5:5:5: XIII - Here it is... 60 shining tracks, 2020 highlights from 12 music obsessed label regulars...

5:5:5: XIII. 2020.

Well, I’m sure no one needs me to go on about the pains of this year, suffice to say, it’s been a good one for exploring music from a distance.

And so once again, I have the honour of presenting the selections of some properly obsessed music addicts, each here picking 5 particular track highlights, in no particular order, except that they made an indelible mark during 2020 for the selectors below.

An enormous thanks to each of them, 60 tracks to explore herein…

|| Alphabets Heaven | Scaramanga Silk | Aidan Maartens ||

|| Proprio | Kubla Khan | Ring Modulator ||

|| Electric Ape | Rodrigo King Lagoon | Damian Evans ||

|| Stephen Kin;aesthetic | Readsy | Branner Griswell ||

5:5:5: Selections, Recommended Music, Listening HabitsKin-Aesthetic Recordings5 January 2021Alphabets Heaven, scaramanga silk, Aidan Maartens, Proprio, Kubla Khan, Ring Modulator, Electric Ape, Rodrigo King Lagoon, Damian Evans, Stephen Kin;Aesthetic, Readsy, Branner Griswell, Mapara a Jazz, Dinosaur, Arthur Russell, Heatwave, Noname, Sault, Sire, GTO, Forever Living Originals, Photay, Andrew Wasylyk, Jockstrap, Cosmo Sheldrake, Daedelus, Mexican Summer, Athens Of The North, Warp, Tardigrade, Doom Of Doom, Mary Lattimore, Ghostly International, Maria W Horn, Kali Malone, Duval Timothy, Luis Pestana, Hallow Ground, Ideal Recordings, Carrying Colour, Orange Milk, Pooran, –پوران, Styrbjörn Bergelt, Suresh Wadkar, Alka Yagnik & Sadhna Sargam, Kalyanji Anandji, Black Devil Disco Club, Abul Mogard Remix, Royal, KMStudies, Bandcamp, MNW, HMV, Lo Recordings, Mehdi Hassan, Columbia, Thunā'i Badr, Emmanuelle Parrenin, Bartoszek, James Harpham / James Asher, Sono Cairo, SouffleContinu, The Very Polish Cut-Outs, StudioG, A Certain Ratio, DMX Krew, Pye Corner Audio Remix, The Budos Band, Automat, DeWalta Chess Remix, Mute, Utter, Daptone, Compost, Harold Budd, DJ Python, Rhauder & Paul St. Hilaire, Ami Dang, Double Fantasy, Editions EG, Incienso, Ornaments, Leaving Records, Innovative Communication, Groupe RTD, Guessod Abdo Hamargod, Electric Jalaba, Haim, Family Atlantica, Orquestra Super Mama Djombo, Ostinato, Self-Released, Polydor, Soundway, Cobiana, Kindred Spirits, Shirley Collins, Big Joanie, Sweeping Promises, Idles, Run The Jewels, Mavis Staples, Josh Homme, Domino, Third Man, Feel It, Partisan, BMG, Manfred Mann Chapter Three, LA Priest, Anthony Rother, Toto Bissainthe, S.P. Balasubrahmaniyam, M.Ramarao, Ilaiyaraaja, Creature Music, PSI, Le Chant Du Monde, Echo, Badbadnotgood, MF DOOM, Páula, Povoa & Jerge, Jarv Is, Club Nouveau, Rockstar Games, Moshi Moshi, Rough Trade, Tommy Boy, Rrose, John Hassell, Orlando Julius, The Heliocentrics, Mike Cooper, Sibylle Baier, Eaux, Ndeya, Strut, NO=FI, Orange Twin, Amapiano, Jazz, Fusion, Deep Tech, Soul, Disco, Hip-Hop, MadLib, Dancefloor, Idlewild, Alt-Pop, Field Recordings, Techno, Funk, Instrumental, NTS, Minimalist, Tim Hecker, SQÜRL, Iranian Folk, Swedish Folk, Indian Playback, Bollywood, Indian Experimental Pop, Alka Yagnik, Remix, Drone, Pakistani Pop, Ghazal, Egyptian Folk, Boussiphone, Soutelphan, Andy Votel, Trip-Hop, Edit, Re-Edit, Keks, NDW, Neue Deutsche Welle, Library, BOC, Jez Kerr, Cowbell, Electro, Level 42, Breaks, Bernard Fevre, Psych, Hauntology, Dub Techno, Ambient, Deep Reggaeton, Tropical, Union Music Lewes, Electronic Experimental, Carl Craig, Robert Schroeder, Berlin School, Afro-Pop, Afro Fusion, Pop, Afro-Latin, West African, English Folk, Solange, Shoegaze, New Wave, Punk, Psych-Jazz, Mike Hugg, Electronic Funk, Warped Pop, Synth, Soundtracked Tales, Haitian Folk, Françoise Lancreot, Telegu Pop, Ghostface Killah, Isaac Hayes, Psychedelic, Late of the Pier, Erol Alkan, Soft Hair, Connan Mockasin, French Electronic, Chilly Gonzalez, Jarvis Cocker, Luniz, The Timex Social Club, Jay King, Michael Marshall, Experimental, Afrobeat, Electro Acoustic, Processed Guitar, Leonard Cohen, J. Mascis

Filtered Listening #18 | Innov8radio | zillagramwiches X crooked crossed X mariolenard | 18th Feb 2018 | Listen back here:

The beat-touting trio take-over for Filtered Listening 18, zillagramwiches, crooked crossed and mariolenard lead us through an enthusiastic, ear-pricking selection of twisted beatwork, sliced electronics and jazz experimentation...

1. Dr00p - McCLOUD [2016, Self-Released / Bandcamp] {zlg}
2. Jameszoo - Spit [2017, Brainfeeder] {zlg}
3. Jon & Vangelis - The Friends of Mr Cairo [1981, Polydor] {crcr}
4. Gary Numan - Music for Chameleons [1982, Beggars Banquet] {crcr}
5. Mckaya Mckraven - The Encore [2015, International Anthem] {ml}
6. Henry Wu - Boards and Skins [2017, Eglo] {ml}

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Filtered Listening #17 | Innov8radio | Kubla Khan & Stephen Kin;Aesthetic | 28th Jan 2018 | Listen back here:

Welcome all, to the first Filtered Listening show of the year, and no.17 captures the usual restless, insatiable variety we thrive on.

1. The Fall - Midnight in Aspen [2005, Slogan] {K;A}
2. Japan - Aint That Peculiar [1980, Virgin] {K;A}
3. Ciccone Youth - Making the Nature Scene [1987, Blast First] {KK}
4. Zazou / Bikaye / Cy 1 - Lamuka (1983, Crammed Discs] {KK}
5. Hugh Masekela - The Boy’s Doin It [1975, Casablanca] {K;A}
6. Gregory Issacs - Crofs [1978, CSA] {K;A}
7. Jah Shaka - Promise Dub [1992, Jah Shaka / Greensleeves] {KK}
8. Brendon Moeller - Merry Go Round [2006, Earsugar] {KK}

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Filtered Listening #16 Xmas 4h Special | Innov8radio | Electric Ape & Kubla Khan & Ring Modulator & Stephen Kin;Aesthetic | 17th Dec 2017 | Listen back here:

Returning for another semi-seasonal 4 hour special, with Ring Modulator, Kubla Khan, Electric Ape and Stephen Kin;Aesthetic delivering the usual variety of tracks in rotation...

1. Albert King - Santa Claus Wants Some Loving [1982 Re, Stax] {K;A}
2. The Meters - Look-Ki Py Py [2001 Re, Rhino] {K;A}
3. Velly Joonas - Stopp Seisku Aeg [1983, Frotee] {KK}
4. Linda di Franco - TV Scene [1985, WEA] {KK}
5. Imagination - Just An Illusion (Dub) [1983, R&B Records] {EA}
6. Soft Hair - A Good Sign [2016, Weird World] {EA}
7. Paul Blackford - Illusion [2017, CPU] {RM}
8. Golden Teacher - Spiritron [2017, No Luscious Life / Golden Teacher Records] {RM}

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Filtered Listening #13 | Innov8radio | Scaramanga Silk & Stephen Kin;Aesthetic | 24th September 2017 | Listen back here:

Great to have Scaramanga Silk join us for this month’s Filtered Listening, a regular at the label and a seasoned selector, he treats us to a few exclusive...

1. Hugh Masekela - Mama (Metro Area Birthday Dub [2003, Verve] {K;A}
2. Bumba Massa - Mbanda Akoma Television [1982, Disco Stock] {K;A}
3. Mo Kolours - Axum (Forthcoming) [2017, 22a] {SS}
4. The Pioneers - Papa Was A Rolling Stone [2017 Re, Attack / Trojan] {SS}
5. Paul Piot Et Son Orchestre - Le Ciel Est-Il A Vendre ? [2009 Re, Chappell] {K;A}
6. Babla - Babla's Theme [1983, Music India] {K;A}
7. The Unknown Stuntman - Leave This Heaven [Exclusive] (Unreleased) {SS}
8. Joe Armon-Jones & Maxwell Owin - Easy Now [2017, YAM] {SS}

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Filtered Listening #12 | Innov8radio | Readsy & Stephen Kin;Aesthetic | 20th August 2017 | Listen back here:

A pleasure to have Colin 'Readsy' Read along to renew this well-worn DJ pairing, continuing that August weekends' Pride atmosphere with a bright opening flare of boogie, disco & pop-funk...

1. Jody Watley - Dont You Want Me [1987, MCA] {K;A}
2. Alton Edwards - I Just Wanna (Spend Some Tim With You) [1989, Streetwave] {K;A}
3. Shirley Murdoch - Truth Or Dare [1986, Elektra] {R}
4. Unlimited Touch - Feel The Music [1981, Prelude] {R}
5. Sister Sledge - Lost In Music (Special 1984 Nile Rodgers Remix) [1984, WEA] {K;A}
6. Patti Austin - Gonna Be Special [1984, Qwest] {K;A}
7. Zapp - It Doesn’t Really Matter [1985, Warner] {R}
8. BB&Q - Dreamer [1985, Cooltempo] {R}

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Filtered Listening #11 | Innov8radio | Stephen Kin;Aesthetic | 23rd July 2017 | Listen back here:

Back recording in Brighton for July with a solo selection, pulling together a fairly random stack of records for another as-it-happens mix, purposefully dotted with a few choice discoveries, finds and digs from this year so far including...

1. Black Flower - Artifacts [2017, Zephyrs / SDBan]
2. The Sunshot Band - Oversize Dub [2016 Re, Pressure Sounds]
3. Antibalas - Him Belly No Go Sweet [2012, Daptone]
4. Auntie Flo - Rainfall on Red Earth [2017, Sofrito]
5. Elsa Hewitt - Snow White Lily [2017, EH / Self Released]
6. Midori Takada - Trompe-l’œil [2017 Re, WRWTFWW]
7. Joni Mitchell - Shadows and Light [1975, Elektra / Asylum]
8. Grip Tight - Love’s Gone [2016, Musclemilk]

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Filtered Listening #10 | Innov8radio | Simon Electric Ape & Ben Kubla Khan | 18th June 2017 | Listen back here:

Simon Electric Ape & Ben Kubla Khan take over for the 1st anniversary of Filtered Listening, and what a glowing selection they regale us with, back to back all-vinyl riffing in the moment...

Steve Miller Band - Macho City [1981, Mercury] {EA}
The Leather Nun - F.F.A. [1983, Subterranean] *STRONG LANGUAGE* {KK}
Jeaniee Hoffman - Sing Hallelujah [1964 , Capitol] {KK}
Lalo Schiffren - Quiet Village [1976, CTI] {EA}
James Last - I Can't Move No Mountains [1975, Polydor] {EA}
Baden Powell - Baixo de Pau [1961, Philips] {KK}
Fatnotronic - Super Sexy [2017, Hello Sailor] {KK}
Sothy - Lam Seung Bang Fai (Shelter's Edit) [2017, Akuphone] {EA}

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Filtered Listening #9 | Innov8radio | Damian Evans & Stephen Kin;Aesthetic | 21st May 2017 | Listen back here:

Delighted to welcome Damian Evans along for May's Filtered Listening, a man whose musical knowledge is so vast, it has become independently sentient and requires...

1. Pecker - Pecker Power Pt1 [2017 Re, Rush Hour] {K;A}
2. Outkast - Spootiedttidopaliscious [1998, Arista] {K;A}
3. Telex - Moskow Diskow [1979, RKM / Sire] {DE}
4. Ry X - Beacon [2017, Infectious] {DE}
5. Johann Johannson - Desert Music [2016, Varèse Sarabande] {K;A}
6. Gruff Rhys - American Exterior [2014, Turnstyle] {K;A}
7. Ramsey Lewis Trio - Wade In The Water [1966, Chess] {DE}
8. Marvyn Gaye - Time to Get It Together [1978, Motown] {DE}

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Twelve Tracks 2016: Vinyl Only Not-A-Best-Of Mix by Stephen Kin;Aesthetic

Seeing as a great deal of the music I trawl, seek out and divine is from dusty secondhand racks, charity shops, mysterious online sellers and...

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Listening Habits, Recommended Music, FltrLstn MixKin-Aesthetic Recordings28 January 2017Selected Favourites of 2016, Stephen Kin;Aesthetic, Easy Pop, Jazz, Swing, Soul, Folk, Electronic, Choral Folk, Ambient, Electronic Beats, Beats, Psych, Bollywood, Innov8radio