System Records’ Summer Series presents Elisa Bee
Records We Love: "Dense Metaverse" lands right in the middle of the label's acclaimed weekly single showcase.
Levon Vincent stalks a ghostly Berlin on “Silent Cities”
The artist's fourth album marks a stunning departure from music for clubs to music for dreams.
Daniel Avery’s new album a “distorted fever dream of a record”
Ultra Truth is "intentionally heavy and dense... Riled, determined and alive."
Hardkiss Lives: New remixes of ’90s rave anthem “Raincry”
Öona Dahl, Gavin Hardkiss, David Christopher and SABO remix Scott Hardkiss' '90s rave anthem "Raincry."
NYC House: Louie Vega on the making of Expansions in the NYC
Described as a love letter to New York, Louie Vega's Expansions in the NYC was made with the intent to "pass on some history and hold a space for the new."
This Is Brian Jackson
Best known for his revolutionary collaboration with Gil Scott-Heron, Brian Jackson is one of the most influential musicians in the history of pop. This is how he found new inspiration.
Fast Money: the Tech Bro & the Million Dollar DJ Gig
The spectacular implosion of a tech startup called "Fast" reveals how venture capital, start-ups & influencer culture are burning up the EDM scene.
London Vibes – the story behind one of UK Garage’s holy grails
Nearly 25 years ago, a youth worker made London Vibes / Fungus Mungus - one of the most coveted garage records in history. He had no idea anyone was listening.
Jeff Mills in Wonderland
From Jeff Mills' new project the Zanza 22, Wonderland finds the Detroit techno pioneer continuing his relentless pursuit of cosmic rhythms and the motherbeat.
The Wisdom: A life in music with Eternal Student
Marvin Prather is Eternal Student, a fixture from the early days of the Detroit electronic music scene who debuted as a producer three decades later with the gorgeous "Hear Me Though." This is his story.
Jacked: How Demuir Beat the Beat Thieves
What do you do when your music's been stolen? When Toronto house music producer Demuir found out someone had plagiarized his tracks, he got mad. Then he fought back.
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.
Rahsaan Patterson: “House Music Is Church”
Vocalist & artist Rahsaan Patterson talks to 5 Mag's Lauren Krieger on his album Heroes & Gods 2.0 reimagined by Quentin Harris and the deeply spiritual connection between gospel & house music.
Metropolis: making the sound of the future
Due to a quirk in copyright, Fritz Lang's deeply influential film Metropolis - mutilated by the Nazis, inspired Kraftwerk, and scored by Giorgio Moroder and Jeff Mills - is about to enter the public domain.
Norm Talley & Upstairs Asylum: “This Is What the Underground Is”
Powered by rare releases, unreleased mixes and a roster thick with Detroit talent, Norm Talley's Upstairs Asylum is widely hailed as one of the best deep house record labels of 2021. The year before, it didn't even exist.
Loumavox: the Extraordinary History of a Fake Synthesizer
A documentary made by French schoolchildren cast a bright light on a "lost" synthesizer and its creator - and on how our thirst for "secret histories" can lead us astray.
Lea Lisa – Keys of Life
5 Mag meets French deep house DJ, producer and creator of our latest cover mix, Lea Lisa, on DJing, crate digging and why taste beats tech every time.
Palp’d: Art of Tones on the launch of his new label
How do you measure a successful underground label? We ask Art of Tones on the founding of his new label Palp.
808 State, From the Beginning
Bruce Tantum's groundbreaking interview with Graham Massey and the late Andrew Barker on the history of 808 State.
Watch the trailer for a new Italo Disco documentary
Italo Disco: The Sparkling Sound of the '80s evokes a time when "cybernetic tracks fueled by hopes and dreams of the young musicians, who were capable of releasing mind-blowing pop, and always moving between trash and brilliance."
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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.
