Stephen Holliger - Fives and Sixes (2026) [Hi-Res]

The studio album "Fives and Sixes" by American musician and composer Stephen (Stephen) serves as a deeply personal meditation on memory, impermanence, and the impact of dementia on human recollection. The album's sonic framework builds upon years of unreleased archival material, guitar textures, and ambient (ambient) processing interwoven with field recordings (field recordings). The arrangements integrate archival home tapes from the 1990s, capturing the voices of the artist's grandmother, family holiday gatherings from 1995, church services, and domestic sounds.

Musically situated at the intersection of minimalism (minimalism), drone (drone), and neoclassicism (neoclassicism), the record explores the emotional experience of watching a loved one fade. The compositions form hazy, nostalgic soundscapes where personal history, faith, and the passage of time merge into a single elegiac collection.

Tracklist:
1-1 Stephen Holliger - First Breath [10:25]
1-2 Stephen Holliger - Hymn of Light [9:10]
1-3 Stephen Holliger - Beneath the Pew [3:40]
1-4 Stephen Holliger - Fives and Sixes [3:35]
1-5 Stephen Holliger - Final Drift [19:02]