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The Wire 459. Cover photography by Henrik Malmström

Issue 459

May 2022

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Inside this issue:

Reynols
: For three decades the Argentinian psych travellers have surfed a cosmic sea of collaboration and communication. By Emily Pothast. Reynols on disc: A short guide to some of the outfit’s most notable releases. By Kurt Gottschalk

Valentina Magaletti: From improv to dreampop to gamelan, the prolific London based drummer keeps her options open. By Ilia Rogatchevski

Ivo Perelman: The tireless Brazilian saxophonist harnesses the unrepeatable beauty of the moment across a broad collaborative career. By Phil Freeman

Invisible Jukebox: King Jammy: Will The Wire’s mystery record selection send the pioneering Jamaican producer retreating under his sleng teng? Tested by Jordan Chung

Unlimited Editions: Fonolith Records

Unofficial Channels: Data Sonification Archive

Helms Alee: Seattle psych trio thrive in global crisis. By Neil Kulkarni

Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh: Adventurous violist craves the sound of metal. By Clive Bell

Blod: Back to church for the Swedish musician. By Louis Pattison

Oksana Linde: The Venezuelan-Ukrainian composer breaks surface. By Louise Gray

Global Ear: Kyiv: Underground survival in the Ukraine capital. By Ivan Shelekhov

The Inner Sleeve: Dennis Bovell on The Slits’ Cut

Epiphanies: Edward Henderson finds illumination in a sweaty East London flat

Print Run: New music books: Harry Harrison’s The DiY Soundsystem, Bob Stanley’s The Birth Of Pop and more

On Screen: New films and DVDs: Cem Kaya’s Love, Deutschmarks And Death, Giuseppe Tornatore's Ennio

On Location: Recent live events and streams: Deliaphonic, Sons d’hiver, and more

On Site: Recent art shows: Camille Norment

Soundcheck: Abhorrent Expanse, The All Golden, William Basinski & Janek Schaefer, Jam Baxter, Black Josh & Milkavelli, Bulbils, Sarah Cahill, Laura Cannell, crys cole, Congrotronics International, Clarissa Connelly, Andy Cowling, Cut A Lonely Figure, Delphine Dora, Axel Dörner & Mazen Kerbaj, Earthen Sea, Mark Ellestad, Roger Eno, Anne Gillis, Gultskra Artikler, Marcus H/Earstone, Helms Alee, HPrizm, JWords, Brian Jackson, Javon Jackson & Nikki Giovanni, Julmud, Kashaiof, Mazen Kerbaj, Laibach, Läuten Der Seele, Machinefabriek, Machinefabriek/Matt Wand/Nick Storring/Phil Maguire, Ben Marc, Benedicte Maurseth, Adela Mede, Myra Melford, Mona Evie, Alejandro Morse, Fred Moten/Brandon López/Gerald Cleaver, Nadja/Aidan Baker, Nils Økland, Pan•American, Shelley Parker, Joanne Robertson & Sidsel, Meineche Hansen, Savage Republic, SNØGG, Soft Cell, Soundwalk Collective, Sports Pharmacy, Steamboat Switzerland, Steel Dangerous, G Steenkiste & U Schütte, Stinkin Slumrok, They Hate Change, billy woods, Richard Youngs, Rutger Zuydervelt & Bruno Duplant, Various Healing Together: A Compilation For Mental Health Recovery

The Boomerang: Albert Ayler, Ornette Coleman, Julius Eastman, Funkadelic, Fred Lane & His Hittite Hot Shots, Fred Lane with Ron ’Pate’s Debonairs, Billy Mackenzie, Branko Mataja, Charles Mingus, Tony Oxley, Hamid El Shaeri, Jimmy Smack, Suicide, David Tudor, Yamash’ta & The Horizon, Frank Zappa & The Mothers, Various First Six Records