Josh Feola reports on the underground music happenings of Hangzhou in eastern China

Planning: is released by Maple Death on 22 March

The release of Matmos's new plastic-sourced album, featuring the sounds of Styrofoam coolers and silicone gel breast implants, is celebrated with this new exclusive mix

Purge is released by Geng's PTP imprint

Another edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. This broadcast took place on 28 February and featured music by Joe McPhee, Morton Feldman, Mark Hollis, Martina Lussi, and more

DIY singeli sounds from Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. This edition took place on 21 February and featured music by Bambounou, Bass Clef, King Midas Sound, and more

The Manchester based composer and musician shares some exclusive excerpts of past studio recordings and performances

The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM, 14 February 2019, hosted by Chris Bohn, with The Wire’s longtime Japanese music correspondent Alan Cummings, presenting a Japanese free jazz special to mark the publication of the English language edition of the late Teruto Soejima’s Free Jazz In Japan (Public Bath Press)

The Lucerne based artist shares a new mix on the eve of Oto Nove Swiss II fest at London’s Cafe Oto

Wire contributor Courtney Yusuf selects his favourite tracks from the current Palestinian hiphop scene

Pica Disk founder Lasse Marhaug selects tracks from Argentinian cult group Reynols’ new box set Minecxio Emanation 1993–2018, while band member Roberto Conlazo gives his personal insights about each recording

British born, US based singer and sound artist compiles a selection of her own works for The Wire

Berlin based Australian guitarist shares a digital extra from her new LP

The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. This edition took place 7 February and featured music by Terry Allen And The Panhandle Mystery Band, Lafawndah, Maurice Louca, and more

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of the March 2019 issue

To accompany Neil Kulkarni's Fashion Records article in The Wire 421, reggae writer and historian Noel Hawks selects some key releases

The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. This edition took place on 31 January and featured music from AGF, Cosey Fanni Tutti, FFT, and more

Palenque Records founder Lucas Silva selects some of his favourite tracks from the Afro-Colombian sound of champeta