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New House Music and Classic House Music reviews, free tracks and charts from 5 Magazine’s team of editors, writers, reviewers and DJs.

Alton Miller is Down for the Dance, Has Love For the Beat

Chicago label The Playground drops these super classy deep tracks from the mighty Alton Miller, who is hitting some kind of career renaissance right about now. And we are enjoying this.

Listen to 808 State’s New EP and Album Teaser

Subsequent Granada Report features two exclusive tracks and two new ones taken from 808 State's first album in 17 years.
Jacksonville All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace

Jacksonville Praises His Machines of Loving Grace

Jacksonville conjures the spirit of Richard Brautigan and his poem All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace for a new EP of four tracks that wrap themselves around you and vibrate with warmth.
The Moon

For All Mankind: Electronic Music on the Moon

Brian Eno, Jeff Mills and Michael Kandel offer radically different interpretations of the relationship between humans, the Moon and the Earth.
Moon Boots Nic Hanson Clear

#ListenUp Moon Boots & Nic Hanson Drop New Single, “Clear” on Anjunadeep

Anjunadeep has parted the blinds just a crack for gawkers to get another glimpse of Moon Boots' forthcoming Bimini Road album with the release of the new single "Clear."

Marc Cotterell & Danny J Lewis Rework Garage Classic BLUES FOR YOU

The Strictly Rhythm and LOGIC classic BLUES FOR YOU gets the dust blown off by Plastik People Recordings' Marc Cotterell and UKG stalwart Danny J Lewis.
picture of John Morales at Suncebeat

#ListenUp Disco Legend John Morales Preps a New Album for Quantize

John Morales' All Q'd Up Vol 2 features 3 new tracks, collabs with Thommy Davis, DJ Spen, Natasha Watts and vocals for dayzzzzz.
Wajeed Blue Raspberry Heavy

#ListenUp Waajeed and Candi Lindsey Team Up for Powerful HEAVY

Who else is making house music like this right now? Who actually can? Waajeed always comes correct but from the direction you least expect, as on Heavy from his new Ten Toes Down EP featuring Candi Lindsey.
Soela Lily by Kompakt Records

#ListenUp Deep, Evocative Tracks from Soela on Lily

However she does it Soela makes some of the best deep house records I've come across. Lily on Kompakt Records is another ethereal master cut.

That Frankie Knuckles/Lou Rawls Cut: You’ll Never Find This Record Ever Again

Frankie Knuckles' remix of Lou Rawls "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine" became a thing of fable when he played it in a Boiler Room set and here it is, preserved on wax.
Phuture Shock Excursions vol 6

Jenifa Mayanja, Norus Headline Phuture Shock’s Excursions V/A

Some familiar faces - Jenifa Mayanja, Norus, Cyclonix, Flabaire - bringing new sounds on Excursions Vol 6, a solid V/A vinyl-only comp from Phuture Shock Muzik.
Mike Agent X Clark The Heat

Dynamite: Mike Agent X Clark Drops The Heat

Mike Agent X Clark's "The Heat" is gonna be a HUGE record, with remixes on board from Ben Sims, El Provost and Peter Rocket.
DJ Colette

#ListenUp Pete Moss Remixes Colette on Dreams

Colette teams up with Pete Moss for a new set of remixes of "Dreams," her cover of the Stevie Nicks tune.
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Simonelli’s Finest: Reissue of NY’s Finest’s Do You Feel Me?

Groovin has performed enough resurrections by now to be qualified as a necromancer, and never have they done more beautiful work than on the Victor Simonelli (as NY's Finest) 1993 classic "Do You Feel Me?"

Louie Vega, Leroy Burgess, Patrick Adams Collaborate for Barely Breaking Even

The Unviersal Robot Band's classic "Barely Breaking Even" finds new life in the hands of Louie Vega for BBE Music's 500th release.

Tranquilized Dreams: Love Notes Drops The Outerzone from Nu-Cleo

One of the best young American electronic music labels scores up another instant must-have in their discography with the dreamy, emotional deep techno and house of Nu-Cleo.

Dimitri from Paris Remixes Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle’s I’ll Take You There

SoSure continues their tour through the Director's Cut catalog with remixes by Dimitri from Paris, Moplen, and the Shapeshifters of the Frankie Knuckles and Jamie Principle Chicago House classic I'll Take You There.
Absent DJ

#ListenUp Absent Channels Ancient Chicago Acid Jack on Armani’s Ghost

Absent makes his debut on Mark Broom's Beard Man label with devastating techno artillery on the Animate EP.
Gunnter Fired Balance

Courtesy of Balance Drops FIRED from Gunnter

Vibrant deep house from a label that punches way above its weight: sublabel of Chez Damier's Balance, Courtesy of Balance.
Danny Krivit edit Kerri Chandler Rain

Cold Cuts: Danny Krivit Edits the Kerri Chandler Classic RAIN

Kerri Chandler makes records for DJing, Danny Krivit edits records for DJs and this is the best gift you could ever give to one.

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