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Wire playlist: Linda Smith

February 2024

To accompany her interview with Linda Smith in The Wire 481, Claire Biddles compiles and annotates a playlist spanning the home-recording musician’s career

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Office Ambience 481

February 2024

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

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Global Ear: Santiago

February 2024

To accompany his Global Ear report in The Wire 481, Juan San Cristóbal Lizama selects independent releases from the Chilean capital’s underground

Below The Radar 44

Volume 44 includes tracks by ML Buch, Mpho Molikeng, Mr AKA Amazing, Jacken Elswyth, Kulku, excel dj, Andrew Smiley & Kate Gentile, and more

On Air

Meg Woof presents Adventures In Sound And Music

February 2024

The 1 February edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by aya, Jlin, and Kara Jackson, plus music from Neil Kulkarni's end of year charts, including Kristin Hersh, Fantastic Twins, and more

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Chris Bohn presents Adventures In Sound Music

January 2024

The 18 January edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Anne Gillis, PoiL Ueda, Felix Kubin, Amon Düül, and more

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Wire mix: KAVARI

January 2024

The Glasgow based artist pieces together a mix of sounds that provided a soundtrack to a sickness caused by black mould exposure and inspiration for her latest release Against The Wood, Opposed To Flesh

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Unlimited Editions: Bead

January 2024

To accompany his report on the London based experimental label as it celebrates its 50th year, Julian Cowley selects tracks from Bead's back catalogue

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The Wire's Releases of the Year 2023

December 2023

Listen to a selection of tracks from our Top 50 Releases of the Year, as voted for by The Wire’s 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 479/480

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James Gormley presents Adventures In Sound And Music

December 2023

The 7 December edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a selection of tracks from some of the albums featured in The Wire's end of year charts, published in The Wire 479/480

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Unlimited Editions: bié Records

November 2023

To accompany his report on Meng Jinhui’s Beijing based label in The Wire 478, Josh Feola creates an annotated playlist of bié releases. Translation assistance by Emma Xiaoming Sun

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Emily Bick presents Adventures In Sound And Music

November 2023

The 23 November edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Silver Apples & Makoto Kawabata, Tara Clerkin Trio, JJJJJerome Ellis, Yara Asmar, Ragana, DJ Harrison, and more