Audio of The Wire and the University of East London’s recent Critical Beats discussion is now online.

Chaired by Hyperdub label boss and Sonic Warfare author Steve Goodman (a.k.a. Kode9), the three panelists were Simon Reynolds [above], Joe Muggs and Lisa Blanning; Mark ‘K-Punk’ Fisher unfortunately couldn’t attend (though there’s a great hauntological pun in Goodman’s introduction to mark his absence). The three discuss Aesthetics, Innovation and Tradition, specifically relating to dance music.