Mix
Wire mix: Arushi Jain
March 2024
The composer and modular synthesist emerges from the sonic space of her new album Delight with a cleansing mix of music that inspires her
Annotated playlists, exclusive mixes, album previews and more.
The composer and modular synthesist emerges from the sonic space of her new album Delight with a cleansing mix of music that inspires her
As the discography of groundbreaking UK reggae outfit Creation Rebel is collected in a new box set from On-U Sound, Steve Barker selects cuts from the group's long and continuing sonic journey
The long-serving Berlin no-age ensemble share tracks from their latest release on record
Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our April 2024 issue
The London producer threads excerpts from his 1980s and 90s cassette tape collection together in a mix of music and moods that influenced his debut release
Hear the recording of Wire staff member Shane Woolman’s DJ set at the tenth edition of MENT festival in Ljubljana, Slovenia
Sound recordist Yasuhiro Morinaga shares his recordings from a trip to Chennai exploring the songs of professional mourners
To complement his Invisible Jukebox interview with Kahil El’Zabar in The Wire 481, Howard Mandel discusses tracks from across the percussionist and composer's long career
The Belgian composer and performance artist premieres a track from his forthcoming debut solo album Two Cycles
To accompany her interview with Linda Smith in The Wire 481, Claire Biddles compiles and annotates a playlist spanning the home-recording musician’s career
Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our March 2024 issue
Saxophonist Seymour Wright selects and reflects upon recordings featuring the late drummer Tony Oxley
The Glasgow based artist pieces together a mix of sounds that provided a soundtrack to a sickness caused by black mould exposure and inspiration for her latest release Against The Wood, Opposed To Flesh
To accompany his report on the London based experimental label as it celebrates its 50th year, Julian Cowley selects tracks from Bead's back catalogue
Listen to a selection of tracks from our Top 50 Releases of the Year, as voted for by The Wire’s contributors. You can read more about the albums featured in our chart, as well as those featured in the Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year, in The Wire 479/480
To accompany his report on Meng Jinhui’s Beijing based label in The Wire 478, Josh Feola creates an annotated playlist of bié releases. Translation assistance by Emma Xiaoming Sun
Nyahh founder Willie Stewart collates tracks from the Irish imprint’s back catalogue, fusing traditional folk, improvised instrumental and weird experimental
Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our December 2023 issue
Bristol producer shares a mix of some of the sounds that inspired their recent Bokeh Versions release, Parable Of The Empty Cup