Launch 🚀 5 Mag meets SaraProblem
5 Mag showcase featuring Chicago artist SaraProblem on LOVE THIS HOUSE, her new track with vocalist Khadeeja Grace.
Alland Byallo – The Mixdown
Will Sumsuch meets Alland Byallo for The Mixdown, 5 Mag's series of producers talking to producers about the craft, kit and skills behind the music, his personal and creative turning points and the importance of unplugging and reconnecting with the pure joy of music for music's sake.
Luminescence: Remembering Conrad Colson
Firefly by Conrad marks an artist at the peak of their creative powers. Unfortunately, it is also a posthumous release: Conrad took his own life before the Firefly EP was released.
DJ Rocca – Code Rush
Code 041 is another brilliant musical excursion from the wildly eclectic but always on point DJ Rocca
System of a Sound: LF System work a classic disco sample on Dancing Shoes (Take Me...
LF System are Conor Larkman and Sean Finnigan, two Scottish DJs who have emerged in the last couple of years with an energetic sound that is unapologetically targeted right at the heart of the dancefloor.
Screen Play: Phil Kieran on the making of The Strand Cinema
Phil Kieran's latest album is a vibrant tour de force inspired by the old movie palace where it was made.
Beyond Heaven: Discovering the hidden history of Chicago house music
In Beyond Heaven, Mario Luna and publisher Brandon Johnson collect artwork from more than a decade of Chicago house music history, from the early days of legendary pioneers to lost icons of dance music.
The Delivery Men
"It's not possible to be indifferent when someone died for delivering a hamburger." Maxime Dangles' new album takes on the exploitation of France's gig workers.
Turbojazz – “Putting out a record makes me feel like I’m saying something to the universe”
Celebrating two decades of deep diving through dance music, Turbojazz delivers an all encompassing album that reflects his years of exploration & passion with the release of his album Whateverism.
Detroit techno doc God Said Give Em Drum Machines screening during Movement 2023
The groundbreaking film focusing on Black artists from Detroit will be screened May 26 with a film workshop May 27 in Detroit.
Carly Wilford – The Awakening
During the pandemic, Carly Wilford came across a study claiming that only 2% of all music producers were women. Reading that stat, she says, "gave me the fire under my feet to learn."
Reggie Dokes: The Searcher
Producer, DJ, composer for films and a 100% pure Detroit electronic music artist, Reggie Dokes is at heart a searcher, a seeker in the tradition of great Black diaspora seekers like Sun Ra. His music is heady, introspective, interstellar and dope a f.
The Side Hustle from Hell: Tracking the DJ King of Donetsk
Hacking, Russian agents & a cybercrime boss with a love for the vibe: the strange story of Vyacheslav Penchukov, the DJ king of Donetsk.
Dos: Two Years of Aterral Records
Launched during the pandemic, Aterral Records is one of the most exciting deep house labels to emerge this decade. In a little more than two years, Aterral has released a crate's worth of outstanding material amplifying a certain strain of deep house - those warm, richly textured deep grooves that leave behind a trace of spiritual resonance in the air. They call it "deep, life-affirming house, two-step and minimal," and that's what it is.
Rediscovering Victor Simonelli
Three generations of dance music DJs, producers & fans have been enlightened by the funky, souled'up testament of Victor Simonelli. a new collection focuses attention on his deeply influential early '90s house tracks.
The Sound of Tomorrow: Tom Roberts on the launch of Cyphon Recordings
Freerange and Delusions of Grandeur add a new sibling to the label family. Tom Roberts on the launch of Cyphon Recordings.
Site of Chicago club The Warehouse listed as “most endangered”
A Chicago preservation group has listed the site of legendary house music club The Warehouse as one of Chicago's "7 most endangered" buildings and destinations for 2023.
Damian Rausch: The Heat
5 Mag meets the rising German DJ and producer making luscious, beautiful tracks with an ear tuned to the dancefloor.
Milton Jackson: The Mixdown Interview
Will Sumsuch debuts a new feature for 5 Mag, taking a deep dive into music production with some of his favorite music producers. Up first: deep house producer Milton Jackson talks shop, plugins, sample packs, and why you never want to see a livestream of him at work.
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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
