WIRE, THE - #487 September 2024

"On the cover: this summer, avant metal duo The Body and vocalist/producer Felicia Chen, aka Dis Fig, take their collaboration on the road in the US and UK, showcasing work from their joint album Orchards Of A Futile Heaven out now on Thrill Jockey. They talk about collaborative processes and more to Antonio Poscic. Plus, inside the issue: interviews with dissident Czech guitarist Pavel Richter, improvising polymath Steve Beresford, punk turned improv bassist Farida Amadou, an Invisible Jukebox with Tokyo avant rock duo Melt Banana, and much more. The Inner Sleeve: Eve Libertine, Epiphanies: Roy Claire Potter, Global Ear: Barcelona, Unlimited Editions: YOUTH, plus in the review sections: Laurie Anderson, Belong, Seefeel, Three Quarter Skies, Dhangsha, NicoNote, Laura Cannell, Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, Endon, Bobby Hutcherson, Harold Land, Red Kross, David Corio's images of Black musicians, the Gnaoua & World Music Festival, Gary Stewart, Lonnie Holley, specialist columnists, and more."