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.
I'd normally hop on the Soulful House bandwagon before something a tad harder, but this hip-hop-y House banger just totally deserves mad props - especially because it mixes that sound with a dash of deep techy-mess. The Dirty Vox...
This gem created in the San Fran Bay and out now on Chicago's Funktion label relies on its funkiness and grooviness to wrangle your ears. Each of the three versions are different enough that you could totally rely on...
It's entirely satisfying when you listen to something and think you've discovered a fraud, and with the imbecilic hype of modern dance music there are certainly enough of those to go around.
But it's humbling when you retrace your steps...
Josh Milan and his cohorts from Blaze have been the musical masterminds behind many monumental moments on the dance floor. Now striking out on his own in the guise of a classic-style record executive, Josh is looking to make...
Before listening to this, I wasn't sure if a package of remixes was warranted. "Hey Hey" is probably the biggest track to blow through House Music since the mid-1990s, with a staying power that's puzzled the jaded ("I coulda...
Take the most famous opening notes and the most seminal chorus in House Music history and add Frankie Knuckles, Eric Kupper, Todd Terry and Terry Hunter as remixers... For maybe the first time in my life, describing music with...
People have told me that A&R is a lost art in dance music, and when you finally see it done right, you can understand what they're saying. Olivier Desmet of Amenti consistently signs some of the top names in...
Some years ago, Demarkus Lewis made a shift from a deeper sound to a more tech-oriented blend of electronic boogie. Here he is turning again - not a U turn and certainly not backwards, but into something brand new,...
The Sacrifice: In the mid-2000s, Quentin Harris was a dance music powerhouse. But despite his outspoken and over the top nature, his musical offerings of late have been relatively sparse.
This is a soulful and jazzy mix (beginning with the epic Chuck Roberts vocal "In the beginning there was Jack and Jack had a groove, and from this groove came the groove of all grooves, and while one day...
This EP is my May choice for a crazy-party track (as opposed to some deeper selections reviewed this month). "All Day All Night" has a Hip-House feel, while the funk and bits of dirty innuendo make this a fun...
Whatever your style of House, there's a version of deepness in here that you need to share with the masses. My top picks:
Bazil's Vox Dub is sweet and lounge-y, with a sporadic sax line that makes your ears go...
It needs to be said: Hearing Jay-J's mix of Marco from Rome's "Take Me Away" makes me jizz in my pants a little bit. D'layna's deliciously magical vocals - which also stand out in MFR's original "Take Me Away,"...
Bambino's headmaster Da Sunlounge kills it with his most recent release Skin Tight. The title track hits the mark with that signature midlands sound a la Toka Project, Inland Knights, Kinky Movement, and The Littlemen. The tune rides a...
This set of remixes of an '06 track now come with some deep South African remix influence. The vocals slowly draw you in with the concept (along the lines of "sorry, bud, it was good but she's leavin' you")...
If this magazine has made it into your House Music-loving hands, an introduction to Mark Farina is probably unnecessary. From the creation of the Mushroom Jazz series to winding up on Top DJs of the World lists by URB,...
Lydia's take: "Don't Fight Love" is this LP's hidden gem, complete with horns, a gaggle of what I can only imagine are lovely ladies backin' up with some "yeaaaahhhhh, yeaaaaah"s, and a bouncy, poppy groove all the way through....
San Francisco-based Prismatic Tracks has been making a waves in House Music with the unconventional and broad range of styles that they purvey. Prismatic staples Cubik & Origami come with an intensely tech-infused House release with their tune "Bought...
This is a mix from Spencer Kincy aka Gemini from the late 1990s called "Experiments." It is split into Side A and Side B as the original mix was distributed on cassette tape and is preserved that way here.
Our...
Guesthouse Music stands tall with another solid vinyl release. GM is one of the few labels of its niche in House Music still pushing vinyl in the recently overwhelming digital age of music. This release features House phenom DJ...
MUST READ!
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
