Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Dubstep DJ Datsik in a slew of sexual assault allegations Dubstep DJ Datsik is truly dat-SICK! As an artist you gain fans, and fans are usually eager to go backstage and meet the person who is responsible for their memorable times. But when artists take advantage of fans there is a big problem, especially when […]
Nirvana acupressure headphones massage your ears into relaxation Your ears can reach nirvana with these Nirvana acupressure headphones. There’s not much better than zoning out while listening to your favourite tunes through your comfortable headphones. In a sense, they sonically massage your ears, but imagine if they could actually massage your ears? I’d call that […]
Pioneer of ‘Bacardi House,’ DJ Spoko dies at age 35 After battling with a long-term illness, DJ Spoko has left us. Marvin ‘Spoko’ Ramalepe was a pioneering artist in the South African House music scene, known and loved for his self-discovered ‘Bacardi house’ sound which is comprised of house, kwaito and Shangaan electro. As he […]
Spotify crowd-sources free labour from its 160 million users Spotify crowd-sources free labour, get “Line-In.” Behind the sweet sounds of music lies the back-end metadata that holds important information like rights, track names, aliases, tags and external links… For a company like Spotify, this information is of upmost importance with the disorganisation thereof leading the […]
Common celebrates African Culture with Heavy K at LA house party Who better to attend an African Getdown than SA’s Heavy K? On Thursday, 8 March a gathering took place at the Absolut Elyx house in Los Angeles. The African Getdown was a celebration of the creative impact and influences that African culture and music […]
CTEMF takeover artist &ME chats ahead of Bazique Festival &ME is a deep house and techno powerhouse hailing from Berlin who has provided audiences with a decade of dance floor bombshells. We chat to him ahead of his first visit to SA, where he will be playing alongside Mano Le Tough, Foreign Beggars, and loads […]
GoodLuck launches Get Lucky Records African musicians can now get lucky with Get Lucky Records! GoodLuck is a multiple award-winning live electronic band hailing from Cape Town. With 9 radio #1 charting hits and acclaimed live shows that has toured Europe, the UK and Africa, they definitely know what it takes to make it in […]
Spotify South Africa goes live Spotify South Africa is now live and people are literally wetting themselves! In close competition with Apple Music, Spotify has been at the top of the streaming game with over 159 million active users and a music catalogue that boasts roughly 30 million songs. Towards the tail end of 2017 […]
Study reveals Ecstasy in Amsterdam’s wastewater highest in Europe Amsterdam comes first in Europe with regards to residual ecstasy found in wastewater. Recently a wastewater analysis was conducted by the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction which tested wastewater in 56 cities and 19 countries in Europe. The aim of the study was […]
South African Parliament passes internet censorship bill Internet censorship hits South Africa!!! The Films and Publications Amendment Bill has been signed off by the National Assembly, and will now seek concurrence from the National Council of Provinces and the approval of the President before becoming law. The bill, which is straight up censorship, has been […]
