Getting to Know Scott Diaz
Getting to know UK producer Scott Diaz, who has come out of nowhere to release four smokin' hot EPs in the last four months
Adulture on Stripped and Chewed
Starting a new label is nothing new in 2011. Starting a vinyl label is certainly more ambitious. Starting a vinyl label and raising more than $4000 for the debut release before it drops, however,...
Carlos Mena, Ocha and the Invasion of South African House Music
'Big in South Africa' is the new 'Big in Japan'. The sound of South Africa has rejuvenated Soulful House Music
Rob Paine is Back in Business
Back in August, my esteemed colleague DEL informed you of another comeback of sorts from Philadelphia's Rob Paine. With his Blazin' EP (a collaboration with "Someone Else" whose identity DEL leaked, but I'll leave...
Ra Soul is on the Comeback
Ra Soul created the classic Soul Searching EPs on Large Music back in the late 1990s. He talks to 5 Magazine about his inspiring comeback with his new release Take It Slow on So Sound
Kate Simko: The 5 Magazine Interview
With her album Lights Out, Kate Simko joins an illustrious club, taking the ambient sounds of a city and showcasing them with exquisite skill.
Derrick Carter: A Classic Revival
Transcendental experiences at raves were a dime a dozen, but I actually had one in some ruined industrial shell of a warehouse back in 1994 without the aid of small pills with numbers stamped...
Miguel Migs Paints Outside the (Sky) Line
Miguel Migs talks to 5 Magazine about his new album Outside the Skyline.
Monoman: The 5 Magazine Interview
Does the name Monoman mean anything to you? How about 'Matty Lopez'? 'Matthew Johnson'? They are all aliases of one and the same guy, whose elusiveness is at least partly by design.
This is Cyon Flare
Originally from Detroit, the flamboyant Cyon Flare is creator, promoter and host of United House, the Monday night residency at Hydrate that aims to bring House Music back in Chicago's Boystown.
Jamie Principle: The 5 Magazine Interview
Not much has been written about Jamie Principle, the Chicago artist whose dark brooding voice haunted us with songs such as "Baby Wants to Ride", "I'll Take You There" and "Cold World." His early...
Interview: DJ Spen Hits Chicago
The best news I heard all week was when Terry Hunter told me DJ Spen was coming to Chicago this Sunday
Mark de Clive-Lowe: The Live Experience
Take a survey or take my word for it: Mark de Clive-Lowe is one of the most gifted producers of this generation.
The Fiasco Party Lands in Chicago
A few months ago my FB friend and fellow ChicagoHouseFM.com DJ Ed Marco from Glasgow hit me up about throwing a party in Chicago. He told me about his FIASCO parties, globe trotting fiestas that have touched down on London, New York, Miami, Ibiza and in two days... Chicago
This is Giom
In the 18 months since I last talked to him, something crazy's happened to Giom (facebook, twitter, soundcloud). Always a favorite of mine and at this magazine, the French-born, UK-based producer, DJ and sometime-session...
Byron Stingily Interview
It was Halloween night of 2010 when I had my first Ten City experience. An 11-piece band walks up onstage at the elegant Alhambra Palace and takes their places. Lead singer Byron Stingily (discogs)...
Chez Damier: A Revolutionary Life
Most interviews with Chez Damier are about the past - about Prescription and Balance Records; about The Music Institute in Detroit; about KMS and the Belleville Three and Chez's role, seemingly everywhere that electronic...
Timmy Regisford: Up Close and Personal
Few people in our world can be unilaterally identified by one name. Few people are known simply by a moniker... especially when that moniker has such a lofty status: The Maestro. That rare...
Hieroglyphic Being: Music is Mathematics
A sound artist, an experimental composer, a music-making savant with analog machines - this is Jamal Moss, aka Hieroglyphic Being, the next in a lineage of Chicago's electronic producers driven by a vision to...
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WYSER mix ☀️ RISE vol 21
Wake up, stay up and don't stay in: new mix from WYSER, aka Matt Wyser of Custom Vibes, the DJ duo REDUX and part of Shfft Chicago.
