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Global Ear: Bologna

August 2025

Seth Wheeler and Jamila Squire compile an annotated playlist to accompany their report on Bologna’s experimental music centre in The Wire 499

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Office Ambience 499

August 2025

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

Below The Radar 48

Volume 48 of The Wire's subscriber only download compilation includes tracks by Crystabel Efemena Riley, Meat Strap, Labake Sabbath, Violeta Garcia & Hora Lunga, Nahja Mora, Annie Bloch & Emily Wittbrodt, M.I.C and more

On Air

Shane Woolman presents Adventures In Sound And Music

July 2025

The 17 July edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured an exclusive guest mix from Anvar Kalandarov, musician and founder of Uzbek label Maqom Soul, as well as tracks by Cheb Bakr, tedzi, Stimulator Jones, DJ DIE SOON and more

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Unlimited Editions: Artetetra

July 2025

To accompany his report on Artetetra in The Wire 498, Miloš Hroch explores a playlist of recent releases from the Italian cassette label

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Global Ear: Manila

July 2025

Simon Coates compiles an annotated playlist to go with his report on Manila’s underground music scenes in The Wire 498

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Office Ambience 498

July 2025

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

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Wire mix: Ben LaMar Gay

July 2025

To accompany the review of his new album Yowzers in The Wire 497, Ben LaMar Gay produces an exclusive Wire mix

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Wire mix: Nina Garcia

July 2025

To accompany her interview in The Wire 497, guitarist and composer Nina Garcia creates an exclusive Wire mix of her own music alongside works by Conlon Nancarrow, Sophie Agnel, Guttersnipe, and more

Free with The Wire 498

The Wire Tapper 68

The latest Wire Tapper CD is attached to the cover of all copies of The Wire issue 498, August 2025. Subscribers can download the album here