"The Wire Tapper 60 CD: Every copy of the November issue will come with a free CD of the latest album in our series of underground music anthologies attached to the cover. This edition of The Wire Tapper features a cover designed by Patrick Savile and contains 16 new tracks by Lucrecia Dalt, Lady Aicha & Pisco Crane, Reiko and Tori Kudo, Balka Sound, Oiseaux-Tempête, Dave Clarkson and more; Tyshawn Sorey: The US composer, multi-instrumentalist and educator has redrawn the boundaries of radical music through his ambitious experiments in sound composition across longform albums and adventurous new ensemble commissions. He talks to Stewart Smith about his new trio album Mesmerism and collaborations with Afrofuturist producer. Inside the issue... Joyce: The Brazilian musical prodigy, a favorite of Antonio Carlos Jobim, enjoyed a stellar 1970s before her career was diverted by domestic political struggles and the disco era. As her 1977 New York album Natureza finally sees the light of day, she talks to Joshua Minsoo Kim; Horse Lords: Baltimore's rock trio put the 'tune' into 'tuning' through their mantric rock minimalism which collides Just Intonation harmonic systems and the energy of West African guitars. By Dan Wilson; Devin Townsend: The rogue operator of avant rock has forged a unique career as both first choice collaborator for metal groups and lone psychonaut exploring the outer corners of the guitar. He talks to Joseph Stannard about his new twin release Lightwork/Nightwork. Invisible Jukebox: Radical punx and founders of London's Decolonize festival. Big Joanie take The Wire's mystery record test; Global Ear: Memories of a coastal town destroyed in 2011 by the Japanese tsunami live on through field recordings and songs in the hands of one of its former residents; One-page interviews with Backxwash, Andrew Poppy, Xhosa Cole and Camille Emaille. Unlimited Editions, Unofficial Channels, The Inner Sleeve, and Epiphanies." - The Wire .
After nearly a decade of false starts, multiple game plans veering off the rails, and a handful of shattered hopes and/or dreams, the odyssey is finally complete—the new Fusetron site is here.
This is the first phase of a multipart rollout that will span the next few months: the currently browsable stock includes miscellaneous new releases from the past 8+ months (we have a lot of catching up to do), plus approximately a third of our backstock. Note that we’ve reduced/slashed prices on many titles and will continue to do so in order to make room for new stock. We’ll also be expanding / tweaking / improving / debugging the site itself (for example, we still have work to do on the automated international postage system, not to mention the inevitable inventory discrepancies that come with transferring an ancient and massive database to a new system).
Over the next few months, as we take inventory, clean house, and delve into our storage, we will be uploading thousands of additional items, gradually, on a near-daily basis. This will include the majority of the LPs, as well as many titles, in all formats, once thought long-gone. Many currently “sold out” items are likely to resurface.
Finally, once our general backstock is up (probably in the next two or three months) we’ll begin making our extensive stockpile of rarities available online for the first time: tons of random out-of-print titles, "deadstock," warehouse finds, secondhand collectibles, etc., accumulated over the past few decades.
Frequent/returning customers will be getting early access to these items. Details to follow on how this will work (a priority mailing list? a 'frequent flyer'-like program?), but it will not be based on dollars spent. We want to reward those who consistently support us, especially in the discogs marketplace era (to those who show up trying to poach five copies of a one-off rarity, and nothing else, ever… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ).
So—we suggest you take some time to dig through the site—even we’ve been surprised by what’s been turning up, and there’s much more to come.
