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Deep House

Deep House is a subgenre of House Music. Originating in the 1980s – particularly with the music of Larry Heard, Fingers Inc, and others – it fuses elements of Chicago House with a more melodic, sometimes soulful feeling.

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Big Churning Acid Monster: Hardway Bros remix Jason Merle’s “Fester”

Nice four track package from Austin Texas' Whiskey Pickle label featuring two originals by Fresno DJ/producer Jason Merle and a pair of Sean Johnston Hardway Bros remixes
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Kirik & Imbue collaborate on the impossibly bright On Distance

From Kherson, Ukraine comes one of the most extraordinarily bright and even outright sunny EPs hitting the racks this year.
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Black Eyes: This Is A Broadcast From The Future

5 Mag meets Black Eyes, the Mancunian producer whose label Lost Control 2097 is capturing a certain raw, sometimes psychedelic but viscerally rhythmic brand of techno and deep house.
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GRTMN: Rephlex drops a deep & slinky 3 track EP on Closer To Truth

Closer To Truth has a knack for tapping into a rich vein of young producers and giving them a spotlight and with output like this they rarely disappoint.
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Without You: Sparkling Athenian house from Lex on Delusions of Grandeur

More house excellentness on Delusions of Grandeur, this time featuring four cuts from Athenian DJ / producer Lex.
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DJ Aaron Chase mix ☀️ RISE vol 19

Wake up man, new Chicago house mix just dropped from our guy Aaron Chase.
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Marli debuts on Unknown To The Unknown with the deep, hazy grooves of “Change of Seasons”

A remarkable label debut for Marli, who has been producing for a few years but emerges with a nearly pitch-perfect release on Unknown To The Unknown.
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Final line-up for Detroit’s Movement 2024 festival released

Richie Hawtin, Solomun, Goldie, Fatboy Slim, Masters at Work, Floorplan and more among 115 acts across 6 stages, 5 showcases and pop-up sets.
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The Wonderful Karl The Voice Has Passed Away

French West Indies vocalist Karl The Voice remembered as a kindly figure whose voice animated tracks by Fred Everything, Franck Roger, Marc Cotterell, Playin 4 The City, Bob Sinclar and more.
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Azzurro: Sondrio drops one of the finest deep house EPs of the year

"Azzurro" is blissful deep house of the sort that you have to knock around for awhile before you can make it.
Home Team DJ Mix

Home Team mix ☀️ RISE vol 18

Wake up to a new set of deep house and garage vibes from Home Team for 5 Mag's RISE series.
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The Cover Mix Black Eyes – Sanctify vol 8

5 Mag's latest cover mix from Black Eyes, featuring 18 tracks of "hydro-trippin house and aquatic techno from Atlantis."
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Luscious deep house on June Jazzin’s NDATL debut

Kai Alce's NDATL introduces us to the smoky, warm sounds of South African producer June Jazzin on his self-titled label debut.
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Toribio: Public Service

Rodrigo Salazar meets the eclectic Brooklyn-based DJ, producer, instrumentalist and apostle of the dance floor.
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Contrast Stitch: Garage vibes and fat fucking bass from Boink

We're as thrilled as you are to learn that there is finally a producer who goes by the name "Boink."
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Slide: Pittsburgh Track Authority & Brandon Markell Holmes with a gorgeously deep vocal house cut

Pittsburgh Track Authority wave the flag for their hometown with a polished but lively single featuring vocalist Brandon Markell Holmes.
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Czboogie – Live @ Podlasie Club

First mix of the year from 5 Mag's Czboogie recorded live at Chicago's Podlasie nightclub on January 6 2024.
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“Special Edition” caps a landmark 2023 for Toronto’s Selections

Lea Lisa, Black Loops, Dan Only, Javonntte and more on black wax from Toronto's excellent Selections label.
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Resolution: Inside the new issue of 5 Mag

Welcoming the new year with Anané, Toribio, Italian DJ legend Beppe Loda, Black Eyes, Danny J Lewis and more inside Issue 211 of 5 Mag.
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There is one true diva, her name is Kathy Brown and she needs our help

Legendary vocalist Kathy Brown's family has announced that her previously diagnosed lung cancer has spread to her brain. A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support her.

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