Lost Astronaut: The Last Records of Tranquility Bass
Michael Kandel was many things to many people at different times, but his musical career can best be summed up by the fact that he was the first electronic music artist to cover a...
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...
Chicanismo: The 5 Mag Interview with Santiago Salazar
"Chicanismo is a concept that integrates self-awareness with cultural identity, a necessary step in developing spiritual consciousness. Therefore the term is grounded in a philosophy, not a nationality. Chicanismo does not exclude anyone, rather...
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"...
Metamorphic Reissues Titonton’s Classic Embryonic
The Midwest massive gets better with age - just glance at any credible chart from week to week and you'll see new records from House Music and Techno producers who came of age in...
What We Love: MISC Brings Pittsburgh Center Stage
Oh man is this the truth. More good music from Pittsburgh - hotbed of American electronic music that it is - with a comp put together under the banner of a new imprint, “MISC,”...
God’s Co-Producer: The Wacky World of Bobby O
What if the most prolific dance music producer in history staged a comeback and nobody noticed?
That appears to be the case with Bobby Orlando, also known as Bobby O, and also...
Terry Grant Joins Spiritchaser for “Dancing In My Head”
Terry Grant is one of the most unique vocalists working in electronic music today - pretty much everything that he sings on (and/or writes) is worth a listen and probably an impulse buy. The...
Foundations’ Essential Guide to Disco Mixers
DEL's Foundations on the rise and fall of the quintessential vehicle for '70s dance music - the disco mixer.
Strangely Engrossing Psychedelia for Dusky’s “Skin Deep” (Video)
It took a minute, but a couple of months after the release of their EP Ordinary World, UK duo Dusky have released a bizarre new video for a single off the release, the melodic...
Kid Enigma: He’s Different
When people say Chicago has the history but not the future, they're probably not tuned in to the fierce undercurrent of hardworking artists that have been diligently plowing away at their craft.
Keith Rafael...
What We Love: Dave Clarke’s White Noise Retrospective
After 500 episodes of his White Noise radio series, Dave Clarke has put together an eclectic collection of ferocious techno and scrapyard electro for your enjoyment.
Dave Clarke Presents: A White Noise Retrospective is out...
Kill Frenzy & the Dirtybird BBQ Come to Chicago
Belgian born and Berlin based producer Seba, or as most of us know him, Kill Frenzy became a DJ's favorite after he released 2012's ghetto anthem "Booty Clap." His career has been in hyperdrive...
What We Love: Amp Fiddler’s Bassmentality Vol 3
Bassmentality 3 by Amp Fiddler
Few artists in the underground have worked Bandcamp better than Amp Fiddler, whose releases on what is probably the only digital shop that doesn't aggressively fuck artists over are among...
Phuture Perfect: DJ Pierre on the Return of the Original Acid House Band
For the first time in decades, Acid House creators DJ Pierre and Spank Spank are touring together as Phuture. They want you to know that it all began in Chicago.
Acid House emerged from the...
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...
The Secret Side of Incognito
The little known history of the undercover brothers and sisters of Incognito, in this month's Foundations by DEL.
FOUNDATIONS has focused a lot on the seminal days of dance music, particularly the period between the...
Recapping The Brighton Music Conference 2015
Now in its second year, the Brighton Music Conference is a gathering on the South coast of England (less than an hour outside London) with a dual focus on education and business for the...
Dayton: The Sound Of Music (Jon Iler & John Simmons Mix)
An edit from Chicago's Jon Iler and John Simmons brings long lost funk band Dayton back into the spotlight.
Dayton - The Sound Of Music (Jon Iler & John Simmons' Sound Of Chicago Mix)
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Phuture Past: DJ Pierre’s First Party Was In a Barn
Seems like every time I sit down with DJ Pierre, we wind up with a lot more material than we can squeeze into print. Last time, we had a lengthy discourse on the meaning...
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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.
