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New Mix — Cz’s House #11 / Jazzy & Soulful House Set

An hour of deep, jazzy, soulful House for your mind body and soul from 5 Mag's Czboogie and her Cz's House mix set.
LOVEFOXY - The 5 Mag Cover Mix

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
ELASTE: This Was The Sound Of The Future

ELASTE: This Was The Sound Of The Future

In words, pictures and sound, ELASTE 1980-1986 captures the glamour and grime of the New Wave and Post-Punk moment.
Mike Dunn

Mike Dunn: Chicago Honors a Native Son

"It’s a beautiful thing to come from nothing and be something" - Chicago house music pioneer Mike Dunn on being honored by the City of Chicago.
Hands On with the Rane ONE MKII Motorized DJ Controller

Hands On with the Rane ONE MKII Motorized DJ Controller

Tightly integrated with Serato, Rane's latest controller offers unparalleled manipulation of tracks and stems on the fly.
DJ Dan

Put That Record Back On: Remembering DJ Dan

An icon of North American DJ culture and catalyst of the '90s rave explosion in the Bay Area and the United States, DJ Dan has passed away.
PBR Streetgang

trackID: Dropping acid with PBR Streetgang

Darker Shades is a bangin' 4 track of acid-heavy grooves. Tom and Bonar of PBR Streetgang tell us how they made it.
Juliet Mendoza 5 Mag cover photo by High Above

Juliet Mendoza: Inside 5 Mag Issue 224

The Heart of House: Juliet Mendoza cover story, James Duncan on Toronto house + techno pioneer Ron Allen, dropping acid with PBR Streetgang, a tribute to the great DJ Romain and more, inside the new issue of 5 Mag out now.
Ardalan: 2010 — Today

Ardalan: 2010 — Today / 5 Mag Cover Story

Producer & DJ Ardalan burst onto the scene like a holy comet in 2010 with the release of Mr. Spock. 16 years later, we talk about production techniques, his upbringing in Iran and dealing with that kind of meteoric success at age 19 in our latest 5 Mag cover story.
ARTWORX: Richard Earnshaw on the making of his new label

ARTWORX: Richard Earnshaw on the making of his new label

Richard Earnshaw gives 5 Mag the lowdown on ARTWORX, a new record label launched with an irresistible soulful house jam "Better For Me," and what he's learned over 20 years since he launched his first label.
Album of the Month: Oliver Dollar on Contemporary

Album of the Month: Oliver Dollar on “Contemporary”

Rekids' generational run of great house music albums continues with Contemporary, the new collection of dancefloor-friendly deep house tracks from Oliver Dollar.
Czboogie DJ Mix - Live at EMBODY / Smartbar

Czboogie DJ Mix – Live at EMBODY / Smartbar

5 Mag founder Czboogie's set at the Waacking and Vogueing party called EMBODY at Smartbar on December 11 2025.

Ardalan: Inside the New 5 Mag

5 Mag profile of Ardalan, plus LOVEFOXY cover mix and interview, Oliver Dollar album of the month, Richard Earnshaw's new bag and more inside 5 Mag Issue 223.
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Bandcamp bans AI generated music

Bandcamp users are encouraged to flag any music which appears to be AI generated.
DJ Cent mix - 5 Mag RISE vol 40

DJ Cent mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 40

A 120 minute house music work out from Detroit's DJ Cent for this week's RISE mix from 5 Mag.
LAUNCH: 5 Mag Meets Antonne

LAUNCH: 5 Mag Meets Antonne

Continuing to shine a light on new and upcoming artists and DJs on the horizon, 5 Mag meets Manila promoter, DJ and first time producer Antonne for our LAUNCH series.
TRiP MAGAZEEN Tampa Rave Zine archive book

Inside the Tampa Rave Revolution

A new book reproduces every issue of the seminal Florida rave zine TRiP MAGAZEEN, spotlighting an overlooked chapter in dance music history.
Twan mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 39

Twan mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 39

Cueing up a proper Chicago deep house mix from the city's own DJ and producer TWAN for this week's 5 Mag RISE set.
Premiere: Richard Earnshaw & Sabrina Chyld - Better For Me (Original Mix) [Artworx]

Premiere: Richard Earnshaw launches a new label with the irresistible “Better For Me” ft Sabrina Chyld

The irresistible soulful house jam "Better For Me" is out now in promo release on Traxsource and available worldwide on 19 December 2025.
KLP mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 38

KLP mix / 5 Mag RISE vol 38

Uplifting hands-in-the-air house from Australian DJ, vocalist and producer KLP for this week's 5 Mag RISE mix.

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