The Wire #366

St Vincent
The Tulsa born guitarist and songwriter’s restless anxiety derails and undermines conventional songforms. By Joseph Stannard

Trevor Wishart
The Yorkshire electronic music pioneer and vocal improvisor dreams up sonic theatres that channel the will of the people. By Andy Hamilton

Lee Gamble
The London producer hacks into the structures of reality to play games with distance and scale in sound. By Rory Gibb

Filastine
The globe trotting beat-maker harnesses the sound of protest. By Robert Barry

Günter Schickert
The veteran krautrock guitarist channels the dark side of life into resurrected trio Ziguri. By Keith Moliné

Huddersfield sound systems
A new book tells the story of the Yorkshire town’s sound systems. By Steve Barker

Collateral Damage
Crowdsourced music creates the facade of community but only serves to divide composers and listeners. By Emily Bick