Inside The Wire 507: Delphine Dora
Often singing in an invented language, the French composer channels poetry, spiritual writings and folk traditions in a search for a deeper experience of inner life
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/507
‘She wanted to disappear in silence’: the magical life and mysterious death of married musician duo Irena and Vojtěch Havlovi
I wrote about the pilgrimage of Irena & Vojtech Havlovi, whose music will continue to unmoor attentive listeners from time, for The Guardian.
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I reviewed this dream-pop-country jewel by @wendyeisenberg.bsky.social, which feels like a strong early contender for album-of-the-year lists. There are songs you could write books about, or at least essays. More for @thequietus.com, "et cetera, et cetera".
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THAT COVER
Dust off those robes, folks!
Having a sucky week like me? Dive into the new @thewiremagazine.bsky.social for comfort!
I reviewed 🔥 new albums by dälek (@ipecac.com), Darsombra, Squarepusher and Gnod (@rocketrecordings.bsky.social), as well as Alexander Hacke's autobiography and the 2026 edition of Ljubljana's MENT festival.
new wire!!!! v cool cover(s)!!
from moi: reviews of releases by wendy eisenberg, carla dal forno, hyper gal + huggy bear, plus a report from the GLARC 10 year anniversary celebrations! also thrilled that a reader has written in to compliment my kim gordon review last issue hahah. buy a magazine!!
Mighty Sunn O))) hailing from the freshly printed Wire. I wrote a piece on otherworldly Delphine Dora, a French composer and pianist with a labyrinthine catalogue of dreamworks. As always, you can find more exciting stuff inside, including Irmin Schmidt taking the Invisible Jukebox test. Go dig!
Stunning looking new @thewiremagazine.bsky.social out!
Inside I reviewed a new BEAM SPLITTER album and a couple of concerts involving the brilliant Emilie Škrijelj & Tom Malmendier.
And! Interview with Delphine Dora by @miloshroch.bsky.social I’m excited to read. And! the mighty SUNN 0)))!!!!
Her brother confirmed today that Irena, aged 66, had passed away last October, almost exactly a year after Vojtěch. Her last wish was to disappear in silence. They achieved the tightest communion of two people, in sound & silence. I wrote about their extraordinary journey for @thequietus.com
Unlimited Editions: Drowned By Locals
To accompany his article on Drowned By Locals in The Wire 506, @miloshroch.bsky.social compiles an annotated playlist of tracks from the Jordan based label
www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...
Delphine Dora - L’ineluctable pulsation du temps album cover. Etching-style illustration of a pond with the surface of the water reflecting trees.
'Different temporalities are woven into the album’s composition: brisk, fleeting cycles of piano arpeggios, as if chasing the foam of days, are layered with sustained droning synths, symbolising the persistence of time.'
Delphine Dora - L’ineluctable pulsation du temps
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A joy to write the cover story on @wendyeisenberg.bsky.social for @thewiremagazine.bsky.social. We discuss their gorgeous new song album @joyfulnoiserecs.bsky.social & their wider adventures across free jazz, punk, new music and much more!
The Wire 506 is out now!
Featuring Wendy Eisenberg on the cover, plus an Augustus Pablo primer, Mariá Portugal, KAVARI, Yellow Swans' Invisible Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
The Wire 505 is out now!
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
What's happening to you, Milton? It's a big old Guardian feature, that's what. With a film about Ted, made by his own family, coming soon, I chatted with him about his poetry, puppetry and wayward life and times, with Roger Law of Spitting Image spitting facts
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
Great to see dälek (by @jjstannard.bsky.social) and Zu (by @miloshroch.bsky.social) getting some well-deserved attention in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social!
On my end, I reviewed Polish group Oberkas Travel, who reinterpret traditional oberek dance songs in a wild contemporary jazz/improv/psych key.
díky za společný psaní editorialu a výběr tý překladový eseje, je to fakt dobrý - stejná trasa jako Sebald v Saturnových prstencích, Eno v On Land, Fisher ve Weird and Eerie
nová Ádvojka je tu. téma China Miéville připravil @miloshroch.bsky.social, spolu s @ondrejtrhon.bsky.social udělali s Miévillem rozhovor a oba tam mají výborné texty. obálka Alexey Klyuykov. mně bylo potěšením napsat si s Milošem editorial a citovat tam z Nádraží Perdido:
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V aktuálním Respektu píšu o albu It's In the Rafters Now, na němž se Freddy Ruppert vyrovnává s nedávnou smrtí otce i vzdáleností, kterou mezi sebou měli. Bavili jsme se o tom, jak truchlení souvisí s horory a jak smutek po ztrátě blízkého tvaruje paměť.
www.respekt.cz/tydenik/2026...
Můj oblíbený sociální antropolog Bob Kuřík o jeho výzkumu rožnovského punkového buřičství, projektu zaměřeného na "vícedruhovou rezistenci" z pohledu střední a východní Evropy i hledání nových cest, jak vyprávět o výzkumu.
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Trump, in a new @theatlantic.com interview: "We do need Greenland, absolutely. We need it for defense." Congratulations to all the Europeans who are applauding the foreign policy of the current U.S. administration—very smart indeed.
Woah, shocked/very flattered, amongst some very big hittas and personal faves !
Thx so much to #stevebarker for naming The Bug vs @ghostdubs.bsky.social 'IMPLOSION' as the 'Dub / Reggae album of the year' @thewiremagazine.bsky.social !!
BIG compliment from such a pillar of dub/reggae wisdom.
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The Wire 503-4 is out now!
Featuring the Top 50 new and archive releases, critical analysis and reflections, plus Hilary Woods, Makaya McCraven, Anna Högberg, Tristan Perich, Derek Bailey’s Company, Ikonika’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Yes! @thewiremagazine.bsky.social nails the top 50!
For the issue, I had the great pleasure of interviewing Tristan Perich.
I also profiled @adambdonoval.bsky.social's Warm Winters Ltd, penned the regular and year-end Avant Rock columns, reviewed the new Anna von Hausswolff, and reflected on 2025.
Can't stop blasting Implosion by The Bug vs Ghost Dubs. The album's slowness and heaviness of basslines (and their spectral dub) remind me of sludge. This is massive.
