This week’s Adventures In Sound And Music spends 90 minutes in the company of Karlrecords, a Berlin label that has forged close relationships with numerous cutting edge ensembles and composers and is now stretching composition into zones of free rock, collage and noise
The Souffle Continu 7" was originally released by Saravah in 1969
Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our June 2019 issue
The Opalio brothers’ new phase focuses on “Aliencentric” vision
Conducted by Ernest Dawkins, AACM’s new live recording features Ben LaMar Gay, the late Saalik Ziyad, and others
Label manager Tomás Davó selects 20 tracks showcasing the sound of his Mexican electronic music community
The Berlin avant garde jazz & experimental music event runs from 31 July–3 August
The two sound artists each explore different approaches to working with metal
Elaine Mitchener performs alongside Jason Yarde, Anton Lukoszevieze, Alexander Hawkins, Mark Sanders and Neil Charles
The festival includes programmes curated by Jenny Hval, The Bug, Patrick Higgins, Moon Duo, Fatoumata Diawara and Iris van Herpen & Salvador Breed
A series of limited edition releases hopes to recover costs from the 11 CD box set
A fundraising page has been launched following Strom’s fall at her San Francisco home
Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE’s upcoming talk Changing Perceptions: A Glimpse Of Tomorrow’s Orchestras takes place on 28 May at City, University of London
Local independent arts magazine launches Hidden Notes in September
The people behind Acid House Love Blueprint launch collaborative mapping project
Antye Greie, Elsa M’bala, Annesley Black and The Lappetites all on the bill
Connecting Bob Moog with contemporary practices in modular synthesis
The Wire's weekly broadcast on Resonance FM. This edition took place on 9 May and featured tracks by Charles Hayward, Equiknoxx, Graeme Jefferies, Lolina, and more
Ravioli Me Away performs opera The View From Behind The Futuristic Rose Trellis and Paul Maheke & Melika Ngombe Kolongo present Sènsa
“The label sets out to exist as an extension of the innovative work and reputation of 33-33”
Wizard Of The Sun will document performances at La Tor Poschiavo and interview members of The Sun Ra Mythic Dream Arkestra
Party featuring 12 secret special guests takes place on 26 May
Replacing the prolific Kelippah, the new label reaches out to musical peers
The new charity compilations are set to highlight local producers and raise awareness of social causes
Take an exclusive first listen to the 17 minute title track of the New York duo's new album
The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. This edition took place on 2 May and featured tracks by Mort Garson, Plaid, Ti Fock, and more
Pierre Crépon selects a playlist to accompany Teruto Soejima’s book Free Jazz In Japan
Hear audio recordings taken from The Wire photo shoot at the percussionist's South London studio
US guitarist Davey Williams died from spinal cancer on 6 April at the age of 66. Writer and friend Lee Shook recalls how their friendship expanded his musical universe
The library features seven sections including Tempo Synced Pulses, Ensembles, Loops, and Pads and Drones and is a fully scripted Kontakt Instrument
British composers collaborate on a reworking of the classic piece of concrete poetry
The Belgian composer, keyboard player and Editions Walrus label owner has died aged 64
Venerable Swiss improvisation and new music label lines up new releases by Albert Ayler and Jimmy Giuffre
Three days of live performances, films and a workshop in recognition of Japanese art form Butoh
The Finnish electronic composer and performer died on 6 May
Xenogenesis presents works produced between 2011 and 2018
Australian musician and label head celebrates ten years of releases
The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. Broadcast on 25 April, this edition includes music from Fire! Orchestra, Our Native Daughters, Lungbutter, and more
The artist recently gained control of her back catalogue; in the meantime Bandcamp get first digital dibs on the archive
Called After Masterpieces, it also features Eben Bull, Sian Ahern and Anna Homler aka Breadwoman
Vibraphonist Khan Jamal's group travelled to at New York City’s Columbia University to record it
The Brooklyn based guitarist hand-picks a selection of tracks from her back catalogue
The series captures the late footwork pioneer in action between 2011–14 through the lens of Teklife’s Ashes57
Blank Editions ship Objects Of Desire at the end of May
Stream a selection of tracks from some of the releases we listened to during the making of our May 2019 issue
Another edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM. Featuring a fistful of global punk from Nairobi’s Crystal Axis, Albuquerque’s Weedrat, the Navaho Nation’s Nizhóní Girls and Poland’s Hańba!, plus music by Katalin Ladik, Mona Mur, and more
Val Wilmer remembers the cloaked coffee bar performer who took a new approach to poetry reading inspired by skiffle, jazz, rock ’n’ roll and the blues
To mark 30 editions of The Wire’s Below The Radar series, DJ Mixsoup selects tracks from the archive for a dedicated radio broadcast
Film maker Cyrus Moussavi announces a Lonnie Holley sci-fi documentary and releases exclusive footage of a live performance from 2018
The label’s releases include new albums by Kate Carr, Lau Nau, Lieven Martens and Robert Cox
Released on 26 April, it features label boss Bradley Zero on vocals
US composer Kelly Moran releases her new Warp EP Origin on 17 May. She spoke to The Wire’s Deputy Editor Emily Bick before a performance at London's Southbank Centre on 5 April
The black British singer selects tracks which place the voice at the heart of black avant garde expression
Founder of the Rainbow Bridge and Swamp Circle imprints compiles a playlist featuring five of her own musical projects
The Paris based improvising musician shares an interview with the Japanese sound artist originally undertaken for the Oscillation festival
The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. Broadcast on 11 April 2019, this edition featured new and archive releases from Rainbow Grave, Zounds, The Caretaker, and more
The 24th edition also features William Parker, Matthew Shipp, Peter Brötzmann, and more
Noton release his full digital back catalogue featuring early Alva Noto material
In advance of its 14 June release date, Park Jiha shares a video of opening track “Arrival”
Featuring performances from last year’s winner Klein and a DJ set from Beatrice Dillon
Sacred Bones repress some warm earth music for plants and the people who love them
The British jazz musician spoke to The Wire contributor Francis Gooding at Bleep's pop up shop
The piano duo present their rework of a 43 year old Palestine composition
Big Joanie, Screaming Toenail, Best Praxis and Cecilia are confirmed for the third edition of Decolonise Fest, and a fundraiser has been launched to bring Crystal Axis and Weedrat to the UK
The duo experiment with various approaches to collaboration on The Blue Horse
“Don't stop the dance,” declares Austrian festival
Mill's label delves into the archives to continue its reissue series throughout 2019
Sarathy Korwar, Pouya Ehsaei and Yelfris Valdes to perform at Corsica Studios in May
A gallery of images from PTP's new book of shots from their charitable gig series
The sister operation to Smalltown Supersound relaunches under new name
The history of Western music is built upon the work of Indigenous musicians whose voices must be heard, says tanner menard
The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. This broadcast took place on 4 April and featured tracks by Ut, Cucina Povera, William Parker, and more
The Toronto happening is presented by Arraymusic and Native Women In The Arts
Compiled by Igor Yalivec of Gamardah Fungus, Kaleidoscope is released by Kate Carr’s label
Richie Hawtin and the Vinyl Factory celebrate the 25th anniversary of his FUSE project with a £300 box set
Chemical Flowers features string arrangements by JG Thirlwell aka Foetus
Time Krystal takes place this summer in Berlin with Hanna Hartmann, Stine Janvin, Lucy Railton, and more
The South London drummer and pianist reveals the first track from his forthcoming solo album
Check out a selection of images from a new monograph documenting the work of installation, sound and performance artist Anne Bean
The US performance artist also known as Breadwoman releases a new album of duets
A resource of music orientated organisations that have been set up by and for people with learning disabilities
EuroNoize sets to bring 11 bands of “punx and weirdos” together in May
The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. This edition took place on 28 March and featured a guest mix by experimental turntablist Shiva Feshareki
After a 20 year partnership, Red Bull and consultation company Yadastar cease to operate Red Bull Music Academy and Red Bull Radio
Following a year-long hiatus, the sold out event has put out an open call for six artists to participate in a residency in June
“Why and how can a rock band like The Observatory exist in such a silent dream state?” Yan Jun discusses censorship amid the noise and silence of Singapore
The label run by The Wire contributor Jennifer Lucy Allan and James Ginzburg returns with a rare collection of live recordings and orchestral works from Terry Riley’s and Pandit Pran Nath’s associate Bartlett
The festival happens over two weekends in Bologna
The Wire's weekly show on London's Resonance FM. This broadcast took place on 21 March and featured tracks by Endon, Fire-Toolz, Sabbath Assembly, and more
Mike Barnes recalls meeting the singer whose music made his listeners get a bit too carried away
Described as “a blazing inferno”, it will take place from 24–28 April
“This uneasy interface between Alan Lomax and the record team is also where some errors crept into Voyager’s liner notes, many of which would last for decades”