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.
#ListenUp Get Woke to Niko Marks on This New Detroit Techno Compilation
The world has been sleeping on Niko Marks' tracks and we're going to start kicking at the foot of the bed to wake them the hell up.
DJ Aakmael Is Making His Mark
Dustin Kinney meets DJ Aakmael - DJ, producer, and one of the top Deep House artists on the planet - for our latest 5 Mag interview.
#ListenUp Chosen Few Founder Wayne Williams Beats the Box on No Mountain
No Mountain is another Wayne Williams record - part of the growing discography of original releases from the original Chicago House DJs for Terry Hunter's T's Crates.
Jupiter4 Records Shines a Spotlight on Vincent Floyd, Lil’Tal, Bernard Badie, Mauser
The label assembles a murderer's row of Chicago House veterans lobbing Molotov Cocktails at the dancefloor on "What's Going On? The Spacy Saga Vol 1."
#ListenUp Stompin’ House Tracks from Russian Producer Baltimore Chop
Baltimore Chop is not from Baltimore and has probably never played baseball, but the Russian producer has a preternatural understanding of house on this weird acid, NYC vocal and Chicago house stomper.
Listen to Setting Sun from Bernadette Trax’s Vinyl Debut
Fans of Kevin Yost's jazz-infused house will find a lot to love on Bernadette Trax 01, a vinyl pressing of some of the producer's best releases from the last year or so.
BRS Make a Stunning Comeback with Situation EP
BRS have been churning out quality music since shortly after their formation in the late 1990s on labels including Cyclo and 2020 Vision, but none as fine as this.
Rick Wilhite Brings The Godson IV to Mahogani
Any party that doesn't play at least one track from Rick Wilhite's The Godson IV at least once isn't a party you need to bother with.
Wyndell Long: Enter The Maze / Dawn Notes
Wyndell Long's Enter The Maze EP is coming on wax this month from Vincent Floyd's Dawn Notes.
#ListenUp – Dazzling Ron Trent Remix of Kyoto Jazz Sextet’s “Rising”
Listen to the dazzling brass and electric groove of Ron Trent's remix of Kyoto Jazz Sextet's "Rising" forthcoming on Local Talk.
Getting Lost with Lovebirds, Stee Downes and Lay-Far
Three singular talents - Lovebirds, Stee Downes and Lay-Far on the remix - collaborate on the new single LOST on Lovebirds' Teardrop.
DJ Aakmael Soars on the Flyte Time EP
Vinyl cut from Deso Records featuring DJ Aakmael at his finest.
Gigi Testa – A 5 Mag Mix 67
Bang this exclusive set from Italian jazz, soul and cosmic funk DJ Gigi Testa ahead of the release of his forthcoming EP World Peace Music presents Rio Grande distributed by Atypical Dopeness.
Juli Lee: Breaking Clouds
Juli Lee is a new name to me but with releases like Breaking Clouds on MYR I'd guess she's probably gonna be everywhere.
The Goods Brings Shazam Bangles, Ed Nine + Striz to Swig
This September's guests at Duke Shin's Thursday night residency in Chicago.
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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.
