The Wire #510 August 2026

‘Adventures in sound and music’

A must for any underground music fan; since 1982, The Wire has been reporting on alternative, underground and non-mainstream music, ‘waging war on the mundane and the mediocre.’ 

This issue for August 2026 leads with American experimental multi-instrumentalist and producer Angel Marcloid, who also goes by a host of aliases—here, it’s her Fire-Toolz pseudonym and project in the spotlight. Also featured this issue: DeForrest Brown, Jr., Franck Vigroux, and Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. 

Plus, fully immerse yourself in the issue with the latest instalment of ‘The Wire Tapper’, a curated CD compilation of the magazine’s favourite underground tracks.