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.
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Just 90 out of 14,000 applicants have been approved for money Congress set aside for your local club or music venue.
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Michel Baumann loaded up another record full of busy bass and bad ass beats on "What What," a new EP for 18437 Records.
The debut from a new label features this spirited deep house track from Yesca.
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As "Vault," Moodymanc blows the dust off some tracks more than a decade in the making on "Cows on a Beach."
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"As refreshingly weird and disconnected as a pleasant afternoon nod" from the Detroit project Doogatron.
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