A Matter of Sound.

Welcome to 5 Mag #167.

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Today we released 5 Mag #167, the latest issue of 5 Magazine.

 

 

On The Cover

Dan Curtin: A Matter of Sound. - "When I first started I said that if I ever do something that sounds like another artist, I need to stop." For more than 20 years, Dan Curtin has been one of the most strikingly original techno artists on the scene. For our latest cover profile, Dan talks to Tristan Dominguez about learning the craft - from the first recordings in his hometown in Ohio to Berlin where he resides in a familiar place - an artist at the epicenter of everything.

 

Plus...

Ron Basejam: Disco Denizen. - Harold Heath on the alter ego of James Baron, co-founder of Crazy P and producer of "a certain brand of detailed, pristinely produced disco-tech music."

Eddie Niguel: Three Decades of Sacred Visions. - Will Sumsuch talks to local hero Eddie Niguel on his odyssey behind the decks and the evolution of the electronic music scene in Singapore.

(Re)Introducing... 8D Industries. - Michael Donaldson is a sage. As a writer, impresario, promoter and producer (as Q-Burns Abstract Message), Donaldson been a constant fixture on the scene since the mid-1990s. 8D is not new brand either, but in 2018, it evolved again into something called "8D Industries," a new label helmed by Donaldson which is some of the most intriguing electronic records I've heard this year. Here he shares some wisdom about art, artists and the lost art of promotion - and how one should measure "success" in the industry today.

Anna Tur: Live from Ibiza. - From Ohio to Berlin to the UK and Singapore, our last profile this issue takes us to Balearic Islands where Lauren Krieger finds Anna Tur practicing her craft, as a DJ, producer, owner of Illusion Music and managing director of Ibiza Global Radio TV.

 

... And a Whole Lot More...

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