Hugo LX and the Platinum Wave
The 5 Mag Cover Story: What you need to know about Hugo LX is that he's making some of the best dance music in the world right now.
Cee ElAssaad: Evolve
Will Sumsuch meets Cee ElAssaad, Moroccan DJ and producer among a fresh cohort of electronic artists from North Africa and the Middle East with a singular sound.
Jimpster: Live At Last
Our favorite deep house producer & DJ talks COVID, Brexit and coming to Chicago ahead of his live show at Smartbar.
Techno Folklore: the Making of God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines
Kristian Hill and Jennifer Washington - two filmmakers from Detroit - on the 12 year odyssey to tell the story of techno's foundations and make "a human story about dance music."
Q Lazzarus, Anonymously
All we really knew about Q Lazzarus is that she made a perfect pop song. But we always want to know more.
This year’s festival season was brought to you by Mastercard
Ravenomics: Fans were gouged like mad for festival tickets and travel in the summer of 2022, taking on debt that will now be more difficult to pay off.
Dam Swindle on 10 years of Heist, where the swindling never stops
Rees Urban meets Dam Swindle, looking back over 10 years of Heist Recordings with a 3 part series of their greatest hits and some new takes on them.
Esoterica: Sumsuch meets Black Loops
Black Loops, the Italian deep house producer and ex-drummer, on Freerange, moving to Berlin and the proper incantations of studio magic.
Nala is exploring “the marriage between punk inspiration, badass women and dance music”
Shaped by the electronic music underground of Miami and LA, Nala steps out with her new label Mi Domina, exploring "the marriage between punk inspiration, badass women and dance music."
Ultra, Simply Ultra
With house music history again part of the mainstream conversation, Ultra Naté steps forward with a brilliant new album that shows everyone how it's done.
When 5 Mag Met Steve Mill (Again)
Greek producer Steve Mill breaks a 3 year hiatus with a new EP on Tensnake's True Romance. Here's what else he's been up to.
SELECT: The Sound of Roots Underground
The first, last, best and deepest cuts from the catalog of Italian deep house label Roots Underground.
Lester Fitzpatrick Is Doing The Work
From Relief & Dance Mania to UKR, Lester Fitzpatrick has become one of the most prolific underground artists in Chicago and probably the world. He's not slowing down. And this is how he does the work.
Deep Inside: Todd Edwards on remixing the classics
30 years after first hearing it on the floor of Sound Factory Bar, Todd Edwards remixes one of the best ever made: Hardrive aka Louie Vega's "Deep Inside."
Destination Detroit with Rebecca Goldberg
From the airport to Belle Isle Beach, Rebecca Goldberg records the (literal) sounds of Detroit and Michigan for the BBC Radiophonic Travel Agency project.
SELECT: the Sound of Beretta Music
The first, last, best and deepest deep house and techno cuts from the catalog of Detroit's Beretta Music.
Dance System: “I wanted to shake up the world of house music a bit”
Formerly known as L-Vis 1990, James Connolly has bottled up decades of his love for the club scene into the music of his debut album, In Your System.
Detroit techno doc “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines” debuted at Tribeca
An auspicious premiere for this techno documentary of "mismanaged success, damaged friendships, ascendant beats & raw inspiration" in 1980s Detroit.
John Digweed & Nick Muir on Bedrock Records’ 200th release
"The right kind" of music: John Digweed and Nick Muir take a rare look backward at the history of Bedrock Records.
System Records’ Summer Series presents Elisa Bee
Records We Love: "Dense Metaverse" lands right in the middle of the label's acclaimed weekly single showcase.
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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
