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New Mix Monday: The House Inspectors
New Mix Monday is 5 Magazine's signature House Music mix series. This week's featured set is from Adelaide, Australia's House Inspectors. ... ⇢
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Rick Wade on Big Daddy Rick and Ghetto Tech (outtake)
An unpublished excerpt from our January 2012 issue interview with Rick Wade on his Ghetto Tech alter ego Big Daddy Rick ... ⇢
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Alexander Robotnick: The Italian Mad Genius Digs Into His Archives
Twenty eight years after cutting the proto-electro classic 'Problemes d'amour' - a staple at clubs like the Box, the Loft & the Garage - the Italian mad genius Alexander Robotnick (aka Maurizio Dami) is still twiddling knobs and smashing pads with a restlessness & creative spirit that puts younger producers to shame ... ⇢

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Featured mixes, full tracks & radio shows.
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5 Magazine Radio Show
The January 10 2012 episode of the 5 Magazine Radio Show, bringing you the best House Music and gossip from 5 Magazine's Czarina Mirani and Rees Urban and the only House Music mag in the US of A. Archives and this episode's playlist is ... ⇢
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Cajmere's Funky Fresh for 5 Volume Three
Volume Three of Cajmere's Funky Fresh for 5, a new mix series from Cajmere (Cajual) appearing monthly exclusively for 5 Magazine at 5chicago.com ... ⇢
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January 2012 Issue of 5 Magazine Now Available
In print this month: Ralphi Rosario talks old school, remixing and Rosabel's first Grammy nomination; Rick Wade on anime, DEMF & his new album; Chicago native Halo re-Surfaces with a new label, plus DJ Spinna and Mr Scruff on Southport Weekender, Dominic Martin's Family Affair & more. ⇢
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Our most recent profiles and interviews.
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Deetron's Balanced Attack
This month, more than a hundred mix compilations will be released. I don't know anyone who buys them and I can't really recommend that they do. A bright anomaly in this field is the latest installment of the Balance series mixed by Deetron ... ⇢
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Matthew Kyle's In The Woods
Matthew's downtempo disco machine is firing on all cylinders, with his remix of JKriv (of Tortured Soul fame) and Adeline Michele's 'Another Night' and releases on one of the most interesting new labels to come around in awhile, his own In The Woods ... ⇢
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From 5 Mag's review staff.
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Joel Alter ft Eric D Clark: Rules of Love
Let this be a lesson to labels: it pays to keep Franck Roger on your promo list. After the vinyl had been moulded on this Deep House track from Swedish producer Joel Alter, Bass Culture founder D'Julz received an unsolicited offer for a remix from Roger that has turned up as a digital exclusive. It MAKES this release ... ⇢
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Yasuo Sato: The Hikari EP
This month I am talking about a nice musical adventure of Japanese waveforms via a record label from Detroit. Yasuo Sato is relatively new at releasing music, but nevertheless he presents a well rounded sound for his first vinyl release called The Hikari EP on Aesthetic Audio ... ⇢
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Sonny Fodera: Flores
'In the cool of the evening when everything is gettin' kinda groovy...'. The first line and its cool delivery will clue you in that this is not a new piece of material. Sonny Fodera has brought Dusty Springfield's version of 'Spooky' up to speed for the 21st century and it is catchy ... ⇢
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Original 5 Mag productions.

5 Magazine Sixth Anniversary Party with Timmy Regisford
Footage of 5 Magazine's Six Year Anniversary Party featuring Timmy Regisford, Rees Urban, Czboogie and Chicago's House Music community ... ⇢
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By 5 Mag editor Czarina Mirani.

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Many years ago from college up until about 8 years ago, acting was my profession and pretty much my life. Movies, commercials, industrials and of course... theater ... ⇢
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With Czarina Mirani and Rees Urban.
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5 Magazine Radio Show
The January 10 2012 episode of the 5 Magazine Radio Show, bringing you the best House Music and gossip from 5 Magazine's Czarina Mirani and Rees Urban and the only House Music mag in the US of A. Archives and this episode's playlist is ... ⇢
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New 5 Magazine Radio Show
The September 29 2011 episode of the 5 Magazine Radio Show, bringing you the best House Music and gossip from 5 Magazine's Czarina Mirani and Rees Urban and the only House Music mag in the US of A ... ⇢
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5 Mag's weekly House Music mix series.
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New Mix Monday: Ed Nine
New Mix Monday is 5 Magazine's signature House Music mix series. This weeks' featured set takes a turn back home to Chicago's Ed Nine. Full playlist and download links below ... ⇢
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Richard Earnshaw: New Mix Monday
New Mix Monday is 5 Magazine's signature House Music mix series. This weeks' featured set is from UK DJ and producer extraordinaire Richard Earnshaw (Duffnote/Spiritchaser/One51/Guess/KMG) ... ⇢
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