As We Are: An unaddressed letter with no words from Tevo Howard
There has been a hole in the Chicago music scene for the last several years in just about the exact shape of Tevo Howard. It's an absence, and it's not one that can be easily filled.
Love Is The Message: Inside 5 Mag #216
Andy Compton on 50 albums and 25 years of Peng, Ralph Session cover mix, Dan Sicko's love letter to the city of Detroit, Chicago's Noble Square Records' deep house love affair and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
Stars In Your Eyes: Dreamy deep house from DimSum
Knocking one out from the Swiss cantons, DimSum drops a dreamy deep house EP with a romantic inspiration.
Big love and big support: Ashley Beedle’s family launches fundraiser
Pioneering DJ and producer Ashley Beedle has faced a staggering series of health setbacks. His friends and supporters are chipping in to help.
Lovelee Dae: Seth Troxler & Franck Roger revamp the ’90s Blaze classic
You could make a pretty nasty line-up for a dayparty out of all the people who have remixed "Lovelee Dae" over the years; these remixes from Franck Roger and Seth Troxler are a credible addition to the list.
Crazy P singer Danielle Moore has died
Vocalist Danielle Moore of Crazy P has died, according to a post by the UK house music group. She was 52 years old.
Stir: Japan’s BRISA with Turbojazz, Jon Dixon & Byron The Aquarius
Japanese producer BRISA drops a varied five-tracker of tunes featuring remixes from Jon Dixon and Byron The Aquarius on Cosmocities.
Jordan Gardner & Martyn Bootyspoon shine on the dark house nodder “Doubletap”
In the grand tradition of beat tracks that beat it so hard they can only be called beatdown tracks, Jordan Gardner and Martyn Bootyspoon take a five word sample and loop it into oblivion.
Daily Lineups & Set Times for ARC Music Festival 2024
It's finally here: Daily line-ups and set times for ARC Music Festival 2024 this Labor Day Weekend in Chicago.
Dennis Quin drops four modern house classics on “Treat You Right”
Four ground-shaking bombs made for basement clubs and rooms with a tight fit on Treat You Right from Dennis Quin and PIV.
James Park mix – RISE vol 27
Wake up with a new set from NYC-based DJ James Park for 5 Mag's weekly RISE mix
Session Victim return with pure roller “Screen Off”
Session Victim's "Screen Off" is one of those tunes with a one-bar loop at its heart so strong that it just effortlessly carries the whole thing.
Only Fans: X-Press 2 continue their 2024 remix hot streak
X-Press 2 are having a stellar year for remixes, which have without exception been top-notch no-prisoners serious dance floor gear. Their new remixes of Joseph Malik and Digital Liquid's "Only Fans" on F*CLR is just the same.
Interview: Monty Luke on Nightdubbing
Monty Luke has made a specialty of blowing up our stereo and he did it again with the full length Nightdubbing album, out now from Radio Slave's Rekids imprint
Review: Brian Kage remixes “Strings 4 Life” for Oliver Dollar’s “Contemporary” series
Oliver Dollar's "Strings 4 Life" gets a really good remix here from Michigander label boss Brian Kage, who gives the beats some extra slap, chops the main string riff around a little and gives the whole production a little French-touch pump.
Tanzanite: Wallace drops an eclectic three track EP for On Loop
Wallace is rushing to get somewhere, we don't know where and neither does he but he's in a hurry.
SYNC: Paul Johnson mix – Jive Turkey (2012)
Lost mix from the Chicago house icon Paul Johnson originally posted around Thanksgiving 2012.
Genius Of Time drop deep house vocal “Rave Breaks”
With vocals that work beautifully with the chords, a stripped-back post-UKG rhythm track and a tight, dance floor-focused arrangement, "Rave Breaks" from Genius Of Time has anthem potential on the right dance floors.
“My Legs Are Numb” is carefully crafted house from Felipe Gordon
Two nicely put-together deep house tracks here, taken from Felipe Gordon's four-track My Legs Are Numb EP on Bristol's Shall Not Fade label.
Mon Acid: Pittsburgh Track Authority drops acid on a gorgeous three track EP
Dancefloor-ready acid tracks from Pittsburgh Track Authority and one of the best underground labels in America.
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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.
