Alternative 4

Alternative 4 is a band formed by Duncan Patterson, known for his work with Antimatter, Íon, and Anathema.

Alternative 4
Alternative 4 in 2011.
Background information
OriginUK
GenresAvant-garde metal, ambient, experimental music
Years active2011–present
LabelsProphecy, Avantgarde Music, Icarus music
Associated actsAnathema, Antimatter, Cruachan
Websitealternative4.co.uk
MembersDuncan Patterson
Simon Flatley
Mauro Frison

The band's name is taken from the Anathema album Alternative 4, an album written largely by Patterson, whose title in turn derives from the Leslie Watkins book Alternative 3.

Label

Alternative 4 signed to Avantgarde Music in 2011 with the debut album The Brink released in late 2011. In March 2012, they signed a long term deal with German label Prophecy Productions, who subsequently re-released The Brink later that same year.[1]

The second album titled The Obscurants was released in 2014. A special double-CD edition contains extra tracks from the same session, a new recording of Patterson's song "Reality Clash" originally recorded during his tenure in Antimatter, as well as remixes from Ars Arcanum, 36 Floors, Nîm, Spermblaster and VÆV.

Discography
  • The Brink (Avantgarde Music/Prophecy Productions, 2011)
  • The Obscurants (Prophecy Productions 2014)

Videos
  • "False Light" (directed by Luís Rolo)
  • "Underlooked" (directed by Mehdi Messouci)
  • "Lifeline" (directed by Mehdi Messouci)
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gollark: > that might be valid but itS' also an easy to abuse excuse to dislike almost anything> because you can always say that you don't see the pointThis is typically why people explain things.
gollark: I don't care a huge amount either way, but it's vaguely weird.

References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-03-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

Interviews
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