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Alternative 4
Alternative 4 in 2011.
Background information
Origin	UK
Genres	Avant-garde metal , ambient , experimental music
Years active	2011?present
Labels	Prophecy , Avantgarde Music , Icarus music
Members	Duncan Patterson Simon Flatley Mauro Frison
Website	alternative4.co.uk

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

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 [ edit ]

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, Nim, Spermblaster and VÆV.

Discography [ edit ]

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

Videos [ edit ]

• "False Light" (directed by Luis Rolo)
• "Underlooked" (directed by Mehdi Messouci)
• "Lifeline" (directed by Mehdi Messouci)

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Official site

Interviews [ edit ]

• Autumnsphere. “ Interview with Duncan Patterson .” autumnsphere.blogspot.com.au, 21 Jan 2012.