Zeitkratzer (Time Scraper) operate at the
extremes of Germany's New Music scene: an experimental chamber
ensemble with sensibilities derived as much from Noise and
improvisation as the contemporary music repertoire. Leader/pianist
Reinhold Friedl's adventurous desire to extend the frontiers of his
group's work has led to collaborations with Lou Reed, Terre
Thaemlitz and Bernhard Gunter as well as choreographers and fashion
designers. By Julian Cowley. This article originally appeared in
The Wire 251 (January 2005).
On the cover: Atom™: From Señor Coconut to
19th century Romantic, Uwe Schmidt’s multiple personae spring from
a lifelong passion for electronic simulacra, says Dan Barrow. Plus:
A sound poetry Primer, Mary Halvorson's Invisible Jukebox, Scott
Walker's MOR covers and TV shows, London's improv disciples,
Benedict Drew, Laurel Halo, Sean McCann and more.
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Find out about sound poetry via online
resources, as selected by Julian Cowley, author of the sound poetry
Primer in The Wire 339.
On the cover: Lil B – Lisa Blanning travels
to San Francisco for an audience with the Based God, who’s
subverting hiphop with complex notions of sexuality and race. Plus:
Keith Fullerton Whitman, Julian Cowley on Harvey Matusow's 1972
ICES Festival, Charles Hayward's Invisible Jukebox, Terre
Thaemlitz's Collateral Damage, Ian Helliwell, Los Llamarada, Ital,
Linder, Jeremy Deller and more.
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Find out more about Harvey Matusow, American
ex-Communist and McCarthy collaborator-turned-avant garde
impresario. Matusow promoted the International Carnival of
Experimental Sound (ICES) at London's Roundhouse in 1972. ICES 72 –
which involved AMM, John Cage, Cornelius Cardew, Annea Lockwood,
Steve Beresford, Lol Coxhill, David Bedford, Charlotte Moorman,
Penny Rimbaud and many more – is featured in an article by Julian
Cowley in The Wire 336.
On the cover: Not Not Fun: Simon Reynolds
finds dub, disco and DIY driving the LA label that’s home to LA
Vampires, Pocahaunted, Ducktails, Sun Araw, The Deeep and others.
Plus: Andrew Nosnitsky on bedroom rap, David Toop's mellow soul,
Daniel Miller's Invisible Jukebox, Micachu & The Shapes,
Ekoplekz, UbuWeb's Kenneth Goldsmith and much more
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"Each album is made using free software at
every stage of its production – that is, software which can be
modified and freely redistributed, with the proviso that users must
be able to continue to customise the code..." – from Keith Moliné's
Unofficial Channels article in The Wire 322
On The Cover: The Wire's essential review of
the year's best music, including Top 50 Records of the Year,
writers' and musicians' reflections, and discussions of the state
of the art in sound. Plus: Monolake, Janek Schaefer, Josephine
Foster's Invisible Jukebox, Position Normal, The Village Orchestra,
Yan Jun, Paul Rooney in Cross Platform, Jad Fair, Kodwo Eshun on
sonic warfare, Cathi Unsworth on Gallon Drunk and more...
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On The Cover: The Samadhisound proprietor
tells Biba Kopf about his latest song collection which features
input from improvisors Eddie Prévost, Keith Rowe and more. Plus:
Aki Onda, Julie Tippetts, William Basinski's Jukebox, Joker,
Caroliner, John Wynne, 20 years of Warp, Philip Jeck on recycled
sleeves, Matt Thorne on Viking Moses and others...
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