Mark Fell argues that the limits of technological systems do not frustrate creativity.

Mark Fisher's unedited transcript of his interview with underground dubstep artist Burial

Follow Kemper Norton's choice picks of the web. Norton is featured in Matthew Ingram's article on West Country electronic music makers in The Wire 346.

Follow Loki aka IX Tab aka Saxon's choice picks of the web. Loki is featured in Matthew Ingram's article on West Country electronic music makers in The Wire 346.

A collection of tributes to the late former editor of The Wire, who died August 2007

Follow the musician Holly Herndon's top links of the web. Herndon is the subject of an article by Jennifer Lucy Allan in The Wire 345, her album, Movement is released by RVNG Intl on 15 November. She'll also be performing at the Unsound festival in Krakow, Poland on 18 October.

After the extraordinary achievements of his early years, the great bassist/composer Charles Mingus faced crisis – and a nervous breakdown – in the mid-1960s. But his comeback in the 70s, though constrained by illness, led to a few late masterpieces. as Brian Priestley reports in the concluding part of our Mingus retrospective. This article was originally published in The Wire 76, June 1990.

As recording formats become obsolete, sound archivists are rethinking the paradigms around methods of preserving our audio heritage. By Will Prentice of the British Library.

As recording formats become obsolete, sound archivists are rethinking the paradigms around methods of preserving our audio heritage. By Will Prentice of the British Library.

Browse the improvising sax player's top picks of the web. John Butcher is the subject of The Wire 344's Invisible Jukebox, tested by Clive Bell.

Follow Ex-Easter Island Head's choice links of the web. The Liverpool based minimalist group is featured in an article by Abi Bliss in The Wire 343.

Follow film maker Peter Strickland's top choice of the web, including sites devoted to favourite Soviet bus stops, visual music and more. Strickland and his film Berberian Sound Studio are the subjects of an article by Daniel Spicer in The Wire 343.

Kirkley, author of The Wire 342 Global Ear article on the 'Balani Show' sound system street parties of Bamako (capital of Mali) presents a short run down on internet based ethnography, music collecting and micro genres.

The author of Berlin Sampler curates a list of archival links on the history of Berlin's music scene.

Read Ian Rawes of the London Sound Survey sound map website's top picks of web links. Rawes and the London Sound Survey are featured in The Wire 341 in an article by Nathan Budzinski.

Follow the composer and Zeitkratzer founder's top picks of the web. Friedl is the subject of The Wire 341 Invisible Jukebox, tested by André Vida.