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  • Mixtapes

    The Isolation Mixtapes : R

    by 5:4 August 3, 2020 • 08:52
    August 3, 2020 • 08:52

    Number 18 in my weekly series of Isolation Mixtapes explores some of the best music from the last decade by artists, composers and groups beginning with the letter R. As always, there are two tracks from each of the years 2010 to 2019, featured in chronological order. Here’s the tracklisting…

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    Mixtape #53 : Best Albums of 2018

    by 5:4 January 1, 2019 • 10:26
    January 1, 2019 • 10:26

    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…

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    Best Albums of 2018 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 December 31, 2018 • 00:00
    December 31, 2018 • 00:00

    i said yesterday how 2018 had been a very good year – just how good is encapsulated in these, the best of the best of the year’s albums, each one of which will do sublimely wonderful things to your ears.

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  • Mixtapes

    Mixtape #51 : Silence (Requiem)

    by 5:4 November 13, 2018 • 18:01
    November 13, 2018 • 18:01

    November is a somewhat sombre month, and not only because the days are getting a lot colder and darker here in the UK. This year’s remembrance ceremonies have had extra potency due to the centenary of the end of the First World War, so i’ve taken this as my cue…

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  • Concerts

    The Barbican, London: Ryoji Ikeda – Music for Percussion / datamatics [ver. 2.0]

    by 5:4 October 2, 2018 • 15:23
    October 2, 2018 • 15:23

    Last Sunday, the Barbican in London was treated to an evening of music by Japanese composer Ryoji Ikeda. For much of Ikeda’s career, he’s created a unique kind of electronic music, blending the aloof coldness and potential impenetrability of the most raw sounds – sine tones and noise – with more…

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  • Announcements

    Gigs, gigs, gigs: Ryoji Ikeda, An Assembly, Kammer Klang, HCMF

    by 5:4 September 24, 2018 • 20:25
    September 24, 2018 • 20:25

    As of yesterday, autumn is officially here, so it’s time to take stock of some of the more interesting concerts looming on the horizon. Most imminently, Japan’s most dazzling audiovisual electronic pioneer Ryoji Ikeda is making a rare visit to the UK. His Barbican concert on Sunday night (which i’ll…

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  • Mixtapes

    Mixtape #47 : Travelogue

    by 5:4 July 3, 2018 • 15:44
    July 3, 2018 • 15:44

    For my July mixtape, i’ve decided to take myself on an impromptu trip around mainland Europe. With the help of Google Maps, i’ve plotted a course that’s somewhat circuitous but which manages to take in most of the continent. Starting in Holland (I Was A Teenage Satan Worshipper, Ryoji Ikeda), we…

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    Mixtape #46 : Body

    by 5:4 June 2, 2018 • 09:38
    June 2, 2018 • 09:38

    For the new 5:4 mixtape, i’ve turned to that which is closest to us all: the human body. Not a particularly promising theme, you might think, but once i began digging through my music library the sheer quantity of body references quickly became overwhelming (take your pick whether that says…

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    Mixtape #40 : Miniatures

    by 5:4 October 1, 2017 • 11:13
    October 1, 2017 • 11:13

    Even more than is usually the case, the new 5:4 Mixtape is a pure stream of consciousness. i’ve returned to a theme i explored in one of the earliest mixtapes, miniatures, once again setting myself a limit of music lasting under two minutes. With a shortlist of 100+ tracks (each…

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    Mixtape #30 : Prime Numbers

    by 5:4 July 1, 2014 • 19:24
    July 1, 2014 • 19:24

    For the new 5:4 mixtape, i’m not so much exploring a theme as a conceit. Mathematics has been a recurring feature of both my compositional and recreational activities lately, so for this new mixtape i’ve compiled a selection of music the titles of which incorporate the first 21 prime numbers.…

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    Mixtape #29 : Best Albums of 2013

    by 5:4 January 1, 2014 • 15:41
    January 1, 2014 • 15:41

    A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! i want to say a big thank you to everyone who’s followed 5:4 in the last year, and especially to those of you who’ve posted comments and tweets in response. There are lots of exciting things planned for 2014, so watch this space. In…

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    Best Albums of 2013 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 December 31, 2013 • 11:21
    December 31, 2013 • 11:21

    * Please note this list has how been superseded by the one on the Best Albums of the Years page * Bringing 2013 to an end, here’s the final part of the best albums of the year. Go on, give your ears a treat, they deserve it.

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  • ConcertsPremières

    Interrobang – works by Ryoji Ikeda, Simon Cummings/Charles Tournemire and Steve Peters

    by 5:4 May 4, 2010 • 12:54
    May 4, 2010 • 12:54

    Regular readers of 5:4 will know of my interest in the music of both Ryoji Ikeda and Steve Peters. Later this week i have the privilege of directing works by both of these composers, at the next concert given by my ensemble, Interrobang. In the first half, we’ll be presenting…

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  • Concerts

    CBSO Centre, Birmingham: Ryoji Ikeda – datamatics [ver.2.0]

    by 5:4 November 25, 2009 • 18:40
    November 25, 2009 • 18:40

    This is why we have eyes and ears. Last night, i was fortunate to be seated in the front row of the CBSO Centre in Birmingham, for Ryoji Ikeda‘s first UK concert since 2006. datamatics [ver.2.0] has been around internationally for a little over two years, and yesterday finally found…

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  • Mixtapes

    Mixtape #4 : Miniatures

    by 5:4 April 14, 2008 • 08:22
    April 14, 2008 • 08:22

    This new mixtape began life as one of my playlists on iTunes, which simply specified that it should only include tracks under two minutes in duration. Surprisingly, 815 tracks from my music library fulfil this criteria, amounting to over 15 hours of music. Not surprisingly, this playlist makes for an…

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  • Retrospectives

    Ryoji Ikeda – a retrospective

    by 5:4 April 2, 2008 • 23:31
    April 2, 2008 • 23:31

    It doesn’t seem to matter what medium they turn their hand to – film, fashion, theatre, literature, photography or, indeed, music – Japanese culture always seems to combine an intensity and honesty of expression with a forthright, futuristic vision. By contrast, we in the West – particularly here in England,…

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