Dutchican Soul: “Get On Down”
Netherlands duo Dutchican Soul really turn it out on this rockin' new release from Miguel Migs' fantastic Salted imprint. The duo's classic House style takes you right to the dance floor with the title...
Andy Ward and Sofia Rubina: Streets of The Sun
I don't know that there's a more prestigious label out there now than Soulheaven, and they proudly stamp their name on this collaboration between their resident DJ Andy Ward and Estonian siren Sofia Rubina....
DJ Boxx ft. Carla Prather: “Send For Me”
Incredible. DJ Boxx is a name well known to locals but he may as well hire a booking agent now - after this track finishes making its way around the world, he's going to...
DJ Dealer: Hooka EP
Some fun summer sample tracks from the man that is busier in the studio than Ryan Seacrest is on television. All 3 tracks hold things down in their own right. "Dirty Money" samples dialogue...
Andy Compton: The 5 Magazine Interview
5 Magazine 2009 interview with Soulful House producer and DJ Andy Compton.
Barbara Tucker & Tuccillo: “One Desire”
As people said about French actress Sarah Bernhardt, Barbara Tucker could probably sing the names out of a phonebook and make it an anthem. Instead, Alix Alvarez in his choice remix of Tucker +...
Dennis Ferrer: “Sinfonia Della Notte”
This track has been pirated almost since WMC ended. I'm not sure if that's an indication of the tremendous vibe around this song or what, but Strictly released it on its own, with no...
CeCe Peniston: I’m Feelin’ U
Anyone that's seen her live can tell you that CeCe Peniston's voice is as good - and I'd say even better - than it was in the late 1980s, and this record proves that...
Did You Miss Me: On the Road with Tortured Soul
Hailing from Brooklyn, the multitalented three-piece band Tortured Soul is made up of bassist Jason Kriveloff (aka JKriv), keyboardist Ethan White and drummer/lead vocalist John-Christian Urich. Since interviewing them nearly three years ago for...
Aphrodisiax: Unfinished Business EP
Aphrodisiax are a relatively new combo out of west London, made up by the DJ/production team of Gavin Peters and Sy Sez and generating a lot of heat from the likes of Phil Asher,...
Phil Asher presents Phlash and Friends: Look at What We’ve Done
Phil Asher records a soothing piece of deep House bliss at it's finest under his "Phlash & Friends" moniker for Italian label Archive, following up his "Revolution = Solution" release, featured on the Gilles...
Charles Dockins: “I Gotcha Back”
I first heard this from the Groove Junkies during a set at WMC. It had me hooked right off the bat. Most tunes might require an additional listen but not this. A wicked electric...
Phlash and Friends: 2009 WMC Bundle (Archive Records)
If you don't know Phil Asher's Phlash & Friends alias you need to get yourself acquainted rather swiftly. For WMC this year Archive released these Rarities which are a collection of previously unreleased versions...
Ralf GUM: He Makes the Music You Love to Play
5 Magazine profile of German Soulful House producer and impresario Ralf GUM of GOGO Music.
Blackstory: “No It Wasn’t Love”
Brand new on T's Box is this club shaker featuring "RC Groove" (read: Ron Carroll), vocalist Pam and Terry himself on a couple of remixes. It's released under the moniker "Blackstory" - not sure...
DJ Dealer: The 5 Magazine Interview
A proud "re-plant" to Chicago, DJ Dealer recently moved back to his former childhood home after spending much of his musical career in Denver. It was there that he built an incomparable reputation as...
The Blak Beat Niks: “Free to be Free”
This new single represents a bit of a comeback for Tony Records, being their first release of 2009. This marks a bit of a comeback for Chicago producer Big Ed (aka H.E. Matthews) too...
DJ Dealer: “The Big Sexy”
DJ Dealer recently relocated to our fair city and brought Look At You - undoubtedly one of the greatest underground labels in House Music today - in his carry-on bag. I want to say...
Abicah Soul: The 5 Magazine Interview
Some know him as Stax, others as Harmony Funk and most as Abicah Soul. With a plethora of releases over the last few years Stax, founder of Abicah Soul Records, is quickly becoming a...
Lars Behrenroth: The Director’s Cut
NOTE: This is the extended version of Rees Urban's interview with Lars Behrenroth, published in the February 2009 issue of 5 Magazine.
A native of a small fishing town outside Hamburg, Germany, Lars Behrenroth...
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