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"For their fifth release, Town and Country's Ben Vida (cornet, guitar, harmonium,) Liz Payne (viola, hand bells, Celeste), Jim Dorling (bass clarinet, Harmonium, glass), and Josh Abrams (String Bass, Hand Bells) continue their expeditions into natural music. 5 was recorded at Key Club studios by Jeremy Lemos (Jim O'Rourke) in May of 2003. Influenced by Japanese Gagaku court music, John Cale and Syntonic Research's Environments LP's (to name just a few), Town and Country layer intricate patterns of delicate sounds. The resulting music, much like lace fabric, is rich in detail, strong, and beautiful. It is important to note that on 5 no amplification was used. There were no computers, samplers, or electronics of any kind used in the making of this music. It is purely acoustic. The compositions were played almost entirely live -- the group sitting together in a room with several ambient microphones. There was little to no overdubbing used. Instead, the group made selections from different recorded versions of the songs to A suivre.get the final track."