5ive Style - Outta Space Canoe Race

What this video is

5ive Style were a Chicago-based instrumental funk/jam quartet active from approximately 1993 to 2000, releasing both their albums on Sub Pop Records. The band occupied an intersection of post-rock, jazz-influenced funk, and indie rock that was distinctly tied to the fertile 1990s Chicago underground scene. 'Outta Space Canoe Race' was originally released on their 1995 self-titled debut. The 2014 official video…

Why it matters

As an instrumental funk/post-rock track from a Sub Pop-signed Chicago quartet, 'Outta Space Canoe Race' represents an underexplored node in the 1990s indie underground: the instrumental groove-based music existing between post-rock minimalism and jazz-funk improvisation. The band's membership…