The Wire Issue 511

"On the cover: Space Afrika: The Manchester-Berlin duo remap connections between club culture and 1970s underground radio networks on their latest album. By Lucy Thraves; Jad Atoui: The Lebanese electronic composer and improvisor tunes into the inner workings of plants and hard drives. By Daryl Worthington; Nuno Canavarro: The Portuguese composer reflects on the making of his 1988 cult album Plux Quba. By Robert Barry; Lucy Liyou: The Korean American musician uses pansori inspired theatrical elements and text-to-speech technology to explore identity. By Hugh Morris; Rump State: Ex-Sightings guitarist Mark Morgan and Gaute Granli’s experiments in lo-fi. By Erick Bradshaw; Mark S Williamson: The Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra founder on making improvised music with kids. By Abi Bliss; Darla Quintana: Astronomy meets audio in the Chilean composer’s second album. By Juan San Cristóbal Lizama; Invisible Jukebox: Jennifer Herrema: Will the Royal Trux and RTX founder reign supreme with The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Claire Biddles; Global Ear: Blackpool’s grassroots music culture is generous and resilient. By Yewande Adeniran; Unlimited Editions: Lovers & Lollypops sweetens Porto’s underground scene. By April Clare Welsh; The Inner Sleeve: Ivan Seal on The Caretaker’s Everywhere At The End Of Time – Stage 6; Against The Grain: Are collective listening events really all about the music? By Derek Walmsley; Epiphanies: Performing in wartime bunkers leads Alan Courtis to reflect on the purpose of music today. And in the reviews sections: Marvin Tate: Playing with fire. By Mosi Reeves; Dollar Brand / Don Cherry / Carlos Ward: Sounds from the Jazzhus. By Andy Hamilton; Aftershock: The Seismic Impact Of Dubstep: Bass instincts. By Derek Walmsley; Motvind: Nordic spirit. By Peter Margasak, and much more."