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This month I was lucky enough to write about Robert Ridley-Shackleton's Cardboard Club label, chat with the brilliant @penelopetrappes.bsky.social and review the new one from Labyrinthe Des Esprits, a batch of weird electronics and wonky found sounds. I had a blast, and this issue is another banger.

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The Wire 494 is out now! Our brand new issue features Raven Chacon on the cover + Ingrid Laubrock, Bastard Assignments, Infinity Knives, Cleaners From Venus, Jeff Mills' Invisible Jukebox, Lukas De Clerck, Penelope Trappes, Ciaran Mackle & much, much more. www.thewire.co.uk/issues/494

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Wire mix: “sound piles” Erik DeLuca shares a mix of sound recordings of Philadelphia’s forgotten and abandoned objects www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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Listen back to last night's edition of Adventures In Sound and Music, broadcast on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, and hosted by Joseph Stannard. This episode featured tracks by Klein, Q Lazzarus, Vacuous, Dead Pioneers, Zoë Mc Pherson, Knives & more www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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We have a packed month ahead this March! www.cafeoto.co.uk/events

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Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, join @jjstannard.bsky.social on The Wire’s weekly radio show for a superlative sonic selection featuring tracks from Klein (pictured), Knives, Dead Pioneers, Zoë Mc Pherson, and more Listen from 9pm GMT. extra.resonance.fm Photo: Joyce NG

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Global Ear: Tijuana Juan San Cristóbal Lizama compiles an annotated playlist to accompany his report on Tijuana’s Static Discos label in The Wire 493 www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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Bill Fay (9 September 1943–22 February 2025) The UK outsider singer-songwriter has died aged 81. As a tribute, we have made Rob Young’s 2005 interview in The Wire 253 free to read in our online library. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...

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The Secret History of Film Music: The Return Philip Brophy sets out his intentions for the return of his long running Wire column on film music www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/c...

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Inside The Wire 493: Caxtrinho Intricate samba and Afro-diasporic polyrhythms evoke the guitarist’s experience of a fragmented and segregated Rio. Read the interview by @derekwalmsley.bsky.social in the latest issue of The Wire. You can pick up the latest issue here: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/493

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"Vaster than empires" In The Wire 493, Claire Biddles reviews Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross’s score for Luca Guadagnino’s film of William S Burroughs’s semi-autobiographical novel www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...

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Listen back to last night's episode of The Wire's weekly show on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, which featured tracks by Tori Kudo, SBR, Cheng Daoyuan, Sophia Djebel Rose, Crystal Axis and others www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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Wire Playlist: Ellen Christi’s free jazz vocals Pierre Crépon explores the career of American jazz singer Ellen Christi, from her work on New York’s 1970s loft jazz scene to her recent album with bassist William Parker Listen and read the piece here: www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, Chris Bohn hosts The Wire's Adventures In Sound And Music, playing tracks by Tori Kudo, SBR, Cheng Daoyuan, Sophia Djebel Rose, Springhouse, Crystal Axis (pictured) and many more. Tune in tonight at 9pm GMT extra.resonance.fm

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Wire mix: Polonius The Egyptian-French composer creates an exclusive mix of music to accompany his interview with Miloš Hroch in The Wire 493 www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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To accompany his report on Pointless Geometry in The Wire 493, @darylworthington.bsky.social selects music from the back catalogue of the eclectic Polish label @pointlessgeometry.bsky.social Read and listen here: www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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At The Wire website, revisit House DJ and Shoom founder Danny Rampling's conversation with Louise Gray, about his long and deep friendship with the DJ, producer and musician Andrew Weatherall. Weatherall died five years ago today. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/i...

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Inside The Wire 493: Masma Dream World Inspired by the Hindu goddess Kali, Devi Mambouka’s visceral trancelike music taps into the healing powers of the spirit world. Read the interview by Emily Pothast in the new issue of The Wire, which you can buy here: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/493

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Listen back to last night's episode of Adventures In Sound And Music, The Wire's weekly show on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, which featured tracks by Sopa Boba, Amand, Clipping, Zakir Hussain & Third Coast Percussion, Janek Schaefer and many more. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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We have a lot of exciting residencies coming up Including Sachiko M, Inoyama Land, Valentina Magaletti, Rhodri Davies, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Loraine James & more! www.cafeoto.co.uk/events

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Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, Phil England hosts Adventures In Sound And Music, playing tracks by Sopa Boba, Amand, Clipping (pictured), Zakir Hussain & Third Coast Percussion, and many more. Tune in from 9pm GMT. extra.resonance.fm Photo: Clipping, by Damien Maloney

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Howard Riley (16 February 1943–8 February 2025) The UK jazz and free music pianist died in February aged 81. As a tribute, we have made Julian Cowley’s 2010 interview in The Wire 318 free to read in our online library. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...

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The influential grime producer Terror Danjah (real name Rodney Pryce) has died. As a tribute, we have made his Invisible Jukebox interview with Joe Muggs that appeared in The Wire 343 available to read for free in our online magazine library. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...

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Office Ambience 493 Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our March 2025 issue. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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Against The Grain: George Rayner-Law on folk revivals and the idea of continuity What's fuelling the current interest in English folk music? Are ideological currents going unchallenged? George Rayner-Law considers these questions & more in The Wire 493. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/c...

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Invisible Jukebox mix: Lydia Lunch Listen to the music we played to Lydia Lunch during her Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 493. Featuring Alan Vega, Tongue In The Mind, Diamanda Galás and more. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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Listen back to last night’s episode of The Wire’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra, which was hosted by Misha Farrant and featured music by Girl Pusher, aya, Zoë Mc Pherson, Kilbourne, Sunik Kim, Tisakorean and more www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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At The Wire website, read an extract from Nicolas Collins’s Semi-Conducting – Rambles Through The Post-Cagean Thicket, in which the author describes his early experiments with feedback www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/b... @bloomsburyacad.bsky.social

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Wire mix: Sakina Abdou The French saxophonist creates an exclusive mix of tracks that have been inspiring her recent playing, including her latest album Hammer, Roll And Leaf www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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The Wire 493 is out now! www.thewire.co.uk/issues/493 Featuring Masma Dream World, Louis Laurain, Caxtrinho, Able Noise, Lydia Lunch's Invisible Jukebox, Polonius, Macie Stewart, Chris Cundy, and much, much more. 📷 Cover by Courtney Sofiah Yates

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Susan Alcorn (4 April 1953–31 January 2025) The US pedal steel guitarist passed away suddenly in January. As a tribute, we have made @pmargasak.bsky.social's 2020 interview in The Wire 442 free to read in our online magazine library. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...

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Eye and Ear Control: Watching Albert Ayler David Grundy watches recently unearthed footage of saxophonist Albert Ayler in concert from 1966. www.thewire.co.uk/video/eye-an...

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Listen back to last night's edition of Adventures In Sound And Music, hosted by @lucythraves.bsky.social. The episode featured music by Circuit Des Yeux, Infinity Knives, John Wall, Annette Peacock, Lonnie Holley, Lucrecia Dalt and more. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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Tonight on Resonance FM & Resonance Extra, @lucythraves.bsky.social hosts The Wire's Adventures In Sound And Music, paying tribute to David Lynch alongside new releases and rereleases by Circuit Des Yeux, Infinity Knives, John Wall, Annette Peacock and more. Listen from 9pm GMT: extra.resonance.fm

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“A portrait in many colours” The multi-instrumentalist, composer and poet Joe McPhee has written an autobiography, which is reviewed by Stewart Smith in the current issue of The Wire. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...

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In The Wire 491/492, John Brien argues that the humble compact disc offers efficient delivery of pure audio that bypasses the artisan fetishism of the vinyl industry. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...

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Listen back to last night's edition of The Wire’s weekly broadcast on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra, which was hosted by James Gormley, and featured music by Mattie Barbier, Yves De Mey, Simon J Karis, Rojin Sharafi, Raed Yassin, Laura Agnusdei and more www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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Tonight on Resonance FM & Resonance Extra, James Gormley presents The Wire's Adventures In Sound And Music, featuring music by Mattie Barbier, Yves De Mey, Simon J. Karis, Rojin Sharafi, Raed Yassin, Laura Agnusdei (pictured) & many more. Listen from 9pm GMT: extra.resonance.fm Photo by Anna Pors

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In The Wire 491/492: Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru with Maya Dunietz Peter Margasak reviews an album of inventive new settings for the compositions of Ethiopian musician Emahoy Tsege-Mariam Gebru. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...

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In The Wire 491/492, James Gormley argues that redrawing the line between public and private space has coined a dubious new currency in sonic self-help and healing experiences www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e... For more essays of this kind, subscribe to The Wire: www.thewire.co.uk/shop/subscri...

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Listen back to last night’s Adventures In Sound And Music on Resonance Fm and Resonance Extra. Shane Woolman featured a guest mix by Lebanese musician, producer and sound engineer Fadi Tabbal, plus music by Grup Ses & Gökalp K, Sansouni, King Jammy, and more www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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David Lynch (20 January 1946–16 January 2025) The US filmmaker has died aged 78. As a tribute, we have made the extended cover feature that appeared in The Wire 486 - for which Lynch also designed the cover - free to read in our online library. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...

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Tonight on Resonance FM & Resonance Extra, Shane Woolman presents The Wire's Adventures In Sound And Music, featuring special guest mix by Lebanese musician, producer and sound engineer Fadi Tabbal + music by Grup Ses & Gökalp K, Sansouni, King Jammy & more. Listen from 9pm GMT. extra.resonance.fm

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Mystical synths, bloodcurdling screams: the sounds of Asian horror In The Wire 491/492, James Gui reviews three releases that take inspiration from the world of Asian horror – with mixed results. www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...

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It's a great pleasure to announce a 4 day solo OTO residency for Welsh harpist Rhodri Davies on the 17-20 of March 2025. Featuring compositions written for him, his own compositions, works on early Welsh bray and horsehair harps and more. www.cafeoto.co.uk/events/rhodr...

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Inside The Wire 491/492: Pat Thomas’s Invisible Jukebox Will the pianist and improvisor have a grand time with The Wire’s mystery record selection? He & Seymour Wright discuss Duke Ellington Trio, Tony Oxley, Marilyn Crispell, Sun Ra, & more. Buy the issue: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/491/492

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Super happy to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2025, 3-6 April in Glasgow ❤️‍🔥 Festival passes are on-sale, including pay-what-you-can option. www.counterflows.com

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In The Wire 491/492, Louise Gray recalls developing a new relationship to sound while bed-bound in hospital following an accident. Read the full article at The Wire website here: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e..., or buy the issue here: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/491/492

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Rasheedah Phillips and Camae Ayewa (aka Moor Mother) present a special Wire mix ahead of the publication of Dismantling The Master’s Clock, Phillips’s forthcoming book exploring time, temporality and Black liberation www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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