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Daryl Worthington

Essay

Time out of Joint

December 2025

Traditional instruments, folk cultures and mythic ideas of futurity offer slip roads exiting AI’s highway to a hollow future, argues Daryl Worthington in The Wire 503/504

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Wire mix: Weston Olencki

September 2025

To accompany their interview in The Wire 500, Berlin based US composer Weston Olencki curates an exclusive Wire mix of music by their close collaborators

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Unlimited Editions: Dusty Ballz

June 2025

To accompany his report on Dusty Ballz in The Wire 497, Daryl Worthington explores a playlist of recent releases from the label that celebrates new music from China

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Wire mix: Ciaran Mackle

March 2025

To accompany his interview in The Wire 494, London based experimental musician Ciaran Mackle compiles an exclusive Wire mix

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Global Ear: Barcelona

September 2024

Daryl Worthington presents an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Barcelona’s DIY improv scene