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Simon Reynolds updates Energy Flash

03|04|2013

Definitive history of rave expanded and republished by Faber

The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum: Introduction

February 2013

Simon Reynolds introduces a series of seven essays on his idea of a Hardcore Continuum. The essays all originally appeared in past issues of The Wire.

The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #1: Hardcore Rave (1992)

February 2013

Originally published as "Technical Ecstasy" in The Wire #105 November 1992.

The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #3: The State Of Drum 'n' Bass (1995)

February 2013

Originally published as "Sounds Of Blackness" in The Wire #136 June 1995.

The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #4: Hardstep, Jump Up, Techstep (1996)

February 2013

Originally published as "Slipping Into Darkness" The Wire #148, June 1996.

The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #5: Neurofunk Drum ‘n’ Bass Versus Speed Garage (1997)

February 2013

Originally published as "2 Steps Back" in The Wire #166, December 1997.

The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum Series #6: Two-Step Garage (1999)

February 2013

Originally published as "Adult Hardcore" in The Wire #182 April 1999.

The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #7: Grime (And A Little Dubstep) (2005)

February 2013

Originally published as "The Primer: Grime " in The Wire #254, April 2005.

Off The Page 2012: Simon Reynolds: Toopological Space: The Flow-motion Studies of David Toop

April 2012

Listen to Simon Reynolds's lecture on the composer and writer David Toop at Off The Page 2012.

Off The Page 2012: Critical Mass: Music Theory in the Information Age

April 2012

A panel discussion on the role of the music critic and writer in the digital age, with Mojo's Andrew Male, Simon Reynolds, and The Wire's Frances Morgan and Jennifer Lucy Allan, chaired by Anne Hilde Neset.

Issue 338

April 2012

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The Portal

Simon Reynolds's Toopographical Portal

March 2012

Peruse Reynolds's web link Toopology, accompanying his feature "Tales From Toopographic Oceans" that looks at the cultural politics of his fellow author and critic, David Toop, in The Wire 338.