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In memory of Kenny Hawkes, several of his friends are reaching out to raise money for the British Liver Trust, the "only charity in the UK dedicated to helping everyone affected by a liver condition through support, information and...
Well, okay, it's not so much a secret but based upon how few people in the electronic community know about it, it might as well be.
Famed producer Ian Pooley is making an in-store appearance at luxury eyewear palace...
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 second installment of Four Play Sessions, a new 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...
Rather under the radar given its importance, two Chicago House legends - Curtis McClain and Marshall Jefferson - have released their latest collaboration. The Satisfaction EP features the vocals of McClain and the production of Jefferson, just like the...
Joey Negro has announced the August release of The Secret Life of Us, the fourth Sunburst Band album on Z Records.
The album includes "In The Thick of It", which is currently in promo release as a standalone single...
A short trip, but one it would seem that was worth remembering. DJ Meme himself made this short video of his whirlwind 24-hour-or-less trip to Chicago last Friday when Crimson Lounge and 5 Magazine brought him to our fair...
Exclusive: This is Volume Six of Cajmere's Funky Fresh for 5, our most popular mix series appearing monthly in this space exclusively for 5chicago.com.
Cajual has been killing it lately, with something close to a half dozen releases in the...
Back in the early 1990s, a young fella named Jump "Chico" Slamm banged out one of the early releases on the soon-to-be juggernaut known as Cajual Records. The Slamm Project is best known for the B-side track "Feel Free",...
Our man in Switzerland, Jamie Lewis, is celebrating the release of his new album Purpleized. In Purple Music fashion, the release contains one unmixed and DJ friendly CD along with a vinyl edition, and features collaborations with something like...
Nick Calingaert has posted up a couple of new mixes -- more than three and a half hours -- of previously unknown (to the internet anyway) sets from Spencer Kincy aka Gemini.
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This is a DJ mix from Chicago House legend Spencer Kincy aka Gemini. This was ripped from cassette tape from the 1990s and retains the Side A/Side B split formatting.
Our complete archive of Spencer Kincy tracks, interviews, reviews and...
Nu Disco and boompty House Music. That combo to me must be similar to the emotion that swells through a kid that's just stumbled on his dad's stash of dirty magazines, not quite believing the luck and the "Oh...
This week, 5 Magazine is launching Four Play Sessions, a new monthly mix series from Chicago's Four Play Music and featuring the talents of Mr. Andrew Emil & Friends. (We wrote about the history of Four Play and the...
Mix from Brazil's Alistair Gillespie for 5 Magazine's New Mix Monday series, circa 2012.
My dearest Chicago, you are the architect for the house that Jack built, but did you have any idea that your music was fueling the rage and resistance against apartheid? Did you know that this electronic music created in...
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. Every month, we feature a new mix from Random Soul in this space, alongside...
Checking in with one of our favorite South American friends, Manuel Sahagun
Welcome to the new Digital Divide. If you buy, play or listen to nothing but MP3s and the new release section of Beatport is your conduit to the international dance scene, you may find yourself missing out on some...
After several years in the wilderness, Four Play Music - one of Chicago's most diverse, most innovative and, it can now be said, most resilient labels - is back in a big way.
On April 1st, Four Play is...
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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
