Tag: dvs1
New Music: DJ Plant Texture drops two companion EPs on Mistress
DVS1's Mistress Recordings has dropped a very odd but absolutely must-have pair of records from Dona and DJ Plant Texture.
Visions: Inside the New Issue of 5 Mag
Chicago house music visionary Hieroglyphic Being, plus cover mix and interview with Galen, Z.I.P.P.O., a new label called FLURB, the breaking of Live Nation and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
Smartbar announces 2025 guest resident: DVS1
Frequent guest and Midwest techno stalwart DVS1 has been named a 2025 guest resident at Chicago's Smartbar.
Raw Midwest techno from Minneapolis’ Autokinetic
Carrying the torch for Midwest Techno, Autokinetic drops a rude and raucous four track EP on vinyl and digital from Fixed Rhythms.
Would you give 5% of your DJ fee to producers?
Aslice aims to "equalize" the monetary disparity between music producers and the DJs that play their music.
Review: DVS1 drops “Beta Sensory Motor Rhythm” on Axis Records
Review of Beta Sensory Motor Rhythm, DVS1's latest album that dropped on Jeff Mills' revitalized Axis Records.
RISING: Inside the new 5 Mag
Black Motion are rising, plus Detroit's Nikki O, Chicago's Dance Loud, Angel Moraes, Plague Ravers and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag.
Axis releases new Jeff Mills & Jean-Phi Dary project The Paradox
The Counter Active LP was recorded in real-time after an earlier collaboration with the legendary Afrobeat percussionist Tony Allen.
Jerome Baker: A Chicago Story
Once DJ Boris, sometimes Lord Damien, but he's best as just Jerome Baker. This is a Chicago Story of one of the city's best.
Preview: An Event with DVS1 is Always a Special Event
There's never a time when DVS1 playing in your town isn’t a “special” event. The Minneapolis-based DJ and producer sat with us for a...
Mistress 5 Is The Most Ambitious Record Released This Year
Amidst all of the doom and gloom of the music industry - as a few dollars are replaced with a few dimes and now...
DVS1 Named Artist In Residence at SmartBar
Every so often, talent and character come together in the same person. And while nobody will pay a $15 cover to hear a DJ's...
DVS1 Interview
Zak, aka DVS1 (Hush Sound | SoundCloud | Facebook) broke through on an international scale following the release of his 2009 debut on Klockworks....
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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.






















