UK Garage / Garage House

UK Garage is a subgenre of House Music and electronic music featuring a shuffling beat, cut up (or “chopped”) vocal samples which are often clipped, time shifted or pitched. Most popular in the UK from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s and related to 2-step, UK Garage is seen as a precursor to Dubstep.

Indo: R U Sleeping (Azuli Records 1996)

UK Garage Classics: Information about Indo: R U Sleeping from 1996. Discover more about UK Garage history and the best UK Garage tracks and UK Garage classics at 5 Magazine.
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Rewind 4Ever: The History of UK Garage Documentary

You may have seen the extremely enticing trailer of the UK Garage documentary Rewind 4Ever floating around on people's social media walls at some point last year. Clips of producers, DJs and MCs such...

Four Spectacular UKG Tracks from Garage Connection

Melodymann, Lombard Street and Soledrifter shine on the 4 track Garage Connection EP on vinyl from Hi! Energy Records.
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Groove Chronicles: Stone Cold (Groove Chronicles 1997)

UK Garage Classics: Information about Groove Chronicles: Stone Cold from 1997. Discover more about UK Garage history and the best UK Garage tracks and UK Garage classics at 5 Magazine.
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Marc Cotterell: New Mix Monday vol 191

Marc Cotterell mixes volume 191 of New Mix Monday, 5 Magazine's weekly guest mix series. English-born but living in the US, Marc Cotterell is a DJ, committed vinyl junkie and owner of Plastik People Recordings....
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Worldship Music drops a V/A for the ages

DJs, take note: Herald Traccs Vol 1 drops a bomb with tracks from Santiago Salazar, Teflon Dons, Kelvin K and Westcoastgoddess.
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Antonio: You Got Me (Back 2 Front 1997)

UK Garage Classics: Information about Antonio: You Got Me from 1997. Discover more about UK Garage history and the best UK Garage tracks and UK Garage classics at 5 Magazine.

Wookie: Down On Me/Scrappy (Manchu Recordings 1999)

UK Garage Classics: Information about Wookie: Down On Me/Scrappy from 1999. Discover more about UK Garage history and the best UK Garage tracks and UK Garage classics at 5 Magazine.
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Czboogie UK Garage Mix

UK Garage mix from 5 Mag editor Czboogie from our resident's series in 2011. Here Cz brings you her latest mix made up of her favorite style of music: UK Garage. Most of these...
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Dem 2: Destiny (Locked On 1997)

UK Garage Classics: Information about Dem 2: Destiny from 1997. Discover more about UK Garage history and the best UK Garage tracks and UK Garage classics at 5 Magazine.

7 Rare and Ultra-Coveted UK Garage Records

Check your crate, check your closet, check your basement - there's gold in these 7 records from both well-known and cult UK Garage artists.
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The Ultimate UK Garage Documentary Makes Its Chicago Debut

Rewind 4Ever: A History of UK Garage at East Room on Sunday June 17 2018 with a director Q&A and afterparty sets by Mazi, RUBB Sound System, the Almaria Brothers & Czboogie.

Roy Davis Jr. ft Peven Everett: Gabriel (Large Records 1996)

UK Garage Classics: Information about Gabriel from Roy Davis Jr and Peven Everett from 1996. Discover more about UK Garage history and the best UK Garage tracks and UK Garage classics at 5 Magazine.
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Dope garage & deep house sounds on Mile High remixes

Miles ahead: the sensational "Mile High" featuring Paris Brightledge gets remixed by Keito Sano, Interstate and Dubbyman.
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Todd Edwards & Tuff Jam: Share Your Love (i! Records 1999)

UK Garage Classics: Information about Todd Edwards & Tuff Jam: Share Your Love from 1999. Discover more about UK Garage history and the best UK Garage tracks and UK Garage classics at 5 Magazine.
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Cloud 9: Rule My Mind (Cloud Nine Records 1999)

UK Garage Classics: Information about Cloud 9: Rule My Mind from 199. Discover more about UK Garage history and the best UK Garage tracks and UK Garage classics at 5 Magazine.

Jeremy Sylvester: A 5 Mag Mix Vol ++007

UK Garage pioneer Jeremy Sylvester mixes Volume #7 of A 5 Mag Mix, 5 Magazine's signature mix and interview series. "I’ve been quite busy DJing around UK and Europe with gigs in Netherlands, Switzerland, Germany...

T. Williams: A 5 Mag Mix 58

T. Williams on Garage, Grime, Deep House and making music with a limited kit for 5 Magazine's flagship 5 Mag Mix series.
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Czboogie Live From Chicago To Birmingham

Chicago meets Birmingham! 5 Mag Editor-In-Chief Czarina aka Czboogie visited the Urban Dubz headquarters last week for a 3 hour back-to-back-to-back set with Jeremy Sylvester & DJ Whooshhh.
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UKG2k17: DJ Purple’s UKG/2step Mix

A UK Garage/2step mix from DJ Purple for 5 Magazine's three part celebration of UKG.

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