A collection of tributes to the late former
editor of The Wire, who died August 2007
A long-distance duo with the
saxophonist-composer who's still squaring the circles and running
rings around the squares. This article originally appeared in
The Wire 65 (July 1989).
Brian Morton examines the history of
composition by computer. This article was originally published in
The
Wire 96 (February 1992).
Roll over Beethoven, it's Vorsprung Durch
Technik time! The most visionary – and least understood – of modern
European composers, Karlheinz Stockhausen talks to Brian Morton
about the 'time bombs' he has created to escape from the
'graveyard' of the Western classical tradition. This article
originally appeared in The Wire 62 (April 1989).
Brian Morton on the incredibly slow unfolding
of Harold Budd. This article originally appeared in The
Wire 48 (February 1988).
This article originally appeared in The
Wire 11 (January 1995).
The compositions of Iannis Xenakis are
inseparable from his skills as an architect. Brian Morton talks to
"an ancient Greek in the modern world". This article first appeared
in The Wire 55 (September 1988).
On The Cover: Knut Aufermann surveys a
decade-long boom in creative broadcasting, including subversive
stations, sound art, wireless festivals, flash mobbing and more.
Stuck To The Cover: Wire Tapper 24 - free 20-track CD
featuring Callers, Yann Novak & Robert Crouch, Gentleforce,
Gerritt Wittmer, Macaw and more. Plus: Mike Watt's Invisible
Jukebox, the Los Angeles Free Music Society, Catherine Christer
Hennix, Matt Stokes, Anne-James Chaton, entr'acte and more
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Jennifer Allen
Sunn O))) Monoliths And Dimensions
(Southern Lord)
Black Dice Repo (Paw Tracks)
Zola Jesus The Spoils (Sacred...
Vladislav Delay - What makes today's Techno
so different, so appealing? Interviews with Sightings, Hot Chip,
Cath & Phil Tyler, Warrior Queen & Wooden Shjips. Plus:
George E Lewis's Invisible Jukebox, Hideaki Takahashi's 'media
opera' in Cross Platform, Drew Daniel's Global Ear from Baltimore,
Nick Sylvester's Epiphany, Damon & Naomi's Inner Sleeve plus
much, much more...
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On The Cover: PJ Harvey: - Moving back to her
homeland Dorset's chalky soil prompted alt rock's 50 Foot Queenie
to recast her death-rattle songs as skeletal piano dirges. By David
Stubbs
Oren Ambarchi, Charlotte Moorman, Paul Bley,
Invisible Jukebox: Sir Richard Bishop, Cross Platform: Daft Punk,
Starving Weirdos, Trim, Lost In Hildurness
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Brian Morton shares an awkward pause with the
man who invented silence. This article was originally published in
The Wire 56 (October 1998).
ON THE COVER: Jamie Lidell - How Super Collider's
former singer discovered a deeper voice to become the godson of
soul. By Rob Young
FEATURES: Ornette Coleman, Animal Collective,
Invisible Jukebox: Keiji Haino, Primer: Lone Horns Improv, Magik
Markers, Monolake, Tony Bevan
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ON THE COVER: Anthony Braxton. The grandmaster's
apocalyptic new music is informed by a panoramic take on ancient
civilisations.
FEATURES: The Soft Pink Truth's Invisible Jukebox,
Mike Ladd, A User's Guide to Subterranean Metal, Gang Gang Dance,
Hugh Davies, Dylan Nyoukis, Oki
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ON THE COVER: Wolf Eyes. The noise-crazed feral
trio hotwire Metal, hardcore and electronics to jumpstart the US
underground. By Alan Licht
FEATURES: Albert Ayler, Alvin Curran, Matthew
Bower, Invisible Jukebox: Simon McBurney, John Butcher, Paolo
Angeli, Blevin Blectum, , Thomas Ankersmit
ON THE COVER: Alvin Lucier - Sitting in a room on
the eve of his UK tour, the Connecticut composer talks to Christoph
Cox about a life in feedback
FEATURES: Damo Suzuki, Ellen Fullman, Devendra
Banhart, Invisible Jukebox: Sunn 0))), Bark Psychosis, Dengue
Fever, Mark Leckey
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ON THE COVER: The State of Song - Our survey of
songs that break the mould, from Art Ensemble of Chicago to Hans
Zender and 58 points in between
FEATURES: Hafler Trio, Invisible Jukebox: Buck 65,
Takehisa Kosugi, Jem Finer, Nautical Almanac, Oxbow on Dino
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ON THE COVER: Ghost - The Tokyo psychedelic
speedfreak scene's most otherworldly group tell Edwin Pouncey
spooky stories
FEATURES: Rammellzee, Invisible Jukebox: Luc
Ferrari, Jack Rose, Primer: Cecil Taylor, Bill Fontana, Dean
Roberts, Pelican, CocoRosie
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