Chiara Rendeková compiles an annotated playlist to go with her report on Bratislava’s underground music scenes in The Wire 496, as the city resists authoritarian crack downs

To accompany his interview in The Wire 496, Montreal vocalist and producer Quinton Barnes creates a special mix of his own music alongside tracks by Aby Ngana Diop, Miles Davis, Alice Coltrane, RP Boo, and others

To accompany his report on Colorfield Records in The Wire 496, Daniel Spicer explores a playlist co-curated with label boss Pete Min

Listen to the music we played to billy woods during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 496

To accompany his interview in The Wire 495, Kolkata producer Nilotpal Das, aka Bios Contrast, creates a special mix of his own tracks alongside music by influences including Aphex Twin, Madvillain, AR Rahman, and My Bloody Valentine

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our June 2025 issue

To accompany his interview in The Wire 495, the Vietnamese producer and video artist Trân Uy Đúc curates a special Wire mix in collaboration with Glasgow based DJ Maicol

Josh Feola compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on the Danish capital’s DIY underground in The Wire 495

To accompany his interview in The Wire 495, the composer and string player John King compiles an exclusive Wire mix

Listen to the music we played to Alvin Curran during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 495

To accompany his report on Greyfade in The Wire 495, Philip Watson explores a playlist selected by label founder Joseph Branciforte

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our May 2025 issue

To accompany his interview in The Wire 494, London based experimental musician Ciaran Mackle compiles an exclusive Wire mix

Jere Kilpinen compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Osaka’s experimental noise scene in The Wire 494

To accompany his report on Cardboard Club in The Wire 494, Spenser Tomson explores a playlist selected by label boss Robert Ridley-Shackleton

To celebrate 30 years of the pioneering drum ’n’ bass label, Metalheadz’s Sam Oliver, aka Friske, curates a special Wire mix

Listen to the music we played to Jeff Mills during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 494

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our April 2025 issue

Erik DeLuca shares a mix of sound recordings of Philadelphia’s forgotten and abandoned objects

Juan San Cristóbal Lizama compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Tijuana’s Static Discos label in The Wire 493