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.
The Politik: making soul music for an alternative universe
One of the best cult albums of the '00s: Mark de Clive-Lowe on the The Politik — his one-off collaboration with Bémbé Ségué, with appearances from Daz-I-Kue, Waajeed and more.
The Techno Agnostics: Rediscovering the Ecstasy of Phil Western & Off and Gone
The beautiful genre-agnostic experimentation of '90s electronica on Off and Gone's 1996 Sigma Receptor, from Dan Handrabur & the late Phil Western.
The Run-Out: There’s More to the Legend of James “Jack Rabbit” Martin
5 Mag remembers some of the greatest acid house ever made and a youthful romance with Tanya Vega and the records of James "Jack Rabbit" Martin.
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Library of Congress adds Jamie Principle’s “Your Love” to National Recording Registry
The classic of classic Chicago house tracks was selected for preservation as one of "the defining sounds of history and culture." Here's how it was made.
