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Unlimited Editions: Dusty Ballz - The Wire

To accompany his report on Dusty Ballz in The Wire 497, Daryl Worthington explores a playlist of recent releases from the label that celebrates new music from China

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On the cover: Still House Plants : London’s post-post-punk trio use deconstructed songform to tap emotions others cannot reach. By Frances Morgan; Plus: FUJI|||||||||||TA : Pulling out the stops with homemade pipe organs. By Antonio Poscic; Cheer-Accident : Thymme Jones’s motley crew of Chicago outsiders flip the conventions of the rock band. By Peter Margasak; Lolina : One half of influential duo Hype Williams explores a comic book dystopia in new project Unrecognisable . By Claire Biddles; NikNak : The British musician turns the tables on sound art. By Tayyab Amin. Invisible Jukebox: Kristin Hersh : Will the songwriter and author find her muse in The Wire ’s mystery record selection? Tested by Emily Pothast. Also inside this issue: Unlimited Editions Tripalium Corp ; Unofficial Channels Billdifferen ; Global Ear in Tashkent ; Ana Lua Caiano ; BBBBBBB ; Fatboi Sharif : Angelica Sanchez ; The Inner Sleeve by Lee Gamble ; Epiphanies by Jlin ; many pages of reviews and much more.

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