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.
Copyright has reached a certain level of notoriety that it's hard to explain to people who ain't there yet but would like to be. Together with a few other names - Dennis Ferrer is the most obvious one -...
I've had my eye on these guys all year, and I've been impressed with the work they've put out so far. We've got five tracks to hit, so let's get right to the meat.
Three versions of "Sing to Swing"...
I've been banging these tracks around all month, and I am pleased to inform you that the "Disko Sux" title was used strictly ironically. "Back Booster" kicks it off nicely with plenty of well-integrated disco samples and a funky...
This is old school in distribution, not in sound. Dennis Ferrer seeded this in the hands of a select few for several months - almost since WMC 2010, it seems - and it's finally getting out to the public...
This has to be one of my favorite releases from the digital side of the Guesthouse Music catalog this year. Dimitri Max kills it, giving us a timepiece release that is a throwback to the days of filter Disco...
Tracks from Audio Soul Project are like a fine wine: I bring them out when I know they'll be appreciated and the mood is right. This three track release Call of Grace is smooth, funky, lively, and relaxed all...
The first thing I noticed about this .dotbleep release (besides the bitchin' album art) is that it's long, and by long I mean you could take the first track, mix it in for a couple minutes, then mix an...
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,"...
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