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Unlimited Editions: Red Hook

September 2023

To accompany his article on Sun Chung’s Munich based imprint in The Wire 476, Philip Watson selects standout tracks from the jazz and electronic music label’s past and future releases

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Wire playlist: Blevin Blectum

September 2023

California based Bevin Kelley aka Blevin Blectum compiles an annotated playlist plucked from a mind-melding back catalogue of experimental sound that stretches back over 25 years

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Office Ambience 476

September 2023

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our October 2023 issue

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Wire mix: Aho Ssan

September 2023

The Paris based composer and producer compiles a mix featuring tracks by international fellow music travellers and a previously unheard cut from his upcoming album Rhizomes

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Unlimited Editions: Pakapi

August 2023

To accompany his report on Pakapi Records in The Wire 475, Alonso Almenara selects tracks from the Argentinian label’s back catalogue and talks to its curator Juan José Calarco

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Office Ambience 475

August 2023

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of The Wire 475

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Wire playlist: Kramer

August 2023

To accompany her interview with the US musician and producer in The Wire 474, Emily Pothast selects tracks from Kramer's vast and varied output

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Office Ambience 474

July 2023

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our August 2023 issue

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Unlimited Editions: Guruguru Brain

July 2023

To accompany his profile on Guruguru Brain in The Wire 474, James Gui selects standout tracks from the back catalogue of the Netherlands based Asian rock label

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Wire playlist: Ina GRM

July 2023

Following a round-up review of several recent Groupe De Recherches Musicales releases, the organisation's leader François Bonnet aka Kassel Jaeger compiles an annotated playlist showcasing the breadth of Ina GRM's associated labels

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Wire mix: Ziúr

July 2023

The electronic producer shares an exclusive mix in the run up to the release of their new collaboration-focused album Eyeroll

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Wire mix: Shapednoise

June 2023

To mark the release of his latest album Absurd Matter, Sicilian producer Nino Pedone aka Shapednoise records a new mix featuring DJ Rashad, Death Grips, and more

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Unlimited Editions: Trost

June 2023

To accompany his Unlimited Editions profile of Trost in The Wire 473, Phil Freeman selects tracks from the Austrian label’s world of sound

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Office Ambience 473

June 2023

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our July 2023 issue

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Wire mix: Eleni Poulou

May 2023

The former Fall vocalist and keyboard player presents Connect The Un Polka Dots; a 90 minute mix featuring tracks from many of her own recent projects and more