Stream a selection of tracks from some of the releases we listened to during the making of our November 2024 issue.

To accompany his report on Reading Group in The Wire 489, David Grundy selects music from the back catalogue of the New York avant garde imprint

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our October 2024 issue

To accompany his report on the aims and activity of Nashazphone in The Wire 488, Louis Pattison compiles a playlist of standout tracks from the Cairo label’s back catalogue

The Bristol trio premiere a reflective track from their forthcoming album A Soft And Gatherable Star

Daryl Worthington presents an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Barcelona’s DIY improv scene

Producer and composer Andrew PM Hunt charts the music that encouraged the wide-ranging approaches found on his latest album as Dialect

Following his report on Manchester and Stockport's experimental electronic label YOUTH in The Wire 487, Derek Walmsley picks standout tracks from the platform's back catalogue

In his Global Ear feature in The Wire 486, Juan San Cristóbal Lizama explores cumbia rebajada – a musical subgenre derived from Colombian and Mexican cumbia that emerged in the city of Monterrey, Mexico. Here, he gathers a playlist of both pivotal and recent examples, some chosen by key players within the genre

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our September 2024 issue

The Sarajevo born, Antwerp based musician compiles a travel mix inspired by driving between the two cities

To accompany his report on the aims and activity of Discreet Music in The Wire 486, Louis Pattison compiles a playlist of standout tracks from the Gothenburg label's catalogue

The London based sound and movement artist reworks a mix of original tracks and loops from a new perspective, adding reflective vocals and saxophone lines

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our August 2024 issue

To accompany his cover interview feature with cellist, improvisor and composer Tomeka Reid in The Wire 485, Stewart Smith selects standout tracks from her many musical projects

To mark The Wire’s cover interview feature with cellist and Chicago Jazz String Summit founder Tomeka Reid, Pierre Crépon compiles a playlist of music featuring the cello as a free jazz instrument

Stream a selection of tracks we listened to during the making of our July 2024 issue

To accompany his report on the aims and activity of Notice Recordings in The Wire 485, Derek Walmsley compiles a playlist of standout tracks from the experimental cassette label's back catalogue

Members of the Berlin based soulful vocal ensemble share a playlist of some of the songs that inspired their community choral project

To accompany his essay on the experimental potential of tuning in The Wire 484, Los Angeles based composer Tashi Wada creates a mix demonstrating different approaches to its wide-ranging forms and principles