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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Len Faki Remixes Frankie Bones’ Bump Your Head
Frankie Bones "Bump Your Head" is a classic, and Len Faki treats it with a refreshing irreverence.
The Virtual Life of Dwell
The debut of Dwell on Of Paradise features dubby four track blends of deep house and techno.
MANIK Confessions: the 5 Magazine Profile
The 5 Magazine profile of MANIK, the American DJ/producer whose Undergroundknowledge may be the best album released in 2017.
Forever Punk: Locked Club & RLGN
What is going on in Russia right now? Four tracks of smoldering electronics and swagger on wax from Locked Club, RLGN and Private Persons.
Todd Sines’ “Cron” Alias Returns for Fragmented Identity
Old & new Todd Sines material on wax from the Bogen Konzept record store.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
