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Straight from the Riga underground, Taran & Lomov take this week’s episode of RISE, 5 Mag’s weekly DJ mix series.

From Latvia, Taran & Lomov are a dynamic DJ and production duo working together for the last two decades. Their label, Amber Muse, has served as a platform for events, radio broadcasts and an outlet for their own productions, which under this moniker and Queer On Acid have also appeared on Ovum, Kneaded Pains and other imprints.

In October Taran & Lomov released their debut album. Semper Supra is a superb 9 track collection, ranging from analog electronica to minimal, raw techno amped up by a persistently pleasant electro buzz. Exceptionally well produced, Semper Supra is out now on Amber Muse.

This 88 minute mix for 5 Mag’s RISE series features some of their own tracks plus music from Gerd, Deetron, Marli, Enzo Siragusa, Midland and more. Full playlist:

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1. — Taran & Lomov - Nano Crab (Amber Muse)

2. — CEOE - Meet Me at the Cascades (Toy Tonics)

3. — Subsonique - After All (Local Talk)

4. — Gerd - Easin' in the S-System (Unreleased 2004 Version) (Frame of Mind)

5. — Taran & Lomov - 5 Pints (Amber Muse)

6. — Jungle Wonz - 20 Paces from the Moon (Steve Mac Remix) (Nu Groove Records)

7. — 100Hz - Whisper (100 Hz (Lee Renacre)

8. — Taran & Lomov - Slow East (Amber Muse)

9. — Vincenzo - Assassin (Sublease Music)

10. — Bushwacka! - Hot To House (Nu Groove Records)

11. — Obergman - Pentaquark (Craigie Knowes)

12. — Stefan Braatz ft. Harry Dennis - Outlaw (Nu Groove Records)

13. — Deetron - The Loft (Black Nation Records)

14. — Enzo Siragusa - Last E (fabric Records)

15. — Marli - New Arrivals (Unknown to the Unknown)

16. — Taran & Lomov - Sober Orange (Amber Muse)

17. — Midland - Chapter 10 (Graded)

18. — Taran & Lomov - Outro

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Baltimore house music icon Teddy Douglas drops a 60 minute mix for 5 Mag in celebration of his new album, "I'm Here."

@teddy-douglas-official has left a deep and indelible mark on house music in America and worldwide from his records with The Basement Boys and Jasper Street Co. — one of the creators of the Baltimore house sound that changed club music forever. Teddy Douglas's new album, I'm Here, debuts this month on Nervous Records and features collaborations with an array of outstanding artists, including Ultra Nate, Fast Eddie, Sipho and more.

"The tunes featured on my new Mix for 5 Magazine are some hot new jams I’m feeling at the moment," Douglas tells 5 Mag, "and also some of my exclusive remixes, such as the classic Joe Smooth’ I'm Not Giving Up’ and Spencer Morales ‘Without Love’ (Teddy Douglas Tedd Patterson Edit). The mix also features some brand new tunes from my first solo LP ‘I'm Here’, which has just been released on Nervous Records, including ‘Star In the Ghetto’ featuring Buckshot from Blackmoon, ‘Tonight’ featuring Richard Farrell and legendary Ultra Nate’s collaboration with me on ‘Searching (For Your Love)’. One of my favourite personal dance floor cuts at the moment, is my collaboration with Hip House legend Fast Eddie with ‘House Music’, which is already being hammered by Louie Vega in his DJ sets. I hope you enjoy the mix!"

☀️ tracklist /

1. — Teddy Douglas, Buck Shot - Star in the Ghetto

2. — Franksi - Ummm Yeah

3. — Jasper St Co. - Solid Ground Accapella

4. — Teddy Douglas ft Richard Farrell - Tonight

5. — Teddy Douglas & Ultra Nate - Searching For Your Love

6. — Teddy Douglas ft Pauline Taylor - Don't Turn Your Back On Me

7. — Spencer Morales – Without Your Love (Teddy Douglas Love Break Remix)

8. — Joe Smooth - I’m Not Giving Up (Teddy Douglas Edit)

9. — Jasper St Co. - A Feelin

10. — Teddy Douglas ft Fast Eddie - House Music

11. — The Thing/ Teddy Douglas - The Violin

12. — Danny Tenaglia - Tonight (Remake)

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A native New Yorker now resident in Barcelona, Spain, Ralph Session has learned over time how to create distinct musical vibes in his productions and DJ sets. Session has been on a tear lately, releasing dope records on Freerange and Local Talk, so we asked him to put together this issue's cover mix — a 2.5 hour set for our Sanctify deep house series.

"All the shit I spoke about [in this issue's interview], I put into this mix," Ralph says. "There definitely was some drinks and a J or 2 involved, yezzir. But the mix is full of tracks that I love. New shit, my shit, classics, it's all there! I went heavy on the NY/Chicago connection because ayyy that's my shit. It's over two hours so I went to a lot of different places. So check out the whole thing and let me take you on a ride."

tracklist /

1. — Moist Briefs - Iridescent (Vocal Version ) - Toucan Sounds

2. — Freak Seven - We Bring The Music (Jimpster Remix) - Freerange Records

Meloglen - For Hire - LoudEast Records

3. — Tom Trago - All Right - TT Imprint

4. — Jerk House Connection - Brooklyn (Original Mix) - Different Muziq

5. — Mike Nasty - Fingers Underground (Original Mix) - Nasty Tracks

Retromigration - You Win - Wolf Music

6. — Fast Eddie, Steve Silk Hurley, Freaky - Chicago House Scene (Freaky Silk Extended Edit) - S&S Records

7. — Jean-Jez - I Need Somebody - Flat White Records

8. — Miranda Nicole - Love Song (Just One Jazz Out Mix) - Makin' Moves

9. — DFRA - Brown Sugar (Atjazz Remix) Deeppa Records

10. — Larry G - I Just Wanna Know - De La Groove

11. — Ice Spice - In HA Mood (Ralph Session NYC Boot Tapes Mix) - White Label

12. — Boob Jazz - Midnight Ceremony - Rush Hour VS Mr V - H.O.U.S.E Accapella - Sole Channel Music

13. — Ralph Session - Hold Me - Half Assed Records

14. — Ralph Session VS First Choice - Session's Delight (Ralph Session NYC Boot Tapes Mix) - White Label

15. — Max Grief - Ignorance Is Bliss - Heist Records

16. — Billy Paul - Only The Strong Survive (CrateBug Edit) - White Label

17. — Anotr - Relax My Eyes - No Art

18. — Patrice Rushen - Haven't You Heard (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix) - Z Records

19. — Cricco Castelli - StreetLife (Block 16 Remix) - Maya

20. — Adryiano - Me And You and Her - Heist Records

21. — Cardi B - Bodak Yellow (Ralph Session NYC Boot Tapes Mix) - White Label

22. — T.O.T. - Voices (Tot's Mars Mix) - Restricted Access

23. — DFRA - Mantis - Deeppa Records

24. — Musiq Soulchild - Newness (Ralph Session NYC Boot Tapes Mix) - White Label

25. — Jennifer Hudson, Beyonce & Jaime Foxx - Family (Blaze Roots Vocal Mix) - Blaze Imprints

26. — Made In U.S.A - Melodies (CrateBug Edit) - White Label

27. — Mr V - Put Your Drink Down - Vega Records

28. — Boys Noise - Overthrow (Boys Noise 303 Overdub) - BoysNoize Records

29. — Cajmere, Wayne Williams - Acid House - Cajual

30. — Maurice, Les Adams - This is Acid (K&T Dance Mix) - Nu Soul

31. — Acid Jerks - I Got To Know feat Brillstein (Original Mix) - Refuge Recordings

32. — Phillipi - Hacido - DEEWEE

33. — Floorplan - Let The Church - !K7

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Rick Wade is one of those electronic music producers who deserves the honorific title of "maestro." Listening to his music unlocks vibes, sensations, triggered by a deep knowledge of music that is impossible to reproduce without doing the work. The same, I think, goes for his DJ sets.

This mix series, Sanctify, was created with a sound like Rick Wade's in mind: warm, analog-sounding deep house. "Late Night Basix" could be an alternate title. Though we started with others, Rick Wade drew the blueprint for this.

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Wake up with a new set from NYC-based DJ James Park for 5 Mag's weekly RISE mix ☀️

@jamesparkjp is a music lover, record collector, and DJ who has been DJing in NYC for 10 years.

He was inspired first by DJ Day, Gilles Peterson, and DJ Muro and then by living in cities with world-class music: Chicago and New York. His goal is to always take his listeners on a sound journey from beginning to end, taking them through different parts of the world through a sound system or a pair of headphones.

This mix is recorded live from his "Let's Move!" party, which he co-founded with Sana Fujimura. The party is dedicated to highlighting the representation of Asian DJs and cultural identity. This hour-long mix was recorded all on wax at Moodring in Bushwick on 8/8/24. Through the mix, he goes through Detroit, West Africa, India, Korea, Thailand, and an electric variety of sounds.

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We've been searching for a proper way to post all this stuff from 5 Mag's 18 years of history that slipped through the cracks. This series, SYNC, is our way to revisit that history in a respectful way and not just dump a bunch of content back on the internet without context. We could think of no better way to start than with this lost mix from the great Paul Johnson.

There was never a time that we asked Paul Johnson for a favor and he turned us away. You could hit him up at 5am for a mix, an interview, a booking, a DJ chart, a free track or to sit for several hours for a video interview, as he did for our 5 year anniversary project. He was usually still up, and he almost always complied. He wasn't just a brilliant artist — maybe the best house music DJ and creator that Chicago ever produced. The guy gave of himself and his time like no one else.

This was not an original 5 Mag mix. Paul used to post mixes to SoundCloud almost weekly and delete them when they reached 100 downloads. This one he called "Jive Turkey," and it was posted just prior to Thanksgiving weekend in 2012. We embedded this mix for a shortlived feature called "ChicagoCast," highlighting new mixes from figures in the Chicago house scene. Paul later deleted it, and when I asked about it he sent it over for us to repost. It seems to have fallen completely off the map since then; according to Google it's not available anywhere and this might be the only copy, or at least the only one we could find.

Born and raised in Japan, Y.U.K.IKO (aka Legitimategroove) has been digging for all sorts of exotic records for 30 years. She began to DJ in Okinawa in 2010 before moving to Michigan in 2012. In 2017, she reignited her love for DJing and has been playing for the bboy community and at dance battles in Detroit, as well as music festivals, bars, clubs and art foundations. She established her own dance cypher event "Inspiration Exchange" in 2019 in collaboration with 313.fm Detroit with the vision of bringing back the connection with music and dance and creating a cultural and spiritual sanctuary on the floor. She is a monthly resident for The Face Radio Brooklyn and Beloved WTF.

In 2021 Y.U.K.IKO relocated to Chicago where she's played for Excursions, the Jazz Funk Dance Party at Podlasie with Leja Hazer as well as frequently appearing at Marble Bar, MotorCity Wine, Foxglove, UFO Bar, Moondog Cafe and other shows in Detroit and elsewhere throughout the world, including New York, London, Philadelphia, Cleveland, South Korea and Japan.

This mix for 5 Mag's RISE series is made with jazz records that have been inspiring Y.U.K.IKO for her whole life blended with "some beautiful jazzy house records created by the legacy of Chicago."

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5 Mag's RISE series returns this week with a new mix from Brooklyn-based DJ @theelectrocherry.

A native of Columbus, Ohio, Electro Cherry draws inspiration from underground DJs and producers in Berlin, Detroit, and Brooklyn Electro Cherry mixes underground minimal tech and deep house that keeps the crowd moving all night.

Electro Cherry is dedicated to uplifting women, non-binary, and trans DJs and producers in the electronic music scene. When she isn’t spinning at your favorite club you can find her working with Support Women DJs. Support Women DJs is a movement for gender equity in the EDM industry. Based in NYC, we host raves with all-women lineups and foster a queer-inclusive community of DJs & Supporters.

"Rachel Brosman, founder of Support Women DJs, and I decided to start hosting a monthly open decks event at Hell Phone, a woman-owned bar in Bushwick, Brooklyn," she says. "We recognized the need for women, non-binary, and trans DJs to have a safe space to practice, which inspired us to create this event. Through this event, we have met amazing DJs at all levels. Rachel has even booked some of them for her other events because of these open decks!"

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Wake up: Sourires leads you into a summer weekend with new deep set for 5 Mag's RISE series. ☀️

@souriresmusic is making a name for himself in the scene thanks to his latest works characterized by a fresh sound, his tracks are rich in sampled and melodic parts and have a well-defined sound.

He's released music on Internasjonal Space Station, Tropical Disco, Saint wax and Samosa Records, where he has collected a dozen tracks that have been well appreciated and supported in Europe and beyond. He approached the world of DJing at the age of 19, but music has always been his passion, hip hop, jazz, funk, and as he grew up he continued to cultivate and study these styles until they became an important part of his productions.

This mix is part of 5 Mag's RISE series, a weekly DJ mix series created solely because missed the fun of putting together a weekly DJ mix series. Everyone is welcome. Full playlist on our main page ⬆️

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Nick V @nickv was born in Manchester but for the last three decades has been an integral part of the scene in Paris. His La Mona events, which he talks about elsewhere in this issue, are a dance culture party running since 2008 and "exploring the relationship between dance and electronic music," which "often sees dance enthusiasts sharing the floor with house music heads. La Mona has "long celebrated the LGBTQ scene, catering for the Parisian community and encouraging alternative dances such as Vogueing, Waacking and many more which were birthed out of the early disco and house scene in the US."

As a DJ, record collector, audiophile and crate digger, Nick V's sound traverses through disco, deep techno, broken beat, boogie and dancefloor jazz while keeping house music at the core of everything. This cover mix for 5 Mag Issue 214 is the perfect encapsulation of that.

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