Five Style (a name taken from a

martial arts Martial arts are codified systems and traditions of combat practiced for a number of reasons such as self-defense; military and law enforcement applications; combat sport, competition; physical, mental, and spiritual development; entertainment; a ...

technique called " Five Style Fist"), also known as 5ive Style, was a Chicago-based

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/jam quartet. Their albums were released on the

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label in the 1990s.

History

The group existed from about 1993-2000 in various incarnations, centered on the guitar work of Billy Dolan (who has also played in Heroic Doses,Bush, John
5ive Style Biography
, Allmusic. Retrieved January 15, 2018 and The Fire Theft). Other members were major players of the 1990s Chicago music scene and included bassist

Leroy Bach LeRoy Fredrick Bach is an American musician, composer, and music producer. He has hosted musical gatherings, fostered musical collaborations, and led bands in Chicago since 1990. Bach is perhaps best known for his work as a multi-instrumentalist in ...

(of Chicago funk group Uptighty, the first Liz Phair studio band, and Wilco fame), drummer

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(aka "Johnny Machine", who made his first appearances on record in "Tool of the Man" era Poster Children and became established as a longstanding drummer/percussionist in Tortoise), and keyboardist Jeremy Jacobsen (also known as

The Lonesome Organist The Lonesome Organist is the one-man band project of Jeremy Jacobsen, keyboardist for Chicago Post-rock combo, 5ive Style. He has released three albums on Chicago indie label Thrill Jockey; a fourth album, Ashes... Alas was self-released in 2015 ...

and member of Euphone). The band's first (self-titled) album, was released in 1995 by Subpop. ''

Miniature Portraits ''Miniature Portraits'' is the second studio album by Five Style, released on August 24, 1999, by Sub Pop. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ''Miniature Portraits'' liner notes. ;Five Style *Leroy Bach – bass guitar, guita ...

'' followed in 1999.Mnookin, Seth (1999)
5ive Style ''Miniature Portraits''
, '' CMJ New Music Monthly'', September 1999, p. 50. Retrieved January 15, 2018 Drummer

Ryan Rapsys Gauge is an American post-hardcore band from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois. History From the ashes of the bands Ivy League and Target, Gauge formed at the beginning of 1991. Highly regarded in Chicago's northwest suburban punk scene ...

, also of Euphone and Gauge, filled in on drums on a January 2000 tour when they opened for

Giant Sand Giant Sand is an American musical group from Tucson, Arizona, United States. Its most constant member is singer-songwriter Howe Gelb. The group started as Giant Sandworms in the late 1970s post-punk and paisley underground scenes. They later s ...

and Vic Chesnutt. 5ive Style were the opening act in a brief May 1996 tour which also included

The Sea and Cake The Sea and Cake is an American indie rock band with a jazz influence, based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The group formed in the mid-1990s from members of The Coctails (Archer Prewitt), Shrimp Boat (Sam Prekop and Eric Claridge), an ...

and Tortoise.

Discography

Albums

* ''

5ive Style Five Style (a name taken from a martial arts technique called " Five Style Fist"), also known as 5ive Style, was a Chicago-based funk/jam quartet. Their albums were released on the Sub Pop label in the 1990s. History The group existed from about ...

'' (September 1995),

* ''

'' (August 24, 1999), Sub Pop

Singles

* "Waiting on the Eclipse" / "Summer Salt" (September 13, 1994), Sub Pop SP271 * "Kiki's Cookout" / "Hot Box" (February 28, 1995), Sub Pop SP282 * "She's Humanoid" / "Burning Airlines Give You So Much More" (April 8, 1997), Sub Pop SP394

References

External links

Official Subpop subsite

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