Matasuna reissues the ultra rare Latin Funk gem “Miami”
Explosive 1970s Latin funk from Dominican / Venezuelan bandleader Porfi Jimenez. If you're the type that digs for old soul and funk records, a near-mint condition copy of Miami might be the crown jewel of your collection. If you don't, this reissue by the soul survivalists at Matasuna might inspire you to start one.
Demuir reissues TruSkool on black wax for Purveyor Underground
Demuir's album, first released in 2016, gets a double vinyl release and it sounds better than ever.
House Again: Ten City introduces The Next Generation
The new album from Ten City opens a new chapter in the original house band's four decade history.
Teklife reissues the DJ Spinn juke classic “Bounce N Break Yo Back” on vinyl
Nearly twenty years after its debut "Bounce N Break Yo Back" can still snatch the oxygen out of the room.
Before leaving, Ron Carroll blessed us with this disco house gem
Andrew Emil, Red Eye and Ron Carroll chopped it up on "Can't Stop" on Salted Music.
Demi Riquísimo & The Trip drop kinetic party music “Don’t Go Away”
Heavy action rave anthems from Semi Delicious and Tessellate, who have pushed a huge number of dope tracks down your gullet over the last five or six years and here are four more.
2 Jahre Dazwischen: Nodding melancholica from Lesterr
Ornaments releases some beautiful music, most of it deep, some of it dub, and some of it ambient, or downtempo, or with a generally chill sort of vibe. 2 Jahre Dazwischen by Lesterr contains just about all of above.
Borrowed Identity & Mechanical Soul Brother storm back with “Set It All Free”
Pure life-affirming house music marks a return (of sorts) from one of our best-loved duos.
Techno titan Molecular Recordings launches the Covalence series
Four tracks from Esilum, Heliosphere, Shaun Moses and Azogiar mark the first installment of the Covalence Series, a "curated collection of molecular-level sound works, where artists from diverse backgrounds converge to form new sonic bonds."
Four tracks of analog android bebop on DJ Haus’ “Humanoid”
8 bit vocals by MC Speak'N'Spell, 909s and 303s idling in anxiety and a vacuum tube techno groove: It's Humanoid from DJ Haus on Unknown To The Unknown.
Breathe More: Music For Freaks showcases Alex Arnout’s Black Logic project
Black Logic is producer Alex Arnout's live deep house band, with Arnout's beats and electronics backed with live instrumentation (bass, guitar, sax) and a selection of vocalists, and Breathe More is his first release on Music For Freaks.
Ron Carroll classic “The Sermon” refreshed by Chicago’s Twan & Billy O’Malley
Simply divine disco mix of the Ron Carroll classic "The Sermon" from Chicago duo Twan and Billy O'Malley.
Demon Dubs: Mr. G remixes Scuba’s 2011 classic “Loss”
Mr. G takes Scuba's reissued "Loss" to school with a glowering, slightly demonic dub that goes to a few places the original hadn't thought of.
J. Peacock thumbs through 50 years of dance music history on “I’m Doing Just Fine”
J. Peacock drops four tracks of lovely, blurry deep house, with samples filtered, cut rough and polished up until the edges are gleaming and smooth to the touch.
Coco Cole launches Pisces Season with the big sky summer anthem “Flamingo”
"Flamingo" is electronic music for the great outdoors says Will Sumsuch on this "absolute belter" from Coco Cole.
“We Got To Hit It Off”: Millie Jackson gets the Dimitri From Paris & Opolopo remix...
If you're a soul purist and you want to walk away now I'd understand; but I'm every bit as much of a soul music snob as you and I've got to say, these remakes do a pretty good job of updating things.
Mississippi Soul: Annie & The Caldwells drop a bomb with remixers Nicky Siano, musclecars & more
Luaka Bop enlists Nicky Siano along with musclecars, Justin Strauss and Kornel Kovacs to remix two songs from family soul and gospel band Annie and The Caldwells.
Acid, bass and pianos collide on Kléo’s “Acid Coolada” remix project
Kléo is a French-born artist now living in Amsterdam, and makes acid tracks that slap with the best that ever came from one of the foundational acid cities. The Acid Coolada EP was released on vinyl back in February, appearing now a digital release with a slew of remixes.
Kirk Degiorgio’s “Seven Minutes Of Funk” is the white-hot Detroit techno machine funk gem you’ve been...
The lead track from Kirk Degiorgio's Elate EP on Cyphon is a proper dancefloor record, with the low-end funk for your body and that cerebral dreaminess to transport your mind.
WITH LOVE: Announcing 5 Mag’s 20th Anniversary Vinyl Release
WITH LOVE from Chicago: 5 Mag celebrates 20 years with 3 foundational Chicago house music producers on our first vinyl release, featuring tracks from foundational Chicago artists Mike Dunn, Roy Davis, Jr. and Jamie 3:26.
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Message From Our Founder: 5 Mag Turns 20
Back in 2005, we never dreamed this little labor of love would still be here in 2025...