Episodes
French DJ and producer Mira Lo takes over 5 Mag's cover mix for issue 205, out in February 2023.
Published 02/21/23
30 years of mostly acid in a bangin' new mix from Chicago's rhythmrobot for RISE, 5 Mag's weekly mix series.
Published 02/06/23
This week's RISE mix comes via DJ Deeka, head honcho at Strictly Underground Music and A&R at UM Records, "my very first label and love." He also co-hosted The Housing Project Radio Show on New Zealand's legendary underground radio station RadioActive.fm from 2012 to 2016. "If you asked me where House music comes from, I'd say Masters at Work, Strictly Rhythm, Frankie Knuckles, Tony Humphries, Derrick Carter, and Trax Records. Long live four to the floor. I'm a geek at heart, a passionate...
Published 01/17/23
We're opening 2023 with our latest cover mix. Originally planned a year ago, it finally came together for us and Damian Rausch, the rising German producer and DJ with notable releases on Monologues, The Gathering and Chez Damier's House of Chez compilation series.
Published 01/09/23
Apartment Records' Kenny Hanlon is the DJ for this week's featured mix for 5 Mag's RISE series. RISE is a weekly mix series, posted every Monday and featuring DJs from all genres that we cover. Kenny Hanlon is the head of Apartment Records and one of the organizers of the Open Ear festival in Sherkin Island, Cork, Ireland.
Published 12/26/22
5 Mag's weekly mix series shines a spotlight on a new mix from Dublin based producer and DJ Glenn Davis. RISE is a weekly mix series, posted every Monday and featuring DJs from all genres that we cover. Not too long ago, 5 Mag used to do another weekly mix series debuting every Monday, and it seemed like it set things off in a good way - a good start to the work week and something to get you through. Words like uplifting mean different things to different people, but we hope the music brings...
Published 12/19/22
New weekly mix series from 5 Mag kicks off with our friend, NYC mainstay Rissa Garcia. RISE is a weekly mix series, posted every Monday and featuring DJs from all genres that we cover. Not too long ago, 5 Mag used to do another weekly mix series debuting every Monday, and it seemed like it set things off in a good way - a good start to the work week and something to get you through. Words like uplifting mean different things to different people, but we hope the music brings something positive...
Published 12/19/22
The latest 5 Mag cover mix for issue 200 - DJ, producer and ex-drummer Black Loops drops a 60 minute deep house mix, evocative of what Will Sumsuch defines as Black Loops' deeper, esoteric and warm underground sound
Published 09/10/22
Detroit deep house DJ and producer Marvin Prather mixes 5 Mag's latest cover mix
Published 04/05/22
Listen to 5 Mag's latest cover mix with Kaspar, ranging from jazz to downtempo, hip hop to house, funk and latin and tied together by a common thread of swing and groove. "I've always felt the best DJs are those out of the hype loops. I was never a part of the beautiful people in that sense and thank f--- for that."
Published 03/08/22
Thrilled beyond belief to present French DJ and producer Lea Lisa doing what she does best - a 60 minute cover mix for the latest issue of 5 Mag.
Published 12/10/21
Chicago's Ed Nine takes the wheel of SANCTIFY, 5 Mag's deep house mix series.
Published 07/16/21
Volume 2 of SANCTIFY, 5 Mag's new deep house mix series comes from Ashley Beedle, who recently announced the next incarnation of the legendary Black Science Orchestra project.
Published 05/26/21
For 5 Mag's latest mix series, we wanted to get back to basics, back to the fundamentals of deep house. SANCTIFY is that series, showcasing the greatest deep house DJs on Earth - the adept practitioners who believe in the mysterious and awesome spiritual power of deep house music. This series is by invitation only, and our first invite went out to our friend Brawther.
Published 03/23/21
After learning of the death of phenomenal UK producer and DJ Phil Asher (aka Phlash, aka Restless Soul) we dug through our archives to find this mix, sent to us probably on a CDR back in 2008. We published it along with our first feature interview with Phil Asher in September 2008. Here we remember Phil Asher doing what he did best: DJing.
Published 01/22/21
For LOADED! vol 4, 5 Mag welcomes back the amazing T. Williams, the inspiring tastemaker, DJ, producer and remixer. T. Williams can be heard on RinseFM and has released flawless tracks on Strictly Rhythm, Local Action, Madhouse, Conch and Island, for which he remixed Disclosure's LATCH on their smash Settle LP. This is a 30 minute vinyl-only set of house and garage for your pleasure.
Published 12/11/20
The third installment of LOADED! our garage house series features DJ MJ, bosslady at GarageHouse Cafe with releases on Urban Dubz and Smashing Trax. MJ is the former owner of the 2,000 capacity nightclub Pulse that hosted some of the largest events in the UK Midlands, resident DJ on Grant Nelson's D3EP Radio and an all around passionate lover and pusher of underground music.
Published 11/14/20
World famous and world renowned, DJ Fen is one of the most influential UK Garage DJs, producers and remixers. As half of the legendary duo Ramsey and Fen, DJ Fen launched the seminal Bug Records in 1996 and is at the forefront of the garage house movement in 2020 with his home base, Upcycle Recordings, and from pirate station London Underground he's pulled up stakes for a show on the UK home of house Mi-Soul Radio.
Published 10/29/20
New garage house series loaded from 5 Mag launches with the man from Urban Dubz, Jeremy Sylvester, responsible for records under his own name and touchstone cuts under the guise of Club Asylum, Miles Fontaine, MF Project, G.O.D. Strickly Dubz and more.
Published 10/16/20
Exclusive new mix from legendary house music DJ and producer Erick Morillo for 5 Mag's mix series.
Published 08/01/20
Chicago DJ tandem Redux has put together a special mix "reflective of the current state but with a message of love," featuring spoken words from James Baldwin, Malcolm X, President Obama, Nelson Mandela and others.
Published 07/11/20
With his events Blender, SHFFT, and You Are Here on temporary hiatus due to the current global situation, Shmoo has steadfastly refused to rest on his laurels. Instead of meeting the moment with resignation and excuses like, still trying to figure out my next move, Shmoo has taken his act to Twitch, offering a Thursday night party where he alternates between his own stream and the so-called Voltron-of-parties: Oops, Too Soon - where Chicago's Thursday night DJ crew unites for an all night...
Published 06/23/20
We're back again with a new mix from a DJ/producer whose sound we've long admired, Chile's Jorge C. 'Rhythm is the foundation for Chilean producer and DJ Jorge C,' his bio begins, and a cursory listen makes it hard to argue with that. Through his label Ojodeapolo he's explored the multifaceted sounds of Chicago house and Detroit house, giving a platform to many of the genre's giants known and unsung, from Rick Wade to Hieroglyphic Being, Chicago Skyway to Kai Alce.
Published 06/19/20
Norman Weber and Marco Resmann are Luna City Express, a Berlin-based DJ and production duo with a combined 40 years of experience. DJing separately since the 1990s, Norman and Marco as Luna City Express have played multiple times at Circo Loco at Ibiza's DC10. Their latest release is the Delight EP, released by Phil Weeks' Robsoul Recordings, which you can listen to and pick up everywhere right now.
Published 06/16/20
New mix from Carlos Nilmmns, whose name has become synonymous with an eclectic but often deep and sensual sound influenced by the best traditions of Chicago and Detroit. In the past he's released music on some of the best-of-breed labels in the world including Circus Company, Cocoon, Ornaments, KMS, Planet E and Dopewax.
Published 06/10/20