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Listen: Global Ear Antwerp tracks

September 2013

Stream a selection of tracks by musicians from Antwerp's underground scene, selected by Allon Kaye, label runner of Entr'acte, and co-author with Clodagh Kinsella of The Wire 356 Global Ear.

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Listen: Dylan Carlson Earth tracks

September 2013

Stream a track from Earth's new Primitive And Deadly album, plus an excerpt from Carlson's soundtrack, Gold. [Please note that these tracks are now unavailable]

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Office Ambience #356

September 2013

Listen to a selection of tracks that were played in the office during the production of The Wire 356 October issue.

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Office Ambience #355

August 2013

Listen to some of the tracks we've been playing on the office hifi during the making of The Wire 355 September 2013 issue.

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Listen: Meredith Monk recordings

July 2013

The career of the New York City based artist and composer Meredith Monk spans 40 years and takes in music, film, dance and theatre, listen to a collection of her early work in the 1960s and 70s.

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Listen: Jussi Lehtisalo tracks

July 2013

Listen to solo and collaborative tracks by the Falcon (ex-Circle) frontman and Ektro Records boss Jussi Lehtisalo. Lehtisalo is the subject of The Wire 354 Invisible Jukebox, tested by Petri Kuljuntausta.

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Listen: Global Ear Istanbul tracks

July 2013

The anti-government protests that have shaken Istanbul since the end of May have prompted a wide range of musicians to respond with new work, inspired and informed by the uprising in Taksim Square’s Gezi Park.

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Office Ambience #354

July 2013

Listen to a selection of tracks that were played in The Wire offices during the production of the August 2013 issue.

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Listen: Global Ear Kowloon tracks

June 2013

Stream a selection of tracks by artists featured in Paul Margree's Global Ear: Kowloon article, looking at some of Hong Kong's underground music makers, in The Wire 353.