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Louise Gray
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Writer at The Wire and New Internationalist: sound arts lecturer, LCC, University of the Arts London. Likes strange sounds.
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‘Far-right politicians in Israel, many of them in Benjamin Netanyahu’s government, have made no secret of that fact that they hope starvation will encourage the “voluntary emigration” of Palestinians from the territory.’

Amjad Iraqi on the blog: www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2025/ju...
Amjad Iraqi | Walking Corpses
Israel’s allies are still buying time for Israel to change course or come to a deal with Hamas over how many trucks to...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Eight months ago,I had a life-changing accident. I am trying to bounce back. Any help, page shares would be gratefully appreciated. Thank you all so much.
Louise's fundraiser for life after spinal injury
Help Louise Marshall raise money to support Aspire
www.justgiving.com
June 11, 2025 at 10:55 AM
The UK risks becoming an “island of strangers” due to immigration says Keir Starmer. This is possibly the most repellent statement that the Labour party has ever uttered. Shameful.
May 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Wonderful to see @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social on the cover of latest @thewiremagazine.bsky.social. Great piece by @msclairebiddles.bsky.social.
The Wire 496 is out now!

Our brand new issue features @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social on the cover, plus Happy Family, Amina Claudine Myers, Quinton Barnes, David Van Tieghem, billy woods’s Invisible Jukebox, plus 40 pages of reviews & much more.

Buy here: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/496
May 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
@alcs.co.uk — once again, thank you!
March 26, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Celebrating Pauline Oliveros: I’ll be talking about this great composer on BBC Radio 3 this Sunday, alongside Annea Lockwood, @irenerevell.bsky.social, Maria Chavez and Stephanie Loveless. Join us on the airwaves!
BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, Afterwords: Pauline Oliveros
An exploration of the work of composer and 'deep listening' pioneer, Pauline Oliveros.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 14, 2025 at 6:04 PM

This article was published last year in an edition of the Contemporary Music Review dedicated to Éliane Radigue. I am still thrilled to have been included along side so many brilliant writers. Beyond the Audible: Éliane Radigue’s OCCAM works and Inter/Listening www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Beyond the Audible: Éliane Radigue’s OCCAM works and Inter/Listening
This article focuses on Éliane Radigue’s OCCAM compositions in terms of sound, space and relationships, arguing that a new type of listening is required to fully understand the sonic world that the...
www.tandfonline.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Thank you, beautiful Marianne.
Marianne Faithfull - The Gypsy Faerie Queen feat. Nick Cave (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Marianne Faithfull
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January 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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“You don’t have to be a person of faith to trust that innate human capacity to channel love, goodness, and real strength into our own lives and into the world.” A conversation with Reverend Mariann Budde.
Why Bishop Mariann Budde Wanted to Speak to Donald Trump
“If you know what people are thinking about when they’re coming into church on Sunday morning, it’s very important to acknowledge that,” Budde says.
www.newyorker.com
January 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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This is the only flag I’m flying today. For Janey. #Trumpisacunt Let’s make it trend.
January 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Still in a hospital bed. Now listening to Cassandra Miller’s exquisite work, the city, full of people.
January 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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This is a sensational piece of writing.
Being a body in a vibrant sonic space: my most personal account of listening ever in the new issue of the Wire magazine. Three.
The Wire 491/492 is out now. thewire.co.uk/issues/491/492

2024 Rewind: the Year in Underground Music, including Top 50 Releases of the Year; Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year; Critics’ Reflections: our writers discuss their memorable cultural experiences of the past 12 months...

Plus much more!
December 10, 2024 at 7:43 PM
I am not much good at using voice control to post on blue sky so apologies for random typos and grammatical errors and spelling mistakes and all the other mistakes three
December 9, 2024 at 6:50 AM
Being a body in a vibrant sonic space: my most personal account of listening ever in the new issue of the Wire magazine. Three.
The Wire 491/492 is out now. thewire.co.uk/issues/491/492

2024 Rewind: the Year in Underground Music, including Top 50 Releases of the Year; Top 50 Archive Releases of the Year; Critics’ Reflections: our writers discuss their memorable cultural experiences of the past 12 months...

Plus much more!
December 9, 2024 at 6:45 AM
Still love this album. It was the cover that made me pick it up in the first place three
December 9, 2024 at 6:27 AM
Lying in my hospital bed and drifting on the currents of an Occam work by Eliane Radigue.
November 16, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Talk about failing upwards. “Lord” Cameron, the man who bears major responsibility for the state of the UK, is now seen as a safe pair of hands? God help us. Stand by for metaphors about steadying the ship, etc. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/uk...
November 13, 2023 at 10:45 AM
If people are in need of further reasons to leave Elon Musk’s cesspit X, here are two. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
November 6, 2023 at 12:48 PM
How could I miss Black Cat Day? He’s furious.
October 28, 2023 at 2:11 PM
Thrilling concert from SWR orchestra/Donaueschingen Musiktage: Eliane Radigue and Carol Robinson’s Occam Ocean Cinquanta literally blasts off (1hr 24 mins in). swr.li/donaueschinger-musiktage-konzert-20-10-2023
October 23, 2023 at 7:32 PM
October 23, 2023 at 7:22 PM
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It's difficult to overstate Halim El-Dabh's contribution to electronic music. A pioneer in the field, Halim's experimental sounds evoked new modes of feeling and methods of practice. His works are now being reissued with the help of old Arab friends 🎧👇
The cosmic craft of Egyptian-American composer Halim El-Dabh
It's difficult to overstate Halim El-Dabh's contribution to electronic music. A pioneer in the field, Halim's experimental sounds evoked new modes of feeling and methods of practice. His works are now...
www.newarab.com
September 15, 2023 at 11:20 AM
Hello, blue skies! Starting as I mean to go on.
September 20, 2023 at 6:39 PM