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.
What is HitPiece, who is behind it, and just what the holy hell did they think they were doing?
Essentials for DJs who need to tap into a constant stream of quality house and garage-influenced tracks.
A consciously optimistic and upbeat tune, "Brighter Future" by Gratts and Chicago house legend Robert Owens gets rewired by Jorge Caiado on his Inner Balance label.
Deep, techy and acid-bubbling remixes from Kai Alce and Voightmann on Silverlining Dubs XI, taken from Asad Rizvi's Simulacra album.
Big Up, big sound: Bristol record shop Idle Hands launches a new imprint curated with homegrown "secret weapons" like this one.
Lugovskiy's "Balcony Party" EP is smoldering deep house heat from the always reliable Closer To Truth label.
Telecommuting during lockdown, Clive From Accounts makes more deep house beauties on the clock on Strictly Business from Razor'N'Tape.
5 Mag meets French deep house DJ, producer and creator of our latest cover mix, Lea Lisa, on DJing, crate digging and why taste beats tech every time.
Five tracks for your dollar, as Monty Luke takes you from the basement to the mainroom to the afterparty.
The new album from the Alexander Robotnick and Ludus Pinsky side project.
M Hook's new album New River on Star Creature Universal Vibrations is almost irradiated by the intensity and tightly-wound focus of a studio savant or one-man-band.
Certainly a message beyond the typically tight beats and inventive arrangements of a Gari Romalis deep house record, out now on Nicepeople.
Liquid Earth's "Scope Zone" goes from blotter on your tongue to trails in the corner of your eyes in 7:30.
Aus Music's catalog is breathtaking, and Tee Mango has made a lot of them. "Last Dance" is an unexpectedly melodic and heartfelt release.
Reissued by Shuffle'n'Swing, the infamous and mysterious "Fungus Mungus" rides again.
Setting off housequakes left and right, Dance Mania alumnus Drew Sky drops some bandcamp goodies for the masses on MEGA.
Elegant and blindingly bright, the jazz-inflected soulful house masterpiece is out on Excursions Vol 1 from Roots Underground.
The first Claude Young 12" since 2015, The Knife on NDATL stands up with the best ethereal deep house released in 2021.
Using just "one drum machine and one synthesizer", maestro Gigi Testa and "Atlantis" take you on one hell of a sonic journey. The new 12" record is out now on Freedom Dance.
The Posthuman album Requiem for a Rave could be your life, and if you're reading this it probably was.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
