Beyond Real: DJ Spinna, circa 2015
Will Sumsuch talks to DJ Spinna about Jigmastas, Hip Hop, House, Stevie and "the strategic removal of consciousness and spirituality from the music by the industry."
A true DJ's DJ, and one of the few...
Bai-ee: A 5 Mag Mix vol 17
New mix from and interview with Bai-ee for volume 17 of A 5 Mag Mix, our flagship House Music mix and interview series for 5 Magazine.
From the Bay Area by way of Chicago, Bai-ee...
After a Pair of Free Tracks, Closer To Truth Launches Chapter One
We're sent tracks every week that sound like they were conceived, constructed and machine-tuned on an assembly line that begins in some hellhole in subterranean London and emerges with a spray-on sheen somewhere in...
Four Gigs, Six Days: Boiler Room Invades Chicago & Detroit
I-94 is the vital artery that connects the cities of Chicago and Detroit - sometimes rivals, sometimes collaborators and always, always up in each other's business.
Rarely will that road be as well-traveled as...
Classic Label Cyclo Reissues and Remixes Rednail Kidz
The Derrick Carter and Chris Nazurka collaboration "Do My Thing" gets remixed by Mystic Bill, Hallo Halo, Your Only Friend and Nacho Marco.
There ain't a human being on Planet Earth that can say they...
Demarkus Lewis: No Legend. Just House.
Househeads know the name. In the last 15 years what other producer remained as consistent and simultaneously prolific as Demarkus Lewis? As a DJ he has that special ability to make you feel supremely...
From Hell With Love: 5 Years of Lumberjacks in Hell
The grand experiment known as Lumberjacks in Hell has been a smashing success. In five years’ time, label owner Marcel Vogel has managed the delicate balancing act of attracting some of the most prominent...
Victor Simonelli: A 5 Mag Mix vol 15
One of the founding fathers of House Music, Garage and dance music, period! The legendary Victor Simonelli contributes a live mix to 5 Magazine ahead of headlining our 10 year anniversary this October 17...
Listen to Mystic Bill’s Ferocious Throwback “U Won’t C Me”
Nothing sensitive or subtle about this one. Mystic Bill - the man who DJ'd for your favorite DJ's DJ - teams up with German label Snuff Trax for the forthcoming EP U Won't C...
I Hitched On To The Deep88 Bandwagon
... And all I got was a few good records. Italian producer Deep88 has two records out this month that together would have made up one of the best Deep House albums of 2015.
From...
DJ E-Clyps Tell The World I’m Here
Tell The World He's Here: DJ E-Clyps new LP drops October 2 2015 but the first single is available now.
Twenty three tracks is quite long for an album (especially if it's not juke). But...
Caserta’s “Ricky” Is Another Grand Shadeleaf Release
Shadeleaf has been somewhat over-represented in our review section over the last year. It's for good reason, and you should prepare for many more. thatmanmonkz continues to give a clinic in modern A&R with...
Kai Alce, Larry Heard, Rico and Kafele Take A Chance
No question about it, this is one of the finest tracks released this summer and in 2015 as a whole. A song of restlessness and deep longing, Kai Alce's "Take A Chance" (which debuted...
Closer To Truth Launches With Three Free Alex Agore Tracks
Closer to Truth is a new label project brought to you by Alex Agore (of about five thousand reviews here) and David Nicol of Hustler Trax.
To launch the label, Closer To Truth is...
Listening Room: Bai-ee and Ed Nine’s Heavy House
It seems like Bryan Bai-ee has released more Chicago House records since he moved to the Bay Area than many Chicago label owners that ain’t gone anywhere. Following up on the uplifting "How Deep"...
Kadabra: A Fond Farewell to Lost My Dog
Lost My Dog is arguably the first label I fell in love with since working for 5 Magazine. In my pre-digital days sure I had favorite labels, but I still wasn't a record...
Theaster Gates’ New Art Space to Host Frankie Knuckles’ Record Collection
We heard about this earlier this year but the cat is out of the bag. ArtNews posted a story about Chicago artist Theaster Gates, who we'd been informed discretely was working with the late...
Review: Pacifica’s “Blaze” from Drumpoet Community
When I worked as a radio DJ in Austin I had a Program Director by the name of Dusty Hayes. We had a conversation once about talking on-air, knowing what to say and he...
Trinidadian Deep’s Native Rising EP for Perpetual Rhythms
Few producers working in Deep House can claim a more bold or distinctive sound ID than Trinidadian Deep, who has carved out a role for himself with a foundation of jazz and the music...
Ivan Dbri’s Ones on Panama Red
Based on the sheer range of Deep House and Techno found across Ones you can tell that Ivan Dbri has had a broad spectrum of influences up to this point. Born in Mexico City...
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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.
