Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Numark Mixtrack Pro FX vs. Platinum FX – 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 The Numark Mixtrack Platinum FX replaces the original Mixtrack Platinum which we reviewed back in 2016, and at the time I mentioned that it was basically ‘a Mixtrack Pro 3 but with LCD displays on the jogwheels.’ Similarly, the new Platinum FX is a Mixtrack Pro FX, but with added features and while the added features are not plentiful, they […]
Numark Mixtrack Pro FX 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 series 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, ‘Life is a Remix – Life is a Tribe.’ When you name your debut album ‘Future Classics’ you’d best be sure you can live up to such a bold statement, but the duo known as Vini Vici needn’t have worried. They clearly knew what they had created and where they wanted to go. If […]
Atomizers asked ‘Is There a Future?’ before 2020 changed our lives [interview] Portuguese psytrance duo, Atomizers, have a brand-new album, just released on Iboga Records. Considering the album title, the album artwork and the timing of the release one would assume that ‘Is There a Future?’ was a direct response to the crazy, unerring 2020 in which we’ve all found ourselves wondering what the future […]
Watch: Distant Dancefloors, looks at the effect of lockdown on DJ/Producers Distant Dancefloors is a 30-minute documentary that looks at the impact Covid-19 has had on the global electronic music scene. The documentary features Blond:ish, Eats Everything, Honey Dijon, Luciano, Rebuke and Fatboy Slim (briefly) who all give their opinions of the lockdown, how they have been coping, how they […]
Jazzuelle – Renegade of Deep-Tech gone Rogue [Interview] 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 Africa’s most respected house DJs […]
Roland MC-707 Groovebox reviewed The Roland MC-707 Groovebox was included with the DJ-202 and DJ-505 DJ Controllers, supplied by Paul Bothner Music, for us to play around with just before the dreaded lockdown took place in South Africa. All of the above are part of Roland’s DJ/Producer performance range known as the AIRA series. […]
Roland DJ-202 DJ Controller with built-in drum sequencer The Roland DJ-202 is an entry-level DJ controller from a legendary brand that has had an immense influence on dance music. The original Roland TR-808 Rhythm Composer produced in the early 80’s, its successor, the TR-909 plus the TB-303 Bass Line all had fairly short production runs, […]
Eitan Reiter talks Out of Orbit, his latest psytrance project Out of Orbit is the new psytrance project by accomplished electronic musician, Eitan Reiter, also one half of the now-defunct legendary trance duo, LOUD. Eitan is a prolific producer, who, beyond his LOUD partnership, has produced an impressive discography of techno, acid and downtempo music […]
beatsbyhand Mana EP gets a rework on Ambious Records
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beatsbyhand Mana EP was released on Ambious Records in 2019. Two tracks get reworked by Avi Subban and David April.CHELSEA ARE THE BEST ⚽
