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

>>>

| 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: XVI: 2022 - 65 meticulously chosen tracks, 13 fine filtered quintets to pore over and peruse...

5:5:5: XVI. 2022.

Another rich musical spring bubbles up from these sharp-eared selectors,

a collected, collective year of impassioned listening, digging and sound sifting;

behold the hot bounty of tracks, rousing and exciting during 2022.

Big big props to this lot below, dive in and share their aural joy!

|| Damian Evans | Proprio | Ring Modulator ||

| Scaramanga Silk || Alphabets Heaven |

| Rodrigo King Lagoon || Aidan Maartens || Branner Griswell |

|| Kubla Khan | zillagramwiches ||

 | Electric Ape || Stephen Kin;aesthetic || Clas Tuuth |

5:5:5: Selections, Recommended Music, Listening HabitsKin-Aesthetic Recordings5 January 2023Damian Evans, Proprio, Ring Modulator, Scaramanga Silk, Alphabets Heaven, Rodrigo King Lagoon, Aidan Maartens, Branner Griswell, Kubla Khan, zillagramwiches, Electric Ape, Stephen Kin;Aesthetic, Clas Tuuth, Kae Tempest, Fiction, Vieux Farka Touré, Khruangbin, Dead Oceans, Cate LeBon, Mexican Summer, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Secretly Canadian, Bonobo, Ninja Tune, Mory Kanté, Lond, London Records, AEVA, Egg Mantis Records, Finbar & Eddie Furey, Transatlantic Records, Etienne Jaumet & Fabrizio Rat, Bureau B Records, Dieri Coumba, Safie Deen, Ambient Babestation Meltdown & JPS, Optimo, Gabe Gurnsey, Phantasy Records, Pabellón Sinético, Self Released, Zombie Zombie, Born Bad Records, Peggy Gou, Gudu Records, Diana Ross, Tame Impala, Decca, V.C.R, Leaving Records, The Comet Is Coming, Impulse!, Trian Kayhatu, BBE, Los Bitchos, City Slang, Tokischa & Treintisiete, Paulus Music, A$AP Rocky, A$AP Rocky Recordings, Floating World Pictures, Friendly Recordings, Camel Power Club, Bramar Records, Kelela, Warp, Maimouna Seck, Sonna Seck, Los Cameroes, Analog Africa, Rlvo Doza, Earthworks, Sterns, Joya Landis, Trojan, Lana Del Rey, The Weeknd, Universal, Interscope, Andrew Wasylyk, Clay Pipe Music, Midwife & Amulets, Flenser, Benoit B, Peur Bleue, Soundwalk Collective, Patty Smith, Bella Union, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Sony Classical, Eddie Harris, Atlantic, Gene Vincent, Kama Sutra Records, Roberto Musci, Music from Memory, Björk, One Little Independent, Roger Roger et Son Orchestra, Chappell, Camille Sauvage, Crea Sound, Beauvarlet, CBS, Pierre-Alain Dahan Et Slim Pezin, Tele Music, Arpadys, Polydor, Hiroki Kikuta, NTT, Toby Fox, Materia Collective, Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Sega Enterprises, Disasterpiece, Arnaud Roy, G4F Records, Peter Michael Hamel, Wergo, Source Direct, Source Direct Recordings, Djrum, R&S, Concretism, Castles in Space, ⣎⡇ꉺლ༽இ•̛)ྀ◞ ༎ຶ ༽ৣৢ؞ৢ؞ؖ ꉺლ, Roedelius, Sky Records, The Korgis, Rialto Records, New Vision, Fundamental Records, Tahira Sayed, Columbia, Sohail Rana, April, Deca feat. Ichiban and DJ AWHAT!, Coalmine Records, Marlowe, Mello Music, Jorja Smith, Joy Orbison Remix, Blue Note, Floating Points, TwentyFourTones