Essential Angel Moraes: Life In Stereo
The journey is the reward: Angel Moraes leaves behind a staggering legacy in the house music scene. Here are 16 tracks we love best.
This is some Detroit Fire: vocalist Nikki O on Rough, Rugged, Raw
Detroit vocalist Nikki O has left her mark on some of the best deep house records of the last fifteen years.
Brawther on the Start of the End
The French DJ/producer and 5 Mag friend on surviving and maybe thriving in the post-COVID music industry.
Monty Luke on BLM, climate change & making the catalogue of Black Electronic Music
5 Mag's latest cover story with Monty Luke, founder of Black Catalogue on racial justice, the effect of the music industry on climate change and preventing the erasure of Black artists from electronic music.
Space Oddity: the weird history of the Soviet ANS synthesizer
The sound of Tarkovsky's Solaris, The Mirror and Stalker was generated by a strange machine that created sounds with drawings.
S E L E C T Playlist: Mark Wilkinson’s Life Remixed
Recovery playlist from former Ministry of Sound resident DJ Mark Wilkinson and his inspiring story.
Private equity keeps stabbing Guitar Center but it still won’t die
Music gear is selling at a record pace but Guitar Center is broke. It's not the pandemic that's screwed it up.
The Prodigy to star in a new documentary
"This one's for Keef!" The Prodigy promise "uncompromising, raw and honest" documentary forthcoming on the history of the iconic UK electronic music group.
Amy Douglas is a singer, songwriter & professional bad influence
"Without singing, there is no me. I have no purpose, beyond singing and songwriting." Harold Heath profiles the powerhouse of talent that is Amy Douglas.
Techno Politics: Art, Disinfo & the 1/6 Capitol Riot
Michael Richison made an art project out of old voting machines, with video that could be remixed on the fly into techno-like music. Then we watched disinformation about them lead to insurrection.
Seven Davis, Jr: “I’ve been in self-induced lockdown since 2016”
"I've been a church boy, homeless street kid, corporate suit, addict..." Harold Heath profiles the multifaceted artist Seven Davis, Jr.
After 29 years behind the mic, Joi Cardwell is still about the love
"My goal was to have a discography as long as Ella's." Joi Cardwell reflects on nearly three decades as dance music's go-to vocalist and answering an ad in the Village Voice to singing on "Club Lonely" from Lil Louis.
Back To Life: Phenomenal Handclap Band
Daniel Collas returned to his home-base to start something new. Instead he found the re-animating spark that brought Phenomenal Handclap Band back to life.
The Unapologetic African Sounds of Shamrock Guitor
Kayibiza LOunge talks to Shamrock Guitor, South African guitarist and producer and founder of the new label Gotto Records.
The Inside Story of As You Like It
The Bay Area residency is now 2020's best new underground label. Lauren Krieger on the history, tragedy & journey of As You Like It Recordings.
Tensnake: LA Stories
Six years after Glow, German electronic music maestro Tensnake is back with an intimate pop portrait of the city of Los Angeles.
Ringo had a dream
One of the best new reads of 2020 is Ringo Dreams of Lawn Care, series of weekly notes on music, music-making and cultural flotsam from the mind of Michael Donaldson.
Innermoods: The James Duncan Interview
James Duncan has jammed with jazz legends Mark Edwards, Sabir Mateen and even sax god Ornette Coleman, but it's his dance music productions that have been turning heads. Bruce Tantum talks to the Brooklyn-based producer and trumpet player.
In 2021, support people. Screw the brands.
If we say we care about the history of this music, we need to stop enabling the ones that fucked it up.
Something Special: An Interview with Milly James
#TheMic: Studio sessions, live music in a pandemic and making something special with Mike Schommer: a profile of UK vocalist Milly James.
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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
