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Adventures In Sound And Music 11 July 2013

July 2013

Our regular Thursday evening radio show on Resonance FM. This week hosted by Chris Bohn, with tracks by Grateful Dead, Merzbow, Makoto Kawabata, Gintas K and more, plus selections from Bôłt Records' Sounding The Body Electric compilation.

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Listen: Global Ear Istanbul tracks

July 2013

The anti-government protests that have shaken Istanbul since the end of May have prompted a wide range of musicians to respond with new work, inspired and informed by the uprising in Taksim Square’s Gezi Park.

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Office Ambience #354

July 2013

Listen to a selection of tracks that were played in The Wire offices during the production of the August 2013 issue.

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Adventures In Sound And Music 4 July 2013

July 2013

This week's show on Resonance FM is hosted by Frances Morgan, playing music by Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman, Sonny Rollins and others, inspired by the recent Cherry primer in The Wire 353.

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Rewired 4 July 2013

July 2013

Wire staffers Daisy Hyde and Shane Woolman decamp to NTS Radio's East London studio for another session of Rewired, The Wire's fortnightly show, featuring tracks by Ta-Ku, Zomby, Claro Intelecto, Young Echo and more.

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Adventures In Sound And Music 27 June 2013

June 2013

Jennifer Lucy Allan hosts this week's show on Resonance FM, with field recordings from Germany's North Sea island Heligoland, Yorkshire-accented pedestrian crossings, reissued Cabaret Voltaire and other new and forthcoming releases.

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Rewired 20 June 2013

June 2013

The Wire's bi-weekly show on NTS Radio, hosted by Daisy Hyde and Shane Woolman, with a special mix by A Taut Line, and tracks by Holden, John Wizards, MMM and more.

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Listen: Global Ear Kowloon tracks

June 2013

Stream a selection of tracks by artists featured in Paul Margree's Global Ear: Kowloon article, looking at some of Hong Kong's underground music makers, in The Wire 353.

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Adventures In Sound And Music 13 June 2013

June 2013

Our regular Thursday evening show on Resonance FM, this week hosted by The Wire's editor, Chris Bohn. Tracks from Circle, Masaki Hosotani, Nohome, Sherwood & Pinch, Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus, JA Seazer and more.

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Listen: Paul Metzger tracks

June 2013

Listen to three tracks by Metzger, who expands the vocabulary of the banjo, modifying it and filtering it through Hindustani classical music. Covered by Byron Coley in The Wire 353.

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Office Ambience #353

June 2013

Listen to some of the music that was played in The Wire HQ during the making of issue 353, July 2013. With tracks from Paul Metzger, Richard Pinhas, Don Cherry, The Siege Of Troy, Peter Jefferies, Legowelt and more.