Nat Wendell: Theoretics from the Depths of (His) Soul
Nat Wendell bangs out tracks like a man in rapture on Theoretics, on vinyl from Depth of My Soul.
Reformed Society: Food For Thought
Big, bright chords and beautiful synths pass over you in waves on Reformed Society's Food For Thought on black wax from What Ever Not.
Alex Agore’s I Got Rhythm EP (KV Records)
I feel like you can take anything I've ever written about any Alex Agore record and apply it to any other. That's not to say they're interchangeable. It's because of a level of quality...
Heathered Pearls: The Packard Plant
Jakub Alexander continues a study of Detroit as profound as it is penetrating.
Franck Roger’s Home Invasion Hits Number 7
Every month I say that's enough, Franck Roger, it's time to give someone else a spin. And then every month I find another Franck Roger track that I want to share with you. Despite...
Juli Lee: Breaking Clouds
Juli Lee is a new name to me but with releases like Breaking Clouds on MYR I'd guess she's probably gonna be everywhere.
Dixia Sirong’s “Di Er” is Deep, Moody & Achingly Beautiful
The journey is the reward on this back of the crate selection, Dixia Sirong's Di Er EP, released in early 2018 by Inner Balance.
#ListenUp Lucid Dreams on OUER’s Stingray Nebula EP
OUER's new EP on Dirt Crew is a techno/jazz/deep delight, sometimes all three at the same time, in the same track, even in the same moment.
Strictly Jaz Unit vol 3: Classic Boo Williams & Glenn Underground Mixtape
In honor of Glenn Underground & Boo Williams playing b2b at Smartbar this Friday April 20 2018, here's the classic Strictly Jaz Unit vol 3 set featuring Boo & Glenn from the 1990s.
Urulu & Steve Huerta: 25 Cent Color EP
This record is incredibly sexy - something that never goes out of style and inevitably gets better with age. Knowing nothing about Urulu and Steve Huerta, hearing the music and observing track names...
Roy Davis Jr. is Unstoppable
You can't stop Roy Davis Jr. Join in or get out of the way. Czarina Mirani interviews Roy after his recent MS diagnosis and ahead of his appearance with MJ Cole this Saturday in Chicago.
Kevin Yost: “All I Had Was My Music”
Kev Obrien profiles Kevin Yost, the ultimate outsider & one of the most prolific dance music producers in America.
The essential Karizma in 10 tracks
An impossible task but 10 tracks make for a fine vol 1 in an r2 records collection called Karizma Klassics.
After 29 years behind the mic, Joi Cardwell is still about the love
"My goal was to have a discography as long as Ella's." Joi Cardwell reflects on nearly three decades as dance music's go-to vocalist and answering an ad in the Village Voice to singing on "Club Lonely" from Lil Louis.
Summer in January: Lars Behrenroth’s June 13th
A Bandcamp discovery from Deeper Shades of House's Lars Behrenroth.
Moon Boots featuring Lulu James: Tear My Heart (Marquis Hawkes Remix)
Moon Boots is preparing to release an album and all indications are that it's a f'ing monster.
Broadway & Wilson: Good Old Daze LP
Lydia's take: "Don't Fight Love" is this LP's hidden gem, complete with horns, a gaggle of what I can only imagine are lovely ladies backin' up with some "yeaaaahhhhh, yeaaaaah"s, and a bouncy, poppy...
Compost 25 – Michael Reinboth on a Quarter Century of Compost Records
Will Sumsuch talks with Michael Reinboth, founder of Compost Records — the most important electronic music label of the last 25 years.
STREAM: Playin’ 4 The City’s Backfire
They don't give you a gold watch or a handsome trophy when you pass a certain threshold in House Music. If they did, Olivier Portal would own 'em all. Portal's catalog stretches back twenty...
Jimpster: The Franc Spangler Chronicles
How a harmless alter ego can take on a life of its own: Jimpster talks to 5 Mag's Lauren Krieger on his once-mysterious "Franc Spangler" records.
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Beloved: Inside the new 5 Mag
An oral history of Freerange Records with Jimpster, Tom Roberts, Matt Masters, Pezzner, Manuel Tur and Fred Everything, plus Chicago house with Black Sjuan, DJ Paulette's welcome to the club, Elbert Phillips on Tears, Dark Heaven and more inside the new issue of 5 Mag, out now.
