5:5:5: XIX. 2025-26.

Here we are then, the annual celebration of dedicated listening and digging, 65 champion cuts from the hyper-attentive selectors below, a feast of tracks, chosen and cherished by label regulars and kin, a lovingly gathered tapestry of exploratory sounds and music.

Discovered and loved during 2025, 5 a-piece, by this wonderfully discerning lot. . .

|| Alphabets Heaven | Ring Modulator | Clas Tuuth ||

| Damian Evans || Proprio |

| Readsy || Electric Ape || Scaramanga Silk |

|| Aidan Maartens | zillagramwiches ||

 | Branner Griswell || Ben Kubla Khan || Stephen Kin;aesthetic |

5:5:5: Selections, Recommended Music, Listening HabitsKin-Aesthetic Recordings15 January 2026Alphabets Heaven, Ring Modulator, Clas Tuuth, Damian Evans, Proprio, Readsy, Electric Ape, Scaramanga Silk, Aidan Maartens, zillagramwiches, Branner Griswell, Ben Kubla Khan, Stephen Kin;aesthetic, Francis & The Lights, Cantora Records, dreamcastmoe, Nappynappa, Rhythm Section International, Los Pirañas, Glitterbeat, Tyler the Creator, Columbia, Kenny Burrel, Concord, Prestige, Coatshek, Dark Entries, Safe Mind, Nude Club, Kompromat, Vimala Pons & Sonia DeVille, Warrior Records, Lopezhouse, Lannakise, Kompakt, Hackney Electronica, Whatever The Weather, Ghostly International, Namesbliss & Vagrant Real Estate, Lively, La Reezy, La Reezy LLC, Bonobo, Milan, Adult Swim, Jorja Smith, FAMM, Kae Tempest, Island Records, Cate Le Bon, Mexican Summer, Baxter Dury, JGreey, Heavenly, Lael Neale, Sub Pop, Wet Leg, Domino, Isabelle Mayereau, Disc'Az, Elaine Howley, Touch Sensitive, Avôzinho, Merengue, Peter Tosh, Impact!, Magma, Utopia, Tomato Records, Seventh Records, Sababa 5, Batov Records, YĪN YĪN, Bongo Joe, HENGE, Cosmic Dross, Blawan feat. Monstera Black, XL Recordings, David Byrne Feat. Ghost Train Orchestra, Matador Records, Intrusion, Remastered by POLE, Echospace, Fuzzy Lights, Meadows, Pulp, Pulp Vs. Soulwax, Rough Trade, Sandwell District, Point Of Departure, Djrum, Houndstooth, Nowhere People, Artisjok Records, Oli XL feat. Chanel Beads, Warp Records, SHOLTO, SHOLTO feat. Phoebe Coco, DeepMatter Records, Siriusmo, Monkeytown Records, Skye Newman, Skye Newman / Columbia, Astrid Sonne, Escho, Oliver Coates, RVNG Intl, Damien Jurado, Secretly Canadian, caroline and Caroline Polachek, Loscil, Kranky, Kranky Records, Arnaud Roy aka FlybyNo, G4F Records, Sega Sound Team, SEGA Music, Liquid Mike, Coheed and Cambria, Sony BMG, Disasterpiece, infin et al., Cole Pulice, Leaving Records, Emptyset, Thrill Jockey, Bob James, Tappan Zee, Bruce Haack, Telephone Explosion, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Western Vinyl, Logic 1000, !K7 Records, Eurythmics, RCA, Mondo Bizarre, Aby Ngana Diop, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Vainqueur, Chain Reaction, Alle, Olea Records, María Lucía y Jorge Juan con Los Mitchels, Zeida / Codiscos / Suramericana de Seguros, Oklou & Casey MQ, Permalnk, Kurt Vile, Verve Forecast, Emmanuel Ezeagu, Melody Records, TwentyFourTones

5:5:5: XVII: 2023 - 70 obsessed-over tracks, 14 fiery selections, a hot-stack of music discovered during 2023...

5:5:5: XVII. 2023.

Here we go!

The label hibernated in 2023, but the ever dedicated selectors below were always listening, on high ear alert, and once more share their joy, enthusiasm and passion across 5 choice tracks;

discovered and adored during (but not necessarily from) 2023.

It’s an honour to work on this annual pooled 5:5:5:, big thanks and appreciation to everyone here for their contributions…

In no particular order, dear reader, listener,

sound explorer, aural inquisitor;

we invite you on an annual collected music

adventure, like no other

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| Scaramanga Silk || zillagramwiches || Aidan Maartens |

|| Branner Griswell | Readsy | Rodrigo King Lagoon ||

| Ring Modulator || Clas Tuuth || Stephen Kin;aesthetic |

| Kubla Khan || Electric Ape || Damian Evans |

 || Alphabets Heaven | Proprio ||

5:5:5: Selections, Recommended Music, Listening Habits, FltrLstn555Kin-Aesthetic Recordings5 January 2024Scaramanga Silk, zillagramwiches, Aidan Maartens, Branner Griswell, Readsy, Rodrigo King Lagoon, Ring Modulator, Clas Tuuth, Stephen Kin;Aesthetic, Kubla Khan, Electric Ape, Damian Evans, Alphabets Heaven, Proprio, The Blessed Madonna, Margeverse, Warner, Pete Cannon, Sumgii 160, N4, SHOLTO, Root Records, Fnr Records, Actress, Ninja Tune, Darren J. Cunningham, Yussef Dayes, YD, Brownswood, Ausmuteants, Aarght!, Alien Nose Job, Drunken Sailor, Prison Affair, Erste Theke Tontraeger, Princess Demeny, Séance Centre, Weather Report, CBS, Gary Gunn, Back Lot, Moondog, Caribou Records, Anthony Teasdale, Pamela Records, Django Django, Django Django feat. Self Esteem, Because Music, MJ Hibbert & The Validators, Nia Archives, HIJINXX, Island Records, Champion feat. Sammy Virji, Funfair Records, Video Dave & Controller 7, Fake Four Inc, Bel Cobain, Dead Pigeon Records, The Beaches, Yamäya, Funkiwala Records, Monique Séka, Tahi's Production, Congotronics International, Crammed Discs, Papa Wemba, Real World, Afoxé Loni, Weltwunder, Desire, The Hacker, Italians Do It Better, Ghoßt Assembly, Rüf Kutz, Vince Clarke, Mute, Brian Eno, Universal, Musiccargo, Compost, Grace Ives, True Panther, Harvest Records, Gnonnas Pedro et Ses Dadjes, Editions Gnoinsore, Rozi Plain, Memphis Industries, James Vincent McMorrow, A.K. Paul Remix, Believe, Svart Klovn, Uniton, Bendik Giske, Smalltown Supersound, Kaval, Club Djembe, DJ Black Low, Awesome Tapes From Africa, Blawan feat. Monstera Black, XL Recordings, Charli XCX, Vroom Vroom, William Basinski, Temporary Residence, Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, Castles in Space, The Necks, Northern Spy, Peverelist, Livity Sound, These New Puritans, Infectious, Tirzah, Domino, H. Hawkline, Heavenly Recordings, RVG, Fire Records, The Kills, Corinne Bailey Rae, Thirty Tigers, Black Rainbows, Tenderlonius, 22a Music, Kara Jackson, September Recordings, Djavan, Som Livre, Larry June, TFM, Empire, Rochy RD, La Mas Doll & PV Aparataje feat. La Demente, Kaly Ocho, Tivi Gunz & Dilon Baby, Aparataje Music, Chancha Via Circuito, Wonderwheel Recordings, Luvi Torres, Arovane, Dauw, Jorja Smith, FAMM, El-B & Om Unit, GD4YA, Clark, Throttle, Deutsche Grammophon, TwentyFourTones

5:5:5: XI. Five Albums, Five Five-Piece Bands by Damian Evans

Damian Evans presents his own enthusiastic 5-strong tribute to five quintets, celebrating and surveying five seminal collectives' Long Players…

Has any other band managed to channel such a wide range of influences into a unique and consistent output over a 20-year period as…

5:5:5: Selections, Listening Habits, Recommended MusicKin-Aesthetic Recordings5 May 2018Damian Evans, 5:5:5:XI, 5-Piece, Long Players, The Art Of Noise, ZTT, Island Records, Anne Dudley, JJ Jeczalik, Gary Langan, Moments In Love, Trevor Horn, Paul Morley, sampling, Super Furry Animals, SFA, Slow Life, Epic, Sony, XL Recordings, The High Llamas, Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band, John Peel, Buddah Records, Ry Cooder, Howlin Wolf, John French, 13th Floor Elevators, The Rolling Stones, Rolling Stone Records, Brian Jones, Mick Taylor, Fred McDowell, Gary Davis, Keith Richards, Bobby Keys, Jim Price, Marianne Faithful, Paul Buckmaster, Mick Jagger, Moonlight Mile, Electricity, Roxy Music, Editions Of You, Bryan Ferry, David Byrne, David Bowie, Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno, Andy Mackay, Paul Thompson, VCS3, synthesisers, Rock, Art-Rock, Art-Pop, Experimental, Blues, Garage Rock, Psych, Electronic, Filtered Listening, Electricity Comes From Other Planets