Live Alive: Seven Davis Jr. in the new 5 Mag
Issue #214 with Nick V & La Mona Paris, Chicago's viral Elevator Music, DJ Rush and more.
There are probably people in this scene with more innate talent than Seven Davis Jr, but we haven't met them. The brilliant producer, DJ and musician is the subject of our latest cover story in 5 Mag Issue #214, out now.
5 Mag's Czarina Mirani also talks to Nick V of seminal Paris event La Mona, Chicago's viral Elevator Music streaming crew, Nick V's cover mix, a DJ Rush birthday set recovered from oblivion, disco meets Buck Rogers and more. Full contents are below; download this issue now.
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#CoverMix: Nick V. Live @ La Mona April 2024
#SYNC: DJ Rush Live @ Urban's House January 7 2010
Contents From Issue #214:
Seven Davis, Jr: 'This Is Absolutely Me Now and Me Going Forward.' Back in January, without any fanfare, Seven Davis, Jr. dropped the album of the year. 5 Mag talks to one of the most talented people we've ever met on Stranger Than Fiction and a searing declaration of independence from one of the most fiercely creative artists in the scene.
The Cover Mix: Nick V. The founder of Paris' La Mona parties with a live set recorded in April 2024.
Elevator Music. It's a party that everyone wants to be a part of. 5 Mag's Czarina Mirani meets the anonymous crew behind Chicago's "Elevator Music" platform and viral livestreaming DJ sets.
1980: A Disco Odyssey. Harry Casey and the Sunshine Band: How a cheesy sci-fi TV show and a bandleader for Engelbert Humperdinck created a bizarre disco classic.
5 Mag Book Club: Join The Future. Harold Heath on Matt Anniss' newly revised and expanded Join The Future: Bleep Techno and the Birth of British Bass Music.
Behind The Beat: Nick V and La Mona Paris. There's something to be said for a party that is still going strong after seventeen years. That party is La Mona, a gathering in Paris paying tribute not only to house music but also its passion for the art of dance. 5 Mag's Czarina Mirani speaks to founder and resident Nick V. on the art of the party and the secrets to its longevity.
SYNC: DJ Rush. A live set recorded at DJ Rush's birthday bash in January 2010 at Urban's House in Chicago. Once lost, now found.
New Conference Spotlights Latino Contributions to Chicago House. Latinos In Da House recognizes the DJs, artists, dance crews and personalities that shaped Chicago house from the start.
SoundCloud Really Wants To Get Playlists Right. A new heat-seeking playlist feature spotlights emerging and up-and-coming tracks on SoundCloud's platform. But there are a few problems...
Moog Announces Spectravox. Demo'd by Jamie Lidell, the $599 spectra processor is the company's first major release since Moog's ownership change.
Carving Icy Soundscapes with Tundra. Ed Martinez on another niche plug-in from SoundGhost that manipulates richly textured and frozen sounds within your DAW.
Sonos Enters the Headphone Market. The home audio and soundbar specialists to release the Sonos Ace, an over-ear headphone comparable to the AirPod Max.
Music Reviews 214. The home for longform reviews in modern dance music, featuring records from Pittsburgh Track Authority, Genius of Time ft Bassie Kay (Aniara Recordings), Tuccillo (Nu Groove), Ebbs'N'Flow (Kalahari Oyster Cult), Felipe Gordon (Shall Not Fade), Sweatson Plank and Session Victim (Friends of Friends), Monaco (IRE) (Hot Haus Records), Niko Marks (U2X Productions), Desert Island Disco (Shades of Sound Recordings), Jansen (Cabriolet Recordings), The WildViolets & Dr. Packer (The Disco Express Records), Jeff Mills (Axis Records), North Satellite (El Triangulo Records) and musclecars (BBE).
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