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Office Ambience 486

July 2024

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our August 2024 issue

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Wire playlist: Tomeka Reid

June 2024

To accompany his cover interview feature with cellist, improvisor and composer Tomeka Reid in The Wire 485, Stewart Smith selects standout tracks from her many musical projects

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

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Wire playlist: Pathways To (Free) Jazz Cello

June 2024

To mark The Wire’s cover interview feature with cellist and Chicago Jazz String Summit founder Tomeka Reid, Pierre Crépon compiles a playlist of music featuring the cello as a free jazz instrument

On Air

Meg Woof presents Adventures In Sound And Music

June 2024

The 6 June edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Tomeka Reid Quartet, Gordan, Tongue In The Mind, Marta Forsberg, Tadleeh, Olivia Block, and more

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Unlimited Editions: Notice

June 2024

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

Below The Radar 45

Volume 45 of The Wire's subscriber only download compilation includes tracks by HUUUM, Prangers, Theodora Laird & Caius Williams, Xylitol, Sote, 1127, and more

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Wire mix: Tashi Wada on tuning

May 2024

To accompany his essay on the experimental potential of tuning in The Wire 484, Los Angeles based composer Tashi Wada creates a mix demonstrating different approaches to its wide-ranging forms and principles

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Wire mix: Nueen & Iceboy Violet

May 2024

Manchester MC and producer Iceboy Violet and Barcelona based producer Nueen mark the release of their collaborative album with an exclusive Wire mix

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Unlimited Editions: Ipecac

May 2024

To accompany his profile of Mike Patton and Greg Werckman’s Ipecac Recordings in The Wire 484, Joseph Stannard selects some mucky gems from the adventurous US label’s back catalogue

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Wire playlist: Robyn Rocket

May 2024

The trumpeter, mentor and activist creates a playlist spanning her DIY discography, complete with audio introductions for each track