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.
DJ Swisha and Kush Jones drop a throwback to the early '90s fuzzy lo-fi Chicago tracks on a Bandcamp Friday release.
Slinky soul zapped with THC fuzz, the Mar-A-Lago EP features Declan McDermott and even a cameo on the drums by Black Loops.
This week's featured 5 Mag mix from Irish DJ and producer Tr One - a bangin deep house set featuring tracks from Specter, Santiago Salazar, Moodymann, Levon Vincent, Delano Smith and more.
The tracks from Rosa Anschütz's Goldener Strom album leave a mark. New remixes from Aasthma & Umfang build upon a priceless collection of strikingly beautiful, ethereal music.
Hot Mix 5 and Chicago house music DJ pioneer Julian "Jumpin" Perez, who was backed by the police union, is trailing by more than 20% with only late arriving mail-in ballots left to be counted in his controversial race for Chicago alderman.
121 people died at two nightclub tragedies in Chicago and Rhode Island just 3 days apart.
What is Azura? Who are they? You won't find much info, but their music makes them sound like some hardcore fans of the often overlooked "Italo dream house" world - a microgenre prominent in Italy from 1989 through the early '90s, a blend of Chicago-style house seasoned with a "Mediterranean patina."
5 Mag meets the rising German DJ and producer making luscious, beautiful tracks with an ear tuned to the dancefloor.
NONE SOUNDS are a pair of Uyghur electronic musicians who now live in Europe; their sound is deeply analog - euphoric and quasi-progressive at times and at others staying down in the grime.
Paul Cut and Jorge Caiado are on fire on this exquisite vinyl-only deep house EP on Inner Balance.
Lydia Eisenblätter, George John, Vicmari, POLY POLY featuring Valentina Oefele and more highlight the 15 track compilation A Change Gonn' Come.
The two awful DJs seem to have cultivated the "asshole billionaire" demographic.
From Manchester and purveyor of deep but energetic dance music, spiked with a bit of garage, drums that will knock some bodies around and vocal clips that will lift them back up.
Demuir steps out in 2023 with a gorgeous & dynamic new album, Visions.
Japanese producer Rawfila recruits two artists from Chicago for a four track acid meltdown on "Acid Intensity."
DASCO's four track Powerful Woman EP on Shall Not Fade is an object of art, a record that aims for and achieves acid perfection.
Bouncing basement thumps and the unapologetic love for the motherbeat carries through across all four original tracks on Midnight Sounds, a vinyl-only cut from Hector Ram and Short Attention Records.
Nobody was making music like this in 2004. Mostly, they're still not. A six track dig into Ricardo Miranda's archives on vinyl from Noble Square.
The debut release from the new sibling label to Freerange and Delusions of Grandeur comes from Japanese DJ and producer Yuu Udagawa. Stay With Us is a heavy, hazy and surprisingly soulful electronic masterpiece from Cyphon Recordings, out February 3 2023.
Whether Lovelydaze is a new voice or one that's just new for you, you would do well to check this out. "Hold On 2 U" wraps up some deep meditative bliss in the parameters of a UKG-influenced track.
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