5:5:5: XVIII. 2024.
Over here on the FlrtLstn blog, January 5th means but one glorious thing… Label crew, cohorts and regulars have nurtured and polished a golden cache of 5 X 11 tracks, five individual pieces loved and aurally hugged during (but not necessarily from) the preceeding year, 2024.
Below then, in no particlar order, is a cachophony of heavy rotation tracks, an outrageous varity of sounds to trawl and sift, search and share, delve and delight in.
Massive thanks to the selectors below, we collectively invite you to dive in at your leisure, for your pleasure…
| Ben Khan || Branner Griswell || Electric Ape |
|| Clas Tuuth | Stephen Kin;aesthetic | Ring Modulator ||
|| Proprio | Readsy | Damian Evans ||
| zillagramwiches || Alphabets Heaven |
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: 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: 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.
|| 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: XII. 2019.
Making a triumphant return after a year off, what a treat to present such a passionate stack of carefully selected 2019-inspired quintets…
Grabbing this lot’s attention, during (but not necessarily from) Twenty Nineteen.
by:
| Branner Griswell | Damian Evans |
| Rodrigo King Lagoon | Readsy |
| Kubla Khan | Stephen Kin;aesthetic |
| Alphabets Heaven | Electric Ape |
| zillagramwiches | Proprio |
| Aidan Maartens | Ring Modulator |
| Scaramanga Silk |
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}
... MORE
5:5:5: IX. 2017.
The end-of-year spectacular returns with a volley of ten quint-essential selections...
5tracks apiece that hit home hard during (but not necessarily from) Twenty Seventeen.
by:
| zillagramwiches | Readsy | Kubla Khan | Stephen Kin;aesthetic | Alphabets Heaven |
| Electric Ape | Scaramanga Silk | Proprio | Branner Griswell | Damian Evans |
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}
...
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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