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by Phil Maye

Hosted by Phil Maye, ph5 is a monthly round up of the music that impacted Phil's life over the previous few weeks. Part music journalism, part meditative reflection on the complications of life in 2021.

Podcast episodes

  • Season 4

  • February 2024 - Personality/Eggs

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    February 2024 - Personality/Eggs

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    If January kicked off the year with a bang, February caused that momentum to come to a screeching halt with more of a slowly deflating whoopie cushion. Maybe I'm being too harsh, but come on - in terms of new releases, it wasn't great. Have no fear, I still managed to find something to talk about for 72 minutes. Really selling this episode, aren't I? Let me start over. Another month, another episode, another batch of fantastic new music! Phil goes deep on February's new music releases and concerts while also spending time reflecting on the moral boundaries we set for ourselves when we consume art. Albums discussed below: Chelsea Wolfe - She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She Job For A Cowboy - Moon Healer Kali Malone - All Life Long Kanye West & Ty Dolla Sign - Vultures 1 Liquid Mike - Paul Bunyon's Slingshot meth. - SHAME Mk.gee - Two Star & The Dream Police Spectral Voice - Sparagmos Yeat - 2093

  • January 2024 - Recovery

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    January 2024 - Recovery

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    And we're back, with the first episode of season 4. Make it make sense. While most years start with a stretch and a yawn, January roared to life with a series of extremely impressive releases by some new favourites and some old friends. Speaking of old friends, the amount of name drops and callbacks in this episode was ridiculous. Talk about fan service. There's no way of knowing for sure, but if the rest of 2024 keeps up like this, we're looking at one of the stronger years in new music in recent history. Albums discussed below: 21 Savage - American Dream Boldy James & Nicolas Craven - Penalty of Leadership glass beach - plastic death Infant island - Obsidian Wreath Kali Uchis - Orquídeas Kid Cudi - INSANO Knoll - As Spoken Nailah Hunter - Lovegaze The Smile - Wall of Eyes

  • Season 3

  • ph5x5 Best of 2023: #10 - #1

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    ph5x5 Best of 2023: #10 - #1

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    I might be insane releasing this episode two days before Christmas but the reality is that, in a lot of people's minds, the year 'ends' with Christmas and that weird week afterwards leading up to New Year's Eve doesn't really exist with a particular time and space so still focusing on things that happened that year during that week is like uh why are you bothering the year's over just move on with your life. Plus from my general experience ph5 is a huge hit at family parties so I wanted to help you all out. This is the last episode of the year, talking about my favourite top ten records of 2023. We won't be back in action until the end of January so make sure you get your 'phill' of ph5 while you can. Sorry I had to. For all the cowards who don't want to listen to ~3 hours of me talking to myself to determine my favourite records of the year, I've listed the full list for you below. Roast me drag me praise me please just engage with me!! See you next year. 25. Jesus Piece - ....So Unknown 24. 100 Gecs - 10,000 Gecs 23. George Clanton - Ooh Rap I Ya 22. Animal Collective - Isn't It Now? 21. MSPAINT - Post-American 20. Jpegmafia & Danny Brown - Scaring The Hoes 19. Horrendous - Ontological Mysterium 18. Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy 17. Boldy James - Indiana Jones 16. James Holden - Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space of All Possibilities 15. Jerome's Dream - The Grey In Between 14. Naomi Sharon - Obsidian 13. Dreamwell - In My Saddest Dreams I Am Beside You 12. Dodheimsgard - Black Medium Current 11. Fiddlehead - Death Is Nothing To Us 10. yeule - softscars 9. Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips 8. Panopticon - The Rime of Memory 7. Caroline Polachek - Desire, I Want To Turn Into You 6. Bell Witch - Future's Shadow Pt 1: The Clandestine Gate 5. Tomb Mold - The Enduring Spirit 4. Billy Woods & Kenny Segal - Maps 3. Tim Hecker - No Highs 2. Jane Remover - Census Designated 1. Militarie Gun - Life Under the Gun

  • ph5x5 Best of 2023 - #25 - #11

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    ph5x5 Best of 2023 - #25 - #11

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    Every artist who has ever released music has done so in hopes to end up on a year end list. it's literally the whole point of doing it. I'm mostly kidding, but December is always a fun time of year for reflecting back on the past 12 months and determining how the music you listened to helped to shape and define them. As always, we start of by going through #25 - #11 of my favourite records of the year, before finally finishing things off by going through the top ten. I'll record that episode next week or something I dunno. Maybe someone will surprise drop something and screw the whole list up. I guess it's too late now. Do you agree with my picks? Do you think I'm a tasteless jerk? Let me know!

  • October 2023 - FREE PALESTINE

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    October 2023 - FREE PALESTINE

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    It's getting cold and dark, might as well settle in with a brand new episode of ph5. October was a bit of a return to reality after the abundance of September. Instead of 3 album of the year candidates we only got one. What a shame! Wild how these things vary month to month. Also, just want to make it as clear as possible that ph5 is wholly against the genocidal war crimes being committed not only in Palestine, but in Sudan and the Congo as well. Ceasefire now. Albums discussed below: Dreamwell - In My Saddest Dreams, I Am Beside You Jane Remover - Census Designated Naomi Sharon - Obsidian Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter - Saved! Sampha - Lahai Short Fictions - Oblivion Will Own Me and Death Alone Will Love Me Taylor Swift - 1989 (Taylor's Version) Year of the Knife - No Love Lost