The Wire Issue 499
The Wire Issue 499
The Wire Issue 499
The Wire Issue 499
The Wire Issue 499
The Wire Issue 499

The Wire Issue 499

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The music magazine where every available point on the page is used to great effect.

"On the cover: Cabaret Voltaire: The surviving members of the Sheffield industrialists, Stephen Mallinder and Chris Watson, mark half a century of surveillance and subversion. By Abi Bliss; Cabaret Voltaire Remixed: Wire contributors sift through the debris of the Cabs’ 50 year career. By Dan Barrow, Antonio Poscic, Ken Hollings, Joe Muggs and Derek Walmsley; Earshot: The sonic investigations organisation employ audio skills to interrogate the nature of evidence. By Anton Spice; SANAM: Breaking down barriers with Beirut’s psychedelic ensemble. By Daniel Spicer; Chris Burn: The pianist, trumpeter, improvisor, composer, arranger and ensemble leader looks back on a life of (dis)organised sound. By Seymour Wright; Invisible Jukebox: DJ Haram: Will The Wire’s mystery record selection leave the Brooklyn based producer beside herself? Tested by Mosi Reeves; Ho99o9: Black punk/hiphop fusion. By John Morrison; Cerpintxt: Funerary rites for lost souls. By Daryl Worthington; Andy Boay: Melancholic pop wonder. By Ryan Meehan; Global Ear: Sonic Belligeranza in Bologna. By Jamila Squire & Seth Wheeler; Unlimited Editions: Tokyo improv label, shop and event space Ftarri. By Derek Walmsley; The Inner Sleeve: Aidan Baker on Isao Tomita’s Snowflakes Are Dancing; Against The Grain: Moreskinsound’s David Toop and Ania Psenitsnikova search for other definitions of music and dance; Epiphanies: Loré Lixenberg on Cathy Berberian. Plus 35 pages of reviews including: Michael Hurley: Last words, by Byron Coley; Linda May Han Oh: Immigrant stories. By Stewart Smith; Dance Or Die: A History Of Hardcore: Life on the razor’s edge. By Hannah Pezzack; Anthony Braxton: 50+ Years Of Creative Music: Tri-Centric foundations. By Kurt Gottschalk; A Warp Happening: Multimedia extravaganza. By Chal Ravens; Subset Festival 2025: Future musics in ancient Athens. By Lucy Thraves; Be Ever Out: The Music Of Henry Threadgill: The maestro’s former ensembles pay tribute. By Kurt Gottschalk; and more."