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

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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 ||

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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:

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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 #14 | Innov8radio | Damian Evans & Stephen Kin;Aesthetic | 22nd Oct 2017 | Listen back here:

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A pleasure to welcome Damian Evans back for Filtered Listening 14, recording from Brighton this month, along a 2hour amble the pair explore musical moments in Southern, Central and Northern Africa, courtesy of three 2017 releases…

1. Kasai Allstars – Quick As White [2017 Re, Crammed] {K;A}
2. Maalem Mahmoud Gania – Sidi Sma Ya Boulandi [2017, Hive Mind] {K;A}
3. Dungen – Jarten Genom Srocen [2016, Smalltown Supersound] {DA}
4. A Certain Ratio – Bootsy [1986, Factory] {DA}
5. Wojciech Karolak – Discopus 1&2 (If Extended mix) [2016, If] {K;A}
6. Dan Hartman – Chocolate Box [1978, CBS / Blue Sky] {K;A}
7. Norma Fraser – Respect [1968, Coxsone] {DA}
8. Chrissy Zebby Tembo – Born Black [2017 Re, Now Again] {DA}

… More Here

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

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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}

…MORE

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

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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]

…..MORE

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

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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…

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

…..MORE

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

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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}

……….more

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Filtered Listening #6 | Innov8radio | 4hourXmaspecial ElectricApe x Kin;Aesthetic x Kubla Khan x Ring Modulator | 18th Dec 2016 | Listen back here:

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Filtered Listening VI : 18/12/16

4hourXmaspecial | EA x KK x RM x SK

See & Listen again:

A special Filtered Listening show to close the year with 4 hours from 4 Kin-Aesthetic Recordings regulars, revolving 2 records a piece…

  1. Iggy Pop – Sunday [2016, Rekords Rekords] (SK)

  2. Beirut – After the Curtain [2006, 4AD] (SK)

  3. Barry Woolnough – Great Father Spirit in the Sky [2015, Moine Dubh] (KK)

  4. Montezumas Rache – Wu Du Wu [2014, Second Circle] (KK)

  5. The Comet Is Coming – Journey Through the Asteroid Belt [2016, Leaf] (EA)

  6. Floating Points – For Marmish [2015, Pluto] (EA)

  7. Nico Motte – Beats Benny Keats [2015, Antinote] (RM)

  8. Automat – Ost [2016, Bureau B] (RM)

……..More

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Filtered Listening #2 | Innov8radio | Kubla Khan & Kin;Aesthetic | 17th July 2016 | Listen back here:

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Kubla Khan & Kin;Aesthetic back to back (2×2) on Innov8 radio for last Sunday eve’s blow-out of outernational rhythms, gritty beats and, well, see / hear for yourself…

  1.  A.K. Paul – Landcruisin’
  2.  Badbadnotgood – Structure No.3
  3.  Yusef Lateef – Love Theme from Spartacus
  4.  Bittoua & Fajt – Kamen
  5.  Beak> – Lulsgate
  6.  DJ Firmeza – Alma Do Meu Pai
  7.  LL – Ombu
  8.  Nora Dean – Angie La La

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