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The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum: Introduction
February 2013
Simon Reynolds introduces a series of seven essays on his idea of a Hardcore Continuum. The essays all originally appeared in past issues of The Wire.
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The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #1: Hardcore Rave (1992)
February 2013
Originally published as "Technical Ecstasy" in The Wire #105 November 1992.
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The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #2: Ambient Jungle (1994)
February 2013
Originally published as "Above The Treeline" in The Wire #127 September 1994.
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The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #3: The State Of Drum 'n' Bass (1995)
February 2013
Originally published as "Sounds Of Blackness" in The Wire #136 June 1995.
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The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #4: Hardstep, Jump Up, Techstep (1996)
February 2013
Originally published as "Slipping Into Darkness" The Wire #148, June 1996.
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The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #5: Neurofunk Drum ‘n’ Bass Versus Speed Garage (1997)
February 2013
Originally published as "2 Steps Back" in The Wire #166, December 1997.
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The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum Series #6: Two-Step Garage (1999)
February 2013
Originally published as "Adult Hardcore" in The Wire #182 April 1999.
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The Wire 300: Simon Reynolds on the Hardcore Continuum #7: Grime (And A Little Dubstep) (2005)
February 2013
Originally published as "The Primer: Grime " in The Wire #254, April 2005.
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The Wire 300: Alan Licht on the emergence of experimental DJ culture
February 2013
A previously unpublished essay by NYC's own Alan Licht, specially commissioned to mark the magazine's 300th issue.
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The Wire 300: David Stubbs on Sonic Youth and the Blast First axis
February 2013
A previously unpublished essay by David Stubbs, on Paul Smith's Blast First label and Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon's Sonic Youth.
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The Wire 300: Will Montgomery on the changing uses of field recordings
February 2013
A previously unpublished artlcle commissioned especially for The Wire 300 online season.
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The Wire 300: The Dead C’s Bruce Russell searches for new sonic hybrids in the rubble of modernism
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned for The Wire's online 300th issue celebrations
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The Wire 300: Joe Stannard tracks Metal’s journey from the mosh-pit to the art house
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned for The Wire's online 300th issue celebrations
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The Wire 300: Dan Warburton on the sound sorcerors of EAI
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned to celebrate The Wire's 300th issue
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The Wire 300: Keith Moliné on the rise of Noise
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned to celebrate The Wire's 300th issue
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The Wire 300: David Keenan locates the roots of the UK’s current DIY underground in the anarchic activities of The A Band
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned to celebrate The Wire's 300th issue
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The Wire 300: Joe Muggs on Warp’s Artificial Intelligence series
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned to celebrate The Wire's 300th issue
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The Wire 300: Alan Cummings on the origins of the Tokyo underground sound
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned to celebrate The Wire's 300th issue.
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The Wire 300: Peter Shapiro celebrates two landmark moments in cut ’n’ paste culture
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned to celebrate The Wire's 300th issue.
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The Wire 300: Byron Coley commemorates one of the New Weird America’s founding fathers
February 2013
Previously unpublished essay commissioned to celebrate The Wire's 300th issue.