#ListenUp Mark Grusane drops Dance Intensity on Rush Hour
Mark Grusane mixes a brew of deep house, electro and secret society vibes on a forthcoming 12" vinyl release from Rush Hour.
Jacked: How Demuir Beat the Beat Thieves
What do you do when your music's been stolen? When Toronto house music producer Demuir found out someone had plagiarized his tracks, he got mad. Then he fought back.
Upstairs Asylum drops another V/A with The Sundowners EP
With a threshold for insanely high quality deep house, Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum is on a roll, with a new EP featuring tracks from Felipe Gordon, Stefan Ringer and Deepset.
Crackazat drops slick album taster Beacon of Light EP
Freerange drops a nice warm-up package for Crackazat's forthcoming album with a 9+ minute epic Ron Trent deep house jazz remix.
The Cover Mix Eternal Student
Detroit deep house DJ and producer Marvin Prather mixes 5 Mag's latest cover mix.
Kerri Chandler drags some Lost & Found tracks from the vault
Lost & Found Vol 1 features four tracks from the late '90s to early '00s, pressed on vinyl and released digitally for the masses.
Andrés + Moods & Grooves = Happiness
Detroit's Andrés returns for a deep & soulful encore on Mike Grant's seminal Moods & Grooves records with Back In The Open.
About Last Night: Black Coffee at the Grammys
If it wasn't going to be Ten City, at least it was Black Coffee, whose Grammy award is a milestone for Africa's electronic music artists.
Blazers shines on the sample-heavy “Live at the Fitness Room”
Sample-heavy tracks that range from glitzy house to filthy synth pop from French producer Blazers on Live At The Fitness Room from Skint Records.
Inside the musical mind of Reggie Dokes
Reggie Dokes has always been an artist that one can count on to deliver cutting edge dance floor creations and "June Child" is no exception.
Rahsaan Patterson: “House Music Is Church”
Vocalist & artist Rahsaan Patterson talks to 5 Mag's Lauren Krieger on his album Heroes & Gods 2.0 reimagined by Quentin Harris and the deeply spiritual connection between gospel & house music.
OPOLOPO sacks the Local Talk vault like a Vandal on “Tweaks”
OPOLOPO's Tweaks are referential without getting reverential - exactly what you'd want when a label that is constantly looking forward throws a glance back to its past.
Ian Pooley gets raw & deep on Studio A Part 2
Ian Pooley is killing with the back-to-basics house and techno approach of his two party "Studio A" series on vinyl from Rekids.
Classic Malik Alston vocal cuts reissued by Mother Tongue
The world is finally catching up to the marvelous sound of Detroit maestro Malik Alston as Mother Tongue reissues a pair of killer vocal tracks.
Phlash’s Friends: a classy tribute to Phil Asher on Journey To The Light / Illusion
The late, great Phil Asher would be pleased to know his memory brought great records like this one into the world.
Groundbreaking fusion from Hugo LX on transcenDance
Dropped on DJ Spinna's Wonderwax, Hugo LX's transcenDance is a "very personal homage to original dance music legacies" but never takes its eye off the future.
Cinthie remixes Revivis on Neck Back EP
Gritty, blurry deep house from Berlin, with Cinthie remixing Revivis on Neck Back from vinyl imprint Talman Records.
Cellaroot: a new label debuts with a V/A EP from Belgium
CRLTD001 is a vinyl-only release from a new imprint coalescing around a "minimal and microhouse music" style.
Norm Talley & Upstairs Asylum: “This Is What the Underground Is”
Powered by rare releases, unreleased mixes and a roster thick with Detroit talent, Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum is widely hailed as one of the best deep house record labels of 2021. The year before, it didn't even exist.
#JACKED – Inside the New 5 Mag
Demuir beats the beat thieves, a legendary Garage white label, the making of a Frankie Knuckles tribute and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
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LOVEFOXY / The 5 Mag Cover Mix
A new 5 Mag cover mix and it's a gorgeous set from emerging DJ, producer and artist LOVEFOXY
