To accompany his report on Ftarri in The Wire 499, Derek Walmsley explores a playlist of recent releases from the Japanese improv label

Spotify’s partial catalogue of underground genres such as grime and jungle distorts listeners’ understanding of their history, argues Derek Walmsley

To accompany his report on the aims and activity of Notice Recordings in The Wire 485, Derek Walmsley compiles a playlist of standout tracks from the experimental cassette label's back catalogue

The 14 September edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra was dedicated to Finnish label Ultraääni, featuring music by Njihe, Isach Skeidsvoll, Elatu Nessa, and more

The 15 June edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance 104.4FM and Resonance Extra focussed on Slovenian “tiny bedroom label” Inexhaustible Editions, which over the last eight years has amassed a weighty catalogue extending the remit of improvisation, modern composition and experimental music

The 28 February edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra focussed on independent tape and digital microlabels in Greece, featuring music from Dasa Tapes, Granny Tapes, Rekem, Thalmos, Coherent States, moremars and other contemporary imprints

The 8 December edition of The Wire's weekly show featured tracks from Kali Malone & Maria W Horn's XKatedral label

Derek Walmsley concludes his two part Wire 40 special (following on from the 7 July programme) with 20 tracks from 20 of the most prolific labels from the last 20 years of the magazine. This edition covers 2002–2021 and features tracks from Keith Fullerton Whitman, Lightning Bolt, William Parker and more

The 12 May edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured sounds coming out of Siberia and Moscow, with 90 minutes of music from the eclectic Klammklang label

The 21 January edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance 104. 4FM focused on Okraina Records, the Belgium label run by Philippe Delvosalle with playful artwork by Gwénola Carrère

The 4 November edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance 104.4FM explored the back catalogue of French psychedelic imprint Hands In The Dark, featuring music by Tomaga, Byron Westbrook, Razen, Matthias Puech and more

Returning after the 2021 summer break, the 9 September edition of The Wire's weekly Resonance FM show featured music from the back catalogue of Brooklyn based avant garde label Pi Recordings

The 10 June edition of The Wire's weekly show is a record label special dedicated to Apron Records. Steven Julien’s electronic funk imprint celebrates its tenth anniversary, and host Derek Walmsley provides a cosmic survey of their retro-future visions