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.
Listen to SOFRA, the title track of DJ 3000's new EP dropping this week on Motech.
Roger Sanchez is S-Man and his releases on UNDR the RADR have been a welcome throwback to a deeper and more sensual sound. On Wasting Time he teams up with Huxley and vocalist Aimee Sophia for a pitched reminder that he wrote a chapter in the book we're reading.
"Retroscope" hits its stride with the title track, a hard techno production that manages to marry the grimy hook of something like L.I.E.S. with a drone that is all 9West's own. It's the centerpiece and title track of the new EP by the Greek duo, out now on USM Recordings.
Rhapsodise is a spectacular organ and vocal jam from Ben Gomori, the title track of a new EP from Gomori on resurgent dance music powerhouse Peppermint Jam.
Plaster's TRANSITION represents the distillation of some 50 years of European electronic music history.
Part of the Chicago House Music Festival coming Memorial Day Weekend 2018 in Chicago, featuring workshops, panels and industry insiders. Also: Free. No RSVP needed.
The Hustlin' EP is a surprisingly fresh take on the '90s Golden Age deep house sound from Bologna's DJ Cream.
The Italian dance music pioneers Alessandro and Davide Piatto from N.O.I.A. showcase their new project, the dreamy and classic techno sound of TenGrams on the SpaceLab EP.
This white label 12" featuring Chic's "Le Freak" and Sister Sledge's "Thinking Of You" is the first chunk of disco funk to emerge from Dimitri From Paris' highly anticipated Chic Remix compilation out in June from Glitterbox.
Chuck Roberts is working with Terry Hunter and Monique Bingham and shooting a video for their new single in Chicago.
Silent Servant, Zola Jesus and Dean Hurley and more have their remixes of maestro John Carpenter's "Lost Themes" pressed to wax.
Listen to the ultra-rare Oscar Perry disco groover Body Movements from Under the Influence Vol 6, compiled by Faze Action and slated for a May release from Joey Negro's Z Records.
Upstart DJ-centered streaming site HearThis.at has added livestreaming support, enabling DJs or podcasters to stream their sounds live and have them recorded automatically.
Nat Wendell bangs out tracks like a man in rapture on Theoretics, on vinyl from Depth of My Soul.
The b-side for Where The One Is marks Art of Tones auspicious return to Local Talk.
Groovement Organic Series hails an ambient masterpiece in Em Paz, a new album from Kaoru Inoue, the master of Japanese electronic music.
Garrett David's "Simple Flourish" joins tracks by Todd Sines, Titonton Duvante and Andreas Saag and Fym on fresh vinyl from Residual.
$11.5 million from California investors will lead to US expansion for the London-based DJ streaming site Mixcloud.
Three man Italian band Sound Therapy bring the element back to deep house on Black Fever from Closer To Truth.
The soulful house cover of Dexter Wansel's 1979 classic The Sweetest Pain is pressed up by Quantize for Record Store Day.
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