Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Get to know DEKEL ahead of Vortex Phoenix Festival of Fire 2019 The phenomena of DEKEL is not easy to explain in words, but when you listen to his music, everything adds up. Every track from the ‘Junior Shaman’ is a perfect combination of tension and intelligent beat drops wrapped with a deep psychedelic atmosphere. […]
Ryan Murgatroyd Wicked Eyes EP is first release on Swoon Recordings Ryan Murgatroyd Wicked Eyes is the first release out on the newly formed Swoon Recordings, the SA producers own imprint. Ryan, who is one of the undisputed pioneers of modern electronic music in South Africa and an integral member of formative live act Bantwanas […]
MasterMix – your chance to win an ASE bursary worth R 100K MasterMix is calling all SA Sound Engineer’s to mix a Freshlyground track. To commemorate the 10th year of the media and entertainment trade show – Mediatech Africa and Academy of Sound Engineers (ASE) have collaborated with Freshlyground to launch MasterMix – an inspiring […]
DJ Khaled is threatening to sue Billboard after his album failed to hit #1 DJ Khaled is considering taking legal action against Billboard for unfairly disqualified sales. The renowned producer is reportedly considering legal action against Billboard over a claim that 100 000 Father of Ashad album sales were unfairly disqualified from the chart running […]
Ibiza DJ Awards 2019 announces ‘Plastic No More’ theme Ibiza DJ Awards 2019 is taking a stand against plastic. The DJ Awards has confirmed plans for its first ever “Plastic No More” themed awards, to help raise awareness within the dance music industry on how we can find sustainable solutions to eliminate the use of […]
First DJ set in Space set for August by BigCityBeats BigCityBeats events are out of this world- literally. The German promoters are known for pushing the boundaries of the party experience. Its flagship World Club Dome packs out football stadiums and surrounding fields every year in Frankfurt, with their winter edition has set the record […]
Dutch police spread Xtacy Perfume The Xtacy Perfume actually smells like MDMA. It’s widely known that the Netherlands is the MDMA production capital of the world, with laboratories popping up at an alarming rate, which besides being illegal is also extremely dangerous. There’s always a risk of toxicity and gasses, fires or explosions- especially […]
Protonica share their immaculate Symmetry Protonica released their third studio album, Symmetry, on Iboga Records at the end of May. There’s is a name that needs no introduction in the psytrance scene. Protonica is one of the world’s longest-running progressive psytrance duos, their moving soundscapes ring through the scene with profound resonance, leaving their mark […]
LSD tripper banned from festival after taking 20 tabs LSD tripper banned for taking 20 tabs of Acid and then causing problems at the festival. A man named Pete Townshend, also known as humantestkit, has been banned from a festival run by Kosmic Events for taking 20 tabs of LSD. Even for a weaker tab, […]
Dubset MixBANK will make unofficial edits and remixes available Beatport Dubset MixBANK is going to bring a whole new market to the Beatport retail store. Dubset is leading the force regarding music royalties and clearance to avoid copyright infringement, which in this digital age of ours is everything. With so much potential for monetizing […]
