The Wire 325. March 2011

Theo Parrish The sound-sculpting Detroit DJ ties knots in the timelines of black music history with his 12" re-edits and freefloating rhythms. By Derek Walmsley David Bedford From Kevin Ayers and Mike Oldfield to The Wreck Of The Titanic, the British composer’s cosmic orchestrations continue to shine. By Mike Barnes Alternative Cambridge Matthew Ingram takes a punt on the university town’s freaky underground collective: Pete Um, The Doozer, Nochexxx and The Man From Uranus Invisible Jukebox: Michel Chion The French electronic composer and writer enters the acousmatic chamber with The Wire’s mystery record selection. Tested by Dan Warburton Mizz Beats The East London producer and beatmaker signals the return of geek chic. By Lisa Blanning Natalie Beridze Tbilisi’s silicon songsmith makes electronic songs of tears and forgetting. By Sam Davies Cross Platform: Lundahl & Seitl The Swedish art duo’s performances manipulate the audience’s perceptions. By Julian Cowley Global Ear: Burkina Faso Saxophonist and composer Trevor Watts travels to Bobo and Fada with his multinational 11 Songs project Bites Archive Trails, Olaf Nicolai, Polish Radio Experimental Studio, Lou Gare and Unofficial Channels: Found Cassettes Epiphanies Nina Power is rescued from a rural teenage wasteland by Fugazi’s Red Medicine The Inner Sleeve Cory Arcangel on a YouTube hi-fi demo Print Run Monument Eternal: The Music Of Alice Coltrane by Franya J Berkman Pierre Henry’s House Of Sounds by Geir Egil Bergjord The Acid Archives: The Second Edition edited by Patrick Lundborg Endless Trip edited by Richard Morton Jack In Praise Of Copying by Marcus Boon Kraftwerk: Music Non-Stop edited by Sean Albiez & David Pattie On Screen Films & DVDs: Elfin Saddle’s Wurld animation plus two Finnish underground documentaries, Unien Savonlinna and Man With A Video Camera on DVD On Site Exhibitions, installations, etc: Manon de Boer in London plus a Black Metal symposium in Kingston On Location Festival and concert reviews: Art’s Birthday, Balloon And Needle, Glasgow Improvisers Orchestra and Ingrid Laubrock’s Anti-House