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Terry Matthew

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Managing Editor of 5 Magazine, Terry Matthew's first record was "Circus Bells." His first mixtape was from Armando Gallop. Aside from writing for 5 Mag, Terry has authored the liner notes for Jeff Mills' "Metropolis Metropolis" and the 20th anniversary reissue of Hardkiss' "Delusions of Grandeur." He lives in Chicago. You can reach Terry by email.
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A multi-genre compilation raising cash for people affected by the government's rampage through Chicago's neighborhoods.
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Bright brass and stomping grooves on a two track EP from Jimmy Allen on Circus Recordings.
If you set a neo-noir film in Tokyo and wire it up with a UK Garage soundtrack, it might sound like Freudenthaler's new EP from Brombért Records.
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