WIRE
REL DATE - 09/10/2026
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Attached to the cover: The Wire Tapper 72, the latest CD in The Wire's ongoing series of underground music anthologies features a cover designed by Hana Jelovšek and contains 16 new tracks by Noh Age, Finn Loxbo, MADTEO featuring SENSATIONAL, Aksak Maboul, Cornelius featuring Sean Ono Lennon, and more.
On the coverMatthew ShippOne of the most gifted, dilligent and pioneering pianists and polemicists of his generation, Matthew Shipp’s career since the late 1980s has charted a course through the most significant developments in avant garde jazz and new music via collaborations with David S Ware, Daniel Carter, Susie Ibarra, William Parker, Ivo Perelman and more. By Phil Freeman
Features and regular sections:
Edward GeorgeThe writer, researcher, Black Audio Film Collective co-founder and broadcaster has cultivated a singular voice via his Strangeness of Dub and Strangeness of Jazz radio broadcasts and performance lectures. By Francis Gooding
Tears|OVWith a catalogue of releases on the Tapeworm, Industrial Coast and Bloxham Tapes, the sound art adjacent London trio has integrated strings, plunder, looped samples, surreal theatre, and the strange revelations of chance into a highly idiosyncratic whole. By Ilia Rogatchevski
Gigi MasinRenewed interest in the 1986 album Wind (a landmark release for contemporary ambient electronics) has cast new light on the Venetian composer's back catalogue, including his latest, Movement, which was released this summer by Sacred Bones. by Abi Bliss
Prepared pianoSince the days of John Cage and his early mentor Henry Cowell, prepared piano has become an enduring practice for composers seeking to explore extended techniques and avant garde possibilities. Jo Hutton looks at how contemporary pianists are continuing to work with it and what the method means to them today.
Invisible Jukebox: GrouperThe artist also known as Liz Harris wades into The Wire’s mystery listening booth. Tested by Leah Kardos
Against The GrainIn defence of metal by Antonio Poscic
EpiphaniesYoshimi of OOIOO
Global EarTilburg and Breda, the Netherlands
The Inner SleeveBrigitte Fontaine on Serge Gainsbourg's Confidentiel
Unlimited EditionsConcentric Group
Plus the Secret History of Film Music, and one page profiles of tiiva, Nick Nicely, Ondness.
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