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3: Los Thuthanaka - Los Thuthanaka
The debut from the sibling duo of Chuquimamani-Condori and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton reimages traditional Andean musical forms from their Aymara heritage in experimental electronic settings.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
The debut from the sibling duo of Chuquimamani-Condori and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton reimages traditional Andean musical forms from their Aymara heritage in experimental electronic settings.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
December 12, 2025 at 1:20 PM
3: Los Thuthanaka - Los Thuthanaka
The debut from the sibling duo of Chuquimamani-Condori and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton reimages traditional Andean musical forms from their Aymara heritage in experimental electronic settings.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
The debut from the sibling duo of Chuquimamani-Condori and Joshua Chuquimia Crampton reimages traditional Andean musical forms from their Aymara heritage in experimental electronic settings.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
On this week’s edition of The Wire’s radio show on @resonancefm.bsky.social, @saving-throw.bsky.social takes the broadcasting baton to present music by Pascal Comelade, Los Thuthanaka, @xcrswx and lolina (pictured), plus some seasonal surprises.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:32 AM
On this week’s edition of The Wire’s radio show on @resonancefm.bsky.social, @saving-throw.bsky.social takes the broadcasting baton to present music by Pascal Comelade, Los Thuthanaka, @xcrswx and lolina (pictured), plus some seasonal surprises.
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4: The Necks - Disquiet (Northern Spy)
We said: "["Ghost Net" is] the uneasiest thing that The Necks have done in years... two separate tracks defy the efforts of pattern-seeking brains to fit them into a groove."
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "["Ghost Net" is] the uneasiest thing that The Necks have done in years... two separate tracks defy the efforts of pattern-seeking brains to fit them into a groove."
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
December 11, 2025 at 10:17 AM
4: The Necks - Disquiet (Northern Spy)
We said: "["Ghost Net" is] the uneasiest thing that The Necks have done in years... two separate tracks defy the efforts of pattern-seeking brains to fit them into a groove."
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "["Ghost Net" is] the uneasiest thing that The Necks have done in years... two separate tracks defy the efforts of pattern-seeking brains to fit them into a groove."
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
5: DJ Haram - Beside Myself (Hyperdub)
We said: "Channelling her raw, unflinching energy ... the album incorporates rap, live instrumentation and a range of bpms, murmurs and screams, forming an aural documentary of sorts."
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "Channelling her raw, unflinching energy ... the album incorporates rap, live instrumentation and a range of bpms, murmurs and screams, forming an aural documentary of sorts."
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
December 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
5: DJ Haram - Beside Myself (Hyperdub)
We said: "Channelling her raw, unflinching energy ... the album incorporates rap, live instrumentation and a range of bpms, murmurs and screams, forming an aural documentary of sorts."
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "Channelling her raw, unflinching energy ... the album incorporates rap, live instrumentation and a range of bpms, murmurs and screams, forming an aural documentary of sorts."
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
Print and digital subscribers of The Wire can now stream and download the latest edition of Below The Radar - our regular subscriber only compilation of experimental underground music.
Vol 49 features Hilary Woods, Lo Egin, Nika Ticciati & Beth Veasey and more
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Vol 49 features Hilary Woods, Lo Egin, Nika Ticciati & Beth Veasey and more
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December 9, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Print and digital subscribers of The Wire can now stream and download the latest edition of Below The Radar - our regular subscriber only compilation of experimental underground music.
Vol 49 features Hilary Woods, Lo Egin, Nika Ticciati & Beth Veasey and more
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/be...
Vol 49 features Hilary Woods, Lo Egin, Nika Ticciati & Beth Veasey and more
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/btr/be...
6: Eiko Ishibashi - Antigone
We said: "Glossy art rock that's in a profound state of metamorphosis... Antigone is everything that your overpriced city pop vinyl reissue promised but failed to deliver."
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We said: "Glossy art rock that's in a profound state of metamorphosis... Antigone is everything that your overpriced city pop vinyl reissue promised but failed to deliver."
The full Top 50: wwww.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
December 9, 2025 at 12:12 PM
6: Eiko Ishibashi - Antigone
We said: "Glossy art rock that's in a profound state of metamorphosis... Antigone is everything that your overpriced city pop vinyl reissue promised but failed to deliver."
The full Top 50: wwww.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "Glossy art rock that's in a profound state of metamorphosis... Antigone is everything that your overpriced city pop vinyl reissue promised but failed to deliver."
The full Top 50: wwww.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
Before and after.
Here's to 500 more issues. Thanks to all who have helped us along the way.
(Cake made by Jill Tipping.)
Here's to 500 more issues. Thanks to all who have helped us along the way.
(Cake made by Jill Tipping.)
December 9, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Before and after.
Here's to 500 more issues. Thanks to all who have helped us along the way.
(Cake made by Jill Tipping.)
Here's to 500 more issues. Thanks to all who have helped us along the way.
(Cake made by Jill Tipping.)
7: Oklou - choke enough (True Panther Sounds)
choke enough brings renaissance and baroque forms into sodium-lit electronic pop, its noughties-conscious aesthetic tailor made for the post-internet age
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
choke enough brings renaissance and baroque forms into sodium-lit electronic pop, its noughties-conscious aesthetic tailor made for the post-internet age
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
December 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
7: Oklou - choke enough (True Panther Sounds)
choke enough brings renaissance and baroque forms into sodium-lit electronic pop, its noughties-conscious aesthetic tailor made for the post-internet age
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
choke enough brings renaissance and baroque forms into sodium-lit electronic pop, its noughties-conscious aesthetic tailor made for the post-internet age
The full Top 50: www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
8: Vanessa Rossetto - Pictures Of The Warm South (Erstwhile)
We said: "Listening to Pictures Of The Warm South is like being a guest in a strange house ... a portrait of the host, their tastes and personality."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "Listening to Pictures Of The Warm South is like being a guest in a strange house ... a portrait of the host, their tastes and personality."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
December 5, 2025 at 10:31 AM
8: Vanessa Rossetto - Pictures Of The Warm South (Erstwhile)
We said: "Listening to Pictures Of The Warm South is like being a guest in a strange house ... a portrait of the host, their tastes and personality."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "Listening to Pictures Of The Warm South is like being a guest in a strange house ... a portrait of the host, their tastes and personality."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
On this week’s edition of The Wire’s show on @resonancefm.bsky.social & Resonance Extra, join @jjstannard.bsky.social for a banquet of bewildering bangers including tracks by Shudder To Think, Deliluh (pictured), Nervio Cosmico, Dog Soup and more.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
On this week’s edition of The Wire’s show on @resonancefm.bsky.social & Resonance Extra, join @jjstannard.bsky.social for a banquet of bewildering bangers including tracks by Shudder To Think, Deliluh (pictured), Nervio Cosmico, Dog Soup and more.
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Tune in from 9pm GMT extra.resonance.fm/schedule
9: Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film
We said: "The spectre of war and violence hangs over Instant Holograms ... [Yet their] songs are not anthems of defeat and despair ... a prescription of inner work and spiritual cultivation as means of resistance."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "The spectre of war and violence hangs over Instant Holograms ... [Yet their] songs are not anthems of defeat and despair ... a prescription of inner work and spiritual cultivation as means of resistance."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
December 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
9: Stereolab - Instant Holograms On Metal Film
We said: "The spectre of war and violence hangs over Instant Holograms ... [Yet their] songs are not anthems of defeat and despair ... a prescription of inner work and spiritual cultivation as means of resistance."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
We said: "The spectre of war and violence hangs over Instant Holograms ... [Yet their] songs are not anthems of defeat and despair ... a prescription of inner work and spiritual cultivation as means of resistance."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
The Wire's Top 10
10: Tortoise - Touch
We said: "What a blessed relief they collectively still sound wholly and unapologetically like themselves... to listen closely, though, is to uncover minute surprises which, with patience, expand in depth and scope."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
10: Tortoise - Touch
We said: "What a blessed relief they collectively still sound wholly and unapologetically like themselves... to listen closely, though, is to uncover minute surprises which, with patience, expand in depth and scope."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
December 3, 2025 at 10:23 AM
The Wire's Top 10
10: Tortoise - Touch
We said: "What a blessed relief they collectively still sound wholly and unapologetically like themselves... to listen closely, though, is to uncover minute surprises which, with patience, expand in depth and scope."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
10: Tortoise - Touch
We said: "What a blessed relief they collectively still sound wholly and unapologetically like themselves... to listen closely, though, is to uncover minute surprises which, with patience, expand in depth and scope."
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/503/504
The Wire 503-4 is out now!
Featuring the Top 50 new and archive releases, critical analysis and reflections, plus Hilary Woods, Makaya McCraven, Anna Högberg, Tristan Perich, Derek Bailey’s Company, Ikonika’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Featuring the Top 50 new and archive releases, critical analysis and reflections, plus Hilary Woods, Makaya McCraven, Anna Högberg, Tristan Perich, Derek Bailey’s Company, Ikonika’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
December 2, 2025 at 3:45 PM
The Wire 503-4 is out now!
Featuring the Top 50 new and archive releases, critical analysis and reflections, plus Hilary Woods, Makaya McCraven, Anna Högberg, Tristan Perich, Derek Bailey’s Company, Ikonika’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Featuring the Top 50 new and archive releases, critical analysis and reflections, plus Hilary Woods, Makaya McCraven, Anna Högberg, Tristan Perich, Derek Bailey’s Company, Ikonika’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
The Wire’s final issue of the year is out tomorrow.
Expect charts, analysis, reflections, plus reviews, features and much more.
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Expect charts, analysis, reflections, plus reviews, features and much more.
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December 1, 2025 at 12:50 PM
The Wire’s final issue of the year is out tomorrow.
Expect charts, analysis, reflections, plus reviews, features and much more.
Subscribe here: www.thewire.co.uk/subscriptions/
Expect charts, analysis, reflections, plus reviews, features and much more.
Subscribe here: www.thewire.co.uk/subscriptions/
Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, Chris Bohn hosts The Wire's weekly show, playing music by Hamid Drake & Pat Thomas, John Butcher & Angharad Davies, Phew & Danielle de Picciotto, Laibach (pictured), and more.
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📷 Dave Brown
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📷 Dave Brown
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, Chris Bohn hosts The Wire's weekly show, playing music by Hamid Drake & Pat Thomas, John Butcher & Angharad Davies, Phew & Danielle de Picciotto, Laibach (pictured), and more.
Tune in from 9pm GMT. extra.resonance.fm/schedule
📷 Dave Brown
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📷 Dave Brown
Listen back to last night's edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, which was hosted by Phil England and featured music by Mulatu Astatke, Anna Högberg Attack, Test Dept, Alexander Hawkins & Taylor Ho Bynum and more
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www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...
November 21, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Listen back to last night's edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, which was hosted by Phil England and featured music by Mulatu Astatke, Anna Högberg Attack, Test Dept, Alexander Hawkins & Taylor Ho Bynum and more
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...
Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, Phil England plays new music by Mulatu Astatke, Test Dept, Sly & The Family Stone, Anna Högberg Attack, Alexander Hawkins (pictured) & Taylor Ho Bynum and more.
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📷 André Cepeda
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📷 André Cepeda
November 20, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, Phil England plays new music by Mulatu Astatke, Test Dept, Sly & The Family Stone, Anna Högberg Attack, Alexander Hawkins (pictured) & Taylor Ho Bynum and more.
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📷 André Cepeda
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📷 André Cepeda
Inside The Wire 502: Emergence Collective
The Sheffield group take a utopian approach to improvisation through their inclusive ethos, folky instrumentation, minimalist patterns and simple rules for playing together.
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The Sheffield group take a utopian approach to improvisation through their inclusive ethos, folky instrumentation, minimalist patterns and simple rules for playing together.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Inside The Wire 502: Emergence Collective
The Sheffield group take a utopian approach to improvisation through their inclusive ethos, folky instrumentation, minimalist patterns and simple rules for playing together.
www.thewire.co.uk/shop/
The Sheffield group take a utopian approach to improvisation through their inclusive ethos, folky instrumentation, minimalist patterns and simple rules for playing together.
www.thewire.co.uk/shop/
Support independent journalism, material culture, and adventurous music.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Support independent journalism, material culture, and adventurous music.
Give the gift of The Wire this Christmas.
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Inside The Wire 502: Konrad Smoleński
The Polish artist’s installation works conjure the resonance of Alpine bells, his sculptural instruments include mock missiles and hacked electronics, while post-pandemic he strives to connect art and activism
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The Polish artist’s installation works conjure the resonance of Alpine bells, his sculptural instruments include mock missiles and hacked electronics, while post-pandemic he strives to connect art and activism
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November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Inside The Wire 502: Konrad Smoleński
The Polish artist’s installation works conjure the resonance of Alpine bells, his sculptural instruments include mock missiles and hacked electronics, while post-pandemic he strives to connect art and activism
www.thewire.co.uk/shop/
The Polish artist’s installation works conjure the resonance of Alpine bells, his sculptural instruments include mock missiles and hacked electronics, while post-pandemic he strives to connect art and activism
www.thewire.co.uk/shop/
Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, Misha Farrant hosts Adventures In Sound And Music, playing tracks by Malibu, Zuli, DJ Marcelle, Godflesh, Hilary Woods (pictured), Haykal and many more.
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November 13, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social and Resonance Extra, Misha Farrant hosts Adventures In Sound And Music, playing tracks by Malibu, Zuli, DJ Marcelle, Godflesh, Hilary Woods (pictured), Haykal and many more.
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A gift subscription to The Wire is the perfect present for the music lover in your life!
Give the gift of The Wire this Xmas. Annual digital sub just £55. 6 months print + digital sub from £43.
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Give the gift of The Wire this Xmas. Annual digital sub just £55. 6 months print + digital sub from £43.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
A gift subscription to The Wire is the perfect present for the music lover in your life!
Give the gift of The Wire this Xmas. Annual digital sub just £55. 6 months print + digital sub from £43.
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Give the gift of The Wire this Xmas. Annual digital sub just £55. 6 months print + digital sub from £43.
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Inside The Wire 502: Mulatu Astatke
As the living legend of Ethio jazz continues to spread the gospel across the world, his new album goes in search of the many forgotten explorers of East African music
By Francis Gooding. Photography by Gilleam Trapenberg.
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As the living legend of Ethio jazz continues to spread the gospel across the world, his new album goes in search of the many forgotten explorers of East African music
By Francis Gooding. Photography by Gilleam Trapenberg.
www.thewire.co.uk/shop/
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Inside The Wire 502: Mulatu Astatke
As the living legend of Ethio jazz continues to spread the gospel across the world, his new album goes in search of the many forgotten explorers of East African music
By Francis Gooding. Photography by Gilleam Trapenberg.
www.thewire.co.uk/shop/
As the living legend of Ethio jazz continues to spread the gospel across the world, his new album goes in search of the many forgotten explorers of East African music
By Francis Gooding. Photography by Gilleam Trapenberg.
www.thewire.co.uk/shop/
Every copy of The Wire 502 comes with a free Wire Tapper 69 CD.
The latest instalment features tracks by Adjustable Face, Yashlik, Maria Teriaeva and many more.
Wire subscribers can also download the compilation from The Wire website. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wi...
Cover by Martin Groch
The latest instalment features tracks by Adjustable Face, Yashlik, Maria Teriaeva and many more.
Wire subscribers can also download the compilation from The Wire website. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wi...
Cover by Martin Groch
November 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Every copy of The Wire 502 comes with a free Wire Tapper 69 CD.
The latest instalment features tracks by Adjustable Face, Yashlik, Maria Teriaeva and many more.
Wire subscribers can also download the compilation from The Wire website. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wi...
Cover by Martin Groch
The latest instalment features tracks by Adjustable Face, Yashlik, Maria Teriaeva and many more.
Wire subscribers can also download the compilation from The Wire website. www.thewire.co.uk/audio/the-wi...
Cover by Martin Groch
Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social & Resonance Extra, Lucy Thraves hosts Adventures In Sound and Music, playing tracks by Ivor Cutler, Meredith Monk (pictured), TAAHLIAH, Kalia Vandever, Marianne Faithfull, and more.
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📷 by Amber Mahoney
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📷 by Amber Mahoney
November 6, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Tonight on @resonancefm.bsky.social & Resonance Extra, Lucy Thraves hosts Adventures In Sound and Music, playing tracks by Ivor Cutler, Meredith Monk (pictured), TAAHLIAH, Kalia Vandever, Marianne Faithfull, and more.
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📷 by Amber Mahoney
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📷 by Amber Mahoney