Daniel Spicer
Issue 499
September 2025
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August 2025
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Issue 496
June 2025
Tracks
Unlimited Editions: Colorfield Records
May 2025
To accompany his report on Colorfield Records in The Wire 496, Daniel Spicer explores a playlist co-curated with label boss Pete Min
Issue 495
May 2025
Book Extract
Read an extract from Peter Brötzmann: Free-Jazz, Revolution And The Politics Of Improvisation
April 2025
Read an extract from Daniel Spicer’s Peter Brötzmann: Free-Jazz, Revolution And The Politics Of Improvisation, in which the author reconsiders the connections between the German saxophonist's playing and that of Albert Ayler
Essay
“Untold riches await”: Strata-East reissues reviewed
April 2025
In The Wire 495, Daniel Spicer reviews five albums that form part of a Strata-East reissue programme that celebrates the rich legacy of the New York label
Essay
“Breathless yea-saying”: David Keenan’s Volcanic Tongue collection reviewed
March 2025
In The Wire 494, Daniel Spicer reviews a new collection of writing and criticism by long time Wire contributor and novelist David Keenan
Issue 493
March 2025
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September 2024
Issue 481
March 2024
Issue 479/480
January 2024
Issue 478
December 2023
Issue 473
July 2023
Issue 470
April 2023
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Issue 469
March 2023
Issue 468
February 2023
Issue 466
December 2022
Issue 462
August 2022
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March 2022
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December 2021
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October 2021
Issue 447
May 2021