Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
12 things you never knew about Headroom It has been 14 years since Headroom released his debut album, βArtelligent,β and the name has lived on both as a ground-breaking album that is still revered today, and as Adamβs tech moniker when he DJs non psy music, i.e. techy stuff. Headroom should become a tour de […]
Suntree says we should all Face the Music! Suntree released his first tracks back in 2007 and his debut album, Inside came out in 2009. With a steady flow of quality releases thereafter, and some stellar collaborations, his sound was slowly evolving and culminated in his 2014 remix album titled Outside, which included some heavy […]
MODUS says βThe Future is Behind Us.β [Interview] The first time I heard MODUS, or at least the first time I took notice of the artist name, was when I discovered and consequently played the track, βOrganic Panic,β released on HOMmega in 2017, in a DJ Set. If youβre a DJ and you play a […]
Numark MixtrackΒ ProΒ FX vs. Platinum FX β which one to choose? In 2020 the Numark Mixtrack range received a significant overhaul with the introduction of the new Mixtrack Pro FX and Mixtrack Platinum FX DJ controllers. We recently tested both these units to see how they stand up to the competition, but more importantly how they […]
Numark Mixtrack Platinum FX 4-Deck DJ Controller Review TheΒ NumarkΒ MixtrackΒ Platinum FXΒ replaces the originalΒ Mixtrack PlatinumΒ whichΒ weΒ reviewed back in 2016, and at the time I mentioned thatΒ itΒ was basically βaΒ MixtrackΒ Pro 3 but with LCD displays on theΒ jogwheels.β Similarly, the new Platinum FX is a Mixtrack Pro FX, but with added features and while the added features are not plentiful, they […]
NumarkΒ Mixtrack Pro FXΒ reviewed [now available in South Africa] The Numark Mixtrack Pro FX is the fourth rendition of this massively popular DJ controller. Since it was first released, the Mixtrack seriesΒ has dominated the entry-level DJ Controller market and has been one of the biggest sellers for many years, not only in South Africa, but globally. […]
Vini Vici say, βLife is a Remix β Life is a Tribe.βΒ Β Β Β When you name your debut album βFuture Classicsβ youβd best be sure you can live up to such a bold statement, but the duo known as Vini ViciΒ neednβt haveΒ worried. They clearly knew what they had created and where they wanted to go.Β If […]
AtomizersΒ asked βIs There a Future?β before 2020 changed our lives [interview]Β PortugueseΒ psytrance duo, Atomizers, have a brand-newΒ album, just released on Iboga Records. Considering the album title, the album artwork and the timing of the release one would assume thatΒ βIs There a Future?βΒ was a direct response to the crazy, unerring 2020Β in whichΒ weβve allΒ found ourselvesΒ wonderingΒ what the future […]
Watch:Β Distant Dancefloors, looks at the effect of lockdown on DJ/ProducersΒ Distant Dancefloors is a 30-minute documentary that looks at the impact Covid-19 has had on the global electronic music scene. The documentary featuresΒ Blond:ish, Eats Everything, Honey Dijon, Luciano, RebukeΒ andΒ Fatboy SlimΒ (briefly) who all give their opinions of the lockdown, how they have been coping, how they […]
Jazzuelle – Renegade of Deep-Tech gone Rogue [Interview] Β Hands down one of my favourite underground electronic producers, Jazzuelle, is back with his third album, Rogue, and his first to be released on a South African label. Stay True Sounds is an imprint started by Kid Fonque, one of South Africaβs most respected house DJs […]
