wire: february 2016

On the cover: Alan & Sir Richard Bishop (The Sublime Frequencies ringleader and Ranga guitarist get together to talk Sun City Girls, Islamaphobia and smoking bans). Inside this issue: 22a Records (The South London crew and label's jazz-influenced productions and loose beats share a distinctly local aesthetic); The Primer: This Heat (A user's guide to the recordings of the art rock trio and spin-off groups from Camberwell Now to Monkey Puzzle Trio); Invisible Jukebox: Puce Mary (Danish noise artist Frederikke Hoffmeier goes to extremes with The Wire's mystery record selection); Global Ear: Gran Nayar (The corridos culture soundtracking wild fiestas in Mexico's Sierra Madre mountains); Breadwoman (Folk chants from outer space from Anna Homler's loaf-faced alter ego); Za! (The Spanish duo mash up terrace-chant mayhem with... everything else).