The Wire #311

Artists:
Jad Fair, Josephine Foster, Gallon Drunk, Yan Jun, Monolake, Position Normal, Paul Rooney, Janek Schaefer, The Village Orchestra

Contributors:
Clive Bell, Lisa Blanning, Julian Cowley, Kodwo Eshun, Chris Sharp, David Stubbs, Cathi Unsworth, Derek Walmsley, Rob Young

Contents summary
On The Cover: The Wire's essential review of the year's best music, including Top 50 Records of the Year, writers' and musicians' reflections, and discussions of the state of the art in sound. Plus: Monolake, Janek Schaefer, Josephine Foster's Invisible Jukebox, Position Normal, The Village Orchestra, Yan Jun, Paul Rooney in Cross Platform, Jad Fair, Kodwo Eshun on sonic warfare, Cathi Unsworth on Gallon Drunk and more...