The Grain: George Rayner-Law on folk revivals and the idea of continuity"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/11/MACCOLL_Ewan_2-cmyk_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/11/MACCOLL_Ewan_2-cmyk_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/11/MACCOLL_Ewan_2-cmyk_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/11/MACCOLL_Ewan_2-cmyk_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/11/MACCOLL_Ewan_2-cmyk_copy.jpg 3x" alt="Against The Grain: George Rayner-Law on folk revivals and the idea of continuity" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 493, George Rayner-Law argues that as interest in English folk song grows once again, practitioners, critics and listeners should consider carefully the ideological currents beneath the surface </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/invisible-jukebox-mix-lydia-lunch">Invisible Jukebox mix: Lydia Lunch</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/invisible-jukebox-mix-lydia-lunch" title="Invisible Jukebox mix: Lydia Lunch"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/05/B_Lydia_Lunch_ADJ_webcrop_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/05/B_Lydia_Lunch_ADJ_webcrop_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/05/B_Lydia_Lunch_ADJ_webcrop_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/05/B_Lydia_Lunch_ADJ_webcrop_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/05/B_Lydia_Lunch_ADJ_webcrop_copy.jpg 3x" alt="Invisible Jukebox mix: Lydia Lunch" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Listen to the music we played to Lydia Lunch during her Invisible Jukebox interview in <em>The Wire</em> 493 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/misha-farrant-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73857">Misha Farrant presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/misha-farrant-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73857" title="Misha Farrant presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/07/WIRE-AISM_6_FEB.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/07/WIRE-AISM_6_FEB.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/07/WIRE-AISM_6_FEB.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/07/WIRE-AISM_6_FEB.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/07/WIRE-AISM_6_FEB.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/02/07/WIRE-AISM_6_FEB.jpg 4x" alt="Misha Farrant presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 6 February edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Girl Pusher, aya, Zoë Mc Pherson, Kilbourne, Sunik Kim, Tisakorean and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/" title="Book Extracts">Book Extract</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-semi-conducting-rambles-through-the-post-cagean-thicket">Read an extract from <i>Semi-Conducting – Rambles Through The Post-Cagean Thicket</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-semi-conducting-rambles-through-the-post-cagean-thicket" title="Read an extract from Semi-Conducting – Rambles Through The Post-Cagean Thicket "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/02/06/Collins_Nodalings_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/02/06/Collins_Nodalings_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/02/06/Collins_Nodalings_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/02/06/Collins_Nodalings_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/02/06/Collins_Nodalings_copy_for_web.jpg 3x" alt="Read an extract from Semi-Conducting – Rambles Through The Post-Cagean Thicket" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Read an extract from Nicolas Collins’s <em>Semi-Conducting – Rambles Through The Post-Cagean Thicket,</em> in which the author describes his early experiments with feedback </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-sakina-abdou"><i>Wire</i> mix: Sakina Abdou</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-sakina-abdou" title=" Wire mix: Sakina Abdou"><img src="/img/scale/300/236/2025/02/05/PANA6185_copy_for_website.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="236" data-width="300" data-height="236" data-original="/2025/02/05/PANA6185_copy_for_website.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/354/2025/02/05/PANA6185_copy_for_website.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/472/2025/02/05/PANA6185_copy_for_website.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/708/2025/02/05/PANA6185_copy_for_website.jpg 3x" alt="Wire mix: Sakina Abdou" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The French saxophonist creates an exclusive mix of tracks that have been inspiring her recent playing, including her latest album <em>Hammer, Roll And Leaf</em> </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/" title="Video">Video</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/eye-and-ear-control-watching-albert-ayler-73783">Eye and Ear Control: Watching Albert Ayler</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/eye-and-ear-control-watching-albert-ayler-73783" title="Eye and Ear Control: Watching Albert Ayler"><img src="/img/scale/300/225/2025/01/31/679cf68ed14eahqdefault.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" data-width="300" data-height="225" srcset="/img/scale/450/337.5/2025/01/31/679cf68ed14eahqdefault.jpg 1.5x" alt="Eye and Ear Control: Watching Albert Ayler" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> David Grundy watches recently unearthed footage of saxophonist Albert Ayler in concert from 1966 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/lucy-thraves-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73762">Lucy Thraves presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/lucy-thraves-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73762" title="Lucy Thraves presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/01/30/LUCY_AISM_30_JAN.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/01/30/LUCY_AISM_30_JAN.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/01/30/LUCY_AISM_30_JAN.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/01/30/LUCY_AISM_30_JAN.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/01/30/LUCY_AISM_30_JAN.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/01/30/LUCY_AISM_30_JAN.jpg 4x" alt="Lucy Thraves presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 30 January edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Circuit Des Yeux, Infinity Knives, John Wall, Annette Peacock, Lonnie Holley, Lucrecia Dalt and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/a-portrait-in-many-colours-joe-mcphee-autobiography">“A portrait in many colours”: Joe McPhee’s autobiography reviewed</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/a-portrait-in-many-colours-joe-mcphee-autobiography" title="“A portrait in many colours”: Joe McPhee’s autobiography reviewed"><img src="/img/scale/300/261/2025/01/29/1_McPhee_Underground_Railroad_CMYK_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="261" data-width="300" data-height="261" data-original="/2025/01/29/1_McPhee_Underground_Railroad_CMYK_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/391.5/2025/01/29/1_McPhee_Underground_Railroad_CMYK_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/522/2025/01/29/1_McPhee_Underground_Railroad_CMYK_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/783/2025/01/29/1_McPhee_Underground_Railroad_CMYK_copy.jpg 3x" alt="“A portrait in many colours”: Joe McPhee’s autobiography reviewed" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 491/492, Stewart Smith reviews a new autobiography by the multi-instrumentalist, composer and poet </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/perfect-sound-forever-73721">Perfect Sound Forever</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/perfect-sound-forever-73721" title="Perfect Sound Forever"><img src="/img/scale/300/308/2025/01/27/Amlux_Cover_CMYK_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="308" data-width="300" data-height="308" data-original="/2025/01/27/Amlux_Cover_CMYK_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/462/2025/01/27/Amlux_Cover_CMYK_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/616/2025/01/27/Amlux_Cover_CMYK_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/924/2025/01/27/Amlux_Cover_CMYK_copy.jpg 3x" alt="Perfect Sound Forever" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 491/492, John Brien argues that the humble compact disc offers efficient delivery of pure audio that bypasses the artisan fetishism of the vinyl industry </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/james-gormley-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73707">James Gormley presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/james-gormley-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73707" title="James Gormley presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2025/01/24/AISM.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2025/01/24/AISM.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2025/01/24/AISM.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2025/01/24/AISM.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2025/01/24/AISM.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2025/01/24/AISM.jpg 4x" alt="James Gormley presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 23 January edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Mattie Barbier, Yves De Mey, Simon J Karis, Rojin Sharafi, Raed Yassin, Laura Agnusdei and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/fierce-originality-and-lyric-beauty-emahoy-tesge-mariam-gebru-with-maya-dunietz">“Fierce originality and lyric beauty”: Emahoy Tesge-Mariam Gebru with Maya Dunietz</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/fierce-originality-and-lyric-beauty-emahoy-tesge-mariam-gebru-with-maya-dunietz" title="“Fierce originality and lyric beauty”: Emahoy Tesge-Mariam Gebru with Maya Dunietz"><img src="/img/scale/300/213/2025/01/22/4_Emahoy_Tsege_Mariam_Gebru__Gali_Tibbon_CMYK_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="213" data-width="300" data-height="213" data-original="/2025/01/22/4_Emahoy_Tsege_Mariam_Gebru__Gali_Tibbon_CMYK_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/319.5/2025/01/22/4_Emahoy_Tsege_Mariam_Gebru__Gali_Tibbon_CMYK_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/426/2025/01/22/4_Emahoy_Tsege_Mariam_Gebru__Gali_Tibbon_CMYK_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/639/2025/01/22/4_Emahoy_Tsege_Mariam_Gebru__Gali_Tibbon_CMYK_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/852/2025/01/22/4_Emahoy_Tsege_Mariam_Gebru__Gali_Tibbon_CMYK_copy.jpg 4x" alt="“Fierce originality and lyric beauty”: Emahoy Tesge-Mariam Gebru with Maya Dunietz" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 491/492, Peter Margasak reviews an album of inventive new settings for the compositions of Ethiopian musician Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/the-wellness-trap">The Wellness Trap</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/the-wellness-trap" title="The Wellness Trap"><img src="/img/scale/300/214/2025/01/20/Sister_Redhawk_Nea_Mckinney_Basilica_24_Hour_Drone_Peter_Galgani_CMYK_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="214" data-width="300" data-height="214" data-original="/2025/01/20/Sister_Redhawk_Nea_Mckinney_Basilica_24_Hour_Drone_Peter_Galgani_CMYK_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/321/2025/01/20/Sister_Redhawk_Nea_Mckinney_Basilica_24_Hour_Drone_Peter_Galgani_CMYK_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/428/2025/01/20/Sister_Redhawk_Nea_Mckinney_Basilica_24_Hour_Drone_Peter_Galgani_CMYK_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/642/2025/01/20/Sister_Redhawk_Nea_Mckinney_Basilica_24_Hour_Drone_Peter_Galgani_CMYK_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/856/2025/01/20/Sister_Redhawk_Nea_Mckinney_Basilica_24_Hour_Drone_Peter_Galgani_CMYK_copy.jpg 4x" alt="The Wellness Trap" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 491/492, James Gormley argues that redrawing the line between public and private space has coined a dubious new currency in sonic self-help and healing experiences </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/shane-woolman-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-fadi-tabbal-guest-mix">Shane Woolman presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i>: Fadi Tabbal guest mix</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/shane-woolman-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-fadi-tabbal-guest-mix" title="Shane Woolman presents Adventures In Sound And Music : Fadi Tabbal guest mix"><img src="/img/scale/300/300/2025/01/16/Fadi_Tabbal_Picture.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-original="/2025/01/16/Fadi_Tabbal_Picture.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/450/2025/01/16/Fadi_Tabbal_Picture.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/600/2025/01/16/Fadi_Tabbal_Picture.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/900/2025/01/16/Fadi_Tabbal_Picture.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1200/2025/01/16/Fadi_Tabbal_Picture.jpg 4x" alt="Shane Woolman presents Adventures In Sound And Music: Fadi Tabbal guest mix" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 16 January edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a guest mix by Lebanese musician, producer and sound engineer Fadi Tabbal, plus music by Grup Ses & Gökalp K, Sansouni, King Jammy, and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/" title="The Portal">The Portal</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/david-lynch-20-january-1946-16-january-2025">David Lynch (20 January 1946–16 January 2025)</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/david-lynch-20-january-1946-16-january-2025" title="David Lynch (20 January 1946–16 January 2025)"><img src="/img/scale/300/256/2025/01/16/LYNCH_05_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="256" data-width="300" data-height="256" data-original="/2025/01/16/LYNCH_05_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/384/2025/01/16/LYNCH_05_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/512/2025/01/16/LYNCH_05_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/768/2025/01/16/LYNCH_05_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1024/2025/01/16/LYNCH_05_CMYK_copy_for_web.jpg 4x" alt="David Lynch (20 January 1946–16 January 2025)" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The US filmmaker has died aged 78. As a tribute, we have made the extended cover feature on Lynch that appeared in <em>The Wire</em> 486 free to read in our online library. The feature includes a cover designed by Lynch, an interview with the director and his music collaborator Chrystabell, and 12 pages of essays exploring the unique sound world created by his films. </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/review-diemajin-the-haunting-tempat-angker">Mystical synths, bloodcurdling screams: the sounds of Asian horror</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/review-diemajin-the-haunting-tempat-angker" title="Mystical synths, bloodcurdling screams: the sounds of Asian horror"><img src="/img/scale/300/241/2025/01/15/DJDIESOON_for_web_Photo_c_o_Zoya_Bassi_CMYK.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="241" data-width="300" data-height="241" data-original="/2025/01/15/DJDIESOON_for_web_Photo_c_o_Zoya_Bassi_CMYK.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/361.5/2025/01/15/DJDIESOON_for_web_Photo_c_o_Zoya_Bassi_CMYK.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/482/2025/01/15/DJDIESOON_for_web_Photo_c_o_Zoya_Bassi_CMYK.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/723/2025/01/15/DJDIESOON_for_web_Photo_c_o_Zoya_Bassi_CMYK.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/964/2025/01/15/DJDIESOON_for_web_Photo_c_o_Zoya_Bassi_CMYK.jpg 4x" alt="Mystical synths, bloodcurdling screams: the sounds of Asian horror" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 491/492, James Gui reviews three releases that take inspiration from the world of Asian horror – with mixed results </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/all-ears">All Ears</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/all-ears" title="All Ears"><img src="/img/scale/300/245/2025/01/13/ARP-cmyk_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="245" data-width="300" data-height="245" data-original="/2025/01/13/ARP-cmyk_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/367.5/2025/01/13/ARP-cmyk_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/490/2025/01/13/ARP-cmyk_copy.jpg 2x" alt="All Ears" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 491/492, Louise Gray recalls developing a new relationship to sound while bed-bound in hospital following an accident </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/black-quantum-futurism-mix-dismantling-the-master-s-clock">Black Quantum Futurism Mix: Dismantling The Master’s Clock</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/black-quantum-futurism-mix-dismantling-the-master-s-clock" title="Black Quantum Futurism Mix: Dismantling The Master’s Clock"><img src="/img/scale/300/233/2025/01/09/20230716_MoorMother_EbruYildiz_260_WEBfor_web.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="233" data-width="300" data-height="233" data-original="/2025/01/09/20230716_MoorMother_EbruYildiz_260_WEBfor_web.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/349.5/2025/01/09/20230716_MoorMother_EbruYildiz_260_WEBfor_web.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/466/2025/01/09/20230716_MoorMother_EbruYildiz_260_WEBfor_web.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/699/2025/01/09/20230716_MoorMother_EbruYildiz_260_WEBfor_web.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/932/2025/01/09/20230716_MoorMother_EbruYildiz_260_WEBfor_web.jpg 4x" alt="Black Quantum Futurism Mix: Dismantling The Master’s Clock" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother) present a special <em>Wire</em> mix ahead of the publication of <em>Dismantling The Master’s Clock</em>, Phillips’s forthcoming book exploring time, temporality and Black liberation </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-stonecirclesampler"><i>Wire</i> mix: Stonecirclesampler</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-stonecirclesampler" title=" Wire mix: Stonecirclesampler"><img src="/img/scale/300/300/2025/01/08/Stonecircle_CMYK_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-original="/2025/01/08/Stonecircle_CMYK_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/450/2025/01/08/Stonecircle_CMYK_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/600/2025/01/08/Stonecircle_CMYK_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/900/2025/01/08/Stonecircle_CMYK_copy.jpg 3x" alt="Wire mix: Stonecirclesampler" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Stonecircesampler, aka Luke J Murray, curates an exclusive compilation of edits, alternative mixes and unreleased music to conjure a hauntological landscape </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/2024-reflections-let-the-rhythm-hit-em">Let The Rhythm Hit Em</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/2024-reflections-let-the-rhythm-hit-em" title="Let The Rhythm Hit Em"><img src="/img/scale/300/300/2025/01/06/drew_daniel.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-original="/2025/01/06/drew_daniel.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/450/2025/01/06/drew_daniel.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/600/2025/01/06/drew_daniel.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/900/2025/01/06/drew_daniel.jpg 3x" alt="Let The Rhythm Hit Em" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In <em>The Wire</em> 491/492, Drew Daniel recounts a dream of a strange new music style, whose subsequent online virality revealed the need to test the limits of genres </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/" title="Book Extracts">Book Extract</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-solid-foundation-an-oral-history-of-reggae">Read an extract from <i>Solid Foundation: An Oral History Of Reggae</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-solid-foundation-an-oral-history-of-reggae" title="Read an extract from Solid Foundation: An Oral History Of Reggae "><img src="/img/scale/300/253/2024/12/20/solid_foundation.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="253" data-width="300" data-height="253" data-original="/2024/12/20/solid_foundation.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/379.5/2024/12/20/solid_foundation.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/506/2024/12/20/solid_foundation.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/759/2024/12/20/solid_foundation.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1012/2024/12/20/solid_foundation.jpg 4x" alt="Read an extract from Solid Foundation: An Oral History Of Reggae" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In an extract from his new book, David Katz charts the emergence of Jamaica’s sound system culture in relation to social and political transformations that underpinned the country’s fight for independence </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-rafael-toral"><i>Wire</i> mix: Rafael Toral</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-rafael-toral" title=" Wire mix: Rafael Toral"><img src="/img/scale/300/260/2024/12/23/TORAL_Rafael_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="260" data-width="300" data-height="260" data-original="/2024/12/23/TORAL_Rafael_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/390/2024/12/23/TORAL_Rafael_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/520/2024/12/23/TORAL_Rafael_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/780/2024/12/23/TORAL_Rafael_copy.jpg 3x" alt="Wire mix: Rafael Toral" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The Portuguese experimentalist creates an exclusive mix of tracks that have been inspiring his own most recent music </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/global-ear-zurich">Global Ear: Zurich</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/global-ear-zurich" title="Global Ear: Zurich"><img src="/img/scale/300/227/2024/12/19/Joel_Giardini_at_Doxa_Shroti_CMYK_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="227" data-width="300" data-height="227" data-original="/2024/12/19/Joel_Giardini_at_Doxa_Shroti_CMYK_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/340.5/2024/12/19/Joel_Giardini_at_Doxa_Shroti_CMYK_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/454/2024/12/19/Joel_Giardini_at_Doxa_Shroti_CMYK_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/681/2024/12/19/Joel_Giardini_at_Doxa_Shroti_CMYK_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/908/2024/12/19/Joel_Giardini_at_Doxa_Shroti_CMYK_copy.jpg 4x" alt="Global Ear: Zurich" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Elia Brülhart compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Zurich’s underground noise scene in <em>The Wire</em> 491/492 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/" title="The Portal">The Portal</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/zakir-hussain-9-march-1951-15-december-2024">Zakir Hussain (9 March 1951–15 December 2024)</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/zakir-hussain-9-march-1951-15-december-2024" title="Zakir Hussain (9 March 1951–15 December 2024)"><img src="/img/scale/300/250/2024/12/19/zakir_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="250" data-width="300" data-height="250" data-original="/2024/12/19/zakir_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/375/2024/12/19/zakir_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/500/2024/12/19/zakir_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/750/2024/12/19/zakir_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1000/2024/12/19/zakir_copy.jpg 4x" alt="Zakir Hussain (9 March 1951–15 December 2024)" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The Indian tabla virtuoso died on 15 December aged 73. In December 2000 he was interviewed for the cover story of <em>The Wire</em> 202, discussing his work with John McLaughlin, Pharoah Sanders, Bill Laswell and Talvin Singh. As a tribute, we have made the article free to read in our online library. </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/unlimited-editions-strategic-tape-reserve">Unlimited Editions: Strategic Tape Reserve</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/unlimited-editions-strategic-tape-reserve" title="Unlimited Editions: Strategic Tape Reserve"><img src="/img/scale/300/300/2024/12/17/STR_angelwings.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-original="/2024/12/17/STR_angelwings.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/450/2024/12/17/STR_angelwings.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/600/2024/12/17/STR_angelwings.jpg 2x" alt="Unlimited Editions: Strategic Tape Reserve" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> To accompany his report on Strategic Tape Reserve in <em>The Wire</em> 491/492, Antonio Poscic selects music from the back catalogue of the playful Cologne label </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/" title="Book Extracts">Book Extract</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-ghost-of-an-idea-hauntology-folk-horror-and-the-spectre-of-nostalgia">Read an extract from <i>Ghost Of An Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror, And The Spectre Of Nostalgia</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-ghost-of-an-idea-hauntology-folk-horror-and-the-spectre-of-nostalgia" title="Read an extract from Ghost Of An Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror, And The Spectre Of Nostalgia "><img src="/img/scale/300/203/2024/12/13/Canford_Water_Tower_2_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="203" data-width="300" data-height="203" data-original="/2024/12/13/Canford_Water_Tower_2_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/304.5/2024/12/13/Canford_Water_Tower_2_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/406/2024/12/13/Canford_Water_Tower_2_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/609/2024/12/13/Canford_Water_Tower_2_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/812/2024/12/13/Canford_Water_Tower_2_copy.jpg 4x" alt="Read an extract from Ghost Of An Idea: Hauntology, Folk Horror, And The Spectre Of Nostalgia" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> This extract from William Burns's book gives an overview of hauntological music and its preoccupation with the sound of decay, the evocation of nostalgia, and the allure of lost futures </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/joseph-stannard-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73501">Joseph Stannard presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/joseph-stannard-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73501" title="Joseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/12/13/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_12_December.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/12/13/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_12_December.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/12/13/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_12_December.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/12/13/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_12_December.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/12/13/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_12_December.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/12/13/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_12_December.jpg 4x" alt="Joseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 12 December edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Kate Bush, The Unthanks, The High Llamas, Annette Peacock and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> Charts </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/charts/2024-rewind-contributors-charts">2024 Rewind: Contributors’ Charts</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/issues/charts/2024-rewind-contributors-charts" title="2024 Rewind: Contributors’ Charts"><img src="/img/scale/300/206/2024/12/11/cover_crop_for_charts.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="206" data-width="300" data-height="206" srcset="/img/scale/450/309/2024/12/11/cover_crop_for_charts.jpg 1.5x" alt="2024 Rewind: Contributors’ Charts" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> <em>The Wire</em>’s Releases of the Year chart for 2024 was compiled from the individual votes of the magazine’s staff and contributors – here are those votes in full </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/the-wire-s-releases-of-the-year-2024"><i>The Wire</i>’s Releases of the Year 2024 playlist</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/the-wire-s-releases-of-the-year-2024" title=" The Wire ’s Releases of the Year 2024 playlist"><img src="/img/scale/300/211/2024/12/10/491_website_crop.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="211" data-width="300" data-height="211" data-original="/2024/12/10/491_website_crop.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/316.5/2024/12/10/491_website_crop.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/422/2024/12/10/491_website_crop.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/633/2024/12/10/491_website_crop.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/844/2024/12/10/491_website_crop.jpg 4x" alt="The Wire’s Releases of the Year 2024 playlist" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Listen to a selection of tracks from our Top 50 Releases of the Year, as voted for by <em>The Wire’</em>s team of staff and contributors. You can read more about the albums featured in our chart, as well as those featured in the Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year, in <em>The Wire</em> 491/492 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick"> <article class="row1 block_top "> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/" title="Below The Radar">Download</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/below-the-radar-special-edition-otoroku"><i>Below The Radar Special Edition: Otoroku</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/below-the-radar-special-edition-otoroku" title=" Below The Radar Special Edition: Otoroku "><img src="/img/scale/300/300/2024/12/05/Otoroku_lead_image.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" data-width="300" data-height="300" data-original="/2024/12/05/Otoroku_lead_image.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/450/2024/12/05/Otoroku_lead_image.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/600/2024/12/05/Otoroku_lead_image.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/900/2024/12/05/Otoroku_lead_image.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1200/2024/12/05/Otoroku_lead_image.jpg 4x" alt="Below The Radar Special Edition: Otoroku" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> This volume in <em>The Wire</em>’s ongoing series of subscriber-only anthologies compiles 15 tracks from albums released by Cafe OTO’s in-house label Otoroku. Featuring Pat Thomas, Maggie Nicols, Loren Connors & Alan Licht, Elaine Mitchener, Black Top, Ecka Mordecai, and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/chris-bohn-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73447">Chris Bohn presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/chris-bohn-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73447" title="Chris Bohn presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/12/05/5_December_AISM.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/12/05/5_December_AISM.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/12/05/5_December_AISM.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/12/05/5_December_AISM.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/12/05/5_December_AISM.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/12/05/5_December_AISM.jpg 4x" alt="Chris Bohn presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 5 December edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast featured tracks by Ash Ra Tempel, Circuit Des Yeux, Katharina Ernst & schne, Keiji Haino & Jun Morita, Tori Kudo and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-london-contemporary-music-festival"><i>Wire</i> mix: London Contemporary Music Festival</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-london-contemporary-music-festival" title=" Wire mix: London Contemporary Music Festival"><img src="/img/scale/300/224/2024/12/06/JERNBERG_Sofia_1_cmyk_copy_crop_website.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="224" data-width="300" data-height="224" data-original="/2024/12/06/JERNBERG_Sofia_1_cmyk_copy_crop_website.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/336/2024/12/06/JERNBERG_Sofia_1_cmyk_copy_crop_website.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/448/2024/12/06/JERNBERG_Sofia_1_cmyk_copy_crop_website.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/672/2024/12/06/JERNBERG_Sofia_1_cmyk_copy_crop_website.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/896/2024/12/06/JERNBERG_Sofia_1_cmyk_copy_crop_website.jpg 4x" alt="Wire mix: London Contemporary Music Festival" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Listen to an exclusive mix exploring the programme at this year’s London Contemporary Music Festival </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-kmru"><i>Wire</i> mix: KMRU</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-kmru" title=" Wire mix: KMRU"><img src="/img/scale/300/225/2024/12/04/DSC04995.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" data-width="300" data-height="225" data-original="/2024/12/04/DSC04995.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/337.5/2024/12/04/DSC04995.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/450/2024/12/04/DSC04995.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/675/2024/12/04/DSC04995.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/900/2024/12/04/DSC04995.jpg 4x" alt="Wire mix: KMRU" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> To mark Nonclassical’s 20th anniversary, the Kenyan born musician KMRU creates an exclusive mix of experimental classical and electronic music for <em>The Wire</em> </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/phil-england-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73348">Phil England presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/phil-england-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73348" title="Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/11/29/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/11/29/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/11/29/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/11/29/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/11/29/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/11/29/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg 4x" alt="Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 28 November edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Terry Riley, Dub Syndicate, Able Noise, Mariam Rezaei, Bill Frisell/Kit Downes/Andrew Cyrille, Colin Self, Roger Robinson, General Magic, Abadir & Nahash, Alex Ward/Dominic Lash/Mark Sanders and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/global-ear-taipei">Global Ear: Taipei</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/global-ear-taipei" title="Global Ear: Taipei"><img src="/img/scale/300/200/2024/11/25/Taipei.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="200" data-width="300" data-height="200" data-original="/2024/11/25/Taipei.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/300/2024/11/25/Taipei.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/400/2024/11/25/Taipei.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/600/2024/11/25/Taipei.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/800/2024/11/25/Taipei.jpg 4x" alt="Global Ear: Taipei" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> James Gui compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Taipei’s underground rock scene in <em>The Wire</em> 490 </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/" title="Video">Video</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/adri-n-de-alfonso-pleamar">Adrián de Alfonso: <i>Pleamar</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/video/adri-n-de-alfonso-pleamar" title="Adrián de Alfonso: Pleamar "><img src="/img/scale/300/200/2024/11/26/19_09_2024_0054.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="200" data-width="300" data-height="200" data-original="/2024/11/26/19_09_2024_0054.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/300/2024/11/26/19_09_2024_0054.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/400/2024/11/26/19_09_2024_0054.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/600/2024/11/26/19_09_2024_0054.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/800/2024/11/26/19_09_2024_0054.jpg 4x" alt="Adrián de Alfonso: Pleamar" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Watch a short film that accompanies three tracks from sound artist and musician Adrián de Alfonso’s new album <em>Viator</em>. </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/misha-farrant-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73272">Misha Farrant presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/misha-farrant-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73272" title="Misha Farrant presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/11/22/MFAISM.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/11/22/MFAISM.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/11/22/MFAISM.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/11/22/MFAISM.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/11/22/MFAISM.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/11/22/MFAISM.jpg 4x" alt="Misha Farrant presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 21 November edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Stonecirclesampler, Net Gala, Ra Kalam Bob Moses & Jerome Bryerton, Dawuna, DJ Lycox, Kay Grant/Ian McLachlan/Daniel Thompson, and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/" title="Book Extracts">Book Extract</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-sonic-faction-audio-essay-as-medium-and-method">Read an extract from <i>Sonic Faction: Audio Essay As Medium And Method</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-sonic-faction-audio-essay-as-medium-and-method" title="Read an extract from Sonic Faction: Audio Essay As Medium And Method "><img src="/img/scale/300/225/2024/11/20/Sonic-Faction-21.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="225" data-width="300" data-height="225" data-original="/2024/11/20/Sonic-Faction-21.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/337.5/2024/11/20/Sonic-Faction-21.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/450/2024/11/20/Sonic-Faction-21.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/675/2024/11/20/Sonic-Faction-21.jpg 3x" alt="Read an extract from Sonic Faction: Audio Essay As Medium And Method" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> This extract from new book <em>Sonic Faction</em> considers the possibilities and limitations of the audio essay as a form of sonic psychedelic experiment, prompted by three releases on Hyperdub’s Flatlines sub-label </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/always-already-there-an-incubator-for-afrodiasporic-new-music">“New experts in a new world”: at an incubator for Afrodiasporic new music</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/always-already-there-an-incubator-for-afrodiasporic-new-music" title="“New experts in a new world”: at an incubator for Afrodiasporic new music"><img src="/img/scale/300/200/2024/11/20/C87A7803_Kopie.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="200" data-width="300" data-height="200" data-original="/2024/11/20/C87A7803_Kopie.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/300/2024/11/20/C87A7803_Kopie.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/400/2024/11/20/C87A7803_Kopie.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/600/2024/11/20/C87A7803_Kopie.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/800/2024/11/20/C87A7803_Kopie.jpg 4x" alt="“New experts in a new world”: at an incubator for Afrodiasporic new music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> David Grundy attends a week long event in Berlin designed to forward a global avant garde of Black music composers </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-flickers-from-the-fen"><i>Wire</i> mix: Flickers From The Fen</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/wire-mix-flickers-from-the-fen" title=" Wire mix: Flickers From The Fen"><img src="/img/scale/300/252/2024/11/19/CROP_Photo_Credit_-_Anna_Rocchi_Flickers_from_the_Fen_-_Exclusive_Portrait_for_The_Wire_CMYK_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="252" data-width="300" data-height="252" data-original="/2024/11/19/CROP_Photo_Credit_-_Anna_Rocchi_Flickers_from_the_Fen_-_Exclusive_Portrait_for_The_Wire_CMYK_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/378/2024/11/19/CROP_Photo_Credit_-_Anna_Rocchi_Flickers_from_the_Fen_-_Exclusive_Portrait_for_The_Wire_CMYK_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/504/2024/11/19/CROP_Photo_Credit_-_Anna_Rocchi_Flickers_from_the_Fen_-_Exclusive_Portrait_for_The_Wire_CMYK_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/756/2024/11/19/CROP_Photo_Credit_-_Anna_Rocchi_Flickers_from_the_Fen_-_Exclusive_Portrait_for_The_Wire_CMYK_copy.jpg 3x" alt="Wire mix: Flickers From The Fen" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Flickers From The Fen’s Mercian Sam compiles an exclusive mix of dungeon synth to accompany his interview with Louis Pattison in <em>The Wire</em> 490. </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/interviews/" title="Interviews">Interview</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/interviews/charles-tolliver-remembers-max-roach">Charles Tolliver remembers Max Roach</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/interviews/charles-tolliver-remembers-max-roach" title="Charles Tolliver remembers Max Roach"><img src="/img/scale/300/234/2024/11/15/CharlesTolliver_2_cJimmyKatz.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="234" data-width="300" data-height="234" data-original="/2024/11/15/CharlesTolliver_2_cJimmyKatz.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/351/2024/11/15/CharlesTolliver_2_cJimmyKatz.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/468/2024/11/15/CharlesTolliver_2_cJimmyKatz.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/702/2024/11/15/CharlesTolliver_2_cJimmyKatz.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/936/2024/11/15/CharlesTolliver_2_cJimmyKatz.jpg 4x" alt="Charles Tolliver remembers Max Roach" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Ahead of his celebration of Max Roach, trumpeter Charles Tolliver talks to Gabriel Bristow about playing alongside the legendary drummer, studying at Howard University with Donny Hathaway and Stokely Carmichael, and the legacy of Strata-East Records </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/lucy-thraves-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music">Lucy Thraves presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/lucy-thraves-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music" title="Lucy Thraves presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/11/15/Lucy_Thraves_AISM_image_1411.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/11/15/Lucy_Thraves_AISM_image_1411.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/11/15/Lucy_Thraves_AISM_image_1411.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/11/15/Lucy_Thraves_AISM_image_1411.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/11/15/Lucy_Thraves_AISM_image_1411.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/11/15/Lucy_Thraves_AISM_image_1411.jpg 4x" alt="Lucy Thraves presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 14 November edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Moin, Bridget Hayden & The Apparitions, Gong Gong Gong 工工工 & Mong Tong, YATTA, Richard Dawson, and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/feel-the-bounce-roy-haynes-13-march-1925-12-november-2024">Feel the bounce: Roy Haynes (13 March 1925–12 November 2024)</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/feel-the-bounce-roy-haynes-13-march-1925-12-november-2024" title="Feel the bounce: Roy Haynes (13 March 1925–12 November 2024)"><img src="/img/scale/300/216/2024/11/14/Roy_Haynes_at_Newport_Jazz_Festival.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="216" data-width="300" data-height="216" data-original="/2024/11/14/Roy_Haynes_at_Newport_Jazz_Festival.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/324/2024/11/14/Roy_Haynes_at_Newport_Jazz_Festival.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/432/2024/11/14/Roy_Haynes_at_Newport_Jazz_Festival.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/648/2024/11/14/Roy_Haynes_at_Newport_Jazz_Festival.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/864/2024/11/14/Roy_Haynes_at_Newport_Jazz_Festival.jpg 4x" alt="Feel the bounce: Roy Haynes (13 March 1925–12 November 2024)" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The great US drummer died on 12 November aged 99. In 2000, Philip Clark interviewed him, discussing some of the stellar moments in a jazz life that traversed the entire history of the music and encounters with Lester Young, Charlie Parker, John Coltrane, Chick Corea, Anthony Braxton and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/radical-sounds-latin-america-presents-iggor-cavalera-and-test">Radical Sounds Latin America mix by Iggor Cavalera and TEST</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/radical-sounds-latin-america-presents-iggor-cavalera-and-test" title="Radical Sounds Latin America mix by Iggor Cavalera and TEST"><img src="/img/scale/300/200/2024/11/14/test-aovivo-por-regis-bezerra.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="200" data-width="300" data-height="200" data-original="/2024/11/14/test-aovivo-por-regis-bezerra.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/300/2024/11/14/test-aovivo-por-regis-bezerra.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/400/2024/11/14/test-aovivo-por-regis-bezerra.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/600/2024/11/14/test-aovivo-por-regis-bezerra.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/800/2024/11/14/test-aovivo-por-regis-bezerra.jpg 4x" alt="Radical Sounds Latin America mix by Iggor Cavalera and TEST" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The annual Berlin based festival celebrates its upcoming edition with a selection of countercultural Latin sounds mixed by Brazilian drummer Iggor Cavalera and grindcore band TEST </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/" title="Book Extracts">Book Extract</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-made-in-nuyorico-fania-records-lain-music-salsa-s-nuyorican-meanings">Read an extract from <i>Made In NuYoRico: Fania Records, Latin Music & Salsa's Nuyorican Meanings</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/book-extracts/read-an-extract-from-made-in-nuyorico-fania-records-lain-music-salsa-s-nuyorican-meanings" title="Read an extract from Made In NuYoRico: Fania Records, Latin Music & Salsa's Nuyorican Meanings "><img src="/img/scale/300/285/2024/11/12/Negron_MadeinNuYoRico_Duke-1_crop_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="285" data-width="300" data-height="285" data-original="/2024/11/12/Negron_MadeinNuYoRico_Duke-1_crop_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/427.5/2024/11/12/Negron_MadeinNuYoRico_Duke-1_crop_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/570/2024/11/12/Negron_MadeinNuYoRico_Duke-1_crop_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/855/2024/11/12/Negron_MadeinNuYoRico_Duke-1_crop_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1140/2024/11/12/Negron_MadeinNuYoRico_Duke-1_crop_copy.jpg 4x" alt="Read an extract from Made In NuYoRico: Fania Records, Latin Music & Salsa's Nuyorican Meanings" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In an extract from her new book <em>Made in NuYoRico:</em> <em>Fania Records, Latin Music & Salsa’s Nuyorican Meanings,</em> Marisol Negrón analyses the opening scene of music documentary <em>Our Latin Thing</em>, drawing out its references to the history and culture of community networks in New York’s Puerto Rican communities in the 1970s </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/unlimited-editions-les-disques-lexi">Unlimited Editions: Les Disques Lexi</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/unlimited-editions-les-disques-lexi" title="Unlimited Editions: Les Disques Lexi"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/11/07/les-disques-lexi-online.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/11/07/les-disques-lexi-online.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/11/07/les-disques-lexi-online.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/11/07/les-disques-lexi-online.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/11/07/les-disques-lexi-online.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/11/07/les-disques-lexi-online.jpg 4x" alt="Unlimited Editions: Les Disques Lexi" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> To accompany her report on Les Disques Lexi in <em>The Wire</em> 490, Claire Biddles selects music from the back catalogue of the Brussels 7" specialists </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick"> <article class="row1 block_top "> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/" title="Below The Radar">Download</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/below-the-radar-46"><i>Below The Radar</i> 46</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/below-the-radar-46" title=" Below The Radar 46"><img src="/img/scale/300/299/2024/10/29/BTR-46.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="299" data-width="300" data-height="299" data-original="/2024/10/29/BTR-46.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/448.5/2024/10/29/BTR-46.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/598/2024/10/29/BTR-46.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/897/2024/10/29/BTR-46.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1196/2024/10/29/BTR-46.jpg 4x" alt="Below The Radar 46" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Volume 46 of <em>The Wire</em>’s subscriber only download compilation includes tracks by Brannten Schnüre, HYPER GAL, SISSY MISFIT, Isaiah Hull & Jaso, Bios Contrast & Nilotpal Das, Gordan, and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/about/contributors/james-gormley" title="Gormley">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/about/contributors/james-gormley/james-gormley-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-72945">James Gormley presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/about/contributors/james-gormley/james-gormley-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-72945" title="James Gormley presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/10/15/ASM_Template_Oct_24.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/10/15/ASM_Template_Oct_24.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/10/15/ASM_Template_Oct_24.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/10/15/ASM_Template_Oct_24.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/10/15/ASM_Template_Oct_24.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/10/15/ASM_Template_Oct_24.jpg 4x" alt="James Gormley presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 7 November edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra was a repeat of the 10 October edition, and featured tracks by Maral, FOUDRE!, Pat Thomas, White Boy Scream, Able Noise and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/office-ambience-490">Office Ambience 490</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/office-ambience-490" title="Office Ambience 490"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/11/06/office-ambience-490.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/11/06/office-ambience-490.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/11/06/office-ambience-490.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/11/06/office-ambience-490.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/11/06/office-ambience-490.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/11/06/office-ambience-490.jpg 4x" alt="Office Ambience 490" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our December 2024 issue </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/phil-lesh-15-march-1940-25-october-2024">Phil Lesh (15 March 1940–25 October 2024)</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/phil-lesh-15-march-1940-25-october-2024" title="Phil Lesh (15 March 1940–25 October 2024)"><img src="/img/scale/300/203/2024/11/04/GRATEFUL_DEAD_1-cmyk.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="203" data-width="300" data-height="203" data-original="/2024/11/04/GRATEFUL_DEAD_1-cmyk.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/304.5/2024/11/04/GRATEFUL_DEAD_1-cmyk.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/406/2024/11/04/GRATEFUL_DEAD_1-cmyk.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/609/2024/11/04/GRATEFUL_DEAD_1-cmyk.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/812/2024/11/04/GRATEFUL_DEAD_1-cmyk.jpg 4x" alt="Phil Lesh (15 March 1940–25 October 2024)" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Edwin Pouncey pays tribute to the bass player who drove The Grateful Dead’s furthest out moments to infinity and back </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/shane-woolman-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-diamanda-gal-s-hallowe-en-special">Shane Woolman presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i>: Diamanda Galás Halloween Special</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/shane-woolman-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-diamanda-gal-s-hallowe-en-special" title="Shane Woolman presents Adventures In Sound And Music : Diamanda Galás Halloween Special"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/10/30/diamanda-galas-guest-mix-aism.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/10/30/diamanda-galas-guest-mix-aism.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/10/30/diamanda-galas-guest-mix-aism.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/10/30/diamanda-galas-guest-mix-aism.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/10/30/diamanda-galas-guest-mix-aism.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/10/30/diamanda-galas-guest-mix-aism.jpg 4x" alt="Shane Woolman presents Adventures In Sound And Music: Diamanda Galás Halloween Special" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 31 October edition of <em>The Wire</em>'s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a special guest mix for Halloween by Diamanda Galás, plus tracks by Nomade Orquestra, The Bug, Agile Experiments and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/" title="Essays">Essay</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/harry-partchs-instruments-come-home">Harry Partch’s instruments come home</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/harry-partchs-instruments-come-home" title="Harry Partch’s instruments come home"><img src="/img/scale/300/181/2024/10/29/Partch_instruments_photo_by_Jon_Szanto.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="181" data-width="300" data-height="181" data-original="/2024/10/29/Partch_instruments_photo_by_Jon_Szanto.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/271.5/2024/10/29/Partch_instruments_photo_by_Jon_Szanto.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/362/2024/10/29/Partch_instruments_photo_by_Jon_Szanto.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/543/2024/10/29/Partch_instruments_photo_by_Jon_Szanto.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/724/2024/10/29/Partch_instruments_photo_by_Jon_Szanto.jpg 4x" alt="Harry Partch’s instruments come home" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> In San Diego, Bill Perrine celebrates the return of the American composer’s instrumentarium </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/joseph-stannard-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73031">Joseph Stannard presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music </i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/joseph-stannard-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-73031" title="Joseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/10/28/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/10/28/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/10/28/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/10/28/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/10/28/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/10/28/WIRE-TEMPLATE-RADIO_TILE_copy.jpg 4x" alt="Joseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 24 October edition of <em>The Wire</em>’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by John Carpenter & Alan Howard, Furze, YATTA, Patrick Cowley, Maral, The Night Monitor, David Dunn and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/office-ambience-489">Office Ambience 489</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/office-ambience-489" title="Office Ambience 489"><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/10/17/OfficeAmbience489.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/10/17/OfficeAmbience489.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/10/17/OfficeAmbience489.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/10/17/OfficeAmbience489.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/10/17/OfficeAmbience489.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/10/17/OfficeAmbience489.jpg 4x" alt="Office Ambience 489" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Stream a selection of tracks from some of the releases we listened to during the making of our November 2024 issue. </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/" title="The Portal">The Portal</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/barbara-dane-1927-2024">Barbara Dane (12 May 1927–20 October 2024)</a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/the-portal/barbara-dane-1927-2024" title="Barbara Dane (12 May 1927–20 October 2024)"><img src="/img/scale/300/266/2024/10/22/dane.jpeg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="266" data-width="300" data-height="266" data-original="/2024/10/22/dane.jpeg" srcset="/img/scale/450/399/2024/10/22/dane.jpeg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/532/2024/10/22/dane.jpeg 2x,/img/scale/900/798/2024/10/22/dane.jpeg 3x,/img/scale/1200/1064/2024/10/22/dane.jpeg 4x" alt="Barbara Dane (12 May 1927–20 October 2024)" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The American singer, guitarist and political activist died on 20 October aged 97. As a tribute we have made Emily Pothast’s 2023 interview with Dane free to read in our online magazine library. </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/" title="On Air">On Air</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/joseph-stannard-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-72982">Joseph Stannard presents <i>Adventures In Sound And Music</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/joseph-stannard-presents-adventures-in-sound-and-music-72982" title="Joseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/10/17/joe-reso-oct-24.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/10/17/joe-reso-oct-24.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/10/17/joe-reso-oct-24.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/10/17/joe-reso-oct-24.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/10/17/joe-reso-oct-24.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/10/17/joe-reso-oct-24.jpg 4x" alt="Joseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> The 17 October edition of <em>The Wire</em>'s weekly broadcast on Resonance 104.4FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by AR Kane, Alan Lamb, Oranssi Pazuzu, The Standing Stones featuring Alasdair Roberts, Red Brut, and more </p> </div> </article> </div> <div class="column4_8 feature masonry-brick "> <article class="row1 block_top"> <header> <h4> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/" title="Tracks">Tracks</a> </h4> <h1><a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/listen-viktar-siama-ka-s-fantastic-swimmers-piano-concert-4">Listen: Viktar Siamaška's Fantastic Swimmers <i>Piano Concert #4</i></a></h1> </header> <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/listen-viktar-siama-ka-s-fantastic-swimmers-piano-concert-4" title="Listen: Viktar Siamaška's Fantastic Swimmers Piano Concert #4 "><img src="/img/scale/300/235/2024/10/08/ViktarSiamaska-Jury_Siemianiuk.jpg" loading="lazy" width="300" height="235" data-width="300" data-height="235" data-original="/2024/10/08/ViktarSiamaska-Jury_Siemianiuk.jpg" srcset="/img/scale/450/352.5/2024/10/08/ViktarSiamaska-Jury_Siemianiuk.jpg 1.5x,/img/scale/600/470/2024/10/08/ViktarSiamaska-Jury_Siemianiuk.jpg 2x,/img/scale/900/705/2024/10/08/ViktarSiamaska-Jury_Siemianiuk.jpg 3x,/img/scale/1200/940/2024/10/08/ViktarSiamaska-Jury_Siemianiuk.jpg 4x" alt="Listen: Viktar Siamaška's Fantastic Swimmers Piano Concert #4" class="media-image"></a> <div class="details"> <p> Working from exile in Poland, the Belarusian musician, poet and broadcaster keeps his home country’s avant garde flame alive. 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