The Wire

The Wire

The Wire is a British music magazine that takes an innovative approach, established in 1982 by jazz promoter Anthony Wood along with journalist Chrissie Murray. Originally, the magazine focused on contemporary jazz and improvised music, but in the early 1990s, it expanded its scope to include different styles of experimental music. Over the years, it has featured a diverse range of genres, such as hip hop, modern classical, free improvisation, post-rock, and various electronic music forms.

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  • 1 week ago | thewire.co.uk | James Gormley

    May 2025 The 29 May edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme, Hampus Lindwall, Jackie-O Motherfucker, Mourning [A] BLKstar, Purple Trap and more Tracklist Basel Abbas & Ruanne Abou-Rahme “After everything is extracted” from Only Sounds That Tremble Through Us | فقط أصوات ترتعش في أجسادنا (Bilna'es بالناقص) Hampus Lindwall “Swerve” from Brace For Impact (Ideologic Organ) Jackie-O Motherfucker “Spirits” from...

  • 2 weeks ago | thewire.co.uk | Shane Woolman

    May 2025 The 23 May edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured an exclusive guest mix from vocalist and composer Nadah El Shazly, as well as tracks by O$VMV$M ft gnome GOD, Kin’Gongolo Kiniata, El Kontessa, Bad Sound & DJ Marfox, Miso Extra and more Tracklist O$VMV$M featuring gnome GOD “Merlin Rd 2” From Shroud Of Fear II (O$VMV$M) Riccardo La Foresta featuring Ale Hop “Prima” From ZERO,999… (OOH Sounds) Miso Extra “1013” From Queen Dem (Soul Jazz)...

  • 2 weeks ago | thewire.co.uk | Daniel Spicer

    May 2025 To accompany his report on Colorfield Records in The Wire 496, Daniel Spicer explores a playlist co-curated with label boss Pete Min Colorfield Records is the brainchild of recording engineer and producer Pete Min, operating out of Lucy’s Meat Market, the studio he owns and runs in Northeast Los Angeles.

  • 3 weeks ago | thewire.co.uk | Emily Bick

    May 2025 The 15 May edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Marc Melià, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Nova Materia, DJ Haram, David Van Tieghem, Quinton Barnes, and many more Tracklist Marc Melià “In Simplicity We Trust” From Pièces Monophoniques (vlek) Cosey Fanni Tutti “Stound” from 2t2 (Conspiracy International) Content Provider “Endless Summer” From Endless Summer (Drowned By Locals) Nova Materia “Lo Que No Entiendes” From Current Mutations...

  • 3 weeks ago | thewire.co.uk | Mosi Reeves

    May 2025 Listen to the music we played to billy woods during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 496 Each month in the magazine we play an artist or group a series of tracks which they are asked to comment on – with no prior knowledge of what they are about to hear. In The Wire 496 it is the turn of rap artist and founder of Backwoodz Studioz billy woods.