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    Mixtape #54 : Menagerie

    by 5:4 April 2, 2019 • 08:48
    April 2, 2019 • 08:48

    For the new 5:4 mixtape, i’ve turned to the world of animals, assembling music that references a diverse collection of wildlife. All manner of beasts are featured, insects, birds, reptiles and amphibians in addition to mammals, from the smallest (probably, in this selection, a wasp) to the greatest (definitely, in…

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    Mixtape #45 : Birds

    by 5:4 May 1, 2018 • 11:26
    May 1, 2018 • 11:26

    At the start of May each year, i always find myself thinking about birds, as the first Sunday of the month is marked globally as International Dawn Chorus Day, something i celebrated in a podcast back in 2010. So the theme for this month’s mixtape is of an avian persuasion…

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    Mixtape #44 : Spring

    by 5:4 April 3, 2018 • 20:35
    April 3, 2018 • 20:35

    For my April mixtape, i’ve gone for a seasonal theme, exploring music that references and/or alludes to aspects of spring. While all the seasons are, by their nature, in a continual state of flux, i’ve personally always tended to think of spring and autumn as being ‘transitional’, more obviously progressing…

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    Mixtape #32 : Best Albums of 2014

    by 5:4 January 1, 2015 • 13:14
    January 1, 2015 • 13:14

    HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone! Many, many thanks to all of you who have followed the blog through the last 12 months, particularly to all those who have commented and tweeted in response or retort. As usual, here’s my new year mixtape featuring a track from all forty of my Best…

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    Best Albums of 2014 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 December 30, 2014 • 11:54
    December 30, 2014 • 11:54

    * Please note this list has how been superseded by the one on the Best Albums of the Years page * And so to the main course: the countdown of my forty best albums of the year; part 2 will follow tomorrow.

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    Mixtape #25 : Best Albums of 2012

    by 5:4 January 1, 2013 • 09:05
    January 1, 2013 • 09:05

    HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL! Today marks 5:4‘s fifth anniversary, and so i’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who regularly read, share and respond to the articles and music explored here. Since 2008, the blog has grown from being an occasional hobby (reading the…

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    Best Albums of 2012 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 December 30, 2012 • 00:21
    December 30, 2012 • 00:21

    * Please note this list has how been superseded by the one on the Best Albums of the Years page * This is a list surrounded by other lists leading to other lists, lists … that explain everything by being gateways into worlds of sound, feeling and information… …the love…

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    Mixtape #23 : Modern Troubadours

    by 5:4 July 1, 2012 • 15:13
    July 1, 2012 • 15:13

    Creatively, my thoughts have been heavily focused on song in the last couple of months, so i’ve made that the focus of the new 5:4 mixtape. Songs as we think of them today more or less conform to a generic, prefabricated mould that’s often at odds with their lyric content.…

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    Mixtape #22 : Best Albums of 2011

    by 5:4 January 1, 2012 • 16:37
    January 1, 2012 • 16:37

    A very HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all! 5:4 is four years old today, and as in previous years, here’s a new mixtape showcasing the music from my best albums of 2011. One track from each of them—in total, 3½ hours of eclectica to start the new year in real…

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    Best Albums of 2011 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 December 30, 2011 • 10:11
    December 30, 2011 • 10:11

    * Please note this list has how been superseded by the one on the Best Albums of the Years page * The list exists as a way of celebrating the known things which we all share that make us part of the same adventure, but the list also exists as…

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    Mixtape #11 : Joy

    by 5:4 April 19, 2009 • 19:36
    April 19, 2009 • 19:36

    Following a hectic Easter weekend, and a few days spent in Cambridge, here’s a new mixtape, the theme this time being joy. To start, a wonderful jazz-folk fusion number from Yellowjackets; Greenhouse is an album i’ve loved for years, and “Freda” is one of its most exciting tracks. It’s followed…

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    Mixtape #9 : Best of 2008

    by 5:4 January 1, 2009 • 18:30
    January 1, 2009 • 18:30

    Today 5:4 is one year old, and to celebrate that—and continue the celebration of the best albums of last year, here’s a new mixtape, featuring tracks from each of those albums. Not surprisingly, it’s the most eclectic mix so far, and also the longest, just a few seconds shy of…

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    Best Albums of 2008

    by 5:4 December 31, 2008 • 20:16
    December 31, 2008 • 20:16

    * Please note this list has how been superseded by the one on the Best Albums of the Years page * It’s been difficult deciding what i feel are the best albums of 2008. Partly, because i’ve listened to so many (of the 667 albums i’ve listened to this year,…

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    Quixotic risks: Deerhoof – Offend Maggie

    by 5:4 October 17, 2008 • 23:03
    October 17, 2008 • 23:03

    The week before last saw the release of Deerhoof’s new album, Offend Maggie. After the undiluted artistry and infectiousness of 2007’s Friend Opportunity, this was a definite highlight in the calendar, made all the more tantalising by the performance of half of the songs at their concert in Brooklyn’s Prospect…

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  • Concerts

    Live in Prospect Park: Metropolis Ensemble and Deerhoof

    by 5:4 September 5, 2008 • 13:14
    September 5, 2008 • 13:14

    i’m surprised there’s not more comment on the web about the recent concert given jointly by the Metropolis Ensemble and Deerhoof, which took place in July in Brooklyn as part of the Wordless Music series. This had been hyped up a fair bit beforehand, partly because it was bringing together…

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    Deerhoof: confounding & clever

    by 5:4 April 30, 2008 • 20:57
    April 30, 2008 • 20:57

    i detest the obsession to subdivide music into genres, and what excites me so much about Deerhoof’s music is that it’s absolutely impossible to pigeon-hole. i’ve seen them called “indie rock”, “post rock”, “avant rock” and “math rock”; but i don’t worry about such things, and choose rather to revel…

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    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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