"On the cover: Keiji Haino: From Black Blues to grey hairs, the Fushitusha figurehead keeps pushing into rock’s outer limits. By James Hadfield. Plus: The Primer: John Butcher: A user’s guide to the saxophone innovator, from groups and collaborations to solo meditations. By Seymour Wright; Seppuku Pistols: Danko Iida’s anarchic performance troupe brings together the legacy of punk with Japanese pre-history. By Biba Kopf; Shamica Ruddock: Dub echoes and sonic fictions evoke postcolonial and diasporic experience in the work of the London artist. By Esi Eshun; Invisible Jukebox: Wolfgang Voigt: Will the Kompakt founder prove a Total success with The Wire’s mystery selection? Tested by Derek Walmsley. Also inside this issue: Global Ear in Nicosia; Unlimited Editions Nashazphone; The Inner Sleeve by Céline Gillain; Jabu; Gregory TS Walker; Viktar Siamaška; Epiphanies by Mark Webber; pages of reviews and much more."
