“Ghetto Capitalism” is a radical electronic manifesto from Jaymie Silk
Ghetto Capitalism is an eclectic and wonderful EP and there's a vital message behind Jaymie Silk's latest for !K7 but "You Can Do It" is music that sounds like it's having a heart attack and I love it.
First Word to reissue Tall Black Guy’s seminal 8 Miles to Moenart LP
Special edition with new material from Detroit producer's debut album, which hasn't been on wax since the original 2013 run.
James Chance: The Contortionist
The confrontational and sometimes brilliant musician James Chance passed away this summer. Chance invented the future, and he had a lot to do with making people dance again.
3, 6, 9: Suburban Knight debuts new EP series for Detroit Techno Records
High caloric electronic nutrition from Suburban Knight and Detroit Techno, one of Detroit's best artist/label partnerships.
True, Necessary, Kind: Gems from Lay-Far’s album remix project
Seventeen remixes of five album tracks from Lay-Far's True, Necessary, Kind album, covering various flavours of house, broken beat, bass, techno and drum & bass.
Free: NOZU drops a funky pop house hit for Justin Martin’s What To Do
Occupying the blurry lines where house turns into something else, NOZU's "Free" is driven by a smooth vocal straight outta brokenbeat London circa 2003 and the warm strum of a Nile Rodgers guitar.
Manifesto is an esoteric downtempo masterpiece from Glo Phase
Glo Phase takes an excursion into left-of-field downtempo and electronica with an oily vaporwave sheen on Manifesto.
Deepest Hour: Funk thunder & low-slung grooves from Jon Delerious
Canadian producer Jon Delerious makes another flyby on Nordic Trax with the four track funk and deep house EP Deepest Hour.
One-o-One: Smooth Italian house from System of Survival
Six tracks of Italian house from System of Survival that are nice and fresh and the DJ equivalent of an adjustable wrench - they're really useful in a multitude of situations. In DJ terms, they're tension builders, palette cleansers, and transition tracks, i.e.: they're super-useful.
As We Are: An unaddressed letter with no words from Tevo Howard
There has been a hole in the Chicago music scene for the last several years in just about the exact shape of Tevo Howard. It's an absence, and it's not one that can be easily filled.
Stars In Your Eyes: Dreamy deep house from DimSum
Knocking one out from the Swiss cantons, DimSum drops a dreamy deep house EP with a romantic inspiration.
Lovelee Dae: Seth Troxler & Franck Roger revamp the ’90s Blaze classic
You could make a pretty nasty line-up for a dayparty out of all the people who have remixed "Lovelee Dae" over the years; these remixes from Franck Roger and Seth Troxler are a credible addition to the list.
Infinite Health: Tycho releases new album
Two time Grammy nominated producer and musician Scott Hansen aka Tycho has released Infinite Health, the sixth Tycho album and one that hearkens back to his more solo-driven and electronic albums of early 2010s — Dive, Awake and Epoch.
Stir: Japan’s BRISA with Turbojazz, Jon Dixon & Byron The Aquarius
Japanese producer BRISA drops a varied five-tracker of tunes featuring remixes from Jon Dixon and Byron The Aquarius on Cosmocities.
Jordan Gardner & Martyn Bootyspoon shine on the dark house nodder “Doubletap”
In the grand tradition of beat tracks that beat it so hard they can only be called beatdown tracks, Jordan Gardner and Martyn Bootyspoon take a five word sample and loop it into oblivion.
Acid d’Acid: Void Complet drops the 6 track Their Idea Of Fun remix EP
Three excellent versions of the same acid track remixed by LDLDN, Slow Assembly and Void Complet, and all of them work in their own way.
Buck Rogers Does Disco: How an ’80s TV show inspired an underground jam
The Miami Disco classic "Odyssey" is much loved in the discotheques. It owed its existence to a scruffy '70s musician and the cheesy sci-fi TV show he wrote for.
Dennis Quin drops four modern house classics on “Treat You Right”
Four ground-shaking bombs made for basement clubs and rooms with a tight fit on Treat You Right from Dennis Quin and PIV.
Session Victim return with pure roller “Screen Off”
Session Victim's "Screen Off" is one of those tunes with a one-bar loop at its heart so strong that it just effortlessly carries the whole thing.
X-Ray Zulu: Expert deep techno From Jeff Mills on Axis Records
Harold Heath on Jeff Mills' excellent four-track Millsart X-Ray Zulu EP, released in 2024 on Axis Records.
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LOVEFOXY / The 5 Mag Cover Mix
A new 5 Mag cover mix and it's a gorgeous set from emerging DJ, producer and artist LOVEFOXY
