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The rise of the boutique festival concept and outdoor day parties

April 16, 2018 By Damien Albetto

The rise of the boutique festival concept and outdoor day parties What is a boutique festival and what makes one event β€˜boutique,’ or niche while another one is β€˜simply another party?’ What could be more liberating than getting down to some phat bass outside, surrounded by beautiful people and equally gorgeous views of nature?” The […]

Tagged With: Cape Town, Eden presents the Cooperage, Franky Rizardo, house music, The Eden Experience Filed Under: Regular Features

MacAngel – from musical discovery to a Berlin Summer

September 29, 2016 By Damien Albetto

MacAngel – from musical discovery to a Berlin Summer The story of MacAngel harks back to the experimental days of the late nineties in Cape Town. Electronic dance music had exploded worldwide and South Africans embraced this too. It was a wild time for the rainbow nation; we had a new government and the old […]

Tagged With: 80s music, african dope records, Alphaville, Bernhard Lloyd, Eric M, MacAngel, Summer in Berlin, Synth-pop Filed Under: Featured

Charles Webster Interview – A new album on the horizon

September 20, 2016 By Damien Albetto

Charles Webster Interview – A new album on the horizon When the opportunity to do a Charles Webster interview presented itself we jumped at the chance. There are so many positives one can take from a seasoned professional like Webster. I think DJing should always be fun… once it stops being fun…you should give up!” […]

Tagged With: atjazz, Charles Webster, Culoe De Song, DJ Sabelo, Jazzuelle, Luka, Rude Boyz, sae cape town, SAE Institute, Sipho Hotstix Mbuse, Thandi Draai Filed Under: Featured

SABC Radio

SABC Radio playing 90% local music – Good or bad?

May 12, 2016 By Damien Albetto

SABC Radio playing 90% local music – Good or bad? SABC radio will now play 90% local music across all its radio stations! This announcement was made yesterday by the SABC and unless you were completely offline or living under a rock you should have heard the news. In February legendary Jazz musician and co-founder […]

Tagged With: Christos, don laka, Malwela, Mo Flava, Naves, Oskido, sabc, sabc radio, Shimza, soul candi, soulcandi, vinny da vinci Filed Under: Featured

A Moon Shaped Pool, the new Radiohead album is out

May 9, 2016 By Damien Albetto

A Moon Shaped Pool, the new Radiohead album is out A Moon Shaped Pool is eclectic alternative band, Radiohead’s ninth studio album and it was released yesterday, Sunday, 8 May 2016. The album is available on the band’s own website, iTunes and Amazon for purchase/download and can also be streamed by subscribers on TIDAL and […]

Tagged With: A Moon Shaped Pool, Atoms of peace, Radiohead, Thom Yorke, XL Recordings Filed Under: News

KORG minilogue review

KORG minilogue review – 5 outstanding features

March 31, 2016 By Damien Albetto

KORG minilogue review – 5 outstanding features This KORG minilogue review covers 5 features that we think makes this brand new polyphonic analog synthesizer worthy of the accolades it has received since being launched at NAMM 2016. If you’d like to do a checklist of all the features then check out our Best Choice article […]

Tagged With: analog synthesizer, korg, Korg Minilogue, outboard music gear, polyphonic synthesizer Filed Under: Gear & Software Reviews

CDJ-2000NXS2

What’s new on the Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2

March 8, 2016 By Damien Albetto

What’s new on the Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2Β  The Pioneer CDJ-2000NXS2 is the third revision of Pioneer DJ’s flagship DJ media player. Each new version has certainly been an improvement on its predecessor, particularly the jump from the CDJ-2000 to the CDJ-2000NXS which saw the introduction of the Nexus range. The biggest enhancement from the original to […]

Tagged With: CDJ-2000NXS2, pioneer dj, pioneer djm-900NXS2, pioneer nexus range, Rekordbox Filed Under: Gear & Software Reviews

Funktion-One Vero

Funktion-One Vero touted as the ultimate festival sound system

March 8, 2016 By Damien Albetto

Funktion-One Vero touted as the ultimate festival sound system The much anticipated Funktion-One Vero is almost ready for full time use, according to reports. Β As it stands right now, Funktion-One is widely regarded as the no.1 choice of sound system for clubs and music festivals, especially electronic music events. The new Funktion-One Vero has been […]

Tagged With: funktion one, Funktion-One vero, line array sound, tony Andrews Filed Under: Tech & Gear News

Korg microKEY Air Bluetooth Controller – yes please!

November 18, 2015 By Damien Albetto

Korg microKEY Air Bluetooth Controller – yes please! The new Korg microKEY Air Bluetooth midi keyboard is available in 25, 37, 49 or 61-key models and thanks to its wireless connectivity can be used without that pesky USB cable. The mini keyboard is ideal for laptop producers and of course owners of iPads looking to […]

Tagged With: keyboard controller, korg, Korg microKEY Air, midi keyboard Filed Under: Tech & Gear News

CTEMF 2016 First Phase Lineup

CTEMF 2016 First Phase Lineup Announced

November 18, 2015 By Damien Albetto

CTEMF 2016 First Phase Lineup Announced The CTEMF 2016 First Phase Lineup has just been announced and following on recent years they continue to blur the lines between dance music traditionally aimed at either the black market or white market. Cape Town, more than any city in South Africa, could do with less segregation and […]

Tagged With: Cape Town Electronic Music Festival, CTEMF 2016, CTEMF 2016 lineup, DJ Kenzhero, Okmalumkoolkat, vinny da vinci Filed Under: News

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"It was very important to me to express my self-fe "It was very important to me to express my self-feelings through music, and I think there is no more authentic way to do it than releasing a solo album – it’s just you with yourself in the whole process." 🎢

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