SHOTGUN JIMMIE – TRANSISTOR SISTER 2 LABEL: YOU’VE CHANGED RECORDS CATALOG: YC-039 FORMAT: LP/CD RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 2, 2019
Are you ready for the new sincerity?! Shotgun Jimmie’s new album Transistor Sister 2 is full of genuine pop gems that champion truth and love. Jimmie is joined by long- time collaborators Ryan Peters (Ladyhawk) and Jason Baird (DoMakeSayThink) for this sequel to the Polaris Prize nominated album Transistor Sister from 2011. José Contreras (By Divine Right) produced and recorded the record in Toronto, Ontario at The Chat Chateaux and joins the band on keys.
In characteristic Shotgun Jimmie fashion, the songs on Transistor Sister 2 focus largely on family and friends with a heavy dose of nostalgia. Jimmie’s hyperbolic takes on the everyday reconstruct familiar scenarios, from traffic on the 401 (the beloved and scorned mega- highway through Toronto known to all touring musicians Blues Riffs as the place where punctual arrival at soundcheck goes Tumbleweed to die) to cooking dinner. Hot Pots Ablutions The album’s lead single Cool All the Time is a plea for Fountain people to abandon ego and strive for authenticity, Suddenly Submarine featuring contributions by Chad VanGaalen, Steven Piano (with band) Lambke and Cole Woods. The New Sincerity serves as The New Sincerity the album’s manifesto; it renounces cynicism and Cool All The Time promotes positivity. Sappy Slogans Highway 401 Jack Pine Sorry We’re Closed Shotgun Jimmie: IG: @shotgunjimmie FB: @shotgunjimmie Twitter: @jimmieshotgun
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Also available from You’ve Changed Records: Partner – Saturday The 14th (YC-038) 12”EP/CD You’ve Changed Records Steven Lambke – Dark Blue (YC-037) LP 123 Pauline Ave. Ian Daniel Kehoe – Secret Republic (YC-036) LP Toronto, ON Daniel Romano – Finally Free (YC-035) LP M6H 3M7 Partner – In Search Of Lost Time (YC-032) LP/CD MARIKA HACKMAN ANY HUMAN FRIEND
NON-EXPORTABLE CD / LP / DIGITAL SP 1314 RELEASE DATE: AUGUST 9TH, 2019 OUTSIDE OF THE US.
TRACKLISTING: 1. wanderlust 2. the one 3. all night 4. blow 5. i'm not where you are 6. send my love 7. hand solo 8. conventional ride 9. come undone 10. hold on 11. any human friend
GENRE: Alternative Rock
“hand solo,” “blow,” “conventional ride”—these are just a few of the cheeky offerings off Any Human Friend, the new album from rock provocateur Marika Hackman. “This whole record is me diving into myself and peeling back the skin further and further, exposing myself in quite a big way. It can be quite sexual,” Hackman says. “It’s blunt, but not offensive. It’s mischievous.” There’s also depth to her carnal 0 9 8 7 8 7 1 3 1 4 2 009 8 7 8 7 1 3 1 4 1 3 knowledge: Any Human Friend is ultimately about how, as she puts it, CD Packaging: Digipack LP Packaging: Single-pocket “We all have this lightness and darkness in us.” jacket with insert Includes mp3 coupon NON- Hackman lifted the album’s title from a documentary about RETURNABLE four-year-olds interacting with dementia patients in senior homes. At one point, two little girls confer about their experience there, with one musing on how it’s great to make “any human friend,” whether old or young. “When she said that it really touched a nerve in me,” says the London-based musician. “It’s that childlike view where we really accept people, are comfortable with their differences.”
Such introspection has earned Hackman her name. Her folky 2015 debut, We Slept at Last, was heralded for being nuanced and atmospheric. She really found her footing with her last release, I’m Not Your Man—which earned raves from The Guardian, Stereogum, and Pitchfork—and its sybaritic, swaggering hit “Boyfriend,” which boasts of seducing away a straight guy’s girlfriend. “Her tactile lyrics keep the songs melodically strong and full of surprises,” remarked RETAIL: Posters and play copies will be available. Pitchfork. PUBLICITY: Album serviced to all music & lifestyle media. “I’m a hopeless romantic,” she explains. “I search for love and sexual experience, but also I’m terrified by it.” Hackman is a Rid of Me-era ONLINE: Artist page (incl. album art and a focus track): PJ Harvey for the inclusive generation: unbounded by musical genre, https://www.subpop.com/artists/marika_hackman a preternatural lyricist and tunesmith who isn’t afraid to go there. Twitter: https://twitter.com/MarikaHackman (Even her cover art, which finds Hackman nearly nude while cradling a baby pig, is a nod to Dutch photographer Rineke Dijkstra’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/marikahackman/ unfiltered photos of mothers just after they gave birth.) To that end, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MarikaHackman “hand solo” extorts the virtues of masturbation and features Website: http://marikahackman.com Hackman’s favorite line, “Under patriarchal law, I’m going to die a virgin.” The song “blow” paints a picture of social excess. And Advertising will be purchased on select sites. “conventional ride” thumbs its nose at heterosexual sex through “the trope a lot of gay women experience: sleeping with someone, then it RADIO: Any Human Friend will be worked to commercial and non-commercial/college radio. becomes apparent you’re kind of an experiment.” ALSO AVAILABLE: Marika wrote the album over a year, recording a few songs at a time with co-producer David Wrench (Frank Ocean, The xx). The longer recording process meant that Hackman had the time to experiment in the studio, especially with electronic songs. She was inspired by Wrench’s vast synth collection, many of which she used throughout Any Human Friend, notably on “hold on,” a deep dive into ennui expressed as ethereal R&B. She also switched up drum rhythms and wrote songs on the bass, such as the upbeat, idiosyncratic “come undone.” SP1202 Hackman bookends Any Human Friend with some of her most I’m Not Your Man unexpected musical turns. The first song she wrote, “the one” CD / LP (technically its second track), is “probably the poppiest song I’ve ever written,” she says. “It’s about that weird feeling of starting the process again from scratch.” To that end, it features a riot grrrl Greek chorus hurling such insults at her as, “You’re such an attention whore!” The title track closes out the album and explores how, “when we’re interacting with people, it’s like holding a mirror up to yourself.” It’s a weightless coda that’s jazz-like in its layering of rhythmic sounds as if you’re leisurely sorting through Hackman’s headspace. NÉRIJA BLUME
TRACKLISTING 1. Nascence 2. Riverfest 3. Last Straw 4. Partner Girlfriend Lover 5. EU (Emotionally Unavailable) 6. Blume 7. Equanimous 8. Swift 9. Unbound 10. Blume ii OVERVIEW CATALOG NUMBER: WIG433 Following their acclaimed Nérija EP, Domino are very happy to share Blume, the debut album RELEASE DATE: August 2nd, 2019 from Nérija. FILE UNDER: Alternative “N”
CD Recorded in Soup Studio, Blume sees Nérija – comprised of contemporary jazz luminaries, UPC: 887828043323 Nubya Garcia (tenor saxophone), Sheila Maurice-Grey (trumpet), Cassie Kinoshi (alto saxophone), Rosie Turton (trombone), Shirley Tetteh (guitar), Lizy Exell (drums) and Rio Kai (bass) - build upon their effortlessly beautiful sound and compositional style, sprawling in scope and depth, confirming their position as one of the most exciting bands to have come from London in recent years.
DOUBLE LP w/ DOWNLOAD Blume is a truly breath-taking collection of compositions that perfectly encapsulates UPC: 887828043316 everything Nérija; vibrant, engaging, infectious and truly current. It certainly is a London thing and a whole lot more.
Vinyl is non-returnable SELLING POINTS
- The 7-piece (pronounced NEH-REE-AH) have been making great waves on London's jazz scene over the past couple of years - both collectively and with their own solo endeavours, garnering 2017's Jazz Newcomer Parliamentary Jazz Award; 2016's Jazz FM Breakthrough Act of the Year.
- Double LP on 180 gram heavyweight black vinyl that includes a download card.
- North American touring to occur in 2019.
- Early press support from New York Times, New York Times Popcast, Rolling Stone, and NPR.
- Non-commercial radio campaign to impact on album's release date. Davina And The Vagabonds SUGAR DROPS
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“... part Bonnie Raitt, part Etta James and a little Amy Winehouse” —Star Tribune
“Davina Sowers is a one-of-a-kind performer whose singing… has a sassiness bearing some comparison to that of heart-thumping blues queens Ma Rainey and Ida Cox.” —Downbeat
OVERVIEW SUGAR DROPS is the first album on Red House Records fromDavina and the Vagabonds and marks the first time singer/songwriter/pianist Davina Sowers entered a proper studio to record an album. The Minneapolis-based artist holed up in Nashville’s Compass Sound Studio with producer (and Compass Records co-founder) STREET DATE August 2, 2019 Garry West, along with her trumpeter, string arranger and husband, Zack Lozier, and a rotating cast of powerhouse players including Todd Phillips (David Grisman, Robbie LABEL Red House Records Fulks) on bass, Doug Lancio (Patty Griffin, John Hiatt, Tom Jones) on guitar and CAT# RHR313CD, RHR313LP Reese Wynans (Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa) on Hammond B3. FILE UNDER Rock SUGAR DROPS is distillation of bluesy barroom baritone and bravado, graveyard jazz grooves, and noir-ish confessional lyricism backed by boisterous piano, guitar, and strings. Eclectic, engaging and instilled with a deep respect and knowledge for the Great American Songbook, SUGAR DROPS is the actualization of longstanding intent for Davina.
“It represents about 100 years of Americana; I did exactly what I wanted to do,” she says.
Davina and the band are constantly on the road, touring throughout the world they’ve earned feverish acclaim from the Chicago Tribune, NPR, and more in addition to performing on BBC’s international favorite late-night program Later…with Jools Holland and appearing on PBS’s Bluegrass Underground.
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TRACK TITLES TRACK TITLES 1. Bone Collection Side A 2. I Can’t Believe I Let You Go 1. Bone Collection 3. Devil Horns 2. I Can’t Believe I Let You Go 4. Little Miss Moonshine 3. Devil Horns 5. Sugar Drops 4. Little Miss Moonshine 6. Another Lonely Day 5. Sugar Drops 7. No Matter Where We Are Side B 8. Mr. Big Talker 1. Another Lonely Day 9. Magic Kisses 2. No Matter Where We Are 10. Deep End 3. Mr. Big Talker Deluxe Edition Bonus Tracks 4. Magic Kisses 11. Holy Cow 5. Deep End 12.Stop Playing with My Heart 13.I’m Gonna Take My Time 14. Goodnight 15. I Want A Little Sugar in My Bowl
RED HOUSE RECORDS | COMPASS RECORDS GROUP 916 19th Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37212 Distributed by Outside Music compassrecords.com Artiste: Moussu T e Lei Jovents Titre: Navega ! UPC / EAN: 3770005537159 CAT#: MR15CD DATE DE MISE EN BAC: JULY 5, 2019 Format: CD
Tracklist: Navega! ! présente de nouvelles chansons et des guitares très rock, comme un retour aux sources pour Blu, qui a grandi en 1. Cosmopolida 03:35 écoutant les guitar-heroes volubiles des années 70 avant de 2. 13 nuechs ambé misé 03:55 plonger dans le reggae. 3. La Balada d’Henri Diffonty 02:17 4. Liseron 04:30 Cet ancrage blues est aussi très occitan, car cette langue 5. Vaici Marselha 03:41 partage avec l’anglais une étonnante capacité à produire 6. Aquò mi fa mau 03:27 des images libres, mouvantes, polysémiques, généreuses. 7. Au mitan de la mar 03:27 La matière plus normée du français porte à la pudeur, à la 8. Grues 03:43 mélancolie, à l’introspection. La luxuriance linguistique de 9. Qu’es bòn 03:01 l’occitan invite au jaillissement, à la pulsion instinctive. 10. Louise B. 03:26 11. Navega ! 02:40 Alors, au français reviennent l’hommage chanté à la sublime Louise Brooks ou le souvenir des liserons des amours d’enfance, et à l’occitan les célébrations de l’art de vivre et de lutter sur ces terres-là, ou La Balada d’Henri Diffonty, qui se souvient d’un résistant fusillé par les nazis. Par cette chanson, Moussu T e lei Jovents replacent des héros, connus par les noms de rues, dans un quotidien usuel de soleil et de vie laborieuse.
Ce rappel dit aussi que Moussu T e lei Jovents n’a pas pour seule vocation d’enchaîner des concerts et des albums, mais d’être utiles à la vie de qui les écoute. C’est la fonction des musiciens dans les sociétés traditionnelles, mais aussi celle du légendaire Joe Hill, auteur de multiples chansons de lutte syndicale aux États-Unis il y a plus d’un siècle. L’idée, encore et toujours, d’apporter de nouvelles chansons au folklore de nos villes et de nos quartiers.
Bertrand Dicale Artiste: Moussu T e Lei Jovents Titre: Opérette – Volume 1 UPC / EAN: 3770005537098 CAT#: MR09CD DATE DE MISE EN BAC: JULY 5, 2019 Format: CD
Tracklist: Magnifique hommage aux inventeurs du genre, voici que Moussu T e lei Jovents s’emparent des airs de l’opérette 1. Dans ma petite calanque 04:15 marseillaise, qu’ils se les approprient - et avec quelle 2. J’aime la mer comme une femme 03:41 gourmandise, quelle espièglerie réjouissantes ! 3. Vous avez l’éclat de la rose 03:32 4. Entre Marseille et Toulon 03:22 Au générique de leur CD, une sélection sobrement intitulée 5. Fais pas le couillon 02:48 « Opérette » de douze chansons datées des années 1932- 6. Deux grands yeux noirs 03:32 1939. Imprégnés depuis toujours de la tradition chansonnière 7. L’amour est à tout le monde 03:01 marseillaise - comme du blues, du reggae, du rock et de tous 8. Adieu Venise Provençale 03:19 les rythmes et harmonies du monde dont ils se sont également 9. Autour de la Corniche 03:18 nourris - Moussu T e lei Jovents ont emprunté « de longue 10. Des Mots d’Amour à Minuit 03:28 » à cette tradition, à ce « folklore » - n’ayons pas peur de ce 11. Le Plaisir de la Pêche 03:32 beau mot ! - nombre de leurs thèmes d’inspiration. Défilent 12. Miette 03:32 alors dans nos mémoires mélancoliques les paroles légères de 13. Vòli anar monte vas 02:53 René ‘Sarvil’ Crescenzo, Raymond Vinci, Henri Alibert, Vincent Telly, Léo Lelièvre, Fernand Nazereau et les inoubliables mélodies de Georges Sellers, Germain Blanc, Sylvère Caffot, Charles Borel-Clerc et de l’incomparable Vincent Scotto. WWW.METROPOLIS-RECORDS.COM AUGUST RELEASES Catalog#: MEt 1187
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BILL O’CONNELL AND THE AFRO CARIBBEAN ENSEMBLE CD Wind Off the Hudson Release Date: 26-Jul-19 [HighNote / Savant Records] CD / SCD2179 / 633842217925 / $13.75
• Andrea Brachfeld, flutes • Craig Handy, sop & alto sax • Ralph Bowen, tenor sax • Gary Smulyan, baritone sax • Alex Sipiagin, trumpet • Conrad Herwig, trombone • Lincoln Goines, electric bass • Robby Ameen, drums • Roman Diaz, congas
The art form commonly referred to as Latin Jazz is a musical expression of the heart and soul of New York, an exciting reflection of the rhythms and spirit of the city’s merging of Latino and African-American cultures. The music of Bill O’Connell is a product of that environment. Since the 1970’s, when he first joined Mongo Santamaria’s band, O’Connell has continually proven himself not only as a highly skilled pianist, but as an outstanding composer-arranger as well. The Afro Caribbean Ensemble, ACE for short, makes their recording debut on this album and the star-studded roster perform O’Connell’s tricky arrangements with virtuoso aplomb. O’Connell says, “I’ve been planning on this recording for the better part of the past decade.” His dedication is evident in every bar.
“Bill O’Connell’s piano playing highlights his total command over the keys. Everything you could possibly look for in a pianist—taste, clarity of touch, technique, wit, erudition, harmonic depth, lyricism, rhythmic authority—is here for the taking.”
Dan Bilawsky, All About Jazz
HOUSTON PERSON CD I’m Just a Lucky So and So Release Date: 26-Jul-19 [HighNote Records] CD / HCD7327 / 632375732721 / $13.75
• Eddie Allen, trumpet • Lafayette Harris, piano • Rodney Jones, guitar • Matthew Parrish, bass • Kenny Washington, drums
Houston Person may be one of the few still-active players in the long history of blues-drenched “boss tenors” that stretches back to Gene Ammons, Arnett Cobb, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Bullmoose Jackson and others. Person has long exhibited a keen ear for simpatico musicians, ranging from his classic partnership with Etta Jones, to his series of superb duo encounters with bass master Ron Carter the man chooses his company skillfully. This date is no exception, as he negotiates his tenor in the company of first class players. It’s clear that his band mates took his studio-made admonition of “Right note or wrong note it’s got to swing!” to heart for each one stands in complete harmony with Houston Person’s noble intentions for this date. NEW RELEASES: EARLY AUGUST 2019
OFEGE LP Higher Plane Breeze Release Date: 02-Aug-19 [Light In The Attic / Tidal Waves Music] LP / TWM36 / 676753887344 / $29.31
• Highly acclaimed 1977 Nigerian psychedelic Afrobeat classic • First vinyl reissue since its original release in 1977 on Polydor Nigeria • Deluxe 180g vinyl edition • Black Vinyl Edition Limited to 500 copies, comes with obi strip • Comes with insert containing exclusive liner notes by founding member Melvin Ukachi
Ofege was formed in the early 1970s by a bunch of teenagers at the St. Gregory’s College in Lagos Nigeria. They were largely influenced by the guitar solos of Carlos Santana, Jeff Beck & Jimmy Page while closer to home, they were influenced by the music of ‘BLO’ (Berkley Jones, Laolu Akins and Mike Odumosu), ‘Monomono’ (led by Joni Haastrup), The Funkees, and Ofo The Black Company.
Due to their vibrant combo of sweet harmonies, hooks & fuzz, Ofege would become one of the most legendary Nigerian groups of all time, with expressive sales and national stardom. At the turn of the century (and because of tracks appearing on various psychedelic music compilations) Ofege would receive international acknowledgment for being the first of their kind and the ultimate est-AfricanW psychedelic funk band!
Their first album (Try and Love – 1973) was recorded while the band members were still in high school (average age of 16). It took some years before other albums saw the light since some band members still had to finish school. Further astonishing recordings include ‘The Last of The Origins’ (1976), ‘Higher Plane Breeze’ (1977) and ‘How Do You Feel’ (1978).
‘Higher Plane Breeze’ (released in 1977 on Polydor Nigeria) is Ofege’s third album and it’s a STRONG one, combining funk and disco influences with Afrobeat and heavy rock guitars. The album provides one of the Nigerian scene’s most iconic images with its cover shot showing one member squatting amongst his bandmates, middle fingers raised high and proud toward the camera.
Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the first reissue of this landmark Nigerian album. This RARE classic (original copies tend to go for large amounts on the secondary market) is now finally back available as a limited vinyl edition (500 copies) complete with the original artwork and exclusive liner notes/pictures provided by Ofege’s founding member ‘Melvin Ukachi’ who also supervised this reissue. NEW RELEASES: EARLY AUGUST 2019
MACK PORTER LP Peace On You Release Date: 02-Aug-19 [Light In The Attic / Tidal Waves Music] LP / TWM34 / 676753887412 / $29.31
* Rare 1972 Psychedelic folky-soul from Ghana * First OFFICIAL vinyl reissue since its original release in 1972 * Deluxe 180g vinyl edition * Black Vinyl Edition Limited to 500 copies, comes with obi strip
An African artist, born in Ghana (1945) during the English colonial occupation, Mack Porter moved to the Netherlands and then to Italy in the late 60’s where he released four pop and soul-oriented singles for the small Naples label ‘Fans’. In 1969 he won the Un disco per l’ Europa song contest in Lugano, Switzerland which got him signed to the RiFi label. In 1972 he made a concept album (under the name of Mack Sigis Porter)…this album is the masterpiece that is Peace on You. After his musical career Porter stayed in Italy and became a stylist under the name Mack Squire.
Peace on You was strongly inspired by psychedelic soul influences and progressive atmospheres, with wild guitar solos (and some Hendrix-like vocals), and even some orchestral arrangements. Mack Porter’s only album (featuring many famous Italian guest musicians) is an acclaimed favorite when it comes to African psychedelic rock. Riddled with long folky introductions, funky strings, soulful organ breaks, soft progressive rock, fuzz guitars…combine all of this with Porters sad bluesy voice and you have a unique sounding record that gets more interesting with repeated and concentrated listening.
It was rumored that this rare and expensive album (original copies tend to go for silly money on the second-hand market) only came out on a handful of promo copies…but the sad truth is that this release received no promotion at all and sold in minimal quantities.
This is an underestimated soulful album and Mack Porter is truly a unique artist with an absolute ‘to-the-bone’ musical spirit. Tidal Waves Music now proudly presents the reissue of ‘Peace on You’. This official vinyl reissue is now available as a deluxe 180g vinyl edition (limited to 500 copies) and comes with an insert. NEW RELEASES: EARLY AUGUST 2019
FOLKAL POINT LP LP Focal Point Release Date: 19-Jul-19 [Light In the Attic / Beat Ball Music] LP / MGRL1001 / 8809114693205 / $30.15 LP (White Vinyl) / MGRL1001C / 8809114696749 / $30.15
• Faithfully restored artwork from the original vinyl • 180 gram heavy weight vinyl • Laminated old style tip-on gate folded jacket • Obi strip / Includes 8 page insert with rare photos • Limited edition
In 2015, a successful bid of £3,560 (some ₩5 million) was made on a single album on eBay – this was the 1972 original UK press of Folkal Point’s album. This album had remained shrouded in mystery for more than 4 decades without ever being officially reissued, after most of the original material and master tapes were lost to fire and flooding. So how did it come to pass that this album, which featured unassuming music that reflected the trends of its time – modern and traditional folk – became so sought-after?
In the early 1970s, there were three teenagers from Bristol, a port city in south-western England, who played American modern folk songs. The boys – Stuart Amesbury, Mark Steed, and Paul Cook – were offered to play at a school concert. Realizing that none of them could sing properly, they began looking for a singer. They recruited Cherie Musialik, who was recommended to them by a music teacher. After making a successful debut by performing tunes by Tom Paxton, the Seekers, and Bob Dylan, word of the band soon spread to London. A radio appearance by Alan Green of the Midas label led to his producing the band’s album. A total of 500 copies were pressed, with 250 copies going to the band’s members and 250 copies kept in storage by Midas. However, due to the lack of any real promotion, the records had to be sold by the members themselves at concerts. Because of this, they had trouble breaking even, let alone covering the production costs. To make matters worse, the copies that were being stored by Midas were lost forever to fire and flooding, after which the band eventually disappeared from the public eye. However, as word of the album’s beauty gradually spread among collectors, it soon came to be praised as one of the masterpieces of British folk. In addition to traditional British folk songs, this album featured covers of five tunes – Dylan’s ‘You Ain’t Going Nowhere’, Paxton’s ‘Victoria Dines Alone’, Baez’s ‘Sweet Sir Galahad’, Mitchell’s ‘Circle Games’, and ‘Anathea’ by Judy Collins – which have been elegantly arranged without encroaching on the source material. However, what really set this album apart was the million-dollar voice of Cherie Musialik, which has a deeply moving and enchanting quality to rival any of the greats of her time. It’s no exaggeration to say that what could have been an unremarkable work was elevated to greatness by virtue of Musialik’s voice. As the first installation in the British Rare Folk series from Merry Go Round Records, this is the first official reissue to fully recreate the cover design of the original version, including an 8-page insert that is lavishly laid out with lyrics and photos of the band members. Through its reissue, this album has crossed over from the realm of the unknowable to become a welcome part of our lives. How rare it is, to finally regard a legend under a plain light to end up cherishing it even more rather than being disappointed – but this is precisely what this album by Folkal Point achieves. A IS DE C A GEME TS - C A GES UPDATES
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