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Watch: Daniel Bachman's Almanac Behind

Watch: Daniel Bachman's Almanac Behind

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

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From The Archive by Emily Pothast

From The Archive by Emily Pothast

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

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Mimi Parker (1967–2022)

Mimi Parker (1967–2022)

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

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Office Ambience 465

Office Ambience 465

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

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Wire mix: Maral

Wire mix: Maral

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

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Wire mix: NikNak

Wire mix: NikNak

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

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Office Ambience 464

Office Ambience 464

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

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Wire mix: FOQL

Wire mix: FOQL

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

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Wire playlist: Carl Stone

Wire playlist: Carl Stone

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

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Unlimited Editions: Faitiche

Unlimited Editions: Faitiche

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

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Wire mix: Marionette

Wire mix: Marionette

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

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Jaimie Branch (17 June 1983–22 August 2022)

Jaimie Branch (17 June 1983–22 August 2022)

“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.

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Back to earth: rediscovering Doris Dennison

Back to earth: rediscovering Doris Dennison

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

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Wire mix: Cheri Knight

Wire mix: Cheri Knight

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

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The Wire 40 playlist

The Wire 40 playlist

Stream a playlist of tracks by artists involved in The Wire's 40th birthday celebrations in London, Glasgow, Manchester, Bristol, Brighton and online from Chicago

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Office Ambience 461

Office Ambience 461

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

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Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

Phil England presents Adventures In Sound And Music

The 30 June edition of The Wire's weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks from artists involved with The Wire 40 @ The Cube events in Bristol, including People Like Us, Scratch Orchestra and Saul Williams, plus new releases by Marisa Anderson, Ellen Arkbro, Kyle Kidd, Lucrecia Dalt, and more

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Wire mix: Ale Hop

Wire mix: Ale Hop

The Peruvian artist and musician compiles some of the music that has inspired an upcoming live performance with cajón player Laura Robles

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Meg Woof presents Adventures In Sound And Music

Meg Woof presents Adventures In Sound And Music

The 23 June edition of The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Elucid, Silvia Tarozzi & Deborah Walker, Coby Sey, Amirtha Kidambi & Luke Stewart, Carlos Niño & Thandi Ntuli, and more

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Wire mix: Nexcyia

Wire mix: Nexcyia

The London based producer and installation artist pieces together an exclusive mix of tracks by ambient affiliates, inspired by Ralph Ellison's Invisible Man