5 Magazine
House Music magazine publishing for more than 12 years from Chicago, covering Deep House, Soulful House, Techno, Synth, Disco and every flavor of underground electronic music.
Danny Krivit, who played for his first dancefloor four years before I was born, is celebrating a number of milestones this month. In preparation for one of them, Nervous Records is releasing a new disc, Danny Krivit Celebrates A...
They say you can tell a lot about a person based upon what he does in a time of crisis. If that's also true of communities, it says a lot about House Music to observe the multitude of Fukushima,...
After Cajmere recently remixed Wayne William's single, "You The Feeling" for Maurice Joshua on his Nu Soul label, he must've sparked the idea for this release. It's not groundbreaking but it gets the job done for sure, and that's...
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.
Volume 5 puts Mr. Hector Moralez in the spotlight. No stranger...
Welcome back to 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 a collaboration of two of Sydney's finest DJs and Producers, Yogi &...
Something happened. At some point, we lost our way. "Chicago House" to me was anything but what "Chicago House" now means in the wider world. I'm really not trying to sound naive here - until way too recently, I...
Nobody captures the butterflies-in-the-stomach feeling of being 9 or 39 and being in love than Colette. You got it or you don't, because it isn't easy to be sensual, awkward, adorable - adorkable - at the same time but...
Exclusive: Cajmere is back in the mix! We're pleased to present the latest episode - Volume Nine - of Cajmere's Funky Fresh for 5, a monthly mix series from Chicago's favorite son, Cajmere, appearing each and every month here...
Exclusive: It's a gorgeous day in Chicago - 84 degrees, sunny, the kind of day you wait all year to enjoy - and here is your soundtrack for it: Volume Eight of Cajmere's Funky Fresh for 5, a monthly...
Welcome to the fourth installment of Four Play Sessions, a monthly mix series from Chicago's Four Play Music and featuring the talents of Mr. Andrew Emil & Friends, exclusively for 5 Magazine.
This set is mixed by Chicago's own Chris...
Welcome back to 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 a collaboration of two of Sydney's finest DJs and Producers, Yogi &...
Welcome to the third installment of Four Play Sessions, a monthly mix series from Chicago's Four Play Music and featuring the talents of Mr. Andrew Emil & Friends, exclusively for 5 Magazine.
Four Play has long been one of Chicago's...
German-born and now South African-based producer Ralf Gum is preparing for the release of Never Leaves You, the follow-up to his breakthrough 2008 LP Uniting Music.
Like Uniting Music, Never Leaves You is packed with star collaborators, including some of...
Cassio James Vincent Ware II was born in Newark. This was great news for the world as it meant he crossed paths with two other New Jersey natives, Kevin Hedge and Josh Milan of Blaze. As a gift of...
It's rare that any recording tugs my heartstrings in so many directions. Companion is an ensemble group brought together by Soviet-born Jazz composer Boris Midney in 1981, featuring Charmaine on vocals. He is behind other ensemble groups such as...
It was 1992. I had been playing the previous record on DJ World, "Bitch" by Jamie Principle, and was heading out of Gramaphone when copies of "I Want Some Trade" arrived. I snapped a copy out of Hector Lopez'...
Do we have to do this again? Oh why not. After all, this is Chicago, where you probably voted (twice!) for someone you don't like even if you're unaware of it.
For the literally dozens of you who might care,...
The notion of timelessness seems to be overwhelmingly an afterthought within the realm of contemporary dance music. The current system is driven by fast-paced mechanics, which carelessly govern the life cycle of a composition from its genesis in the...
Exclusive: Time for Volume Seven (!) of Cajmere's Funky Fresh for 5, our reigning, most popular mix series appearing monthly in this space exclusively for 5chicago.com.
What can we say about Cajual lately? The greatest and most resilient House Music...
This Saturday (that's July 21 2012) is an important milestone for a Chicago treasure - the Silver Room's 10th Annual Sound System Block Party, Wicker Park's favorite and most eclectic free festival of the summer. While this year's Block...
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LOVEFOXY / The 5 Mag Cover Mix
A new 5 Mag cover mix and it's a gorgeous set from emerging DJ, producer and artist LOVEFOXY
