On Repeat: Harold Heath looks back at some of the best electronic music albums of 2025 in this special series for 5 Mag. Between 1999 and 2003, collectively as Unspecified EnemiesLouis Moreno (aka Louis Digital) and Simon Walley (aka CiM) created a series of highly rated, idiosyncratic techno and electroContinue Reading
A new event series in the Bay Area spotlights the Detroit DJs, producers, and promoters “who shaped the roots and continue to define the future of dance music culture.” Unabridged, an imprint of Bay Area promoters and record label As You Like Ithave announced a new events series, Unabridged: DetroitContinue Reading
A few weeks later revealing the full 2026 lineup, Paxahau drills down a little deeper and has announced the daily lineups for this year’s movementthe Detroit techno festival taking place Memorial Day weekend. Movement 2026 is being held May 23 through May 25 2026 at Hart Plaza in Detroit. TicketsContinue Reading
Concrete Audio – a brand new label created by seasoned radio pro Uncle DugsBreak aka Daddy Nature and Alan 3000 Bass – does exactly what it says on the tin. It’s a delivery of jungle music that honors the tower blocks that once married the genre’s most pivotal moments. It’sContinue Reading
Out now via Embassy One, Yamagucci delivers a playful, disco-infused take on one of the most uplifting tracks from The Beauty Of It All. Following the release of Monolink’s acclaimed third studio album The Beauty Of It All In September 2025, Berlin-based record label Embassy One now welcomes Yamagucci toContinue Reading
Alex Galvan is back on his record label, Satélite Records, to drop a deep and stripped-back release made in collaboration with BÂBEL. Grab it here! Hailing from Mexico, Alex Galvan’s style is a fusion of organic sounds and trippy atmosphere, and this is his second time working with BÂBEL afterContinue Reading
The Munich-based hard techno prodigy continues his unstoppable ascent into 2026 with a relentless new single, out now via Gearbox Fusion Following the release of his unrelenting two-track ‘Public Enemy’ EP on Revised Records back in January, KNTRLVRLST (real name Manuel Grennart) continues his prolific run of form into 2026,Continue Reading
On Repeat: Harold Heath looks back at some of the best electronic music albums of 2025 in this special series for 5 Mag. An album of Detroit techno from Detroit techno artist, Detroit’s DJ Boneis a welcome and entirely unsurprising event. The End of Never is eight tracks of, asContinue Reading
What started as a one-off piano concert, ended up becoming a 10-headed live-band: meet Polyphonic. This band brings the live experience to drum & bass, complete with live piano, guitar, drums, vocalists, and of course the Master of Ceremony. Polyphonic so far has brought their live drum & bass toContinue Reading
Building on the global impact of “Cartel” in 2023, the architect of Indonesian Bounce continues to push his groundbreaking sound forward, uniting regional and international voices on one of the biggest records of the year so far. Riding a wave of international momentum off the back of his recent collaborationContinue Reading
