Five Style also known as 5ive Style, is a Chicago

Chicago

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-based funk

Funk

Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...

/jam quartet. Their albums were released on the Subpop label in the 1990's. The group existed from about 1993-2000 in various incarnations, centered around the guitar work of Billy Dolan (who has also played in Heroic Doses, and The Fire Theft

The Fire Theft

The Fire Theft is an indie rock band from Seattle, Washington. It was formed in 2001 by vocalist/guitarist Jeremy Enigk, bassist Nate Mendel, and drummer William Goldsmith, all of whom were previously members of Sunny Day Real Estate...

 which featured 3 members of Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. In the 1990s, the group expanded upon the grunge style that was popular in the local scene to make a more melodic sound. While not the first band to be classified as emo, they were instrumental in establishing the genre. In...

, among other projects). Other members were major players of the 1990s Chicago music scene and included bassist Leroy Bach

Leroy Bach

LeRoy Bach is an American musician, composer, and music producer. Bach is perhaps best known for his work as a multi-instrumentalist in the band Wilco from 1997 through 2004. He has also worked as a touring and/or studio musician for such notable acts as Liz Phair, Beth Orton, Iron & Wine, Andrew...

 (of Chicago funk group Uptighty, the first Liz Phair

Liz Phair

Phair's entry into the music industry began when she met guitarist Chris Brokaw, a member of the band Come. Brokaw and Phair moved to San Francisco together, and Phair tried to become an artist there...

 studio band, and Wilco

Wilco

Wilco is an American alternative rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's departure. Wilco's lineup has changed frequently, with only singer Jeff Tweedy and bassist John...

 fame), drummer John Herndon (aka "Johnny Machine", who made his first appearances on record in "Tool of the Man" era Poster Children

Poster Children

Poster Children are an indie rock band formed at the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana in 1987. They have issued eleven studio albums. Known for their strong DIY ethic, the band members continue to drive their own tour bus, create their own artwork and T-shirt designs, and operate their...

 and became established as a longstanding drummer/percussionist in Tortoise

Tortoise (band)

Tortoise is an American post-rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1990.-Music:Tortoise's almost entirely instrumental music defies easy categorization, and the group gained significant attention from their early career. The members have roots in Chicago's fertile music scene, playing in...

), and keyboardist Jeremy Jacobsen (also known as The Lonesome Organist

The Lonesome Organist

The Lonesome Organist is the One-man band side project of Jeremy Jacobsen, keyboardist for Chicago Post-rock combo, 5ive Style. He has released three albums on Chicago indie label Thrill Jockey.-Style:...

 and member of Euphone). Drummer Ryan Rapsys, also of Euphone and Gauge

Gauge (band)

Gauge was a post hardcore band from the northwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.- Band 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, they inspired and performed with other bands from the...

, filled in on drums on a January 2000 tour when they opened for Giant Sand

Giant Sand

Giant Sand is an American rock band, based in Tucson, Arizona, USA. The name is shortened from the original Giant Sandworms, a reference to the creatures in the Dune books. Overseen by singer-songwriter Howe Gelb, its membership has shifted over the years—at times with each album...

 and Vic Chesnutt

Vic Chesnutt

James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...

. 5ive Style were the opening act in a brief May 1996 tour which also included The Sea and Cake

The Sea and Cake

The Sea and Cake is an indie rock band with a pronounced jazz influence, which formed in the mid-1990s in Chicago out of the ashes of local bands The Coctails and Shrimp Boat. The group's name came from a willful reinterpretation of "The C in Cake", a song by Gastr del Sol...

 and Tortoise

Tortoise

Tortoises are a family of land-dwelling reptiles of the order of turtles . Like their marine cousins, the sea turtles, tortoises are shielded from predators by a shell. The top part of the shell is the carapace, the underside is the plastron, and the two are connected by the bridge. The tortoise...

; by some accounts these dates were the best shows of the Chicago "post-rock" hey day.

Releases

Vinyl:

- 7"

Single (music)

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, "Waiting on the Eclipse" & "Summer Salt," SP271, released on September 13, 1994. (Subpop)

- 7"

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "Kiki's Cookout" & "Hot Box" SP282, released on February 28, 1995. (Subpop)

- 7"

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

, "She's Humanoid" b/w "Burning Airlines Give You So Much More" SP394, released April 8, 1997. (Subpop)

- LP

Gramophone record

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, 5ive Style, SP309 and SP309B, September 1995 (Subpop)

Compact disc:

- 5ive Style, released on September 1995 (Subpop)

- Miniature Portraits, released on August 24, 1999 (Subpop)