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Office Ambience 422

March 2019

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of The Wire 422

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Wire Mix: Matmos

March 2019

The release of Matmos's new plastic-sourced album, featuring the sounds of Styrofoam coolers and silicone gel breast implants, is celebrated with this new exclusive mix

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Global Ear: Ramallah

February 2019

Wire contributor Courtney Yusuf selects his favourite tracks from the current Palestinian hiphop scene

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Office Ambience 421

February 2019

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

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Global Ear: Cartagena

February 2019

Palenque Records founder Lucas Silva selects some of his favourite tracks from the Afro-Colombian sound of champeta