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Wire mix: Hilary Woods

January 2026

To complement her interview in The Wire 503/504, Irish composer and filmmaker Hilary Woods curates an exclusive Wire mix

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Wire playlist: Alpha Maid

January 2026

Leisha Thomas – aka Alpha Maid – compiles an annotated playlist that charts her work alongside and within the South London experimental scene that also includes Mica Levi and Coby Sey

On Air

Shane Woolman presents Adventures In Sound And Music

December 2025

The 18 December edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music from The Wire's Top 50 Releases of the Year, including Natural Information Society, DJ Haram and Valentina Magaletti & YPY

Below The Radar 49

Volume 49 of The Wire’s subscriber only download compilation includes tracks by Hilary Woods, Lo Egin, Nika Ticciati & Beth Veasey, S280F, Deer Park, Yuhan Su, otta & Powerplant and more

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The Wire’s Releases of the Year 2025 playlist

December 2025

Listen to a selection of tracks from our Top 50 Releases of the Year, as voted for by The Wire’s team of staff and contributors. You can read more about the albums featured in our chart, as well as those featured in the Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year, in The Wire 503/504

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Unlimited Editions: glint music

November 2025

To accompany her report on glint music in The Wire 502, Misha Farrant explores a playlist of releases from the enigmatic South London label

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Office Ambience 502

November 2025

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our December 2025 issue