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    Kee Avil – Vapor

    by 5:4 November 3, 2026 • 10:48
    November 3, 2026 • 10:48

    I’m not sure if ‘basking’ is quite the right word. ‘Bathing’, or maybe ‘inhaling’? Whatever the right word is, that’s what I’ve been doing with Vapor, the new album from Canadian experimental guitarist Vicky Mettler, a.k.a. Kee Avil. Context: Vapor is a clear continuation of what Mettler has been exploring through her fascinating previous …

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    The Dialogues: Enno Poppe

    by 5:4 September 27, 2026 • 07:19
    September 27, 2026 • 07:19

    i’m really excited to share a new instalment in my occasional series The Dialogues. This time my guest is German composer and conductor Enno Poppe, whose utterly unique music has been mind- and ear-boggling me for many, many years. We got together last summer, while i was spending a long …

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    Pnø – Hypatia

    by 5:4 September 9, 2026 • 15:34
    September 9, 2026 • 15:34

    It’s usually the case that my life-long love of dance music sits at not just a distance but a complete remove from pretty much everything i explore here on 5:4. So it’s been great to spend time with Hypatia, the latest album from Agnes Hvizdalek and Jakob Schneidewind. It’s been …

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  • Festivals

    World New Music Days 2026, Romania (Part 1)

    by 5:4 June 17, 2026 • 08:21
    June 17, 2026 • 08:21

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    Justina Repečkaitė – Tapestries

    by 5:4 June 11, 2026 • 06:00
    June 11, 2026 • 06:00

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    Aya – Hexed!

    by 5:4 December 23, 2025 • 06:00
    December 23, 2025 • 06:00

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    Enno Poppe – Körper

    by 5:4 December 17, 2025 • 09:48
    December 17, 2025 • 09:48

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  • FestivalsPremières

    HCMF 2025 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 December 8, 2025 • 09:39
    December 8, 2025 • 09:39

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  • FestivalsPremières

    AFEKT 2025 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 November 5, 2025 • 09:43
    November 5, 2025 • 09:43

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    Neglected symphonies: Galina Ustvolskaya – Symphonies 1–5

    by 5:4 October 24, 2025 • 08:18
    October 24, 2025 • 08:18

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  • Concerts

    MEbU: UMS ‘n JIP, AV_ID (Part 3)

    by 5:4 October 20, 2025 • 08:54
    October 20, 2025 • 08:54

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  • Festivals

    MEbU: UMS ‘n JIP, AV_ID (Part 1)

    by 5:4 October 16, 2025 • 09:07
    October 16, 2025 • 09:07

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  • FestivalsPremières

    Warsaw Autumn 2025 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 October 13, 2025 • 11:54
    October 13, 2025 • 11:54

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  • FestivalsPremières

    Warsaw Autumn 2025 (Part 1)

    by 5:4 October 7, 2025 • 06:00
    October 7, 2025 • 06:00

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  • Benefactor posts

    (Un-)broken hearts and harmonies

    by 5:4 September 9, 2025 • 11:16
    September 9, 2025 • 11:16

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  • Miscellaneous

    Seismograf Playlist

    by 5:4 August 26, 2025 • 11:41
    August 26, 2025 • 11:41

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  • Concerts

    Tormis 95; Olev Muska

    by 5:4 August 25, 2025 • 10:53
    August 25, 2025 • 10:53

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  • CD/Digital releases

    Toivo Tulev – Dawn, Almost Dawn

    by 5:4 June 18, 2025 • 16:16
    June 18, 2025 • 16:16

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  • FestivalsPremières

    World New Music Days 2025, Portugal (Part 1)

    by 5:4 June 15, 2025 • 08:15
    June 15, 2025 • 08:15

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  • FestivalsPremières

    Estonian Music Days 2025 (Part 2)

    by 5:4 May 17, 2025 • 10:01
    May 17, 2025 • 10:01

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