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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.
Corduroy Mavericks have come correct again with another fine EP. This Lexington, Kentucky duo have really turned it up to eleven these past couple years with solid release after solid release. Their style lends to Deep House, Funky House...
These three remixes are solid and you can't go wrong whether you choose just one or all of them. The spoken vocals are delightfully high pitched: "Have you got your bootz on?" "Is it too late to party?" "Ya...
High fashion and House Music used to go together like vodka and vermouth, and for Honey Dijon, they still do. From Chicago, Miss Dijon (facebook, twitter, soundcloud) got her groove on as a DJ and producer in New York...
Given the choice, I'm going to take music that makes a lot of noise and pisses off my neighbors every time. A serious problem with the audio glut of tunes that make their way to market every month (well...
I'll tell you what: No matter how many sub-genres there are of House Music, you can always tell when a particular song or sound comes straight from the source. It's like making a single photocopy of a painting: the...
Attention Deep House heads: there is vinyl heat circulating in breakfast form entitled Pancake Sessions. The label is equipped with delicious pancake art on Side A and the cool-down after a Tetrode-Downbeat party on the flip-side. The image on...
South African natives Black Coffee and jazz laureate Hugh Masekela have a gift for you: "We Are One" on Vega Records. This soulful explosion is a directional expression of two talented artists who combine music and positive vocals for...
Being a long time fan, I always look forward to the new Drop Music promos that get passed my way. For those who don't know, Drop Music was pioneered and championed by Laurence Ritchie who is 1/2 of the...
As an new writer for 5 Magazine, I'd like to say that all styles of House Music excite me and I'm a bit of a glutton when it comes to the colorful palette that this genre of music has...
Camouflage is a pretty interesting guy. He learned to DJ as a teenager in Joburg, moved to London in 2003 and started up pretty much the only House Music internet radio station I make the time to listen to,...
5 Mag's Label Profile series is a new feature, with curiously in-depth overviews of some of our favorite House Music labels. Recognizing that most labels (especially these days) are a labor of love of just one or two founders,...
After talking to him for an hour, it's not hard to figure out why Junior Sanchez has so many fans in this industry, among DJs, producers and party people alike. He not only makes forward-thinking club music, but is...
Superb producer and vocalist Alexander East sent us his latest project on 3345 Music with three remixers for your pleasure. The original cut is a definite floor-warmer, heavy on the synths with a smooth groove. It's got the beat...
I have to admit, after I first heard Toomy Disco's new album Bedroom Tricks, the first thing I did was email Jazzy Eyewear of SoSound (the label that released it) and demand to know if I was being hoaxed.
"Age...
A central part of Chicago House is the presence of the elements that created it. Keeping true to that essence is the creation of The Chicago Jazz EP, the follow-up to The New Gotham EP from producers Cajmere and...
UK producer DJ Aura delivers a deep yet techie 3 track EP, and it's definitely club friendly. The original mix of "Excited State" is a deep & dirty, yet funky hypnotic loop, almost Kerri Chandler-ish with the dark baseline....
Long Island native Carolyn Harding returns with a re-working of her 1987 hit, "Moving On". Originally produced by Winston Jones, this collage of notable producers includes five action-packed remixed versions that will provide solidarity to any dancefloor.
Continuing a legacy...
WOW! This offering could very well contend as one of the BEST remix projects this year!! And it couldn't have been done without the collaborative efforts from both the UK and the Midwest. Smooth Agent Records presents the 2010...
Hard to believe that it's been 12 years since Laurence Ritchie and Andy Riley formed Inland Knights (twitter, myspace, discogs) and unleashed their form of House Music mayhem on an unsuspecting world. After meeting up as DJs for the...
Andy Clockwork put together a pretty impressive 5-track EP, with three of 'em grabbing my attention, the fourth one I'm not sure about, and the fifth track - let's just say that I don't smoke! All in all,...
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