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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, Íon, 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

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.

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)

References

1. "Prophecy Productions :: Auerbach Tonträger :: Lupus Lounge". Archived from the original on 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-03-20.

External links

• Official site

Interviews

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

• Musical groups established in 2011
• 2011 establishments in the United Kingdom