Friday Five

Friday Five: 25 Favourites From 2025

Dec 26, 2025

Best of the Year, Friday Five

Aaron Quinn, ali balighi, angel bat dawid, Anthony Braxton, Bruno Duplant, Deepstaria Enigmatica, Diego Bermudez Chamberland, Ehsan Saboohi, Etienne Nillesen, gabriel paiuk, Gagi Petrovic, Gaudenz Badrutt, Gellért Szabó’s Ideal Orchestra, gintas k, Isak Edberg, Ishmael Ali, James Ilgenfritz, Jay Rosen, Jeong/Bisio Duo, Joan Arnau Pàmies, Joe McPhee, Judith Wegmann, Kristofer Svensson, Maya Bennardo, Naima Nefertari, Natasha Barrett, NO HAY BANDA, Phexioenesystems, richard hronsky, Robert Dick, Stephan Haluska, Steven Takasugi, Tetrao Tetrix, The klingt.collective, the moderns, Torche !, Weirs, Wolf Eyes

As always, in alphabetical order: Ishmael Ali / Aaron Quinn – Sometimes Cats Have Puppies (Tripticks Tapes) Gaudenz Badrutt – Palace (Bruit) Ali Balighi – Electropoem Series One (Post-Orientalism Music) Natasha Barrett – Toxic Colour (Persistence of Sound) Angel Bat Dawid & Naima Nefertari – Journey to Nabta Playa (Spiritmuse Records) Maya Bennardo, Etienne Nillesen & Kristofer Svensson – For…
Friday Five: Dec. 19, 2025

Dec 19, 2025

Friday Five

Bryan Day, ernesto diaz-infante, Louis Gardner, Nacht, Paperbark, Richard Francis, the moderns

One more for this year: Bryan Day + Ernesto Díaz-Infante – Utility Spirits (scatterArchive) Richard Francis – Combinations 4 (Room40) Louis Gardner – Emotionally Suited To Be A Solo Pianist (Whitelabrecs) Nacht – Nacht (Aesthetical) Paperbark – Light Behind Me (laaps)
Friday Five: Dec. 12, 2025

Dec 12, 2025

Friday Five

Anouck Genthon, ükya, Claudio F. Baroni, Dario Calderone, Géraldine Schwarz, Isabelle Vigier, Jeroen Kimman, massimo silverio, Quatuor Mémoire, Reinier van Houdt, the moderns

Five new favourites: Claudio F. Baroni, Géraldine Schwarz, Dario Calderone, Jeroen Kimman, Reinier van Houdt, Isabelle Vigier – Re-Genetic (Unsounds Records) Anouck Genthon – aẓǝl (SBIRE) Quatuor Mémoire – Chronos, Kaïros et Aiôn (Mnémosyne) Massimo Silverio – Surtùm (Okum) ükya – Soon Means Now (Nakama Records)
Friday Five: Dec. 5, 2025

Dec 5, 2025

Friday Five

cergio prudencio, Diego Bermudez Chamberland, Jon Byler Dann, Luz González, Tatsuya Nakatani, taylor deupree, the moderns, Yea Big, Zimoun

Five new faves: Diego Bermudez Chamberland – Cartografía interior (empreintes DIGITALes) Yea Big, Jon Byler Dann, and Tatsuya Nakatani – To Lower the Fever of Feeling (Black Flag Bonsai Club) Taylor Deupree & Zimoun – Wind Dynamic Organ, Deviations (12k) Luz González – Bi Gezur (Everest Records) Cergio Prudencio – Antología 2 : Obras para la Orquesta Experimental de…
Friday Five: Nov. 28, 2025

Nov 28, 2025

Friday Five

Darius Heid, david toop, Jonas Olsson, Luis Fernando Amaya, Mariusz Szypura, Rie Nakajima, the moderns

This week’s faves: Luis Fernando Amaya – nacen en silencio (Auroa Records) Darius Heid – Funkstille (impakt Köln) Rie Nakajima + David Toop – Is Spring A Sculpture? (Room40) Jonas Olsson – Helmut Lachenmann Complete Piano Works (thanatosis) Mariusz Szypura – Chopin Residue (Black Element Label)
Friday Five: Nov. 21, 2025

Nov 21, 2025

Friday Five

Ani Zakareishvili, Jan Kleefstra, Joana Guerra, Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble, keiji haino, lawrence english, maria do mar, reinhold friedl, Romke Kleefstra, stephen vitiello, the moderns

This week’s faves: Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble – Let The Spirit Out, Live At “mu” London (Spiritmuse Records) Lawrence English & Stephen Vitiello – Trinity (American Dreams) Joana Guerra, Maria Do Mar, Romke Kleefstra, Jan Kleefstra – IT DEEL IV (Moving Furniture) Keiji Haino & Reinhold Friedl – truly, slightly, overflowing, whereabout of good will (zeitkratzer productions) Ani…

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