Wire #466 December 2022

On the cover: Richard Pinhas: At the age of 71 the French experimental guitarist and Heldon founder is still going all the way out. By Daniel Spicer; The Primer: French underground rock: A user’s guide to the subcultural eruption that belched forth the likes of Heldon, Brigitte Fontaine, Lard Free and Art Zoyd. By Keith Moliné; Weyes Blood: The US vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist delivers apocalyptic visions via deceptively lush avant pop. By Emily Pothast; Invisible Jukebox: Hamid Drake: Will the US drummer get the tempo of The Wire’s mystery record selection? Tested by Bill Meyer. Also inside this issue: Zubin Kanga; Suzi Analogue; Ustad Noor Bakhsh; Ale Hop; Unlimited Editions Dadaist Tapes; Unofficial Channels DJ M-TRAXXX; Global Ear Korean Demilitarised Zone; The Inner Sleeve by Melvin Gibbs; Epiphanies by DJ Marcelle; many pages of reviews and much more.