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.
5 Magazine travels to Santa Fe, New Mexico for our latest 5 Mag Mix from Adam Warped of Whiskey Pickle Records:
Four dancefloor workhorses from Archivist and Medical Records' sublabel, Transfusions.
Plastik People follows up on a run of Deep House and Garage tracks with a heepin' helpin' of soul.
Powerful, evocative Techno on Inigo Kennedy's Tornado EP from Token Records.
"We Like To Party" by Al & The Kidd is just the first of several records from the late Washington, DC legend's archives of funky Go-Go and Soul.
Purple Music drops a radio-friendly bomb with Soulful House gem "Figli Delle Stelle."
Enduring a sad hiatus, one of the best synthwave labels returns with a new compilation for 2017.
The West End Edits series features four disco and funk tracks edited by Medlar.
IndiGhost's entire discography is immersive as all hell and a joy to splash around in.
Mark Farina and Homero Espinosa's latest collaboration shines on Moulton Music.
And Jamie 3:26 remixes a bit of stripped down jack from the NYC madman.
Uniquely cinematic, even in a genre that mainlines OSTs and makes them up when it's convenient, Blood Rage is a tantilizing glimpse at Nightcrawler's forthcoming LP.
The Toy Box series shows techno stalwart Jerome Hill still full of righteously noxious piss and vinegar, making fun, noisy beats.
Quality Deep House sounds from Husky as LJ Hawk, featuring Quails and released on Miguel Migs' Salted Music.
The second single from Sir LSG's forthcoming Moving Circles album features some brilliant remixes from Ralf Gum.
Retouch is a(nother) Russian savant I've found on Bandcamp, inhabiting a world of what you might dub "progressive retro-futurism" if every word in that phrase didn't contradict every other one.
Cosmic 8bit space Techno from Chicago's Noleian Reusse makes for a compelling EP on Bio Rhythm.
Joey Negro's first record (under that name) in 20 years is packed so tight with soul it's bursting with it.
Fresh single from Atjazz Record Co, Jullian Gomes and Sio's 1000 Memories is remixed with pleasure by Osunlade, Karizma, Fred Everything and Atjazz himself.
Veteran producer Damon Wild reinvigorates the Synewave imprint on this tight collaboration with Epi Centrum.
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