WIRE - #454 MAG

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Inside this issue:On the cover: Laraaji: The former stand-up comedian and street performer transforms mirth into meditative healing music. By Emily Pothast. Plus, Alan Courtis on t he power of laughter, and Greg Davis on six wellbeing albumsOlivia Block: With her recent releases for Longform Editions and Room40, the US composer takes varied approaches to music-making, from painstaking perfectionism to pscilocybin experimentation. By Bill MeyerJun Togawa: As her back catalogue undergoes extensive reissue, the Japanese performance pop provocateur looks back on her subversive career. By James Hadfield Invisible Jukebox: Giant Swan: Waterfowl development as the Bristol dance duo subject each other to a mystery record selectionUnlimited Editions: Akuphone Unofficial Channels: Wearable instrumentsKay Logan: The Glasgow based sonic occultist summons the city’s shadow self. By Abi BlissMax Syedtollan: Aleatoric prog moves from the autodidact UK composer. By Stewart SmithCath Roberts: Chance encounters with the London based saxophonist. By Dan SpicerBlackFace Family: Auto-Tuned social commentary and pan-African rhythms from the Malawian outfit. By Antonio PoscicGlobal Ear: It’s a bard life in the Central Asian deserts of Karakalpakstan. By Nick Hobbs The Inner Sleeve: Marina Rosenfeld on Joan Jonas’s Vertical Roll .... Show more