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Chicago's Large Music is giving away a free track Greek producer Sek, who is releasing his second EP, Inside Out, on Large in two weeks. You can preorder the EP here from iTunes.
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"To celebrate the second ep on Large...
This is what editors used to call "burying the lede", back when there were still gainfully employed editors who could tell you what a "lede" was.
Four paragraphs into this story published today about Juan Atkins and Rik Davis...
Against a backdrop of Chicago's skyline, lakefront, high school gyms and downtown sidewalks, the FootworKINGZ provide the visuals for "Check U Out", the neo-juke track in collaboration with Gant-Man from Green Velvet (aka Cajmere's) new album Unshakeable.
Unshakeable - believe...
Mark Farina takes the turntables about, oh, 11 or 12 hours from now, playing an ultra-rare Mushroom Jazz set at The Mid tonight (RSVP here). Colette, Mark Grant and other DJs will be there too, you should check it...
Lars and Maarten of Detroit Swindle continue spreading the love around with a quirky 12" from Max Graef. Broken Keyboard features a couple of good, adventurous pieces and one that's an absolute monster. That would be "Ignorance is Bliss",...
Camouflage (Chicago House FM) mixes Volume 186 of New Mix Monday, 5 Magazine's weekly House Music guest mix series.
Kimesh, aka Camouflage, is the owner of ChicagoHouseFM Radio, founded in late 2008 and still going strong. CHFM has since expanded...
I love that these guys did this. After several years in limbo, the lads are back with Slum Science album of unfashionably downtempo, trippy and funky tunes. This sound isn't particularly hip at the moment but it's always a...
What you see above is one of the most iconic label stickers in my collection (and the track is pretty good too) - Keep Pushin' by Boris Dlugosch and the One True Diva, Inaya Day.
Peppermint Jam - home...
Four Play Sessions is a mix series from Chicago's Four Play Music and featuring the talents of Mr. Andrew Emil & Friends, published each month exclusively for 5 Magazine.
Curated by Andrew Emil, this month's set is from Chicago's The...
Noleian Reusse (Black Tekno, Africans with Mainframes) mixes Volume 185 of New Mix Monday, 5 Magazine's weekly House Music guest mix series.
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Proof positive of the insane talent...
This is Volume 15 of Random Soul Sessions, a mix series appearing in this space each and every month from Yogi and Husky of Australian House Music duo Random Soul exclusively for 5 Magazine.
The tracklisting and comments for this...
An exclusive mix from Chicago House Music legend Johnny Fiasco marks Volume 184 of New Mix Monday, 5 Magazine's weekly House Music guest mix series.
To say I'm thrilled about this mix is an extreme understatement. Johnny Fiasco (Defected/MN2S/Om/Klassik Fiasco)...
Green Velvet is doing a spin on the (at this point, tired) remix contest.
According to an image posted up on his Instagram, the Chicago producer, also and always known as Cajmere, is inviting young and aspiring DJs and producers...
Feed your milk crates: two of our favorite joints in Chicago are holding weekend sales for the heads.
First off, our friends at The Silver Room are holding a Basement Sale all weekend long. Included are "over 1000 records",...
You know his name, even if you don't understand why it's stamped on every device, movie poster and CD you've purchased in the last 30 years.
He was Ray Dolby, founder of Dolby Laboratories. Mr. Dolby died today in...
Legendary synthesizer manufacturer Moog announced today the discontinuation of the oft-beloved "Little Phatty" synth, created in 2006 as a tribute to the life and legacy of founder Bob Moog.
In a short documentary released today and embedded above, Moog Music...
I think you can tell an issue's reached critical mass when Stephen Colbert uses it as a punchline. Which happened with the issue of Chicago violence this week. Colbert suggested that if America was concerned with shooting people, we...
5 Magazine favorite Luke McKeehan of Nordic Trax mixes volume 181 of New Mix Monday, 5 Magazine's weekly House Music guest mix series.
Luke McKeehan is the founder of Nordic Trax, our favorite label from the Great White North (we...
Oh snap: Several of our favorite people from Detroit are collaborating on "Move" - a Soulful House bomb and the 19th release from Detroit's WomenOnWax Records.
An original production from DJ Minx and maybe the most underrated vocalist working...
This is Volume 14 of Random Soul Sessions, a monthly mix series from Yogi and Husky of Australian House Music duo Random Soul exclusively for 5 Magazine.
Random Soul is the musical collaboration of DJs and producers Yogi and Husky....
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DJ Three on the cover, Jimpster on 30 Years of Freerange, Ryan Sadorus on House of Beretta, Fred Everything and Teuteu live keys + DJ cover mix and more.
