Wire #496

Featured in this Issue, Cosey Fanni Tutti: The industrial music icon has been to Hull and back with her new album 2t2. Quinton Barnes: The Montreal rapper and producer flips the script in a new project with free musicians. David Van Tieghem: The New York percussionist who has played with everyone on the Downtown scene receives a dedicated collection of his own work. Happy Family: Over four decades the Japanese group have moved from rigorous prog to euphoric harmony. Amina Claudine Myers: Honing her skills on the old school nightclub circuit, the keyboardist is now forging ambitious suites for choir and pipe organ. 

And so much more. 

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