#ListenUp HOOKED on Alex Agore
Listen to HOOKED, Alex Agore's latest record with a sound balanced and carefully tempered between energetic dancefloor-friendly chords and deep soulful vibes.
Don’t Call It a Comeback Anymore: Vincent Floyd Has a Time Machine
Vincent Floyd may have released more records in the last couple of years than he had in the entire first phase of his career.
#ListenUp Anja Schneider Drops GIVE IT ALL TO YOU on Sous
Anja Schneider's Sous Music has become a driving force in the industry. Give It All To You is her latest, and the label's latest, and it's the best so far.
Silver Network Celebrates 20 Years with Paul Cut’s The Shadow
Deep tracks from wunderkind Paul Cut on THE SHADOW mark the 20th anniversary of Jef K's Silver Network label.
In Rotation – This Week’s Best Tracks from 5 Mag Dot Net (May 7...
Our favorite tracks from the week that was, featuring Cinthie, Alton Miller (Local Talk), thatmanmonkz, Marcel Vogel, Paul Trouble Anderson, Chicago Afrobeat Project, Ron Trent, Manuel Tur (Freerange), Gullen (Mobilee), Dekmantel, DJ Amar, Vin Sol and more.
Jupiter4 Releases Electro Acid Tele Funk from Vin Sol
Spacey 808s and Terminator laser war footage appropriated for the dancefloor: Vin Sol's 808 Tele Funk EP breaks cosmic new ground for 5 Mag fave Jupiter4 Records.
Neroli Signs Up Patrice Scott for Chasing Dreams EP
New wax from the Italian label showcases 3 deep new tracks from Patrice Scott.
#ListenUp – thatmanmonkz Burns Down The House on EASY STILL
Backed by the "basement-ready Wash Good," EASY STILL is a record that sells itself. Play it loud, play it often, play it before everyone else catches up and runs it into the ground.
Oh Happy Day: Flowers for Paul Trouble Anderson
Oh Happy Day captures the praise that Paul Trouble Anderson inspired, and this is the praise he deserved.
Friends Complete Tribute Album to the Late Chicago DJ Amar
TECHNO WAR is a compilation Chicago's Legendary DJ Amar was finishing prior to his death in March 2019.
Andrea True’s More, More, More is a Tom Moulton Masterclass in the Art of...
The story of Andrea True's "More More More" is a story of mob hitmen, Deep Throat and one of the most effective disco remixes Tom Moulton ever made.
#ListenUp Journey to the Center of the Soul with Gullen on Sumatra
Mobilee has another huge record on their hands with Sumatra, the title track of a new EP from Gullen.
Matt Dubspun Brings Back Vibenotic with Ground Zero EP
Vibenotic Recordings, a Chicago imprint of yore, serves as an outlet for Matt Dubspun's eclectic electronic sounds.
Remembering the Chicago/Amsterdam Alliance on Djax-Re-Up Vol 1
Djax was among the leading European labels to identify and nourish the second generation of Chicago electronic music producers in the early 1990s and that shouldn't be forgotten.
Listen to Ron Trent’s Spellbinding Remix of AFRO PARTY
Ron Trent's remix of "Afro Party" by Chicago Afrobeat Project with the immortal Afropop legend TONY ALLEN dropped this week on Future Rootz.
REVIEW: Jerome Baker Is Boss Techno
El Hefe from UKR finds Chicago's own Jerome Baker beating it hard with aggressive, mind-melting techno.
In Rotation – This Week’s Best Tracks from 5 Mag Dot Net (April 26...
Our favorite tracks from the week that was, featuring Ron Trent, Ellen Allien, DJ Skull, Fouk, Erika Gluck, Luke Hess, Giovanni Damico, Leonid Nevermind, Salar Ansari, Saine & Smith and Pontchartrain.
#ListenUp Pontchartrain Invokes Ancestral Funk Spirits on AFTERLIFE
Debuted as a dubplate at the Red Bull Stage of Movement 2016, AFTERLIFE makes a fair claim to being one of the REAL anthems of the summer.
#ListenUp Detroit’s Filthiest Celebrates 20 Years of Motor City Electro Co.
Motor City Electro Company is celebrating its 20th anniversary - and what a fitful two decades it's been. "Celebration" features Megan Shackell on vocals - disco house to bang the box.
#ListenUp – Saine & Smith Play Some Dirty Games
Strike a match, light the wick and listen to this thing groove into a soulphonic frenzy stoked by a choice sample from Vincent Montana Jr's orchestra of disco wonders.
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A YouTube gamer named Mumbo Jumbo received 30 claims a minute from Warner Music Group's publishing arm over non-existent music violations.
