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In 1999 he became a regular contributor to the British experimental music magazine the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWire\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003ewhile continuing to publish in a wide array of periodicals, ranging from the artworld glossies to underground fanzines. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCommon Tones \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003egathers a selection of never-before-published interviews, many conducted during the writing of Licht’s groundbreaking profiles, alongside extended versions of his celebrated conversations with artists, previously untranscribed public and private exchanges, and new dialogues held on the occasion of this collection. 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