The 8 February edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a special guest mix by Amy Cutler, plus tracks by Youmna Saba, Nadah El Shazly, Muqata’a, and more

This chapter from the book about the Swedish psych rock band provides an oral history of the realisation of Gärdesfesten – the free music festival that took place in Stockholm, 1970

Volume 44 includes tracks by ML Buch, Mpho Molikeng, Mr AKA Amazing, Jacken Elswyth, Kulku, excel dj, Andrew Smiley & Kate Gentile, and more

Saxophonist Seymour Wright selects and reflects upon recordings featuring the late drummer Tony Oxley

The 1 February edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by aya, Jlin, and Kara Jackson, plus music from Neil Kulkarni's end of year charts, including Kristin Hersh, Fantastic Twins, and more

The Californian sound collagist shares an exclusive example of his experiments in “truck stop concrète”

As a tribute to writer Neil Kulkarni, who died on 22 January aged 51, we have made a selection of the many articles he wrote for The Wire free to read in our online library

To mark the recent reissue of FM3’s Buddha Machine, Steve Barker tells the story of its origins, a tale which takes in Chinese temples and a Hong Kong branch of McDonald’s, a Beijing foot massage parlour and dinner with Brian Eno.

The 25 January edition of The Wire's weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Techno Animal, Creation Rebel, The Haxan Cloak, Allison Burik, Teresa Winter, and more

Petr Kotik, Susan Stenger, Ulrich Krieger, Arnold Dreyblatt, Robert Poss, Ellen Fullman, Oren Ambarchi, Thomas Ankersmit, and Loré Lixenberg share memories of composer and film maker Phill Niblock, who died on 8 January aged 90

The Wire is deeply saddened to hear of the death of writer Neil Kulkarni. Neil was one of the UK’s most original and distinctive music critics. He had been writing for The Wire since the early 2000s, and just last week filed this online essay, in which he picks his favourite writing from The Wire’s back pages. We publish it now as a tribute to Neil. RIP.

The 18 January edition of The Wire’s weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Anne Gillis, PoiL Ueda, Felix Kubin, Amon Düül, and more

Editor-compiler Richard Johnson shares an excerpt from his book-length Q+A with musician, Alternative TV founder and Sniffin' Glue editor Mark Perry. Chapter eight recalls 1979, when Perry joined musicians Nag and Bendle in the British art punk band The Door And The Window.

To accompany his report on the London based experimental label as it celebrates its 50th year, Julian Cowley selects tracks from Bead's back catalogue

The Glasgow based artist pieces together a mix of sounds that provided a soundtrack to a sickness caused by black mould exposure and inspiration for her latest release Against The Wood, Opposed To Flesh

Phill Niblock died on 8 January, aged 90. As a tribute to the American composer and film maker we have made Dan Warburton’s 2006 cover feature from The Wire 265 free to read online for one month

The 11 January edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Chino Amobi, Lana Del Rabies, KAVARI, Fred Frith, Laetitia Sadier, and more

French label and platform Murailles Music shares the first episode in a new series of music documentaries highlighting the unique methodologies of artists on their roster

Rachel's exploration into Jerry Dammers's 2 Tone label explains how punk reggae evolved to become the “soundtrack of a generation”

Tony Oxley died on Boxing Day aged 85. As a tribute we have made Ben Watson’s 1999 interview with the drummer and live electronics improvisor and composer free to read in our online library.

A winter holidays special exploring pathways into Chinese music opened up since attending the Tomorrow Festival in Shenzhen in 2015. Co-presented by Chris Bohn with guest host Anla Li, music/culture writer and Wire contributor, and former manager of B10 Live, Shenzhen

The Wire’s releases of the year for 2023 were compiled from the individual votes of the magazine’s staff and contributors – here are those votes in full

Why are there so few Jamaican versions of jazz standards, asks Chris Lane in the latest instalment of his guide to reggae versions

Listen to a selection of tracks from our 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 479/480

The 14 December edition of The Wire featured tracks by Kulku, KOU, Keanu Nelson, Clarissa Connelly, Prado, H31R, Slowfoam, Rosie Carr, and more

Thomas Osman expands on his Global Ear report on the latest edition of Berlin's extreme metal music festival with an annotated playlist

To accompany his report on Meng Jinhui’s Beijing based label in The Wire 478, Josh Feola creates an annotated playlist of bié releases. Translation assistance by Emma Xiaoming Sun

Wolke Verlag share an excerpt from the new English language edition of Guillaume Belhomme’s Eric Dolphy biography, originally published by Lenka Lente. In this chapter Belhomme details how an article entitled “John Coltrane and Eric Dolphy Answer the Jazz Critics” appeared in an issue of DownBeat magazine in 1962.

Nyahh founder Willie Stewart collates tracks from the Irish imprint’s back catalogue, fusing traditional folk, improvised instrumental and weird experimental

The 7 December edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a selection of tracks from some of the albums featured in The Wire's end of year charts, published in The Wire 479/480

The black metal and gabba inspired Osaka based unit's latest video imagines a sci-fi time leap across centuries

Catherine Christer Hennix died on 19 November 2023. As a tribute we have made Marcus Boon’s 2010 interview with the Swedish musician, artist and mathematician free to read in our online magazine library.

The 30 November edition of The Wire's weekly show featured tracks by Amy Cutler, Sabrina Bellaouel and Carl Stone, plus a special guest mix by Deena Abdelwahed

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

The 23 November edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Silver Apples & Makoto Kawabata, Tara Clerkin Trio, JJJJJerome Ellis, Yara Asmar, Ragana, DJ Harrison, and more

Stephen O'Malley and Tim Wyskida of avant sludge quartet Khanate select and discuss some of metal's most remarkable vocal performances

Directed by artist Nicol Vizoli, the video for composer Galya Bisengalieva's “Chagan” reflects on the haunting nature of a radioactive lake in Kazakhstan

The 16 November edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Earth, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Diego Caicedo, Myra Melford, and more

Bristol producer shares a mix of some of the sounds that inspired their recent Bokeh Versions release, Parable Of The Empty Cup

The 9 November edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Yokel, AshTreJinkins, Beans, Lucidvox, and more

Watch James Hankins's film documenting the 64th and final concert of Dali de Saint Paul’s EP/64 project

The annual Berlin based festival celebrates its upcoming edition with a selection of countercultural Latin sounds mixed by Paria Records founder Bclip

The 2 November edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Raphael Rogiński, Klein, Chaba Malika Medda, AutopsiA, Rie Nakajima, Olivia Louvel, and more

The composer shares extracts from an hour long composition for bass clarinet, voice and electric guitar and live electronics

To accompany his profile on the Czech label in The Wire 477, Miloš Hroch selects standout tracks from Gin&Platonic’s back catalogue

The 26 October edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a guest mix by The Wire's Misha Farrant plus tracks by Joshua Hill & Micaela Tobin, Matana Roberts, and more

Watch Sergio Subero’s video for a track from the prolific experimental guitarists' debut duo recording

As a tribute to hiphop producer Mark James aka 45 King who has died aged 62 we have made Peter Shapiro’s 1997 interview with James free to read in our online library.

The 19 October edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Dirar Kalash, Laure Boer, Carla Bley, Mr AKA Amazing, Kirdec, and more

The experimental Chicago based trio share a recording of a performance at Spot Tavern in Lafayette, Indiana

The 12 October edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a special guest mix by London producer Opal X, plus tracks by Deena Abdelwahed, Camila Nebbia, M Takara, and more

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

Listen to previously unheard experiments by the composer who uses synthesized physics engines and algorithmic models to extend the possibilities of guitar music

One of free music’s most prolific pianists on the ideas and influences behind his playing

The 6 October edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured a guest mix by Beijing based musician and DJ Howie Lee plus tracks by Shit & Shine, Martin Rev, Pyrolator, and more

Una MacGlone details a new project that unites improvising musicians, machine learning, and the organic world in a dynamic sonic ecosystem.

After the body blows of the early 2020s, eclectic spaces in China’s capital are platforming a new generation of players and listeners. Josh Feola selects tracks by some of the musicians involved

The 28 September edition of The Wire’s weekly show featured tracks by Opal X, Abstract Concrete, Bex Burch, Delilah Holliday and more

The improvising composer and drummer shares a track from her forthcoming death metal and prog inspired triple album Find Letter X

To accompany his article on Sun Chung’s Munich based imprint in The Wire 476, Philip Watson selects standout tracks from the jazz and electronic music label’s past and future releases

The 21 September edition of The Wire's weekly radio broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Beatriz Ferreyra, The Melvins, Aesop Rock, Mendoza Hoffs Revels and more

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

California based Bevin Kelley aka Blevin Blectum compiles an annotated playlist plucked from a mind-melding back catalogue of experimental sound that stretches back over 25 years

The 14 September edition of The Wire's weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra was dedicated to Finnish label Ultraääni, featuring music by Njihe, Isach Skeidsvoll, Elatu Nessa, and more

The Liverpool based artist presents a video from his new album Surface Industries II – the latest in a series of works themed around service industry occupations

The transatlantic group share an unreleased track from their surrealist project

Hear the recording of Wire staff member Shane Woolman's daytime set at this year's Stihia festival in Muynak, Uzbekistan

The 7 September edition of The Wire's weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Laura Ortman, Oxbow, Oki, Mary Ocher, and more

Sound artist Steve Roden died on 6 September aged 59. Read Christoph Cox’s interview with him in The Wire 229 and Roden’s Epiphanies essay in The Wire 196 for free in our online library.

Free jazz saxophonist and pianist Charles Gayle has died aged 84. We have made two interviews with the musician also known as Streets The Clown free to read in our online library, from 1994 and 2012.

Contributor Frances Morgan compiles an annotated list of some of The Wire's Once Upon A Time In... special features that tell the stories of significant and localised scenes in underground music history. All selected articles are available to read in The Wire’s digital library with a print or digital subscription.

The Paris based composer and producer compiles a mix featuring tracks by international fellow music travellers and a previously unheard cut from his upcoming album Rhizomes

Volume 43 includes tracks by Dhangsha, Rocheman, Fiesta en el vacío, Selvhenter, Outside House, Ecka Mordecai, and more

Following his review of the Los Angeles based duo’s first album in The Wire 475, Antonio Poscic speaks to Micaela Tobin and Joshua Hill about their intense and transformative experience making Tent Music

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of The Wire 475

To accompany his report on Pakapi Records in The Wire 475, Alonso Almenara selects tracks from the Argentinian label’s back catalogue and talks to its curator Juan José Calarco

The Dutch vocal and visual artist shares an excerpt from the collaborative composition

The Wire’s Joseph Stannard speaks to Baltimore based psychedelic rock duo Darsombra about their visionary music videos, recent DIY Genera-tour and forthcoming LP Dumesday Book. Plus, the duo share an exclusive full stream of the album.

The cover story of The Wire 475 contains 18 pages of essays on Don Cherry and his organic music family. In an adjunct to those essays, Harmony Holiday listens to the trumpeter’s 1971 elegy for his friend Albert Ayler.

Contributor Marc Masters selects ten of his favourite Invisible Jukebox interviews from The Wire’s back pages featuring Sunny Murray, Derek Bailey, Jaimie Branch, Lydia Lunch, and more. All selected articles are available to read in The Wire’s digital library with a Wire print or digital subscription.

To accompany her interview with the US musician and producer in The Wire 474, Emily Pothast selects tracks from Kramer's vast and varied output

The 27 July edition of The Wire's weekly show featured tracks by PJ Harvey, Catherine Christer Hennix, Annea Lockwood, Jaimie Branch, Michael Allen Z Prime and more

To accompany his profile on Guruguru Brain in The Wire 474, James Gui selects standout tracks from the back catalogue of the Netherlands based Asian rock label