Wire 462 August 2022

On the cover: Saul Williams: The US poet, vocalist and actor has long set the power of language against colonialism. Now he pours this audiovisual experience into cinema with the Afrofuturist epic Neptune Frost. By Neil Kulkarni. Laura Cannell: The rich possibilities of medieval and early music provide the impetus for the UK instrumentalist’s prolific output. By Louise Gray. Alan Skidmore: Taking in encounters with Elvin Jones, Art Blakey and Sonny Rollins, the lifelong career of the UK tenor saxophonist reads like a fever dream of hanging with the international jazz set. By Daniel Spicer. Invisible Jukebox: Bob Mould: Will The Wire’s mystery record selection push the influential US guitarist and songwriter beyond the threshold? Tested by Rob Turner. Also inside this issue: Cheri Knight; Joe Rainey; Anna Butterss; Michael Gregory Jackson; Unlimited Editions Cortizona; Unofficial Channels Rāga Junglism; Global Ear Gothenberg; The Inner Sleeve by Éliane Radigue; Epiphanies by Emeka Ogboh; many pages of reviews and much more.