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.
Listen to three exclusive recordings of late 1980s/early 90s UK
psychedelic heroes Terminal Cheesecake rehearsing in early July, in
a farmhouse in Le Roche, France.
Listen to a selection of tracks that were played in The
Wire offices during the production of the August 2013
issue.
Listen to a selection of tracks as a primer to The Wire
Salon, which returns after a two month break with an illustrated
talk by historian David Crowley, exploring the politics of
experimentation that reigned in the state funded radio and
recording studios of Eastern Europe during the 1960s and 1970s.
Listen to a selection of sound works by the Japanese composer
Ryoko Akama, featured in The Wire 353 in an article by Abi
Bliss.
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.
Stream a recording of a performance by German trio The Durian
Brothers, a reinterpratation of "Inside Palace" from their
Clubs EP.
Listen to three tracks by Metzger, who expands the vocabulary of
the banjo, modifying it and filtering it through Hindustani
classical music. Covered by Byron Coley in The Wire
353.
Stream three unreleased tracks by the Lithuanian composer,
featured in The Wire 353 in an article by Clive Bell.
Listen to some of the music that was played in The Wire
HQ during the making of issue 353, July 2013. With tracks
from Paul Metzger, Richard Pinhas, Don
Cherry, The Siege Of Troy, Peter Jefferies, Legowelt
and more.
Listen to a selection of tracks by artists featured in The
Wire 352 Global Ear article on the no-brow Noise activities in
Australia's Newcastle, with track notes by correspondent Cooper
Bowman.
Five tracks by the Dutch composer and poet, subject of this
month's Invisible Jukebox article, tested by Philip Clark.
A collection of this month's best incoming tracks culled from
the stereo at The Wire HQ.
Listen to two recordings from gonzo ethnomusicology label
Sublime Frequencies's Ethnic Minority Music Of Southern
China.
Stream a 17 minute mix of new material from a collaboration
between Maria Chavez and Maria Minerva, Maria2maria.
Listen to two Wolf Eyes tracks released on Mike Connelly's Gods
Of Tundra label. Wolf Eyes are featured in an article by Marc
Masters in The Wire 351.
Erkki Kurenniemi built the first electronic music studio at The
University of Helsinki. Listen to three versions of the first
official piece to come out of the studio, the electronic noise
piece On-Off.
Stream a selection of tracks by musicians featured in Jonathan
Knott's Global Ear article in The Wire 351 about music in
Slovenia's capital city.
Listen to a selection of tracks that Wire
staffers have been playing over the past month, including sounds by
Eliane Radigue, Om, Merzbow/Pandi/Gustafsson and more.
Listen to tracks selected by The Wire staffers, played
during the production of our April 2013. Tracks by Actress, Dennis
Johnson, Ashley Paul and more.