Dos: Two Years of Aterral Records
Launched during the pandemic, Aterral Records is one of the most exciting deep house labels to emerge this decade. In a little more than two years, Aterral has released a crate's worth of outstanding material amplifying a certain strain of deep house - those warm, richly textured deep grooves that leave behind a trace of spiritual resonance in the air. They call it "deep, life-affirming house, two-step and minimal," and that's what it is.
Roberta comes home to Night Moves with the stellar “Your Touch”
It may be cheapening the art and coarsening the discourse when all we have to say about a record is mf, this is dope but mf, this is dope. When it comes to her public discography, Roberta has not missed.
Carlo celebrates summer’s last days on the sun-worshipping “Tides”
Tides is a vibe - sparkling, hazy, incandescent eclectic tracks from Carlo on his Aterral label.
Dear Johnny: a V/A as lovely as its namesake from As You Like It
Pay attention, these are names you will hear again. Bay Area crew As You Like It drop a 14 track V/A compilation dedicated to the late Johnny Igaz.
Chez Damier, Eddie Leader and Tomson Team Up for I Am With You
Hudd is ten years into this, and Eddie Leader really isn't the same guy that he was at the start. I don't know if that applies to him personally, but as an artist and...
Spirit of the Black 808: Guerilla Shit EP (Synapsis Records)
On Chicago native Spirit of the Black 808's new EP we are treated to the producer's penchant for a deep, moody and layered sound. The A side contains "King Kong" and "Guerilla Shit". "King...
Marc Cotterell: New Mix Monday vol 191
Marc Cotterell mixes volume 191 of New Mix Monday, 5 Magazine's weekly guest mix series.
English-born but living in the US, Marc Cotterell is a DJ, committed vinyl junkie and owner of Plastik People Recordings....
Rick Wilhite at Rhythmatic Tonight
Detroit's Rick Wilhite, wants to know what you see, makes an appearance in Chicago tonight, a cool Wednesday night at Scotty Brandon and Michael Serafini's Rhythmatic residency at SmartBar (3730 N. Clark Street, 10pm-4am)....
Deep88, Usr, Melchior Sultana, Dario Damerini: House of 12
True story: last week, I was trying to find something in my iTunes rotation to please a group of run-of-the-mill indie rockers temporarily co-habitating. These are good people, but not exactly fans of electronic...
Kerri Chandler Interview (2007)
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE that anyone could pass over Kerri Chandler, but that's exactly what we've seen happening. When the sun rises every morning and sets in the west, you can take it for...
The Nathaniel X Project: Excavation EP
Deep House must surely be the most muddled musical grouping around these days; the phrase seems to stumble around lost, like an embarrassingly drunk and slightly unhinged colleague at last month's office party. This...
Trinidadian Deep’s Native Rising EP for Perpetual Rhythms
Few producers working in Deep House can claim a more bold or distinctive sound ID than Trinidadian Deep, who has carved out a role for himself with a foundation of jazz and the music...
Listen To Sets from Boiler Room’s Chicago vs. Detroit Series
Did you miss the Boiler Room events in Chicago and Detroit last month? Whether you were out of town, out of the loop or want to relive it again, the Boiler Room crew have...
Mood II Swing: Back In The Groove
Mood II Swing's Lem Springsteen and John Ciafone left an indelible imprint in House music's global psyche since their debut in the early '90s. With Lem on keyboards and John doing the beats, their...
Orlando Voorn: Muzik Is Life EP
The weird shit that music makes you do is more telling than anything you might have to say about it. The first thing I did after hearing the impossibly soulful title track to Orlando...
Point G: Classics and Unreleased Jams
There hasn't been a more inexplicable but delightful story than the resurgence of interest in the music of Gregory Darsa. His Point G alias has been taking most of the bows but it's a...
Kelly Sylvia Interview
It seems that everywhere I look these days I see something that has to do with female DJs or female producers in the electronic music industry. Females in the music industry have always been...
Gareth Whitehead: A 5 Mag Mix #27
Bulletdodge's Gareth Whitehead takes us on a tour of the label's deeper elements (and the artistic torment of the modern DJ) in A 5 Mag Mix, vol 27 in our series
Homero Espinosa: You Should Be Dancing
If you were listening to the new track from Mark Farina, Homero Espinosa and Seven Davis Jr., you would be. 5 Magazine's interview with Homero about their new release on Moulton Music.
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Chicago’s Secret Spot: One Year of Miyagi Records
From a pop up in a storage space to a brick-and-mortar record store, Hyde Park's Miyagi Records talks to 5 Mag on one year of building community and creating your very own secret spot on the Southside of Chicago.