The Wire 138. August 1995

Sonar 95 Rob Young reports from Barcelona's electronic music symposium Frances-Marie Uitti Ben Watson sounds out the technique of the radical cellist 4 Hero Jake Barnes meets the future sound of drum 'n' bass Musica Transonic Edwin Pouncey faxes Tokyo and get a lesson in new psychedelia DJ Spooky Simon Reynolds trawls the invisible city with the world's first post-rational muso Master Musicians of Joujouka chris Campion follows Brian Jones and William Burroughs into the heart of sonic darkness Pere Ubu On Record Mark Sinker looks back on the career of one of the strangest rock groups of all time Ry Cooder Jonathon Romney talks music and film with everyone's favourite soundtrack composer Letters Zappa vs Penman - readers take sides, plus Xenakis, the primal sound of rock and jazz... Sounding Off Live events, happenings, music on TV and radio in August Global Ear: Dakar Mark Hudson feels the musical heat on the streets of Senegal Bites Spring Heel Jack, Philip Jeck, Penguin Cafe Orchestra Invisible Jukebox: Peter Hammill Mike Barnes plays PiL, Scott Walker, Coltrane and others to an art rock survivor Charts Playllists from the outer reaches of planet sound