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Phil England

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

April 2025

The 24 April edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Sun Ra, Ambrose Akinmusire, Stefan Niculescu, Ukandanz, Maggie Nicols & Dan Johnson, Chris Cochrane's Collapsible Shoulder Big Band, Poor Creature, and more

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

February 2025

The 13 February edition of The Wire'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

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

November 2024

The 28 November edition of The Wire’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

Tracks

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

October 2024

The 3 October edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a special guest mix by Bristol based improvising guitarist and promoter Matthew Grigg – including music by The Dead C, Gentle Fire, and more – plus tracks by Lisa Schonberg, Laura Jurd & Paul Dunmall, and others

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

June 2024

The 20 June edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Meridian Brothers, Shark In A Bathtub, Beth Gibbons, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ergo Phizmiz & Depresstival, and more

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

April 2024

The 18 April edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, Rafael Toral, Rhodri Davies, Keeley Forsyth, Mazz Swift, and more

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

July 2022

The 30 June edition of The Wire's weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks from artists involved with The Wire 40 @ The Cube events in Bristol, including People Like Us, Scratch Orchestra and Saul Williams, plus new releases by Marisa Anderson, Ellen Arkbro, Kyle Kidd, Lucrecia Dalt, and more

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

January 2022

The 13 January edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM featured tracks by Jeff Parker, Deena Abdelwahed & Mazen Kerbaj, Mike Cooper, Tina Hitchens, Tyler Mitchell featuring Marshall Allen, and more

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

October 2021

The 21 October edition of The Wire's weekly survey of the international underground of sound and music featured tracks by Ben LaMar Gay, JJJJJerome Ellis, Purbayan Chatterjee, Tyshawn Sorey & Alarm Will Sound, Nous/Laraaji/Arji OceAnanda and more

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

July 2021

The 29 July edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance 104.4FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Alan Vega, Ben Vaughn, Barb Dwyer & Palmyra Delran, Lawrence English, Nikki Giovanni, Rey Sapienz & The Congo Techno Ensemble, DJ Stingray 313, and more