5ive

5ive is a Boston instrumental group formed in 2000 and active since then. The core line-up consists of Ben Carr and Charlie Harrold, with Jeff Caxide also credited as a member. The band is associated with experimental rock, noise rock, post-metal and stoner rock, and their sound also draws on space rock and sludge elements.

Releases and collaborations

In 2001, 5ive release their self-titled debut studio album on Tortuga Recordings. Later that year they issue The Telestic Disfracture, their second studio album, which includes vocals on the first two tracks by Jonah Jenkins of Milligram. In 2003, they change their name to 5ive's Continuum Research Project and release The Hemophiliac Dream, an EP that again features Jeff Caxide on bass. In 2004, they issue a split with Kid606.

The band returns to the name 5ive in 2006 and releases Versus, which begins as a tour-only EP from 2004 and includes a two-stage remix of "Soma", with the latter remix handled by Justin Broadrick of Godflesh and Jesu. In 2008, they release their third studio album, Hesperus.

Style

5ive describe their music as shaped through tone, experimentation and analog waveforms. Their work is noted for a natural, organic quality, and for combining heavy and expansive textures with a sound that is often described as vast and infinite.