Unit Black Flight: Evocations
If John Carpenter made a record for Plus-8, it might have sounded a bit like Evocations from Unit Black Flight.
Soul Button: Master of My Fate
A skein of twisted beauty is shot through the four track Master of My Fate EP from Soul Button on his home label Steyoyoke
Tape_Hiss: Cognitive Dissonance
The new double 12" on Love Notes is a gorgeous collection of sounds, on a release that sounds like an especially tight live PA.
Space Meow Doll: San San (Remixes)
This is a label I should write about more often. Firm Tracks has a great name, garish art and something like a family vibe that makes every record feel like a less malignant version...
Sound Warrior Loves
Jenifa Mayanja on the new double vinyl release showcasing female producers and dedicated to the memory of Cherushii
Hans Bouffmyhre: Midsummer Beatdown
An (early) midsummer beatdown from Flash Recordings and the indomitable Hans Bouffmyhre.
Summer (Brendon Collins): From Camp With Love
Three tracks of warm, melodic Techno from Tulipa Recordings' Brendon Collins.
Atnarko’s This Feeling Remixed by Chris Fortier
New Atnarko remixes by Approved Electronic Device on Viva Recordings.
Various Artists: Discordian Dreaming 8
Discordian Dreaming takes in the full breadth of the label's output, from terse, borderline-sinister late night tech house moods to meditative, goose-bump inducing electronica.
Joeski: The Reinvention of a House Music Legend
The New York nightlife legend talks to Kev Obrien on reinvention, the industry and his unprecedented comeback. And a bonus 5 Mag Mix.
Ksky, Babak, Xio, Pak0: Jam EP Vol 1
More Russian madness via Wax Ninja record shop in Moscow. Wew.
React’s New Event Series Input/Output Welcomes Garrett David
Input/Output at The Mid's Century Room has the goal of featuring some of Chicago’s brightest underground House and Techno producers
Gunnar Haslam: Scale No Flam
Scorching serving of acid from The Bunker, Mike Servito, Justin Cudmore and Gunnar Haslam.
Daryl Cura, Frique, Isoke, Chicago Skyway, DCook: Thoughts from Chicago Vol 4
People ask what's happening in Chicago these days. Pick up this record from Eargasmic and you'll have a good idea of what should be.
SciFiSol: Experimental Drawingboard
New Techno from the purveyors of good Techno at Detroit Underground.
Meet The Teachers: Every Set from Boiler Room Chicago 2017
A tribute to a tribute to Chicago with DJ Pierre, DJ Hyperactive, Glenn Underground, Paul Johnson, Boo Williams, Mike Dearborn and Ron Trent.
Mystic Bill: The Lost Cassette Trax Vol 1
Rough and aggressive tracks from the future rescued from the past: something for your mind from the Chicago legacy of Mystic Bill.
Mike Huckaby: Live in Japan (1995)
Classic House Mix from 1995 featuring Mike Huckaby playing hard as f-ck techno in Japan.
Jlin’s Black Origami is a Drumhead’s Delight
Gary, Indiana-based producer Jlin releases details of her second LP, titled Black Origami.
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Longevity: DJ Slugo + the New Issue of 5 Mag
DJ Slugo: a 5 Mag cover story, plus Michael Gray cover mix & interview, the anti-AI backlash and music platforms' reaction and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
