*The latest Wire Tapper CD, free to all readers with The Wire 465 November 2022 issue.* On the cover... Tyshawn Sorey: The genre straddling polymath unifies improvisation and composition into his own rigorous and powerful sense of expression. Plus: Black Composers: After a century of racist and Eurocentric marginalisation, the AACM and others forged new strategies for creative experimentation. Horse Lords: The Baltimore noise rock quartet gallop through a panoply of tunings and philosophical ideas. Invisible Jukebox: Big Joanie: Will the UK feminist punk trio want to take The Wire’s mystery selection Back Home? Joyce: After facing industry sexism and blacklists, the Brazilian singer-songwriter is back on her own terms. One page interviews with Backxwash, Andrew Poppy, Xhosa Cole and Camille Emaille. Global Ear: Memories of a coastal town destroyed in 2011 by the Japanese tsunami live on through field recordings and songs in the hands of one of its former residents. Epiphanies: Raymond MacDonald. Also includes Unlimited Editions: Ramallah based label BLTNM and Unofficial Channels: No Choice Records.
