Tracks
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
Simon Coates compiles an annotated playlist to go with his report on Manila’s underground music scenes in The Wire 498
The 10 July edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Ho99o9, Giant Claw, SANAM, Ovo, Chicago Underground Duo, Cate Le Bon, and more
Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our August 2025 issue
To accompany the review of his new album Yowzers in The Wire 497, Ben LaMar Gay produces an exclusive Wire mix
The 3 July edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Susu Laroche, Rufige Kru, Youth Code, The Sabres Of Paradise, Alien Boys, OSEES and more
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
The 26 June edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Blixa Bargeld & Nikko Weidemann, Swans, Błoto, Anna Nacher & Marek Styczyński, Otaco, Caspar Brötzmann Massaker and more
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
The 19 June edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show featured tracks by Cosmic Ear, Mark Stewart, Ensemble Nist-Nah, Musarc, Matmos, Linda May Han Oh, Steve Lehman, Hekate, Three-Layer Cake and more
Composer Dean Hurley and music editor Lori Eschler reflect on the experience of working on David Lynch and Mark Frost’s cult classic Twin Peaks and compile a mix of music highlighting its abiding influence
Listen to a recording of Wire staff member Shane Woolman’s closing set at this year's Stihia festival near Moynaq, Uzbekistan
To accompany his report on Dusty Ballz in The Wire 497, Daryl Worthington explores a playlist of recent releases from the label that celebrates new music from China
The 12 June edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Burqa Boyz, Moin, Iceman Junglist Kru, DJ Haram, Incapacitants, Abdullah Minawy, Slikback, Susu Laroche and more
Simon Coates compiles an annotated playlist to go with his report on Dhaka’s underground music scenes in The Wire 497
Listen to the music we played DJ Scotch Egg in his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 497
The 5 June edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by DJ Marcelle/Another Nice Mess, Cécilia Angeles, Joy Guidry, Anika, Mark Stewart, Larry Stabbins & Mark Sanders, and more
Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our July 2025 issue
Chiara Rendeková compiles an annotated playlist to go with her report on Bratislava’s underground music scenes in The Wire 496, as the city resists authoritarian crack downs
The 29 May edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Hampus Lindwall, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Mourning [A] BLKstar, Purple Trap and more
The 23 May edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured an exclusive guest mix from vocalist and composer Nadah El Shazly, as well as tracks by O$VMV$M ft gnome GOD, Kin’Gongolo Kiniata, El Kontessa, Bad Sound & DJ Marfox, Miso Extra and more