The retro-futuristic Berlin duo compile a mix of music that has influenced their own hi-tech sound experiments

The Burkinabe griot and Belgian electronics duo share a live recording of a recent show in Margate

The 9 February edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Širom, James Brandon Lewis, aya, Cleo Reed, Matthew Shipp & Ivo Perelman, Tony Buck & Gianni Gebbia, and more

The film maker and sound artist presents a selection of his most beloved movie scores

Your favourite independent music magazine is launching into the new year with a whole new look

Contributor Clive Bell selects ten pieces of writing from The Wire’s back pages featuring Michael Nyman, Chris Watson, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Stereolab and more. All selected articles are available to read in The Wire’s digital library with a Wire print or digital subscription

Tom Verlaine died on 28 January aged 73. Read Alan Licht’s 2006 cover story on the Television guitarist and singer free in our online library.

The 2 February edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Langham Research Centre & John Butcher, Camae Ayewa, Lydia Lunch, AGF, and more

Primary Information shares a segment from this new analysis of techno as Black-led folk music for an industrial society

Stream a selection of tracks from some the releases we listened to during the making of our February 2023 issue

Michael Snow died on 5 January aged 94. Read Julian Cowley’s 2019 interview with the Canadian multimedia artist free in our online library.

The 26 January edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Zoë Mc Pherson, Avola, OPLA, Gerald Cleaver/Brandon Lopez/Hprizm, Nkisi, Andrew Cyrille, and more

Croatian archive specialist Fox & His Friends issues forgotten curios that flowered in the cracks of communist Yugoslavia. Antonio Poscic creates a playlist of standout tracks from the label's back catalogue.

Chris Lane goes island hopping with the crown prince of reggae in his ongoing odyssey through Jamaican music classics

The Pennsylvania born composer, multi-instrumentalist and vocalist discusses how her artistic practice has evolved to centre her disability and explore it as a creative source

Leeds based noisenik and promoter Theo Gowans assembles a playlist of tracks from his DIY discography

As part of her memoir of queer pre-and post-punk music and art life in London, Dorothy Max Prior recalls her involvement in the short-lived new wave outfit Rema-Rema

The 19 January edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a special guest mix by Ghanaian musician King Ayisoba, plus Deena Abelwahed, Gaye Su Akyol, Mayssa Jallad, and more

New Zealand instrument builder and psychedelicist Pat Kraus compiles tracks from a selection of his albums released between 2003–2022

To accompany his essay in The Wire 467 on the ongoing tradition of absurdist humour in UK experimental and improvised music, Stewart Smith compiles tracks by a selection of notable contemporary sonic pranksters

The 12 January edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Anat Ben-David, Meredith Monk, Rian Treanor & Ocen James, Michael Snow, Debby Friday, and more

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 albums featured in our chart, as well as those featured in the Top 50 Archive Releases Of The Year, in The Wire 467

Daniel Spicer talks to Ukrainian soldier and electronic music producer Timur Dzhafarov

The 15 December edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Obituary, Meredith Monk, Lori Goldston & Greg Kelley, Satoko Fujii and more

As the independent Palestinian hiphop label readies itself for another live show in London, Nihal ElAasar runs us through standout tracks from BLTNM's back catalogue to accompany her report on the collective in The Wire 465

The Virginia guitarist shares an album length film for his latest release Almanac Behind, which assembles folk improvisations, radio transmissions and field recordings of climate breakdown

A new illustrated account of the life and work of Crass member and resident visual artist Gee Vaucher charts her influence through generations

The US sound artist and producer presents a psychedelic new video made in collaboration with Rey Sapienz & Chrisman

Manuel Göttsching died in Berlin on 4 December, aged 70. Read Keith Moliné's 2011 cover story with the Ash Ra Tempel guitarist and electro-minimalist pioneer via our online library for free

The experimental noise and voice duo share a DIY video from their new collaborative album Lightkeeper

The 8 December edition of The Wire's weekly show featured tracks from Kali Malone & Maria W Horn's XKatedral label

Contributor Emily Pothast selects ten pieces of writing from The Wire's back pages that “capture particularly pivotal moments in the lives of the artists they feature”. All selected articles are available to read in The Wire's digital library with a Wire print or digital subscription

The 1 December edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Slumberland & Sainkho Namtchylak, Moin, Saul Williams, Molly Joyce, and more

A 740 page book reflecting on the life and work of saxophonist Sonny Rollins charts his musical evolution, including his little documented engagement with the avant garde

Highlights from the world premiere of the 45 minute multimedia work for piano, electronics, two videos, and MiMU sensor gloves, co-created with Neil Luck

Stream a selection of tracks we listened to during the making of our December 2022 issue

The cultural geographer and live cinema artist premieres three tracks from her upcoming album Sister Time

The 24 November edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a techno tour through back issues of The Wire and a guest mix by Chicago based DJ and producer Zvrra

The Balochi benju player performs the title track from his new album

The 17 November edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Elaine Mitchener, Barbara Dane, Tengger, Gina Birch, Marisa Anderson, Liza Aikin & Zavoloka, and more

Keith Moliné selects and discusses key collaborations in The Wire 466 cover star’s career

The 10 November edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Venus Ex Machina, Ben LaMar Gay, Stargaze, M Takara & Carla Boregas, Heith and more

Following the death of Low's drummer and singer Mimi Parker on 5 November, read Abi Bliss's 2018 interview with the band free in our online library

The 3 November edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM featured a guest mix by London based artist anrimeal, plus tracks by Patrick Cowley, Lady Lykez, Etceteral and more

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our November 2022 issue

The UK composer shares visuals for a track from his latest album JELLY

The 27 October edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra features tracks by Richard Pinhas, Big Joanie, Mister Poppy, ONO, and more

The Los Angeles based Iranian-American producer marks the release of her new album Ground Groove with an exclusive Wire mix, a sonic representation of her past and present

Jason Gross returns to an unpublished interview with the Ohio born Golden Palominos drummer who died in September

The 20 October edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Weyes Blood, Devin Townsend, OM, Mali Obamsawin, Neu!

Will Ballantyne aka City/Anti-God Hand selects 15 of the best by the Canadian experimental musician

Andrey Kiritchenko, founder of the Kyiv based Next Sound festival, compiles a fundraising playlist of new Ukrainian ambient and electronic music

Equinox Publishing share a segment from a new translation of an extended interview between Polish trumpeter Tomasz Stańko and broadcaster Rafał Księżyk

Derek Walmsley concludes his two part Wire 40 special (following on from the 7 July programme) with 20 tracks from 20 of the most prolific labels from the last 20 years of the magazine. This edition covers 2002–2021 and features tracks from Keith Fullerton Whitman, Lightning Bolt, William Parker and more

The Richmond, Virginia record label shares footage of its eight hour marathon celebrating experimentation and community

The Leeds based turntablist shares a jazz and ambient minimix including tracks by Loraine James, Loula Yorke and Iu Takahashi

The Birmingham based saxophonist's second album Ibeji is a collaborative project featuring seven percussionists of African descent

Chris Lane checks in with “undisputed king of ska” Mongo Santamaria in his latest version excursion

The 6 October edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Yanna Momina, The Bug, Daniel Bachman, Horace Andy, Army Of Briars, Biped, and more

The author of Goodnight The Pleasure Was Ours ponders the ephemeral relationship between performer and audience on a call with fellow musician Richard Thomas

The 29 September edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured new and recent releases by NikNak, Klein, Ashtray Navigations, Suzi Analogue, Maral, Dane Law, FOQL, and more

The Wire 464 cover star compiles a long playlist of tracks that inspired breakthroughs during the making of her brand new album ¡Ay!

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our October 2022 issue

To mark the release of her latest album Wehikuł, Polish musician and community radio co-founder Justyna Banaszczyk channels uncertainty and anxiety in a new mix featuring numerous underground acts from her home country

Pierre Crépon pays tribute to the US saxophonist by looking at his career-defining years on the Impulse! label

“Take an R&B lick and shake it until it vibrated to death, into freedom.” Following the death of the great saxophonist on 24 September, read Phil Freeman’s eight page guide to the key records in a multifaceted career free in our online library

The 22 September edition of The Wire's weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Theresa Wong, 106, Otaco, OXBOW & Peter Brötzmann, and more

In a new book written before his death in 2021, bassist Ubadah McConner recounts the evolution and history of his home based educational, cultural and music centre in Pontiac, Michigan, which held all night Friday sessions of music and conversation for over 30 years

The UK based Australian garage punk artist shares a track from the next Ulysses Trash single

To accompany his interview with Emily Bick in The Wire 464, the samplist and composer compiles a playlist spanning his long career, including some rarities from the far-reaching corners of his hard drive

Polish-American laptop folklorist Derek Piotr shares an exclusive reimagining of a track from his latest album The Devil Knows How

To accompany her article on Berlin based platform Faitiche in The Wire 464, Leah Kardos selects tracks that demonstrate the diversity and playfulness of the label's back catalogue

The 15 September edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance Fm and Resonance Extra featured new music by patten, RA Washington & Jah Nada, Lucrecia Dalt, Trevor Mathison, and more

The veteran Finnish DIY musician has died aged 71. Read Matthew Wuethrich's 2007 interview with the artist via our digital archive.

The UK pianist introduces his favourite mid-90s tunes to coincide with the reissue of his 1997 dancefloor album New Jazz Jungle: Remembering

Robert Barry selects some of his favourite titles from the catalogue of the adventurous German music book publisher

To mark the release of experimental label Marionette's 20th edition, its founder Ali Safi shares a mix of past and future releases including exclusive previews of tracks by Roxane Métayer, Delphine Dora and MinaeMinae

Belgrade based Walkman alchemist Vladimir Lenhart and vocalist Tijana Stanković share footage of an intimate live session

“Free jazz is a real reflection of the times and everything that’s going on [...] It puts beauty back into the world, it vibrates, I think it works on an anatomical level.” US trumpeter, composer and bandleader Jaimie Branch has died aged 39. Read her Invisible Jukebox interview from 2019 in our online archive.

Stream tracks from releases we listened to while making our September 2022 issue

Colleagues of Abdul Wadud share memories of the late cellist during his formative years in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1960s. By Pierre Crépon

As the globe-trotting free music label Leo Records plans an anniversary celebration its debonair founder hosts Clive Bell in a rare soiree

Interdisciplinary performer eddy kwon shares music from a collaborative performance with cellist and composer Lester St Louis

Tom Welsh introduces a new recording of an unknown work by a composer who was a key member of John Cage’s pioneering US percussion group in the 1930s but whose name has since fallen out of history

The Ojibwe vocalist shares an exclusive recording from a recent pow wow

The US minimalist post-punk composer selects tracks that have influenced her own work and ways of listening

The 28 July edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM featured a special guest selection by Laurie Anderson, plus tracks by Tegh & Adel Poursamadi, Al-Qasar, Ian Carr with Nucleus, and more

The Suffolk based multi-instrumentalist provides a career-spanning playlist of solo and collaborative works

Stream a selection of tracks we listened to during the making of our August 2022 issue