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Following up on their sensational 2024 Freaknik EP on Freerange, Ralph Session and Juliet Mendoza return with Mad Deep, a four track EP marking the latest release from Quintessentials.
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Gene Tellem takes us into the studio for the making of Phantom Vibrations, her new track with Love Injection and one of the best tracks of the year.
Collective Rhythm Network
James Duncan meets Geoff Adamson & Marc-Andrew Bird, the duo behind Collective Rhythm: a label and a radio show broadcasting from Canada since 1998 and still going strong.
Quicktastic mix – 5 Mag RISE vol 37
Chicago's own Quicktastic takes over this week's RISE mix from 5 Mag.
Lori Branch mix – 5 Mag RISE vol 36
Spend 60 minutes with Chicago house music pioneer Lori Branch in this week's 5 Mag RISE mix.
Czboogie DJ Mix – Live at Horse Meat Disco @ Metro / Smartbar
5 Mag's Czboogie opening set for the Horse Meat Disco Party at Metro/Smartbar on 7/3/2025. 1st and 2nd parts of a tag set.
Egyptian Lover test drives the new Roland TR-1000
Beatmaking legend The Egyptian Lover demos Roland's new "beast," the TR-1000 Rhythm Creator.
A Moog for the Masses?
With Messenger, Moog brings a legendary sound down to a price where mere mortals can experience it.
Granular synthesis made beautiful with Motion: Fractal
Add motion to your music productions via granular synthesis and an amazing rhythmic toolbox with Excite Audio’s dreamy new plugin.
Mike Huckaby: A Production Primer
Thomas Cox on the "tight but focused" discography and musical evolution of a dance music icon, Mike Huckaby.
The CIA/Tech House Connection: it’s even worse than you think
The CIA "tech house" rebrand launched a thousand memes. Congrats: you participated in a viral marketing campaign.
Soviet Disco: The Tripped Out World of ’80s Communist Exercise Records
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Lost Astronaut: The Last Records of Tranquility Bass
Michael Kandel was many things to many people at different times, but his musical career...
Rock The House: Rodney Bakerr and Rockin’ House Records
Averaging just one record a year since 1986, Rodney Bakerr's Rockin' House Records makes a...
Boiler Room releases official statement disavowing the owner of Boiler Room
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Put a fork in it: the demise of Chicago’s Pitchfork Music Festival
This is what happens when you let ghouls establish ownership over your culture.
Why American broadcasters will never pay performance royalties
Faced with another congressional push to close their billion dollar loophole, the AM/FM industry is fighting hard to keep performance royalties from artists.
Atomic Age Drum Machines: the Ghost Orchestras of Harry Chamberlin
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Space Oddity: the weird history of the Soviet ANS synthesizer
The sound of Tarkovsky's Solaris, The Mirror and Stalker was generated by a strange machine that created sounds with drawings.
The Inside Story of As You Like It
The Bay Area residency is now 2020's best new underground label. Lauren Krieger on the history, tragedy & journey of As You Like It Recordings.
For All Mankind: Electronic Music on the Moon
Brian Eno, Jeff Mills and Michael Kandel offer radically different interpretations of the relationship between humans, the Moon and the Earth.
Lost Astronaut: The Last Records of Tranquility Bass
Michael Kandel was many things to many people at different times, but his musical career...
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