Wire, The – #502 December 2025 MAG/CD 0.06 the quartet composed City of

the quartet composed City of Echoes to be a lean powerhouse of non-stop melodic hooks and lurching rhythms that reflected the energy of live performance

Cover painting by Alessandro Sicioldr

Better to say: into noise

in recent times Ch'ahom have been undergoing an expansive metamorphosis of their sound and songwriting

but so is the ritualistic and esoteric majesty emanating from its death-scarred aura

Wire, The – #502 December 2025 MAG/CD 0.06 the quartet composed City ofOn the cover: Mulau Astatke; Deep into his latest tour, the pioneering 81 year old Ethio jazz vibraphonist is finding new ways to be himself. By Francis Gooding. Inside: Features and regular sections: Griot Galaxy: Formed in 1972 by late saxophonist and poet Faruq Z Bey, and led by bassist Jaribu Shahid after a serious motorcycle accident left Bey unable to perform for the better part of a decade, the long under appreciated Detroit Great Black Music