The Heart of House: Inside 5 Mag Issue 224
Juliet Mendoza, Ron Allen, PBR Streetgang and more.
Juliet Mendoza on the cover, James Duncan profiles Toronto house + techno pioneer Ron Allen, PBR Streetgang drop acid and more inside 5 Mag Issue 224, out now!
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Inside Issue #224:
Juliet Mendoza / The 5 Mag Cover Story.
Born in Los Angeles but belonging now to the whole world, Juliet Mendoza is a DJ, a producer, a vocalist, a dancer, impresario, broadcaster and educator. In simpler terms: an artist. Photo by High Above.
DJ Romain was the heart of New York.
On a man who created the future 30 years ahead of time.
Crashing Out.
The true story of the fake viral techno DJ and the $50 million fraud.
Ron Allen: Foundational Element.
James Duncan on the pioneering Toronto artist.
trackID: PBR Streetgang.
5 Mag talks to Tom & Bonar on the making of Scotch Mist and Acid Mouth from Darker Shades, their bangin' new acid-heavy EP on Kurtz Records.
The Cover Mix: Juliet Mendoza.
DJing is just one of the skills of the multi-hyphenate Juliet Mendoza. But DJing is maybe where all of them come together.
Magnolia: The Ultimate Synth.
Heavy Machinery: Magnolia is a West Coast analog FM synth which evokes the era of Bob Moog, Dave Smith and the towering founder/engineers who built instruments that they themselves wanted to use.
Getting Started with Vital.
One of the most robust VST synths on the market, Vital is making serious inroads among EDM producers, with a price tag of $0.
SoundCloud Admits Millions of Accounts Affected By Hack.
Attack by a notorious ransomware gang has become the most down-low security breach of the year so far.
Chicago's Indie Music Venues Are Struggling to Survive.
The 'death of nightlife' might be overblown, but they're not doing great. In Chicago, only 1 in 4 are profitable.
Music Reviews 224.
New music and reissues from Lovebirds (Winding Road), Coflo & Emmaculate (Cataleya Music), Liset Alea, Lowly Light & Pat Lok (Human Touch Records), Colette, Richard Earnshaw & Kenny Summit (Om Records), Soul Clap and Shaun J. Wright (Freerange), Aterral Records, Jerome and Sonya Zlo (Gabu Records), Manny Steelo (Star Creature Universal Vibrations), Rolando, Cinthie, Cassy & Carlos Nilmmns (R3 Roland Rocha Records), Freudenthaler (Brombért Records), Byron The Aquarius (Hard Times Records), Franck Roger (Earthrumental Music), Jeremy Delvila (Jolene Records), Foremost Poets and Dave Lee (Z Records), Jimmy Allen (CIrcus Recordings), Two Right Wrongans (Neotropiq), Rasmus Faber (Farplane Records), Marc Evans, DJ Spen & Crackazat (Quantize Recordings) and more.
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