Terry Matthew
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.
There was a point about four hours ago when I had no idea who Naux was. I've been deep in a rabbit hole with the French producer's catalog and it's a very weird place to be.
5 Mag showcase featuring Chicago artist SaraProblem on LOVE THIS HOUSE, her new track with vocalist Khadeeja Grace.
The man behind the legend was even greater than the legend itself. 5 Mag remembers Chicago house DJ and ghetto house pioneer DJ Deeon, who passed away today.
Fantastically dope, dirty and elegant by turns, the space-minded cosmonauts of Culture Power 45 present us with The Degabah System, an "interstellar" trio with their debut album Saqqara.
First Cut welcomes TR One, Giles Armstrong and Reflection Port Assembly on shiny black wax on Crossing The Red Line.
At 1:05 you should be prepared to get happy. Hustlin' All Day by Portuguese producer Bernardo Mota gets positively joyful at that moment as this lovely little track erupts with bigger-than-Def Mix piano chords going up like fireworks.
Firefly by Conrad marks an artist at the peak of their creative powers. Unfortunately, it is also a posthumous release: Conrad took his own life before the Firefly EP was released.
Levon Vincent has a clear affinity here for the record, which presaged a darker, more physical turn for analog-driven techno and deep house. Vincent is a fellow traveler and his work on these remixes is nothing short of stunning.
It may be cheapening the art and coarsening the discourse when all we have to say about a record is mf, this is dope but mf, this is dope. When it comes to her public discography, Roberta has not missed.
The event's 18 year run has spanned from Wicker Park to Hyde Park before becoming a multi-day lakefront festival.
Close your eyes and you're there again: standing amid the broken toilets and dimebags on the tiles at whatever club was the hot place in 1996 but which you had a vague suspicion was no longer quite so hot in 1997.
Code 041 is another brilliant musical excursion from the wildly eclectic but always on point DJ Rocca
The line-up and times for the panel discussions as well as the keynote "fireside chat" with Robert Owens at the Chicago House Music Conference held this Friday, June 23 2023 at the Chicago Cultural Center.
An enthusiastic City Council approved landmark designation for the building where Frankie Knuckles played and where house music was born in Chicago.
Sweat Equity's Daniel Creahan dons a mask as Alien D on an EP of rust belt techno tracks from Fixed Rhythms.
5 Mag founder and editor-in-chief Czarina Mirani has launched Cz's House, a new mix show recorded regularly at Cz's actual house. Episode 4 is live now.
Another beautiful anonymous slab of wax from artists unknown to us just waiting to slip into your crate and intimidate all your other records with its fierceness.
Phil Kieran's latest album is a vibrant tour de force inspired by the old movie palace where it was made.
A new copyright body was created last year to cheaply and easily file infringement claims, but few musicians or music rights holders seem to be aware of it.
Another 12" deep house record that's all about the groove and how to cook with it from Chicago's Snad.
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