Byron Coley traces the threads through Chicago label and publisher HoZac's back catalogue, selecting tracks representing the imprint's global sub-underground network

Compiled from the playlists of working at home Wire staff. A selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our May 2021 issue

International Anthem share a full preview of More Energy Fields, Current, featuring contributions from Shabaka Hutchings, Laraaji, Sam Gendel, and many more

Peru’s Buh Records to release a tribute album dedicated to the late Brazil based composer and instrument builder

To coincide with the People Like Us cover feature in The Wire 477, Spenser Tomson explores some of arch collagist Vicki Bennett’s most affecting mash-ups

The Bratislava based musician, field recordist and microphone designer's next record Brieždenie is inspired by dawn and dreaming

Sound collagist Vicki Bennett compiles a comprehensive soundtrack to her Wire cover feature, piecing together 30 years' worth of work in a new mix

Laurie Spiegel, Lafawndah, Lucrecia Dalt, Lyra Pramuk and others respond to the state of online music engagement with a new album lasting less than seven minutes

A new BBE reissue series sheds light on the Japanese saxophonist who in the 1970s drew connections between the country’s post-bop and free music scenes

Lawrence English's Room40 label launches its cassette series with previously unreleased music from the American guitarist and composer

Phil England selects tracks from the French touring agency and record label's back catalogue

The Colombian electronic duo give us a taste of what to expect from their forthcoming second album

Listen to a selection of tracks from the playlists of working from home Wire staff during the making of our April 2021 issue

Ahead of her 79th birthday concert, the jazz pianist, organist, vocalist and early AACM member shares recordings of past live performances

To coincide with the publication of a new book of interviews, the UK improvisor selects 13 key tracks from his back catalogue, including collaborations with Han Bennink, John Zorn, Angharad Davies and others.

As the Liverpudlian producer Andrew PM Hunt releases his fourth album as Dialect, he shares a playlist of tracks spanning his various projects, explaining what defines each one

To mark the release of The Boyé Multi-National Crusade For Harmony Seymour Wright provides a tour of the composer and multi-reedist’s work

The Glasgow based vocalist shares an excerpt from his latest work Lal̩itam Varn̩n̩am Asuram, soon to premiere at Counterflows festival

The Krakow based festival's new compilation features music and field recordings that document artists' experiences of the pandemic. Hear new works by DeForrest Brown, Jr & James Hoff and Hildur Guðnadóttir & Sam Slater

Listen to a selection of tracks from the playlists of working from home Wire staff during the making of our March 2021 issue