Live Alive: Seven Davis Jr. in the new 5 Mag
There are probably people in this scene with more innate talent than Seven Davis Jr, but we haven't met them. The brilliant producer, DJ and musician is subject of the latest 5 Mag cover story, plus Nick V and the 17 year strong La Mona Paris, Chicago's viral Elevator Music, disco archeology and more inside 5 Mag 214, out now.
Fata Morgana: live, hallucinatory techno from Vasco Ispirian
The sound of Fata Morgana I is stripped down, raw, playing out how you'd hear music in a live PA - which is how Vasco Ispirian perfected this style of producing techno.
VIVA ACID presents DJ Westbam 96 Inferno @ Dolton Expo (RARE)
Previously unheard live set from Westbam, recorded live at Chicago rave INFERNO on January 20 1996, from the VBNTS archive by VIVA ACID's Luis Baro.
VIVA ACID presents DJ Hyperactive / 1995 mixtape (RARE)
VIVA ACID presents this never-before-heard mixtape from Midwest Techno legend DJ Hyperactive, circa 1995. This mix captures a pivotal moment and time period in the evolution of Midwest rave caught on tape. Unearthed directly from the VBNTS archive by VIVA ACID's Luis Baro.
Full schedule of events announced for VIVA ACID 2023
Season 3 features a slew of events, workshops and conversations in celebration of the squelch and the scene starting October 5 2023 in Chicago.
Lars Behrenroth does acid on “Is It”
Hands up if you had Lars Behrenroth dropping a gnarly as f acid track for the summer of 2023
Raw Midwest techno from Minneapolis’ Autokinetic
Carrying the torch for Midwest Techno, Autokinetic drops a rude and raucous four track EP on vinyl and digital from Fixed Rhythms.
VIVA ACID announces 2023 dates for Season 3 of the worldwide acid assembly
October 5th through October 9th 2023 have been set aside for an array of events for VIVA ACID Season 3, featuring artists including Glenn Underground, Mystic Bill, Noncompliant, Eris Drew, John Simmons, Jana Rush, Houz 'Mon, Geto Mark, Hyperactive, Woody McBride, Mike Dearborn and more.
Paris Acid City debuts with “Apoji”
Another beautiful anonymous slab of wax from artists unknown to us just waiting to slip into your crate and intimidate all your other records with its fierceness.
Photonz makes 12 house cuts about nothing
Photonz drops an album of spares, rares and sketches as a yummy bandcamp only release for diggers and DJs seeking ultra deep cuts.
Funkyjaws subscribes to the eternal truth that everything goes better with acid
The third release from Funkyjaws' eponymous label passes the hat around and collects a wide variety of tracks from friends, who proceed to fuck the shit out of them with reconstructed 303s.
Jerical’s Flesh EP is raw as hell, cultivated Midwest techno
Five tracks of perfectly shaped techno, grown in the hydroponic lead-tainted labs of Rockford, Akron or Flint or certainly from the blueprint sketched on formica countertops in one of those Midwest stations.
Acid Is Universal: Uyghur duo NONE SOUNDS on “Mad”
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.
Acid Intensity from Rawfila, Jana Rush & Robert Armani
Japanese producer Rawfila recruits two artists from Chicago for a four track acid meltdown on "Acid Intensity."
Acid Queen: DASCO hits acid perfection on Powerful Woman
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.
rhythmrobot – RISE vol 5
30 years of "mostly acid" in a bangin' new mix from Chicago's rhythmrobot for RISE, 5 Mag's weekly mix series.
Live techno vibes on System of Survival’s Handling EP
Techno that sounds jacked out of the PA from System of Surival and Fventi.
Punchdrunk synth spirits brewed up by Liquid Earth on The Electronic Brain
A nose dive into junkyard synthesis on the new vinyl imprint from Liquid Earth.
Premiere: Andy Ash feat. Faber – Life [Quintessentials]
Raw house music in the Chicago tradition from Andy Ash on "Life," the second track from his new album.
Nala is exploring “the marriage between punk inspiration, badass women and dance music”
Shaped by the electronic music underground of Miami and LA, Nala steps out with her new label Mi Domina, exploring "the marriage between punk inspiration, badass women and dance music."
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Mike Dunn: Chicago Honors a Native Son
"It’s a beautiful thing to come from nothing and be something" - Chicago house music pioneer Mike Dunn on being honored by the City of Chicago.
