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Wire mix: Muqata’a

February 2021

The Ramallah based producer shares a new mix featuring many unreleased tracks and explains the ideas behind his latest album كَامِل مَنْقوص Kamil Manqus

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Wire mix: CANVAS

February 2021

CANVAS co-founders Olan Monk and Lugh O’Neill share a new mix and speak to The Wire's Claire Biddles about the origins of the label and the joy and curiosity of working on compilations

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Wire playlist: Mamer

January 2021

Mabu Li selects tracks from the Chinese dombra and bass playing multi-instrumentalist's expansive discography

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Wire mix: Altın Gün

January 2021

Jasper Verhulst from the Amsterdam based sextet Altın Gün compiles a mix of Turkish music

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Unlimited Editions: Angelica

January 2021

To accompany his article in The Wire 443, Peter Margasak selects tracks from the Northern Italian label’s back catalogue

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The Wire's Releases Of The Year 2020

December 2020

Listen to a selection of tracks from this year's Top 50 Releases Of The Year, as voted for by The Wire's contributors. You can read more about the artists featured in our chart, as well as those featured in the Top 50 Archive Releases Of The Year, in The Wire 443.

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Wire mix: Floorplan

December 2020

The Wire 442 cover stars share an exclusive new mix featuring many of their own productions and remixes

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Wire playlist: Yusuf Mumin and The Black Unity Trio

November 2020

Black Unity Trio saxophonist Yusuf Mumin discusses his music and inspirations, with an accompanying playlist including a Black Unity Trio composition newly remastered for the reissue of their legendary 1969 Al-Fatihah album, released on 27 November 2020 by Gotta Groove Records. By Yusuf Mumin, edited by Pierre Crépon.

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Wire Mix: Lamin Fofana

November 2020

The Berlin based artist and producer shares a new work as part of his exploration of ambient environments based on Black experience and radical thinking