In Conversation
Oral Histories: Wadada Leo Smith
April 2014
Trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith traces the development of his Ankhrasmastion language, from the first time he picked up a trumpet age 12, through to the present day.
Trumpeter and composer Wadada Leo Smith traces the development of his Ankhrasmastion language, from the first time he picked up a trumpet age 12, through to the present day.
Hosted by Chris Bohn, this week’s broadcast is devoted to The Compiler feature in The Wire 363 about collections and collecting. Featuring tracks from the anthologies, a-chronologies, mixtapes and lists covered in the magazine.
Stream two compositions by the musician and sound artist, Eric Chenaux, featured in The Wire 363
Listen to a selection of music played in The Wire HQ during the production of our May 2014 issue.
Listen to a selection of works by the English composer Laurence Crane, featured in The Wire 362 in an article by Brian Morton.
Our Thursday evening show on Resonance FM, this week hosted by Jennifer Lucy Allan. New releases from Circle (ex-Falcon), Jon Collin and Officer!, vintage Bollywood disco from Asha Bhosle and Bappi Lahiri, plus Susan Cadogan, Witch and more.
Volume 16 features tracks from Karen Gwyer, Shit And Shine, Visionist, Ziz, and more.
Daisy Hyde and Shane Woolman take over the decks for this week's show on NTS Radio. Top picks include tracks from recent Alice Coltrane reissues along with the usual selection of bass heavy beats and electronic explorations.
Daisy Hyde hosts this week's edition of our Thursday evening show on Resonance FM. New tracks from Yair Elazar Glotman, Karen Gwyer, H, along with extracts from the forthcoming K Leimer reissue, and some Malian Balani Show music.
The Wire's latest 20 track CD, free to all readers with The Wire 362 April issue.
Stream two tracks by the singer, songwriter and guitarist, tested in The Wire 362 Invisible Jukebox by Damon Krukowski.
Katie Gibbons and Shane Woolman host this edition of The Wire's bi-weekly radio show on NTS Radio. Tracks by Vangelis Katsoulis, Kyoka, Freddie Gibbs & Madlib and more. Plus a special guest mix from The Tapeworm label
The Wire's Frances Morgan speaks to artist, composer and field recordist Annea Lockwood about her recent performance at London's Flat Time House and plays music chosen by Lockwood, including work by Cathy Lane, Judy Klein and Maggi Payne
Stream a track made during the recording of the veteran Japanese free jazz saxophonist's new album with Giovanni Di Domenico, Irmun
This week's show on Resonance FM sees Derek Walmsley go deep into new modern composition. Works and performances by Peter Ablinger, Klaus Lang, Antoine Beuger & Michael Pisaro, Martin Iddon, Helmut Lachenmann and more.
Stream two tracks from Aleksi Perälä's forthcoming release using Perälä and Grant Wilson-Claridge's custom musical scale, the Colundi Sequence.
Mark Pilkington talks to Romanian musician Rodion GA and Ion Dumitrescu about the rediscovery of his music, DIY tape maniuplations and recording techniques.
Frances Morgan hosts another instalment of cassette-only sounds on The Wire's regular Thursday evening slot on Resonance FM. Tracks by Tashi Dorji, Cooper Bowman, LA County Morgue, and a selection of work released on Important Records' sublabel devoted to all things tape and cassette, Cassauna.
Listen to two tracks by the Bhutanese-American improvising guitarist, featured in The Wire 362.
The Wire's Daisy Hyde and Shane Woolman host our regular bi-weekly slot on NTS Radio. Track by Sugoi Knight, Subactive featuring Marina P, Ishan Sound, Fatima Al Qadiri and more.