The Isolation Mixtapes : C

Posted on April 20, 2020 • 09:06 by 5:4 in Mixtapes | Leave a comment

As the lockdown continues here in the UK, i hope all of you are keeping safe and well. This week in my ongoing series of Isolation Mixtapes exploring some of the best music from the last 10 years, i’m focusing on composers and artists starting with the letter C. The mix features two tracks from each year, once again in chronological order.

Here’s the tracklisting in full, together with approximate timings and links to obtain the music. As usual, the mixtape can be downloaded or streamed via MixCloud. Read more

Tags: Carly Rae Jepsen, Cemeteries, Charlotte & Magon, Charlotte Bray, Chelsea Wolfe, Chisu, Christopher Bissonnette, Christopher Trapani, Chromatics, Chrome Hoof, Chvrches, Claude Vivier, Clem Leek, Cliff Martinez, Coda, Colin Stetson, Conure, Coppice, Cristobal Tapia De Veer, Cyclobe, Isolation Mixtapes, Kenji Siratori

Mixtape #53 : Best Albums of 2018

Posted on January 1, 2019 • 10:26 by 5:4 in Best of the Year, Mixtapes | Leave a comment

Happy New Year everyone!

Many thanks to all of you who have read, followed, commented, shared, promoted and otherwise supported the blog during the previous year, most especially to my beloved band of Patrons. i’m starting 2019 in the usual way, with a new mixtape featuring something from each of the brilliant albums in my Best of 2018 list. Being such an eclectic list, the ‘narrative’ of this mixtape is one that unavoidably veers between quite wildly dissimilar styles and aesthetics, but to my ear that only makes it all the more interesting and fun.

40 tracks (well, technically 41: Jóhann Jóhannsson’s were short so i included two) that testify to and celebrate the range and scale of musical wonders created during 2018 – the full tracklisting is shown below, and links to buy each album can be found in the previous two days’ articles. As always, the mixtape can be downloaded or streamed. Read more

Tags: Alfred Schnittke, Anna Þorvaldsdóttir, Anthony Pateras, Autechre, Brian Eno, Chaines, Chris Mercer, Christopher Trapani, Clarence Barlow, Colin Stetson, Computer Magic, Coppice, Dita Von Teese, Elsiane, Erik Friedlander, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Fia Fiell, Gottfried Huppertz, ionnalee, irr. app. (ext.), Jakob Ullmann, James Newton Howard, Jeffery Alan Jones, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Jörg Widmann, Kenneth Hesketh, Lance Austin Olsen, Lauren Redhead, Lee Fraser, Let's Eat Grandma, Michael Cutting, Moritz Eggert, Morton Feldman, Piggy Black Cross, Rohan Drape, Ryoji Ikeda, The Caretaker, Thom Yorke, Toivo Tulev, Tom Mudd, Þráinn Hjálmarsson

Best Albums of 2018 (Part 1)

Posted on December 30, 2018 • 00:00 by 5:4 in Best of the Year | Leave a comment

Right, let’s cut to the chase: forget all those other narrow, limited, parochial and partisan Best Albums lists, here’s the only list you need: my round-up of the 40 albums that have charmed, enthralled, awed and amazed me the most during 2018. In case anyone was in any doubt, it’s been a very good year.

Tags: Anna Þorvaldsdóttir, Anthony Pateras, Autechre, Brian Eno, Chaines, Christopher Trapani, Clarence Barlow, Colin Stetson, Dita Von Teese, Erik Friedlander, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Jakob Ullmann, Jeffery Alan Jones, Jóhann Jóhannsson, Jörg Widmann, Kenneth Hesketh, Lance Austin Olsen, Moritz Eggert, Rohan Drape, Tom Mudd, Þráinn Hjálmarsson

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The Isolation Mixtapes : C

Mixtape #53 : Best Albums of 2018

Best Albums of 2018 (Part 1)

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