“From the RAI electronic studio to the present day, Milan has long held a unique place in Italian music. Being at once the centre of the country’s art world and its industrial heartland, the sounds of the city have drawn equally from both, marrying a conceptual rigour with a physical, practical sense of material.” Says Robert Barry in his Milan scene piece for The Wire 391. The article features two labels at the heart of Milan's archival and contemporary electronic music scenes, the independant labels Die Schachtel and Haunter.

Die Schachtel founders Bruno Stucchi and Fabio Carboni select some core works from their label.

Luciano Cilio “Interludio” from Dell’Universo Assente

Raoul Lovisoni & Francesco Messina “Hula Om” from Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo

Lino Capra Vaccina “Voce In Xy” from Antico Adagio

Claudio Rocchi “HO” from the forthcoming release Suoni Di Frontiera

Teresa Rampazzi “immagini Per Diana Baylon” from Immagini Per Diana Baylon

Mario Bertoncini “Fuochi” from Arpe Eolie

Manuel Zurria “Dowland’s Tears” by Mary Jane Leach from Landscape With Tears

Attila Faravelli “Untitled 3” from Underneath The Surface

Wintermute “Chiba” from Musica Improvvisa

Marino Zuccheri “Parete 1967” from Parete 1967 Per Emilio Vedova

Nicola Ratti "Air Resistance” from 220 Tones

Subscribers to The Wire can read Robert Barry's article over at Exact Editions.