Ergo Phizmiz and Depresstival present a collaborative fundraiser release:
ergophizmizmusic.bandcamp.com/album/p3l35t1n…

We have a massive week ahead, with shows for Black Top & Sofia Jernberg, Strangeness of Jazz with Edward George, Christian Kobi, Beatriz Ferreyra, Chinabot, Raven Chacon / Iggor Cavalera (duo), Zoh Amba's Bhakti with Farida Amadou & Chris Corsano, & more!

cafeoto.co.uk/events

Meakusma Festival reveals full 2024 lineup. The 20th anniversary edition will feature performances from Trevor Mathison, Topu & Salenta, Rashad Becker, Lamin Fofana, Áine O'Dwyer, and many more.

Eupen, Belgium, 29 Aug – 1 Sept: meakusma-festival.be/artists-2024/

Listen back to last week's Wire broadcast on Resonance FM & Resonance Extra.

Phil England Phil England plays 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺, ANTI RECORDS, Kathy Hinde, FatCat Records, New Amsterdam, Ergo Phizmiz, and more:

thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air/p…

Kristin Hersh takes The Wire’s Invisible Jukebox test this month in The Wire 483, 20 years on from her first Wire interview, featured in The Wire 120.

Read the 1994 interview online via our digital library of back issues with a Wire subscription: reader.exacteditions.com/issues/35269/s…

Read Jlin's Epiphanies essay inside our current issue: thewire.co.uk/issues/483

Leeds based producer and turntablist NikNak is interviewed by tay in our current issue. Get your copy from our webshop: thewire.co.uk/issues/483

Back in Oct 2022, NikNak recorded a jazz and ambient minimix for The Wire website. Stream it here:

thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/w…

Watch: Steph Richards “Power Vibe”

The US trumpeter shares a supernatural LA noir created with the help of generative AI for a track from her latest album Power Vibe, released by Northern Spy Records

thewire.co.uk/video/watch-st…

First confirmed acts for Semibreve 2024.
More to come.

Don't sleep on tickets.
festivalsemibreve.com

Delighted to welcome Beans of legendary hip-hop group Antipop Consortium for a special show solo show at OTO this evening

Opening the show will be special guest Brother May

cafeoto.co.uk/events/beans/

The Wire's weekly show airs tonight 9pm on Resonance FM & Resonance Extra.

Phil England plays Ergo & Depresstival, Elaine Brown, Ailbhe Nic Oireachtaigh, Keeley Forsyth, Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti & Frank Rosaly (pic), Samrai, Orchestre OK Jazz + more: resonancefm.com

Inside The Wire 483: BBBBBBB

The Japanese trio keep it weird with their extreme beats, scum aesthetics and taste for the absurd.

Read James Hadfield's interview with the band in our latest issue, on sale in our webshop and on newsstands now: thewire.co.uk/issues/483

A week on Saturday... ROBERT TURMAN!

One off UK show

industrialcoast.bigcartel.com/product/robert…

We have a great selections of new show to reveal to you today.

Starting with a 3 Day Residency from Sunburned Hand of the Man on October 11/12/13. Presented by Baba Yaga's Hut

cafeoto.co.uk/events/sunburn…

Wire playlist: Women composers from the Latin American avant-garde

Musician and researcher Alejandra Cardenas aka ale hop selects music by some of the Latin American women composers of electronic music profiled in her new book Switched On:

thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/w…

The Wire Magazine distributed by state51 in the EU

May 2024 issue is available to order now, get in touch to start an account!

On 25 April, Black Communion presents solo performances by JWords, Astan KA, and Eiliyas, with an open collaborative performance amongst the three artists taking place the following evening.

Berlin Morphine Raum, 25 & 26 April:
morphinerecords.com/events/black-c… / morphinerecords.com/events/black-c…

Unlimited Editions: Tripalium Corp

To accompany his profile on Tripalium Corp in The Wire 483, Antonio selects some of the most out there examples of electronic experimentation from the French label's back catalogue. Stream the playlist here:

thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks/u…

The Wire 483 on the shelves at WHSmith in London Waterloo station. If you can't find a copy near you, buy direct from our webshop, or subscribe.

International readers - a subscription is the quickest way to receive The Wire each month: thewire.co.uk/shop