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Unlimited Editions: Akuphone

November 2021

To accompany her feature on the French imprint Akuphone in The Wire 454, Rayya Badran compiles tracks from the label's back catalogue in an annotated playlist

Tracks

Lockdown load: a Takuroku playlist

October 2021

Cafe OTO’s Fielding Hope selects ten pieces which reflect the breadth and diversity of the venue’s lockdown label, which is being wound down after 195 releases

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

October 2021

The 21 October edition of The Wire's weekly survey of the international underground of sound and music featured tracks by Ben LaMar Gay, JJJJJerome Ellis, Purbayan Chatterjee, Tyshawn Sorey & Alarm Will Sound, Nous/Laraaji/Arji OceAnanda and more

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Wire mix: Kuunatic

October 2021

Yuko Araki of the Tokyo based psych trio shares a mix of Japanese hardcore music