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Unlimited Editions: Discreet Music

July 2024

To accompany his report on the aims and activity of Discreet Music in The Wire 486, Louis Pattison compiles a playlist of standout tracks from the Gothenburg label's catalogue

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Wire mix: NWAKKE

July 2024

The London based sound and movement artist reworks a mix of original tracks and loops from a new perspective, adding reflective vocals and saxophone lines

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Office Ambience 486

July 2024

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our August 2024 issue

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Wire playlist: Tomeka Reid

June 2024

To accompany his cover interview feature with cellist, improvisor and composer Tomeka Reid in The Wire 485, Stewart Smith selects standout tracks from her many musical projects

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Wire playlist: Pathways To (Free) Jazz Cello

June 2024

To mark The Wire’s cover interview feature with cellist and Chicago Jazz String Summit founder Tomeka Reid, Pierre Crépon compiles a playlist of music featuring the cello as a free jazz instrument

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Unlimited Editions: Notice

June 2024

To accompany his report on the aims and activity of Notice Recordings in The Wire 485, Derek Walmsley compiles a playlist of standout tracks from the experimental cassette label's back catalogue

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Wire mix: Tashi Wada on tuning

May 2024

To accompany his essay on the experimental potential of tuning in The Wire 484, Los Angeles based composer Tashi Wada creates a mix demonstrating different approaches to its wide-ranging forms and principles

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Wire mix: Nueen & Iceboy Violet

May 2024

Manchester MC and producer Iceboy Violet and Barcelona based producer Nueen mark the release of their collaborative album with an exclusive Wire mix

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Unlimited Editions: Ipecac

May 2024

To accompany his profile of Mike Patton and Greg Werckman’s Ipecac Recordings in The Wire 484, Joseph Stannard selects some mucky gems from the adventurous US label’s back catalogue

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Wire playlist: Robyn Rocket

May 2024

The trumpeter, mentor and activist creates a playlist spanning her DIY discography, complete with audio introductions for each track

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Office Ambience 484

May 2024

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our June 2024 issue

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Wire playlist: Fatboi Sharif

April 2024

The New Jersey rapper with a cinematic take on hiphop compiles an extensive playlist showcasing his many producer partnerships and shares an exclusive new track

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Unlimited Editions: Tripalium Corp

April 2024

To accompany his profile of Tripalium Corp in The Wire 483, Antonio Poscic selects some of the most out there examples of electronic experimentation from the French label's back catalogue

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Office Ambience 483

April 2024

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our May 2024 issue

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Unlimited Editions: Industrial Coast

March 2024

To accompany his Unlimited Editions report on Industrial Coast in The Wire 482, Louis Pattison selects tracks from the back catalogue of the Middlesbrough based activist label