Wire re-entered the public arena on 7 June 1985 with a performance at the Museum of Modern Art, Oxford,[REF][REF] and Gilbert contributed sounds, lyrics, and occasional vocals to the various albums, EPs, and singles released by the band between November 1986 and February 1993 [REF].
In March 1996, he released Ab Ovo, his first solo album not to result from external dance or film commissions.