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The Wire 452 is out now

The October 2021 issue of The Wire features Faust, Moebius, La Düsseldorf, Amon Düül, Mary Lou WIlliams, Ellen Fullman × Theresa Wong, and much more

Tracks

Wire playlist: Limpe Fuchs

Wire playlist: Limpe Fuchs

As the Anima-Sound sculptor and percussionist turns 80, Frances Morgan selects music from the experimental artist’s repertoire

Video

Watch: Marina Rosenfeld's Teenage Lontano

Watch: Marina Rosenfeld's Teenage Lontano

As Marina Rosenfeld prepares to release two albums including her Teenage Lontano choral composition for teenagers, the US composer shares exclusive footage of the latter’s 2008 live premiere

Mix

Wire mix: Jana Rush

Wire mix: Jana Rush

Veteran survivor of Chicago’s house and footwork scene marks her recent Wire interview and latest album with a new mix featuring unreleased tracks

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Below The Radar 37

Below The Radar 37

Volume 37 includes tracks by Cevdet Erek, Ziúr, Mabe Fratti, Deng Boyu, Stiff Pap, Sial, Teresa Winter, Andrew Mbaruk, and more

On Air

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

The 29 July edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance 104.4FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Alan Vega, Ben Vaughn, Barb Dwyer & Palmyra Delran, Lawrence English, Nikki Giovanni, Rey Sapienz & The Congo Techno Ensemble, DJ Stingray 313, and more

Interview

Invisible Jukebox: Reiko × Tori Kudo

Invisible Jukebox: Reiko × Tori Kudo

In a special animal edition of The Wire’s regular record test, Japanese duo Reiko and Tori Kudo of Maher Shalal Hash Baz play each other the sounds of some of their favourite creatures

Tracks

Wire playlist: Douglas Benford

Wire playlist: Douglas Benford

After recently celebrating his 60th birthday at the London Cafe Oto event 0 To 60 In 3 Moves, UK artist Douglas Benford chooses and muses on various tracks from a career covering electronica, ambient, glitch, dub and acoustic improvisation

Mix

Wire mix: Sunik Kim

Wire mix: Sunik Kim

The New York noise musician and film maker shares a new mix, inspired by the English rock group Henry Cow

Tracks

Unlimited Editions: Zoomin’ Night

Unlimited Editions: Zoomin’ Night

In accompaniment to her Unlimited Editions article in The Wire 449, Jennifer Lucy Allan selects tracks from the back catalogue of Zhu Wenbo's Beijing based cassette label

Mix

Wire mix: Pamela Z

Wire mix: Pamela Z

The Wire 449 featured radio DJ, soprano and composer marks the release of her new solo album A Secret Code with an exclusive mix

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