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Office Ambience 433

February 2020

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our March 2020 issue

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Wire Mix: Loraine James

February 2020

Ahead of shows at MUTEK Barcelona 2020 and London’s Cafe Oto, the UK producer shares a brand new mix spanning kuduro, techno and tracks from her own projects

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Stream Air Texture VII

February 2020

26 tracks compiled by Rrose and Silent Servant, featuring AGF, Anthony Child, Laurel Halo, Maggi Payne, Pod Blotz, and more

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Wire Mix: Magda Drozd

February 2020

Ahead of her performance at Oto Nove Swiss, the electronic composer records a mix of atmospheric electronics, industrial music and dark pop

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Office Ambience 432

February 2020

Listen to a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of The Wire's February 2020 issue

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Global Ear: Malta

January 2020

Writer Kurt Buttigieg compiles an audio companion to his Global Ear report on an island in the midst of political turmoil, featured in The Wire 432

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Listen: Marcela Lucatelli live

January 2020

To coincide with her feature in The Wire 432, the Brazilian composer and performer shares a live recording of a recent performance in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil

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The Wire's Top 50 Releases 2019

December 2019

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 431.

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Wire Mix: Disrupt

December 2019

“80 minutes of couch-optimised psychedelics” mixed by Jahtari collective founder Disrupt

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Global Ear: Nalchik

December 2019

Punk ethnography is thriving in the Caucasus. Stream a playlist of tracks from local label Ored Recordings, selected and annotated by writer Nikita Velichko

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Office Ambience 430

November 2019

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our December 2019 issue