The Wire - # 460
Phew: The Japanese punk survivor and intrepid vocalist/composer continues to build an impressive catalogue of collaborations, solo projects and band work in a career now spanning over 40 years. By Emily Pothast. Japanese punk primer: A round-up of notable outliers of Japanese punk and post-punk. By Alan Cummings
The Primer: Pauline Oliveros: A Deep Listening dive into the recordings (and cisterns) of the composer and accordionist who pioneered radical new ways of listening and living. By Louise Gray. Ione: The writer, playwright and director, and creative/life partner of Pauline Oliveros, continues their work to connect communities and listeners. By Vanessa Ague
Invisible Jukebox: Ava Mendoza: Will The Wire’s mystery record selection shred the nerves of the virtuoso guitarist? Tested by George Grella
The Dream Syndicate: Since their 2012 reunion, the US psych trailblazers have let their freak flag fly across a run of trippy releases including new album Ultraviolet Battle Hymns & True Confessions. By Joseph Stannard
Unlimited Editions: Radio Art Zone
Unofficial Channels: Riddimguide
Black Glass Ensemble: Environmentalist chamber group follow the data. By Phil England
Deborah Walker & Silvia Tarozzi: Finest worksongs for the Italian cello and viola duo. By Peter Margasak
Julmud: The Palestinian producer and rapper collages industrial sounds from across the Middle East. By Miloš Hroch
Floris Vanhoof: Transforming sound and vision is fair game for the Belgian artist and instrument builder. By Claire Biddles
Global Ear: Moscow: The invasion of Ukraine has pushed the Russian counterculture into retreat. By Arthur Kuzmin
The Inner Sleeve: billy woods on Bigg Jus’s Black Mamba Serums v2.0
Epiphanies: Gary Lucas is enchanted by Third Ear Band’s trancelike medievalism
Print Run: New music books: People Funny Boy: The Genius Of Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry by David Katz; Black Heart Fades Blue Vols 1–3 by Jerry A Lang; Free Music Production, FMP: The Living Music edited by Markus Müller; A–Z Record Shop Bags: 1940s To 1990s by Jonny Trunk; Sonic Urbanism: Listening To Non-Human Life edited by &beyond collective for Theatrum Mundi
On Screen: New films and DVDs: Eric Baudelaire When There Is No More Music To Write, And Other Roman Stories; Oeke Hoogendijk Licht
On Location: things are booming again!
On Site: Recent art shows: Lifes; A/B Smith ICU; Sanja Matkovic Stolen Childhoods
Soundcheck: great number of reviews of newly released records in various formats, including reissues (like Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk, Don Cherry, Halicon, Lee Hazlewood & Nancy Sinatra, Jerry Hunt, Jim O’Rourke..)
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