Inside
The Wire 471 May 2023
Reviews
Features
47 Reviews Index 48 Soundcheck New vinyl, CDs, downloads and streams, plus reissues and specialist columns, including: 49 Jason Moran (Not) Over Europe.
By David Grundy 55 Alex Paxton/galen tipton Joy division.
By Julian Cowley 70 Quartz/Mirliton Cassettes Back to the old spool(s).
By Peter Margasak 74 Print Run New music books,
including: 75 Easily Slip Into Another
World: A Life In Music Henry Threadgill opens an insightful window on Chicago’s avant jazz scene. By Andy Hamilton 79 On Screen New films and DVDs 80 On Location Recent live events and streams, including: 81 Women From Space Canadian festival addresses urgent political issues. By Xenia Benivolski 86 On Site Recent art shows, including: 87 Massimo Bartolini The Italian artist fuses sound, sculpture and scaffolding. By Ramona Ponzini
8 Unlimited Editions WV Sorcerer Productions 8 Unofficial Channels Doom & Gloom From The
Tomb
10 Dwight Trible US jazz vocalist aims low.
By Brian Morton 12 Alison Cotton Folk for freedom.
By Abi Bliss 14 PoiL Ueda Chants are a fine thing for the French-Japanese prog ensemble. By JR Moores 16 Global Ear:
Ho Chi Minh City Wild weekends in
Vietnam’s largest city. By Mike Steyels 18 The Inner Sleeve Karl O’Connor aka Regis on The Wolfgang Press’s Bird Wood Cage 106 Epiphanies
Verity Susman finds childhood solidarity with Woodcraft Folk’s antiapartheid protest songs
4 Masthead 6 Letters 46 Charts The Office Ambience and other playlists 98 Out There Festivals and gig listings 104 Subscribe Print, digital, downloads and CDs
20 Invisible Jukebox Laura Ortman The White Mountain Apache violinist passes The Wire’s mystery record test. Tested by Laina Dawes
24 Luciano Maggiore Everyday life provides inspiration for the Italian performance artist. By Edward Henderson
26 Paul Dunmall Former hippy and ardent woodworker Paul Dunmall is the wildcard of UK free music. By Clive Bell
32 Once Upon a Time in San Diego
At the dawn of the 1990s, an underdog punk scene stirred in southern California. By Tony Rettman
40 Dave Lombardo The former Slayer drummer and frequent collaborator unveils his solo drumming debut. By Phil Freeman
Cover photography by Sam Hutchinson