I Wish I Had an Answer for Andreas Gehm
We are saddened, shocked and depressed by the news that Andreas Gehm has passed away.
The German producer had released music on labels including Chicago's Mathematics by Jamal Moss, Creme Organization and others under...
Occidental: Pariah Dreams
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There was a time when Acid could be sleazy, when Techno could be something other than "angry" or "ponderous" or sound like the soundtrack for a silent film...
For a Good Cause: a Compilation for Andreas Gehm
Comp For Andreas Gehm by Comp For Andreas Gehm
I have three records by Andreas Gehm that I'll never part with - U Don't Love Me Anymore, What's On Ur Mind and My So Called...
Ben Long’s The Other Side Remixes
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We're about six years beyond Peak Digital now, and with it Peak Remix. The six to ten pack of remixes offering little value, by people more distinguished by...
Nathan Drew Larsen: Prairie Path Frustration
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I spent every summer holiday between 1985 and 1992 on the Illinois Prairie Path, a trail built over old railroad tracks that winds through the Chicago suburbs. Used...
Todd Sines: Envelop
"Everything that needs to be said has already been said," André Gide once said. "But since no one was listening, everything must be said again."
Maybe this time they'll get it right. This weekend, while...
Secret Studio: Thought Subtraction EP
Every record from these guys feels like a real "secret" - a present shared from two neighbors that moved away to California to become hippies and the fam they left back home. It's not...
Ali Berger’s Phone Calls EP
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Years ago, one of those crazy wizards that study Brian Eno with a focus that could cut diamonds gave me a simple chart to navigate Eno's vast and...
Myles Sergé: A 5 Mag Mix vol 22
Will Sumsuch talks to Myles Sergé for A 5 Mag Mix, volume 22 in our series.
The 5 Mag Mix by Myles Sergé
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Myles Sergé: The 5 Mag Interview
A reclusive perfectionist, Techno...
Floorplan: Music/Tell You No Lie
I really can't figure you people out. Here is a man of worldwide renown, and he's turning out the best records of an illustrious career and clearly some of the best tracks being made...
Chicago Skyway: The 5 Magazine Interview
"Chicago is still the best city in the world when it comes to dance music." This is not a controversial statement from Chicago Skyway, but it's one he is uniquely qualified to make.
Sean Hernandez...
Somewhere on the HIGHway to Chapora
This was either the last nice find of the previous year or the first of the new one - I can’t remember which, but it’s been out long enough that I feel some shame...
Lester Fitzpatrick: Sick
Nothing subtle here: a nine track album released without much fanfare from a guy that makes techno you wish the mainstage gang with corny DJ names still did. DJ Temporal Lobe and DJ Paralegal...
Hakim Murphy: The Chocolate Dice EP
D3 Elements has built a hell of a roster in the last three years: Hakim Murphy's The Chocolate Dice rubs shoulders with tracks from Mike Clark, Terrence Parker, Dan Curtin, D-Knox and two records...
Hiroshi Watanabe: Multiverse
There's always been a distinct spiritual side to Hiroshi Watanabe's records. Some of them - I'm thinking distinctively of "Soul Traveler" and the rest of "Sync Positive" here - sound less like records made...
Myles Serge: Syntax Error
The Transitional Man, Myles Sergé unveils an eclectic three track, 28 minute EP for Dan Curtin's highly buyonsightworthy label, Metamorphic Recordings. Genre namechecks are a source of frustration for people these days, and I'm...
Preview: An Event with DVS1 is Always a Special Event
There's never a time when DVS1 playing in your town isn’t a “special” event. The Minneapolis-based DJ and producer sat with us for a 5 Magazine profile a couple of years ago and I'm...
Galaxies Merging: Dan Curtin Takes His Talents to EPM
Sweet mother of mercy does Dan Curtin make some ferocious shit. There are very few people these days who I can call on when a certain mood strikes - who can hit just the...
DJ Psycho: “Staying Still is Death”
Greatly loved, highly outspoken, Dezi Magby aka DJ Psycho from Detroit is a madman behind the tables, his wildly kinetic sets leaving an unforgettable imprint in our psyche.
The Flint native recently came to...
Kate Simko: Today and Other Days
Used to be that when people asked me about the proverbial "next big producer out of Chicago," the first name that came to mind was Kate Simko.
I'm an unabashed fan - I bought Lights...
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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.
