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    Mixtape #61 : Gold

    by 5:4 July 1, 2021 • 07:12
    July 1, 2021 • 07:12

    When i first started putting together the new 5:4 mixtape, my intention – inspired by the sunshine of summer – was to focus on the colour yellow. However, i also allowed gold and orange onto the shortlist as well, and in the end, completely by chance, gold has almost completely …

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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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    Best EPs of 2014

    by 5:4 December 29, 2014 • 12:15
    December 29, 2014 • 12:15

    It’s that time once again, so as the year starts to sputters to its close, here’s my annual round-up of the best encounters i’ve had with 2014’s crop of new releases, beginning with the top 10 EPs. 10 | Deaf Center – Recount Feel the solemnity; Norwegian duo Erik Skodvin and Otto …

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    Best EPs of 2012

    by 5:4 December 29, 2012 • 00:49
    December 29, 2012 • 00:49

    The list is what brings a world of chaos into some kind of pattern. The list fixes a broken world floating out into the outer world of emptiness. The list links us to ourselves, places us together, puts us in order. The list soothes us in the way it organises …

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    Mixtape #20 : Dancefloor

    by 5:4 April 24, 2011 • 10:55
    April 24, 2011 • 10:55

    Having finally emerged from the dark days of Lent, i thought it would be fitting to have a new mixtape, with an upbeat theme. As i’ve mentioned on previous occasions, dance music has always been a parallel love of mine alongside the avant-garde, and this mixtape will, i hope, prove …

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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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    Mixtape #5 : Beats

    by 5:4 May 17, 2008 • 16:38
    May 17, 2008 • 16:38

    If music was my first love, then my fascination with rhythm was the first part of that attraction; beat-driven music—particularly early hip-hop and electro—dominated my earliest teenage years. My taste in beats has evolved since that time, of course, and the selection represented here (which may well come as little …

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