Beyond Real: DJ Spinna, circa 2015
Will Sumsuch talks to DJ Spinna about Jigmastas, Hip Hop, House, Stevie and "the strategic removal of consciousness and spirituality from the music by the industry."
A true DJ's DJ, and one of the few...
Victor Simonelli: A 5 Mag Mix vol 15
One of the founding fathers of House Music, Garage and dance music, period! The legendary Victor Simonelli contributes a live mix to 5 Magazine ahead of headlining our 10 year anniversary this October 17...
Tribe Records Celebrates 100 Records with Optimistic
Zepherin Saint hits upon classic territory with the 100th release of Tribe Records: a cover of 'Optimistic' with Sounds of Blackness alum Ann Nesby.
Zepherin Saint's Tribe Records, purveyors of fine Soulful House records, passes...
Atjazz, Opolopo, Daz-I-Kue Remix Mark de Clive-Lowe’s Church
Mark de Clive-Lowe has announced a new remix album based upon his critically acclaimed 2014 LP, Church.
Church Remixed features nine remixes (and five bonus tracks on the Traxsource edition) featuring the talents of...
Terry Hunter and Mike Dunn Go For Daylight
I haven’t made it down to one of these day parties yet but this one is not going to be missed. Our guy Terry Hunter and our other guy Mike Dunn have been collaborating...
Beyond Words, Beyond Luck: Travelin’ Music Vol 3
I guarantee you're not going to hear an album like this anywhere else. Not possible. Chicago's Beyond Luck (a core group of Radius, DJ Moppy and Kenny Keys though with many more friends, family...
Sheer Grooveability: Angel In Disguise by Maritri
Can you feel nostalgia for something you didn't experience firsthand? I'm a big fan of the Soulful House sound of Global Soul Music (and before it Tea Party Music) and Ian Friday, but I...
Terry Grant Joins Spiritchaser for “Dancing In My Head”
Terry Grant is one of the most unique vocalists working in electronic music today - pretty much everything that he sings on (and/or writes) is worth a listen and probably an impulse buy. The...
Theaster Gates’ New Art Space to Host Frankie Knuckles’ Record Collection
We heard about this earlier this year but the cat is out of the bag. ArtNews posted a story about Chicago artist Theaster Gates, who we'd been informed discretely was working with the late...
What We Love: Amp Fiddler’s Bassmentality Vol 3
Bassmentality 3 by Amp Fiddler
Few artists in the underground have worked Bandcamp better than Amp Fiddler, whose releases on what is probably the only digital shop that doesn't aggressively fuck artists over are among...
Church Boy Lou’s Weep Is Everything Soul Music Should Be
This is so good, and I can't even tell you for sure what I just heard. Church Boy Lou's Weep is the finest take from Waajeed's project, and it's unlike any take on electrified...
What It Takes: The Chosen Few Picnic Turns 25
It was 25 years ago this July that someone got the idea of adding turntables to a family reunion and the Chosen Few Picnic was born.
From those humble beginnings in a field behind the...
Groove Junkies: A 5 Mag Mix vol 10
Groove Junkies' Evan Landes mixes Vol #10 of A 5 Mag Mix, 5 Magazine's flagship House Music mix and interview series.
Known originally for his Groove Junkies moniker, Evan Landes has also added his deep...
Tortured Soul: The Band Will Go On
It's been a tough time for everyone. We've been losing people in our House community at an alarming rate this past year, and each one is completely unexpected. Last month we mourned the sudden...
Meet New York’s Songstress Jasmine Clemente
Jasmine Clemente has been on our radar for a while. This Puerto Rican songstress has been making beautiful noise in the New York nightlife, debuting her first soulful House single, "Free My Spirit" in...
Love, Italian Style: The House of Frankie
While basking in the paradise which was the UK's final Southport Weekender, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet two likeminded individuals: Giordano Fracasso and Alessandro Mele from Italy. They were like me, first...
PREVIEW: Kings & Queens of House Music May 30 2015
Chicago, send the kids to the fam and call in sick for a week, because the city hasn't seen a powerhouse event of Chicago House Music's original pioneers in a long, long time. And...
Retrospect: Andy Compton from The Rurals
After 20 years of putting out music, Andy Compton from The Rurals has the hard-earned reputation for being a connoisseur of all things soulful, jazzy, with a groovy downtempo vibe. He's about to release...
Dirty Sole ft. jOHNNY DANGEROUs: Connect the Dots
I played this for some friends yesterday and one of them told me it was "too funky." How do you mean? If you're tryin' to tell me anything is too funky for your dancefloor...
Before the Last Dance: Southport Weekender’s Alex Lowes
THERE ARE VERY FEW FESTIVALS like Southport Weekender. The very name of it elicits a feeling of warmth, hospitality and of coming home. With today's mind numbing pyrotechnics, billion watt sound systems and DJ...
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LOVEFOXY / The 5 Mag Cover Mix
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