Current Issue: #335 | January 2012
Featuring: The Caretaker, Michael Chapman, Spencer Clark, James Ferraro, Gonjasufi, Kouhei Matsunaga, Claudia Molitor, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Skaters
On the cover: The Wire’s essential review of the year’s best music, including the Top 50 Releases of the Year, writers’ and musicians’ reflections, and essays on 2011’s key developments, including Mark Fisher on the crackle of dissent, David Keenan on the sedition of song and Philip Clark on the liberation of sounds, and views from the office. Plus Michael Chapman's Invisible Jukebox, Spencer Clark & James Ferraro, Gonjasufi, Kouhei Matsunaga, Claudia Molitor and more.
Below The Radar …A Quiet Position Edition Two
With this month's January rewind issue get free access to Below The Radar …A Quiet Position Edition Two, an exclusive download of an an ongoing series of gatherings focusing on listening, through work that involves field recording, curated by Jez riley French.
Off The Page 2012
Here are details of the programme for The Wire and Sound And Music's Off The Page festival 2012, with more to announce in the coming weeks. Off The Page 2012 takes place 24–26 February 2012 at the Playhouse Theatre, Whitstable. £40 weekend pass/£12 Friday pass/£20 Saturday pass/£15 Sunday pass. Tickets... » Read more...
Listen to Joe Bussard: An Oral History of Fonotone Records
Stream a recording made specially for The Wire by Joe Bussard, telling the story of the Fonotone label he founded on which a young John Fahey made his first recordings.
Listen to a track made on the Mute Synth
Stream a track by John Richards, founder of Dirty Electronics and creator of the Mute Synth.
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