Shifted: Detroit’s Santonio Echols Is Still at the Top of His Game
Thirty Two finds Santonio - somehow, after some 30 years - still beating heads and making dope records at a peak level.
#ListenUp Scott Diaz is the Truth
Happiness Is The Truth leads off another Grand Plans EP from the UK producer.
The Revenge – the 5 Mag Cover Mix
Graeme Clark - aka The Revenge, and half of the 6th Borough Project - takes over 5 Mag's mix series with an exclusive new 5 Mag Mix.
PBR Streetgang Launch KURTZ, Their New Label
Their mission is no longer classified. Bruce Tantum talks to PBR Streetgang on the launch of Kurtz Records for 5 Mag's new label profile series.
Jamie 3:26 Remixes Soulphiction’s Beehive
Jamie 3:26 produces like he DJs and on his "Windy City Bump" mix of Soulphiction's Beehive from Local Talk he's willing to throw it all out there and lay it on the line if it will make you jack yourself to death.
Jimpster: The Franc Spangler Chronicles
How a harmless alter ego can take on a life of its own: Jimpster talks to 5 Mag's Lauren Krieger on his once-mysterious "Franc Spangler" records.
Review: Ian Pooley & Perry Colo Deliver on Together, Alright!
Together, Alright - a subdued deep house collaboration with Perry Colo - gets freaky and delightfully warped through Ian Pooley's production wizardry.
Jazz Hands: Chez Damier, Ben Vedren & Paul Cut are Heart 2 Heart
Jazzy deep house meets tech soul on the superb Tempo of Love / Beggin Bread from the Heart 2 Heart supergroup.
Javonntte & Mimid Remix Andy Vaz’s Irresistible “Help Me”
Wewillalwaysbealovesong pairs one of the best remixers on the scene with one of the most supremely underrated producers on HELP ME, from Andy Vaz's Sankolige EP.
Dark Grooves Reissuing Spencer Kincy’s Tangled Thoughts
Hidden Agenda / Tangled Thoughts was one of Gemini's "Italian" EPs and is being repressed on vinyl by the Groovin' sublabel, Dark Grooves.
Review: JTC Conjures “Indigo, Flesh & Fire” on Spectral Sound
Five tracks you're hooked: "Indigo, Flesh & Fire," like all of JTC's records has a personality of its own, the pieces building toward a unique identity.
Jimpster – A 5 Mag Mix vol 84
Deep house savant Jimpster takes over our 5 Mag Mix series this week with a brand new, exclusive mix.
Veteran Chicago DJ John Simmons Makes His Debut on Tevo Howard’s Label
Long overdue! Veteran Chicago house DJ John Simmons breaks it down with his premiere release ALL I CAN SAY on Tevo Howard's label. Listen to the Paul Johnson remix now.
Romanthony Rediscovered: Trust Remixes, Remastered & Reissued
Kerri Chandler's remix of Romanthony's "Trust" is one of the greatest, most sublime deep house tracks ever made.
Alton Miller is Down for the Dance, Has Love For the Beat
Chicago label The Playground drops these super classy deep tracks from the mighty Alton Miller, who is hitting some kind of career renaissance right about now. And we are enjoying this.
Jacksonville Praises His Machines of Loving Grace
Jacksonville conjures the spirit of Richard Brautigan and his poem All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace for a new EP of four tracks that wrap themselves around you and vibrate with warmth.
#ListenUp Waajeed and Candi Lindsey Team Up for Powerful HEAVY
Who else is making house music like this right now? Who actually can? Waajeed always comes correct but from the direction you least expect, as on Heavy from his new Ten Toes Down EP featuring Candi Lindsey.
#ListenUp Deep, Evocative Tracks from Soela on Lily
However she does it Soela makes some of the best deep house records I've come across. Lily on Kompakt Records is another ethereal master cut.
Jenifa Mayanja, Norus Headline Phuture Shock’s Excursions V/A
Some familiar faces - Jenifa Mayanja, Norus, Cyclonix, Flabaire - bringing new sounds on Excursions Vol 6, a solid V/A vinyl-only comp from Phuture Shock Muzik.
Dynamite: Mike Agent X Clark Drops The Heat
Mike Agent X Clark's "The Heat" is gonna be a HUGE record, with remixes on board from Ben Sims, El Provost and Peter Rocket.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
