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.

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Damon Wild Releases Cosmic Path, First Album Since 2004

Function's Infrastructure label releases Cosmic Path, a concept album in tone if not by design.
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Various Artists: This Is Detroit

Mike Agent X Clark, DJ Cent, Kris Wadsworth, Drivetrain and more star on this compilation featuring the roster of Detroit Artist Agency.
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Jeff Derringer: Control

The debut release from Jeff Derringer's new Oktave Records.

Jeff Mills Returns to the Radio and Explodes the Medium

This Wednesday marks the launch of a new format show, The Outer Limits on NTS Live.
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Reformed Society: Food For Thought

Big, bright chords and beautiful synths pass over you in waves on Reformed Society's Food For Thought on black wax from What Ever Not.
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KiNK: Playground

No sluggish soundsculpting or shoegaze-with-drum-machines for KiNK, who stays on the cutting edge without recycling old tropes, and whose experimental tracks are made with such joy.

Getting Lost in the Slinky Lo-Fi Beats of Computer Data’s Geary

A kind of lo-fi, low-key gem of emotional deep techno.
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Andre Crom: Off the Safe Path & Into the World

Change and reinvention through the eyes (and ears) of DJ and producer Andre Crom.

Heathered Pearls: The Packard Plant

Jakub Alexander continues a study of Detroit as profound as it is penetrating.

Lone Dancer: A 5 Mag Mix #52

Exclusive new 5 Mag Mix and interview from Lone Dancer: producer and resident DJ at Deep Club in Denver.

Frankie Vega: Vintage Gateway

Frankie Vega knows where all the bodies are buried in this city.

Mental Overdrive: Epilogue

Per Martinsen is in classic form. Prins Thomas' Rett i Fletta releases Epilogue, Per's second Mental Overdrive album of 2017.

Terrence Dixon & M.R.E.U.X.: Space Station

Blumoog releases straight fire on wax: a split EP from Detroit legend Terrence Dixon & Italian vet M.R.E.U.X.
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Word Up! Spence:Chicago’s Debut Release on Bassment Tapes

"Word Up" oozes with attitude, dark growling techno and bursts of drums and electronics.

Sonic Groove Releases Blush Response’s Infinite Density

Blush Response's new album on Sonic Groove begins with the fury of automatic fire and its a frenzy of sensation and dark grooves from there.

Static Music Releases Phutek’s Make You Rain

Phutek makes music that just cries out to be played loud.
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Drew Sky & Lester Fitzpatrick: Skydive LP

If you play underground music, you know who these guys are and you know what they do. This is 74 minutes more.

Jeff Derringer Returns to the DJ Booth After Cancer Treatment

Jeff Derringer is also marking Oktave's 8 year anniversary and the launch of Oktave Records.
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Anja Schneider: Breaking Free

Few labels were more strongly identified with an artist than Mobilee and Anja Schneider. Anja talks to 5 Mag about turning the page with her new album, SoMe.

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