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Wire playlist: Limpe Fuchs

August 2021

As the Anima-Sound sculptor and percussionist turns 80, Frances Morgan selects music from the experimental artist’s repertoire

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Wire mix: Jana Rush

August 2021

Veteran survivor of Chicago’s house and footwork scene marks her recent Wire interview and latest album with a new mix featuring unreleased tracks

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Wire playlist: Douglas Benford

July 2021

After recently celebrating his 60th birthday at the London Cafe Oto event 0 To 60 In 3 Moves, UK artist Douglas Benford chooses and muses on various tracks from a career covering electronica, ambient, glitch, dub and acoustic improvisation

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Wire mix: Sunik Kim

July 2021

The New York noise musician and film maker shares a new mix, inspired by the English rock group Henry Cow

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Unlimited Editions: Zoomin’ Night

July 2021

In accompaniment to her Unlimited Editions article in The Wire 449, Jennifer Lucy Allan selects tracks from the back catalogue of Zhu Wenbo's Beijing based cassette label