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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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    Proms 2013: John Woolrich / Tansy Davies – Variations on an Elizabethan Theme (World Premières)

    by 5:4 August 26, 2013 • 15:23
    August 26, 2013 • 15:23

    Last Saturday’s Proms matinee focused on a work created 60 years ago to mark the Queen’s coronation. Instigated by Benjamin Britten, he and five other composers each wrote a variation for string orchestra based on the Irish tune ‘Sellenger’s Round’; titled Variations on an Elizabethan Theme, the complete suite was…

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    Mixtape #15 : Late Night

    by 5:4 March 27, 2010 • 20:52
    March 27, 2010 • 20:52

    It’s been a while since the last mixtape, and i’ve decided to return to the theme of the the first two mixes, music particularly suitable for late night listening. Steve Peters‘ work is always fascinating, and his field recording project Here-ings is a masterpiece. i wrote about it at length…

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    Mixtape #10 : Melancholia

    by 5:4 February 28, 2009 • 19:55
    February 28, 2009 • 19:55

    Lent: ’tis the season to be dolorous, and so the tenth 5:4 mixtape has melancholia as its theme. Both songs and instrumental music are included, taken from a diverse selection of artists and composers. It begins with the opening of one of the best of William Basinski‘s Disintegration Loops, “d|p…

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