Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Itβs undeniable; electronic dance music (EDM) has taken over the music industry. Musicians from all over are looting the genre, borrowing various elements, and adding the prefix of βelectroβ to just about anything; leaving no doubt that βelectroβ is the new, trendy craze. Closer to home, IDM Magazine has noticed an explosion of local rock […]
It was a dark and stormy night… Okay, it wasnβt β I just thought that would make a better introduction than the usual post-Oppikoppi ramblings, which Iβm certain that many of my peers will be using in abundance in their respective features. In fact, if Just Musicβs Karl Anderson hadnβt mentioned Oppikoppi before Robert DeLongβs […]
“All of the universe is a loosely connected mass of vibrating stuff: act accordingly“ Robert DeLong, the new wonder of electronic music, will be performing at Red BullΒ OppikoppiΒ Live Stage and the Just Music Sessions in the month of August. Prior to the one-man-dance-partyβs arrival, IDM Magazine spoke to RDL about video games, philosophy, Seattle grunge, […]
Itβs 16h30. The phone rings. Itβs Armin van Buurenβs South African representative on the line. He says that Armin is in America, has some time to kill before his next flight and is keen to chat right now. I flip through my imaginary diary, instruct Alfred [Sergioβs imaginary PA, Ed] to hold all my calls […]
Unless youβve been cryogenically frozen for the past couple of years, or donβt pick up radio reception in your Batmobile, you should know who Basshunter is. Born Jonas Altberg, Basshunter is a Swedish Euro-dance sensation who has been storming the local charts and selling CDs as if they all came with a free Streetwise 2. […]
Markus Schulz is someone who needs no introduction. Over the past decade, he has become a critically-acclaimed and respected DJ/producer, who is often touted as the biggest influence in trance and progressive dance. Last year alone, in terms of accolades, Markus was voted the #1 DJ in the USA (ahead of other heavyweights, such as […]
The undisputed global ambassador of electronic music, Pete Tong, will be hitting South African shores once again; this time for the New Yearβs Eve βLive City Linkupβ between Ballito and Cape Town. The legendary British DJ chats to IDM about his Mzansi memories, playing two cities in one night, his critically-acclaimed radio show and his […]
Reading the first paragraph of Steve Aokiβs biography – βIβm a time travelling, speed reading, fortune telling, machine gunning, gypsy loving, scuba diving, multi-tasking, poker playing fan of life.β- you can easily see that heβs another cum laude graduate of The Charlie Sheen School of Winning. Steve doesnβt just bring the party; he is the […]
Itβs 12pm in the City of Angels (Los Angeles), which means itβs 9pm in the City of Strikers (Johannesburg). βI just woke up,β Porter Robinson groggily proclaims after our initial introduction. Well, Iβm in my fluffy slippers, old man pants and sipping warm milk, Porter; so, technically speaking, weβre both tip-toeing in the Sandmanβs desert […]
For their latest campaign βSparkle On!β, Appletiser didnβt get the Monotones or the Fanny Ks of the brand brothel world involved, but chose the bold route of putting international loop artist, Dub FX (real name Benjamin Stanford), together with South Africaβs queen of clubs, Tamara Dey, to see what they would come up with. The […]
