Posts by Lauren
Solarstone Talks Trends, Timelessness, and Trance Today
To not change your tune because of trends, to stay strong in your roots while still flowing towards the future, and to inspire others to join you on your journey is an amazing feat in the music industry today. Every community should have such an inspiration, and within the Trance community, they have Solarstone.
Read MoreTrentemøller Talks Trials & Triumphs With The Release Of His New Album “Obverse”
Born from a creative renewal after months of stagnancy in the studio, and influenced by the discovery that he was going to be a father, Trentemøller’s Obverse is a project built from passion and appreciation for the greatness of music within all of life’s challenges and changes.
Read MoreHernan Cattaneo on Love, Luck & Living For Music
As a progressive force who changed not only the future of own country’s musical landscape but who continues to spread its influence to the rest of the world, Hernan Cattaneo’s leading role in the underground electronic music industry has been solidified in history. And it’s a legacy that keeps on going.
Read MoreDon’t Be Afraid, Be a DJ
By learning from the experiences of professionals who have gone through it before, aspiring DJs can discover how to get past the difficulties and into the flow of the experience; lessons that we all can put to use in every day life. How do we become braver behind the decks and throughout our lives?
Read MoreOliver Lieb on Making Music Come to Life
There are a handful of names whose music directly influenced the direction of electronic music, whose sound became definitive of an underground movement as it was starting to find its audience around the world. Oliver Lieb is one of those names.
Read MoreSoela: Resonance
5 Mag is in love with the sound of Elina Shorokhova, aka Soela. The Berlin-based DJ and producer talks to Lauren Krieger and plays some dope wax for our latest 5 Mag Mix.
Read MoreMatt Masters: neverendingnights
Freerange’s Matt Masters is stepping out from behind the scenes of the deep house label with a new LP of his own. Lauren Krieger talks to Matt about Never Ending Nights.
Read MoreThe Revenge – the 5 Mag Cover Mix
Graeme Clark – aka The Revenge, and half of the 6th Borough Project – takes over 5 Mag’s mix series with an exclusive new 5 Mag Mix.
Read MoreJimpster: The Franc Spangler Chronicles
How a harmless alter ego can take on a life of its own: Jimpster talks to 5 Mag’s Lauren Krieger on his once-mysterious “Franc Spangler” records.
Read MoreSomething Real: Peter Croce & the Story of Rocksteady Disco
Rocksteady Disco is releasing some of the best and most important records in the scene today. Lauren Krieger talks to founder Peter Croce on the Detroit vinyl label’s origins and aspirations.
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