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The WireScenesJon Brion: Sad Waltzes, Empathic Embrace and Anxious Fits In this latest instalment of the Secret History of Film Music, Philip Brophy considers how Jon Brion’s music engenders sympathy for the flawed characters in Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another (20
The WireScenesJoseph Stannard presents Adventures In Sound And Music The 10 September edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Julian Cope, Albert Bouchard, Black Mountain Transmitter, Zodiac Youth and more Tracklist A Tomb Full
The WireScenesUnlimited Editions: Aspen Edities To accompany his article on Aspen Edities in The Wire 512, Peter Margasak compiles an annotated playlist of tracks from the Belgium label There’s nothing unusual about the fact that Belgian guitarist Ruben Machteli
The WireScenesAgainst The Grain: Listening after Palantir Machine listening is transforming environmental sound into data points that support surveillance infrastructure, changing what it means to hear, argues Stephen Roddy in The Wire 512 On 28 February 2026, Shajareh Tayyebeh
The WireScenesOffice Ambience 512 Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our October 2026 issue The full chart: A LARGE SHEET OF MUSCLE CHINESE BENEFITS ( Drowned By Locals ) BBBBBBB Poop Disco ( Deathbomb Arc ) Al
The WireScenesInvisible Jukebox mix: Pamela Z Listen to the music we played to Pamela Z during her Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 512 Each month in the magazine we play an artist or group a series of tracks which they are asked to comment on – with no
The WireScenes“Intimately rustic”: Motvind festival reviewed What began as an arts funding protest has grown into a constellation of site-specific performances at this rural Norwegian event, writes Peter Margasak in The Wire 511 Motvind Various venues, Rollag, Norway Thanks to lim
The WireScenesWire mix: Lucy Liyou To complement her interview in The Wire 511, Korean American composer Lucy Liyou creates an exclusive Wire mix Lucy Liyou grew up in Seattle, and as a child was a talented classical pianist. Her strengths, at first, were
The WireScenesRead an extract from Aftershock: The Seismic Impact Of Dubstep In this extract, taken from the chapter “Mystical Warriors”, Laurie Osborne aka Appleblim and Sam Shackleton recall the development of their influential Skull Disco label Appleblim: Shackleton’s a uniqu
The WireScenes"One can’t help but wonder why he hasn’t received greater attention": Marvin Tate reviewed Chicago poet and performer Marvin Tate presents vivid vignettes of magic and loss on his elusive new album, writes Mosi Reeves in The Wire 511 Marvin Tate Controlled Burn Amalgam DL/LP Marvin Tate is a linchpin of Chicag
The WireScenesInvisible Jukebox mix: Jennifer Herrema Listen to the music we played to Jennifer Herrema during her Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 511 Each month in the magazine we play an artist or group a series of tracks which they are asked to comment on –
The WireScenesBelow The Radar 51 Volume 51 of The Wire 's subscriber only download compilation includes tracks by Willow Swan & Ellis Berwick, Jemima, ST AGNIS, DJ GAWAD & Pierre Pepe, Trigger Object, Ureuk & The Gypsies, and more Take out a print or di
The WireScenesAgainst The Grain: Collective listening events Collective listening events respond to a cultural need, but are at risk of co-option by wellness and lifestyle marketeers, argues Derek Walmsley in The Wire 511 “You’re in the right place!” smiles the m
The WireScenesOffice Ambience 511 Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our September 2026 issue The full chart: A Tomb Full Of Stars 1: When The Reflection Passes ( Varia ) Bruno Berle Sem Fronteiras ( Far Out )
The WireScenesJonny Greenwood: Ensemble Scoring and Skinned Themes In his latest Secret History of Film Music column, Philip Brophy analyses Jonny Greenwood's score for Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another (2025) It’s hard to put your finger on how Jonny Greenwood&rsquo
The WireScenesJoin The Wire' s Joseph Stannard in Hastings for The Invisible College A new showcase for uncanny film and music opens on 16 August at Electric Palace Cinema , Hastings. Organised by The Wire ’s Joseph Stannard, The Invisible College – the “legacy sequel” to Stannard
The WireScenesWire mix: Speaker Music To complement his interview in The Wire 510, writer, composer and theorist DeForrest Brown, Jr. aka Speaker Music creates an exclusive Wire mix DeForrest Brown, Jr. is a theorist, historian and producer, whose intellectu
The WireScenesAgainst The Grain: Discipleship at Kirana East Discipleship, as practised at Terry Riley’s Kirana East, turns the Western paradigm of individual creativity on its head, argues Ryan Meehan The train had taken me some three hours out of Tokyo to Kobuchizawa, a ha
The WireScenesUnlimited Editions: GLARC To accompany his article on GLARC in The Wire 510, Daryl Worthington compiles an annotated playlist of tracks from the Glasgow based label “I think the label is about friendships, building a scene,” says Joel
The WireScenesMisha Farrant presents Adventures In Sound And Music The 16 July edition of The Wire 's weekly show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured an exclusive mix by 'nonsense sorcerer' excel dj, plus tracks by BBBBBBB / Fatboi Sharif / Ratsmagik, Jay Mitta, and more Trackl
The WireScenesInvisible Jukebox mix: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe Listen to the music we played to Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe during his Invisible Jukebox interview in The Wire 510 Each month in the magazine we play an artist or group a series of tracks which they are asked to comment on
The WireScenes“More than just a carrier of recorded sound”: The Wooster Group's use of vinyl Giles Bailey investigates the New York experimental theatre company's use of vinyl records in their latest production, Nayatt School Redux The first time I saw The Wooster Group work with vinyl records was at the Pompido
The WireScenes“A seamless formation of reflective surfaces”: Bibliotek: UFO reviewed A new compilation of mock library music takes inspiration from the half-hidden world of ufology, writes Ken Hollings in The Wire 510 Bibliotek: UFO Various Evenings & Weekends DL/LP Only partially glimpsed and then for t
The WireScenesLucy Thraves presents Adventures In Sound And Music The 9 July edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Roy Montgomery & Martha Skye Murphy, Space Afrika, Concepción Huerta, Niblock / Hooker / Soldier / Fi
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