ANNOUNCING: THE NEW ISSUE OF 5 MAG
Album of the Month: Oliver Dollar on “Contemporary”
Rekids' generational run of great house music albums continues with Contemporary, the new collection of dancefloor-friendly deep house tracks from Oliver Dollar.
Czboogie DJ Mix – Live at EMBODY / Smartbar
5 Mag founder Czboogie's set at the Waacking and Vogueing party called EMBODY at Smartbar on December 11 2025.
Ardalan: Inside the New 5 Mag
5 Mag profile of Ardalan, plus LOVEFOXY cover mix and interview, Oliver Dollar album of the month, Richard Earnshaw's new bag and more inside 5 Mag Issue 223.
On Repeat: A decade of Ron Trent tracks come together on “Lift Off”
Harold Heath looks back at some of 2025's best electronic music albums, including Ron Trent's Lift Off, an album a decade in the making and released on Rush Hour.
On Repeat: Maurice Fulton’s sparkling house album “Night Blooming Cereus”
Harold Heath looks back at some of 2025's best electronic music albums, including Night Blooming Cereus by Maurice Fulton (as "Boof").
On Repeat: Futuristic Sonics for the Soul on rRoxymore’s “Juggling Dualities”
Harold Heath looks back at some of 2025's best electronic music albums, starting with French artist rRoxymore’s "Juggling Dualities."
North Coast Music Festival announces phase one 2026 lineup
North Coast Music Festival returns for its 16th year from September 4 through September 6 2026.
Movement caps 2026 lineup with Sara Landry, Louie Vega & Anané, Claude Von Stroke and more
Some 115 artists will be DJing or performing at the Memorial Day weekend festival, taking place May 23 through May 25 2026 in Detroit.
Factory Town lights up Miami Music Week with Drumcode, elrow and more
Insomniac presents five stages over five nights at Factory Town starting March 25 2026.
![Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx]](https://5mag.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/richard-earnshaw-better-for-me-80x60.jpg "Premiere: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label with the irresistible “Better For Me” ft Sabrina Chyld")
Paul Johnson Mix: New Mix Monday (2010)
Once lost, now found: the soulful side of Paul Johnson in full color in this restored mix Paul recorded exclusively for 5 Magazine in 2010.
Czboogie DJ Mix – Live at EMBODY / Smartbar
5 Mag founder Czboogie's set at the Waacking and Vogueing party called EMBODY at Smartbar on December 11 2025.
DJ Cent mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 40
A 120 minute house music work out from Detroit's DJ Cent for this week's RISE mix from 5 Mag.
Random Acts of Acid with Sting 2
Click the eyes for a big surprise! From the maker of the popular Max for Live device Sting comes a device akin to an acid randomizer built on top of an emulated TB-303.
Emulating the classic Rhodes sound with Magic Tines
If you don't already have a favorite plugin (or a real Rhodes), GSi has a unique take on the timeless sound of the electric piano.
Egyptian Lover test drives the new Roland TR-1000
Beatmaking legend The Egyptian Lover demos Roland's new "beast," the TR-1000 Rhythm Creator.
Mike Huckaby: A Production Primer
Thomas Cox on the "tight but focused" discography and musical evolution of a dance music icon, Mike Huckaby.
The CIA/Tech House Connection: it’s even worse than you think
The CIA "tech house" rebrand launched a thousand memes. Congrats: you participated in a viral marketing campaign.
The Side Hustle from Hell: Tracking the DJ King of Donetsk
Hacking, Russian agents & a cybercrime boss with a love for the vibe: the strange story of Vyacheslav Penchukov, the DJ king of Donetsk.
Lost Astronaut: The Last Records of Tranquility Bass
Michael Kandel was many things to many people at different times, but his musical career...
Rock The House: Rodney Bakerr and Rockin’ House Records
Averaging just one record a year since 1986, Rodney Bakerr's Rockin' House Records makes a...
Boiler Room releases official statement disavowing the owner of Boiler Room
You gotta really think about this one for a minute.
Put a fork in it: the demise of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival
This is what happens when you let ghouls establish ownership over your culture.
Why American broadcasters will never pay performance royalties
Faced with another congressional push to close their billion dollar loophole, the AM/FM industry is fighting hard to keep performance royalties from artists.
Atomic Age Drum Machines: the Ghost Orchestras of Harry Chamberlin
Musicians' unions once banned these machines for fear they would put their members out of work. The incredible story of the insulation installer who developed the world's first commercial drum machine.
Space Oddity: the weird history of the Soviet ANS synthesizer
The sound of Tarkovsky's Solaris, The Mirror and Stalker was generated by a strange machine that created sounds with drawings.
The Inside Story of As You Like It
The Bay Area residency is now 2020's best new underground label. Lauren Krieger on the history, tragedy & journey of As You Like It Recordings.
For All Mankind: Electronic Music on the Moon
Brian Eno, Jeff Mills and Michael Kandel offer radically different interpretations of the relationship between humans, the Moon and the Earth.
Lost Astronaut: The Last Records of Tranquility Bass
Michael Kandel was many things to many people at different times, but his musical career...
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