The experimental vocalist shares some examples of radical approaches to creating and performing musical scores

Ian Rawes, the sound recordist and archivist best known for founding the London Sound Survey website, has died following a short illness. He was 56.

The Australian duo find melody, structure and storytelling through folk and country. By Steph Kretowicz

Friends and colleagues pay tribute to the founder of The Wire who has died in a road accident aged 73

Claire Biddles talks to Sparks about their experiences both behind and in front of the camera, with documentary The Sparks Brothers and musical Annette

The duo of Rie Nakajima and Keiko Yamamoto share some links to their favourite books, comics, music and dance

Anthony Wood, the promoter who founded The Wire in 1982, has died. A lifelong motorcycling enthusiast, he was killed in a road accident. He was 73.

Ken Hollings recalls various encounters with Cabaret Voltaire’s pioneering electronic and post-punk musician, and reflects on Kirk's relationship with time and technology

The Prague based musician discusses her debut album, escapism and feminist synth education

Following the death in August of US saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc, fellow saxophonist André Vida recalls their virtual duets in galleries in London and New York

The Chinese avant guitarist recalls the imported shipments of discarded recordings that schooled him in Western music

The Wire’s dub columnist and host of On The Wire recalls his numerous encounters with the late great reggae producer across four decades

Dave Mandl remembers the prolific US improvising drummer and collaborator from EasSide Percussion, God Is My Co-Pilot, Fulminate Trio, and more

The Wire 451 cover star Liz Harris selects films, books and art responding to water

Rob Young pays tribute to the Mego man, laptop pioneer and bon viveur, who died on 22 July 2021

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

John Morrison speaks with the US producer, DJ and teacher about the ideas and structure behind his new UCSD course Blacktronika: Afrofuturism In Electronic Music

A new biography maps the life of the Danish free jazz saxophonist and composer through stories, poems, music charts, photos and illustrations

A new book from Strange Attractor includes the screenplay for “a horror film that never was” plus transcripts of its authors Mark E Smith and Graham Duff in conversation. In this extract the pair discuss British director Lindsay Anderson and German group Can

The field recordist and cassette musician on late night listening and his own radio collaborations