Chicago House Music Festival 2026

Features

Feature stories, profiles and interviews with leading House Music DJs, producers and vocalists from more than 20 years of 5 Magazine.

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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."
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Levon Vincent stalks a ghostly Berlin on “Silent Cities”

The artist's fourth album marks a stunning departure from music for clubs to music for dreams.
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Daniel Avery’s new album a “distorted fever dream of a record”

Ultra Truth is "intentionally heavy and dense... Riled, determined and alive."
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Gerald VDH Dines out on “Snacks”

Snacks, the phenomenal new album Gerald VDH of Vienna's MEAT MARKET is "full of gay pride" that you can feel on every track.
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Hardkiss Lives: New remixes of ’90s rave anthem “Raincry”

Öona Dahl, Gavin Hardkiss, David Christopher and SABO remix Scott Hardkiss' '90s rave anthem "Raincry."
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NYC House: Louie Vega on the making of Expansions in the NYC

Described as a love letter to New York, Louie Vega's Expansions in the NYC was made with the intent to "pass on some history and hold a space for the new."
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This Is Brian Jackson

Best known for his revolutionary collaboration with Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson is one of the most influential musicians in the history of pop. This is how he found new inspiration.

Fast Money: the Tech Bro & the Million Dollar DJ Gig

The spectacular implosion of a tech startup called "Fast" reveals how venture capital, start-ups & influencer culture are burning up the EDM scene.
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London Vibes – the story behind one of UK Garage’s holy grails

Nearly 25 years ago, a youth worker made London Vibes / Fungus Mungus - one of the most coveted garage records in history. He had no idea anyone was listening.
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Jeff Mills in Wonderland

From Jeff Mills' new project the Zanza 22, Wonderland finds the Detroit techno pioneer continuing his relentless pursuit of cosmic rhythms and the motherbeat.
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The Wisdom: A life in music with Eternal Student

Marvin Prather is Eternal Student, a fixture from the early days of the Detroit electronic music scene who debuted as a producer three decades later with the gorgeous "Hear Me Though." This is his story.
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BPitch signs Rosa Anschütz’s album Goldener Strom

Three singles from the forthcoming album of haunting, melodic and flawlessly produced music from Rosa Anschütz.
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Jacked: How Demuir Beat the Beat Thieves

What do you do when your music's been stolen? When Toronto house music producer Demuir found out someone had plagiarized his tracks, he got mad. Then he fought back.
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Electribal Soul: Billie Ray Martin on the fabled lost album from Electribe 101

Originally recorded in 1991, pioneering electronic music band Electribe 101's lost second album, Electribal Soul, is finally released.

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