WIRE, THE - #449 July 2021

"The Wireless World: With the exponential growth in internet radio in recent years, and the explosion of online broadcasting during the pandemic, this special issue of The Wire maps a new golden era for radio as a medium for sound and music. The issue will include a directory, put together by The Wire's contributors, associates and contacts, of 100 innovative broadcasters across the globe who are pushing the boundaries of adventurous music and sound art. Our writers will celebrate innovations in the state of broadcasting, from field recorded improvisations and environmental broadcasts to filecasting and radio essays, taking in the most visionary DJs and anarchic organisations. Plus: pathbreaking pianist Matthew Shipp's Epiphanies column; plunderphonic king John Oswald's Inner Sleeve essay." - The Wire .