David Marston: The 5 Mag Interview
David Marston has released two sunny and splendidly melodic records for Soul Clap Records, Jamaicalia and Kindness of Bearer. People cannot stop raving about them.
Shiba San talks Chicago House ahead of Mamby
Shiba San is the French connection to the Dirtybird collective - the "newcomer" that many people don’t realize has actually been making beats for 15 years in his native country. But it was his...
Eurodisco Forever: An Essential Voyage Playlist
12 essential tracks from VOYAGE, four French Eurodisco heroes that ruled the discotheque.
A Brief History of the Minimoog, Part One
Watch part one of A Brief History of the Minimoog is right here.
Up All Night with Tony Humphries
After 35 years DJing, Tony Humphries has done it all. Twice. From holding down the legendary Zanzibar, from which much of the scene to come would find their inspiration, to KISS FM and some...
Al Kent: Disco Love
Scotland might not be the first place that springs to mind when you think of Disco music. But just as surely as it spawned the inventors of hypnosis, deep-fried Mars bars and television, old...
The DJs that brought House Music to the White House
Going on the 26th year of their Chosen Few Picnic, these eight pivotal House ambassadors blew us away once again when pictures were posted all over social media of their recent visit to the...
Quentin Harris: Stronger
Quentin Harris is back. New York's dynamic producer, with two major albums to date (Sa.cri.fice and No Politics) has been a major force in the House scene, moving deftly moved between the soulful and...
Prince: To Have Loved and Lost…
I'm sure that you've now had your fill of rare concert footage, interviews, tributes and articles telling you which Prince tracks you should listen to right now...
"Did you know that Prince wrote Manic Mo..."
Yes,...
Foundations: Voyage and “An Absolute Timeless Dance Classic”
Music has always been a journey. The journey to our modern dance music had many foundations that have been shared in this column. Soul, funk, R&B, jazz, and rock all have played a key...
Prince: Music Was The Key
"Music Is The Key" was a bully of a track, demanding so much attention that it starved others of oxygen and became one of those records that despite the demands of fashion remains one...
Prince: Stealing Purple Rain
I WAS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, which is a pretty young age for a thief or for a Prince fan. I don't know what prompted this act of petty criminality, but this was still a...
Prince: Dance 4 Life
You try to be tactful, you don't want to hurt anybody but in the moments after a tremendous tragedy or world-changing event, you sort of have to put your feelings aside and drive where...
Coming Soon: Bob Moog Documentary Electronic Voyager
Here's a nice success story to start your day. Electronic Voyager, a documentary dedicated to the life of synthesizer and electronic music pioneer Bob Moog, has exited its kickstarter campaign fully funded with hours...
GO!! Ralf Gum on 15 Years of GOGO Music
There's an earnestness about Ralf Gum, and aside from the music it's one of his most attractive qualities as an artist. Here's a guy that would stay true - did stay true, in the...
Frankie Knuckles’ Dancefloor Beasts
DEL compiles a selection of dancefloor "beauties" and dancefloor "beasts" from the illustrious career of Frankie Knuckles for his Foundations series. These are the beasts!
Related: Foundations' Reflections on Frankie Knuckles.
Related: Frankie Knuckles' Dancefloor Beauties.
Frankie...
N’Dinga Gaba: The 5 Magazine Interview
In a climate where "hot" new music trends seem to be introduced to the world every few months like a high-street store's new fashion line, artists who are steadfastly doing their own thing stand...
Kenny Dope and the Return of Dopewax
He's best known for partnering with Louie Vega in Masters at Work, but that's just one entry in a long list of Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez's career highlights. He's also collaborated with Vega in MAW's...
Natasha Watts’ 2nd Time Around
The first time Natasha Watts ever crossed my radar was with "Time to Shine," her beautiful song with Aaron Ross. I've been hooked ever since. Following up on her self-titled debut album in 2014,...
Frankie Knuckles’ Dancefloor Beauties
DEL compiles a selection of dancefloor "beauties" and dancefloor "beasts" from the illustrious career of Frankie Knuckles for his Foundations series. Part one: The Beauties. The Beasts will follow next week.
Related: Foundations' Reflections on...
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elevate: Nico Lahs, Dam Swindle, Heist in the new 5 Mag
Nico Lahs on the cover, Dam Swindle cover mix, 100 releases of Heist Recordings, Point Winona and the LA underground and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
