Chicago House Music Festival 2026

Techno

Techno is a form of electronic music featuring driving 4/4 beats varying in tempo from 120 to 150 beats per minute.

Robert Hood Is Paying It Forward

Every single line of this is an inspiration. Tristan Dominguez profiles the legendary Detroit icon Robert Hood on faith, creativity and the power of electronic music.
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Epoch of Infinity: Jean-Michel Jarre’s Equinoxe Infinity Gets Remixed

Tale of Us, Perturbator and Jonas Rathman channel the insane grandeur of Equinoxe Infinity, Jean-Michel Jarre's best record in a decade.
DJ 3000 Detroit

5 Mag SELECT – 4 Records with DJ 3000

Detroit lore with Robert Hood, Gerald Mitchell, Esteban Adame and more as DJ 3000 walks us through some classics cuts from the Motech Records catalog.
The Moon

For All Mankind: Electronic Music on the Moon

Brian Eno, Jeff Mills and Michael Kandel offer radically different interpretations of the relationship between humans, the Moon and the Earth.
Remute

Remute is Releasing Techno Records on Video Game Cartridges

Denis Karimani aka "Remute" releases his music on exotic formats ranging from 45s to floppy disks and Sega game cartridges. Harold Heath asks: Why?
DJ 3000 of Motech Records Detroit

DJ 3000 and the Story of Motech Records

Ben Sims, Santiago Salazar, Gerald Mitchell, Fabrice Lig, Robert Hood – these are just a few of the best and brightest techno producers in the world that have left a trace of their art in the back catalog of Motech.
Peter Croce of Rocksteady Disco

Something Real: Peter Croce & the Story of Rocksteady Disco

Rocksteady Disco is releasing some of the best and most important records in the scene today. Lauren Krieger talks to founder Peter Croce on the Detroit vinyl label's origins and aspirations.
Absent DJ

#ListenUp Absent Channels Ancient Chicago Acid Jack on Armani’s Ghost

Absent makes his debut on Mark Broom's Beard Man label with devastating techno artillery on the Animate EP.
Lyric Hood

#ListenUp Lyric Hood Makes Her Solo Debut on NINETEEN

Half of Floorplan with her father Robert Hood, Lyric Hood drops a grooving two track EP on M-Plant.
Josh Wink Ursula Rucker

#ListenUp Louie Vega & Shlomi Aber Remix Josh Wink Classic SIXTH SENSE

Louie Vega and Shlomi Aber take a shot at a stone-cold classic: Josh Wink's Sixth Sense featuring vocals by Ursual Rucker. Part of the 25th anniversary of Josh Wink's OVUM Recordings.

Raw a f: Raw Culture’s Savage Beat Dealers Return on Pushers 03

Raw Culture is having a moment, making music that gives the more precious lo-fi house producers a sucker punch and steals their bike.
Taelue Reflections album Perpetual Rhythms

Reflections by Taelue Showcases the Real Sound of Chicago

Perpetual Rhythms is righteous in their work and the music can back it up. Taelue's Reflections album is the next big thing.

#ListenUp Ornaments Prepares Another Choice Carlos Nilmmns EP

"Copa" sets the tone for the adventurous IRIS EP, coming this month on wax and next month on digital from the ridiculously on-point Ornaments.

#ListenUp Upfront Techno Action from Jason Patrick on TimeFlex

Jason Patrick offers up four tracks of sonorous, steely and atmospheric techno, out now on DJ Hyperactive's 4 Track Recordings.

Jeff Mills & Mad Mike Banks Rediscover The Rings of Saturn

The two legendary Underground Resistance members, Jeff Mills and Mike Banks reunite for a live performance of the X-102 album on July 6 in Brest, France.
santiago salazar

Night Songs from Santiago Salazar – The Night Owl

The Night Owl is Santiago Salazar's third album in the last four years, and it's the best of the three.
Jeff Mills Directors Cut classicsvideo

Jeff Mills Reissues Four Catalog Classics on the Remastered Director’s Cut Chapter 2

Technical and musical mastery preserved on the latest Jeff Mills Director's Cut reissue - Chapter 2.
DJ Hyperactive

All Praise To HYPERACTIVE, Chicago’s Techno Godfather Has Returned

Memorialized as one of Daft Punk's "Teachers," one of the legends of Chicago's Techno underground is back. 5 Mag's cover story with DJ Hyperactive.
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DJ Deeon Meets Wehbba for WE HAVE BASS

DJ Deeon gets a huge spotlight turn on WE HAVE BASS from Drumcode, with blown out vocals and drums that go off like a string of firecrackers.
vincent floyd

Don’t Call It a Comeback Anymore: Vincent Floyd Has a Time Machine

Vincent Floyd may have released more records in the last couple of years than he had in the entire first phase of his career.

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