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  • 20th CenturyCD/Digital releases

    Remixed, remastered, revised, reissued: The Hafler Trio

    by 5:4 July 16, 2020 • 05:00
    July 16, 2020 • 05:00

    A few months back i wrote about about the appearance of various releases by The Hafler Trio on Bandcamp, which quite apart from being highly unexpected (hitherto Andrew M. McKenzie had seemed opposed to his output being released in a digital format) is a very good thing indeed, since most …

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    The Hafler Trio – An Answer

    by 5:4 March 14, 2020 • 05:00
    March 14, 2020 • 05:00

    Let’s turn our attention to drones. The respective roles of time and material are perhaps nowhere more controversial – and polarising – than in drone-based music. Even if you find yourself drawn into the complexities of one form of drone, another can push you away with its relative monotony. For …

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  • Mixtapes

    Mixtape #55 : Sun

    by 5:4 July 3, 2019 • 12:29
    July 3, 2019 • 12:29

    For the latest 5:4 mixtape, inspired by the incredible heat that’s been sizzling its way across Europe recently, i’ve turned to the Sun as my theme. The mix has a somewhat different tone from my Summer mixtape from four years ago (which was, generally, intended to be quite upbeat and …

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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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  • Mixtapes

    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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  • Mixtapes

    Mixtape #28 : Speech

    by 5:4 October 1, 2013 • 12:14
    October 1, 2013 • 12:14

    For the last mixtape of 2013, i’ve decided to explore music in which speech is paramount. Within a musical context, spoken words can jar in much the same way as an actor breaking the fourth wall, unsettling us by (ostensibly at least) withholding abstraction in favour of direct reference. The …

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  • Mixtapes

    Mixtape #27 : Drone

    by 5:4 July 1, 2013 • 22:26
    July 1, 2013 • 22:26

    It’s 1 July, so here’s the new mixtape, focusing on the intense genre of drone. Drone music suffers the same kind of malaise as more generalised ambient music—immobility and drift as tacet apologias for a dearth of imagination and subtlety of ideas. But these 21 tracks offer an insight into …

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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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  • Mixtapes

    Mixtape #21 : Noise

    by 5:4 November 19, 2011 • 16:28
    November 19, 2011 • 16:28

    With noise is born disorder […] In noise can be read the codes of life, the relations among men. Clamor, Melody, Dissonance, Harmony […] when it becomes sound, noise is the source of purpose and power, of the dream—Music. Stirring words from the opening chapter of Jacques Attali’s marvellous book …

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  • Thematic series

    Contemporary Epics: The Hafler Trio – Trilogy in Three Parts

    by 5:4 October 19, 2011 • 07:03
    October 19, 2011 • 07:03

    It’s impossible to speak of ‘contemporary epics’ without given especial mention to The Hafler Trio (the nom de guerre of Andrew McKenzie). While Kenneth Kirschner and Pat Maherr, discussed previously, usually restrict themselves to relatively modest durations, it’s rare for music by The Hafler Trio not to exceed an hour …

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  • AnniversariesMixtapes

    Mixtape #17 : Lay the Voice to Rest, Dear Mist (In Memoriam Danielle Baquet-Long)

    by 5:4 July 8, 2010 • 00:12
    July 8, 2010 • 00:12

    How quickly a year passes. On this day, 12 months ago, Danielle Baquet-Long died, bringing to an abrupt end the remarkable musical project that she and husband Will had crafted together for several years. Of course, music, like life, goes on regardless, and the prospect of plenty more releases yet …

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  • Mixtapes

    Mixtape #12 : Electronics

    by 5:4 August 22, 2009 • 21:15
    August 22, 2009 • 21:15

    Back, not so much with a vengeance as a new mixtape; the theme this time is simply electronics. Many of the pieces are rather long, so this mix, more than the others, features excerpts rather than complete works. The mix opens with one of the most exciting electronic works by …

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  • CD/Digital releases

    An archetypal journey on a road from nowhere: The Hafler Trio – Dislocation

    by 5:4 May 9, 2008 • 19:40
    May 9, 2008 • 19:40

    Pretty much all of the music that qualifies for the lame but vital epithet “interesting” is found among the fringes and shadows of most people’s perception. Unfortunately, these days a great deal of dross and detritus lurk there too (the kind of feeble fodder served up on blogs such as …

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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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  • CD/Digital releases

    Merzbow and h³o

    by 5:4 January 5, 2008 • 16:32
    January 5, 2008 • 16:32

    Yesterday’s listening was confined to a single album, Merzbow‘s Door Open at 8am. Annoyingly, i felt distracted while listening, so i don’t feel i’ve engaged with it adequately; i’ll try again soon, perhaps as part of my journey into Masami Akita’s work. This morning i spent time with OM Electrique, …

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  • Best of the Year

    2007: memories and echoes; 2008: first sounds

    by 5:4 January 1, 2008 • 18:08
    January 1, 2008 • 18:08

    There were many, many musical highlights in 2007, but a lot of disappointments too, which i guess is unavoidable, considering the amount of music i listen to throughout the year. Probably the worst of the lowlights of the year was Avril Lavigne‘s The Best Damn Thing, an unfortunate title considering …

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