The Big Love for the Unloved Omnichord
Suzuki is bringing back their quirky harp-like Omnichord, an exact contemporary of the Roland TB-303 but often dismissed as a toy.
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RIP Steve Albini, who probably hated everything we love
Steve Albini hated dance music, and "hated" was the word he used. We still admired him anyway.
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The Cover Mix ⚡️ Black Sjuan
Chicago's underground house music hero BLACK SJUAN takes over the latest 5 Mag cover mix.
The Cover Mix ⚡️ Black Sjuan
Chicago's underground house music hero BLACK SJUAN takes over the latest 5 Mag cover mix.
WYSER mix ☀️ RISE vol 21
Wake up, stay up and don't stay in: new mix from WYSER, aka Matt Wyser of Custom Vibes, the DJ duo REDUX and part of Shfft Chicago.
Live from Cz’s House: Big Love
New mix recorded live from Cz's House with 5 Mag's Czboogie playing soulful, deep house and '90s tracks.
The Big Love for the Unloved Omnichord
Suzuki is bringing back their quirky harp-like Omnichord, an exact contemporary of the Roland TB-303 but often dismissed as a toy.
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Music instrument and equipment chain Sam Ash is liquidating all merchandise and will close their final store by the end of July as brick-and-mortar stores continue to collapse.
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The DRUMLESS plugin from AudioSourceRe takes audio separation for music producers out of the cloud and onto your desktop.
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The history of Chicago's 3 Degrees Global collective, representing a missing link in Chicago house music history as told by its members: Jeremiah Seraphine, Forever Monna, Julius The Mad Thinker, Dj-FLX, Priti Gandhi, BIGSEXY and Czboogie.
Electribal Soul: Billie Ray Martin on the fabled lost album from Electribe 101
Originally recorded in 1991, pioneering electronic music band Electribe 101's lost second album, Electribal Soul, is finally released.
Atomic Age Drum Machines: the Ghost Orchestras of Harry Chamberlin
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The Future is Noncompliant
The Midwest is our home, Techno is our sound and it might save our souls: 5 Magazine's profile of DJ Shiva, aka Noncompliant.
RIP Steve Albini, who probably hated everything we love
Steve Albini hated dance music, and "hated" was the word he used. We still admired him anyway.
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Rising electricity prices and free streaming are doing what decades of lawsuits could not: shut down internet pirate sites.
After Moog: The most depressing story in the industry gets worse
A storied company continues to gut staff and reportedly shift product manufacturing overseas under new ownership.
Frankie Knuckles is on a Mission…
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Rocksteady Disco is releasing some of the best and most important records in the scene today. Lauren Krieger talks to founder Peter Croce on the Detroit vinyl label's origins and aspirations.
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.
Mike Huckaby: A Production Primer
Thomas Cox on the "tight but focused" discography and musical evolution of a dance music icon, Mike Huckaby.
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RIP Steve Albini, who probably hated everything we love
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