Ron Basejam: Disco Denizen
Harold Heath on Ron Basejam, alter ego of James Baron, co-founder of Crazy P and producer of "a certain brand of detailed, pristinely produced disco-tech music."
Get a Taste of Iceland’s Homegrown House Music Scene
Borg's Homegrown Vol 1 features tracks on wax from Iceland producers and DJs ILO, Intr0beatz and Felix Leifur.
Eddie Niguel: Three Decades of Sacred Visions
Will Sumsuch talks to local hero Eddie Niguel on his odyssey behind the decks and the evolution of the electronic music scene in Singapore.
Rockysteady Disco Releases Standing Still Is An Illusion Remixes
Blair French's glittering, funky 2017 release gets remixed by Topher Horn, Aroop Roy and Eli from Soul Clap as Bamboozle.
Tensnake Remixes Mousse T. featuring Cleah’s MELODIE
Tensnake does what he does best and turns a soulful house tune inside out on his remix of "Melodie" by Mousse T. and Cleah.
Ashley Beedle Remixes Mutenoise’s Midnight EP on F*CLR
With the best A&R among deep house labels, F*CLR hits gold with Russian producer Mutenoise's MIDNIGHT EP.
Dirt Crew Cuts: Lorenz Rhode’s Belair EP
Tensnake and Strip Steve remix cuts from Lorenz Rhode's Belair, out now from Dirt Crew.
Deeper Than Deep with Spinna, Alex Agore, Latin Soul Brothas
Bad ass tracks on black wax DJ Spinna (as Free Radikalz), Alex Agore and Ricardo Miranda from Chicago house stalwart Noble Square.
Intr0beatz: Late Night Snacks
Iceland's wunderkind releases an EP on wax of musical feed for famished dancefloors.
Best of 2018: Ethyène’s High Octane “Brotherly Love”
Built on a foundation of eclectic samples stacked on high, Ethyene's Brotherly Love is an LP in length and epic in scope
Tevo Howard Pays Tribute to the Late Rick “Poppa” Howard
We were shocked to read in the liner notes of this reissue about the "sad passing" of Rick "Poppa" Howard, father of Chicago producer and DJ Tevo Howard.
Tour-Maubourg Releases Solitude Collective on Pont Neuf
Tour-Maubourg is a relatively new talent and, should he produce a few more records like this, Solitude Collective will mark the ascent of a major one.
H.I.M.W.O.L. – A 5 Mag Mix 72
Exclusive new mix from Australian deep and soulful house music artist H.I.M.W.O.L.
Closer To Truth Adds to a Flawless Catalog with Sakhile SK: Right On Time
Some of the coolest deep and garage-y records in the world right now are being released by Closer To Truth, and the Right On Time EP from South Africa's Sakhile SK is another.
Nikki O & Javonntte Team Up On “The Color of Midnight”
The Color of Midnight is Deep & Soulful House of such a high quality that it could serve as a teardown for a masterclass in the genre.
Danny J Lewis: The 5 Mag Profile
A Producer, A Remixer, An Educator: a profile of the extraordinary Deep House and UK Garage artist Danny J Lewis from 5 Mag's Issue 165 cover story.
Gnarly 8 Bit Analog Fuzz on Back For Good’s Gymnastics
Betonkust joins in the fun on a remix of Back For Good's Gymnastics from Matthias Speck's Turn It Down.
#ListenUp Nat Wendell Attains Deep House Virtuosity on The Blues
Coming this month on black wax from a dealer near you: Nat Wendell's gorgeous The Blues EP on Courtesy of Balance.
#ListenUp Hamburg 3011 is the Kind of Track the Word “Vibing” Was Made For
Felix Leifur's new EP for Dirt Crew is adventurous, forward-thinking and extremely dancefloor friendly.
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The Trials and Tribulations of Lonely C
His touch is on every aspect of the album: as a vocalist, programmer, arranger and instrumentalist. Lauren Krieger talks to Lonely C (aka Charlie from Soul Clap) on the recording of his debut solo album, Charles and Tribulations.
