The Wire's Releases of the Year 2021

On the cover : Rewind 2021 : The year in sound and music: Releases Of The Year : We asked our contributors to nominate their top ten records, CDs, downloads and streams of the year, then we added up the votes. Critics’ Reflections : Our contributors reflect on where we are now via 2021’s cultural highs and lows. Tunings : Not to scale. By Clive Bell. Disability & Inclusion : Open systems. By Robyn Steward. Columnists’ Charts : Our specialist critics select music that shook their corner of the subculture, from avant rock to noise. Formats : Vinyl frontiers. By Rob Turner. Fourth Worlds : Rootless music. By Neil Kulkarni. Archive Releases Of The Year : Our contributors voted for their top ten archival records, CDs, downloads and streams, and we counted them all up. Plus: Invisible Jukebox: Loré Lixenberg × Elaine Mitchener : The two experimental vocalists subject each other to a mystery record selection. Also inside this issue: Saadet Türköz ; Klankvorm ; Giant Claw ; Matthias Muche ; Global Ear in Seoul ; Unlimited Editions smallest functional unit ; Unofficial Channels Contextual Dissemination ; The Inner Sleeve by Reiko & Tori Kudo ; Epiphanies by Circuit Des Yeux ; hundreds of reviews and much more!

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