Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Avalon takes full-on psytrance global It’s been a while since we last caught up with Avalon. He whisked in and out of South Africa leaving a deluge of happy trancers after his ‘Sunday Funday’ set at Origin festival, possibly South Africa’s biggest psytrance gathering and certainly one of SA’s premier outdoor events. Avalon is a […]
Alienn interview ahead of Omni Presents: The Producer Series – Architects II Patrick Ferreira, better known as Alienn, is beaming down to Cape Town this Saturday where he will play a set at Omni Presents: The Producer Series – Architects II at Reset. As an architect of sound he talks about his favourite tools, his […]
The rise of the boutique festival concept and outdoor day parties What is a boutique festival and what makes one event ‘boutique,’ or niche while another one is ‘simply another party?’ What could be more liberating than getting down to some phat bass outside, surrounded by beautiful people and equally gorgeous views of nature?” The […]
Studies reveal how gratitude can improve your overall happiness In this feature I will be exploring how gratitude can improve your overall happiness and therefore life. When standing on the dance floor at a music festival, I’m usually overwhelmed with a blissful feeling stemming from the crowd, décor, music and immersion into nature. I’m not […]
“Badlaliwe Abantu” The “democracy of heartbreak expressed Feelings will be caught and most likely stay caught after listening to Badlaliwe Abantu. Released late last year amidst minimal pomp and fanfare, this well-sculpted track combines the production craftsmanship of DJ Mizz with the vocals and song writing finesse of Yves. Yes folks, the same songstress who […]
Interview: Vertical Mode / Volcano ahead of Easter Vortex 2018 Hanan Gorenshtin produces as both Volcano and as Vertical Mode. This weekend we are in for an explosive treat of psychedelic music from him at the Easter Vortex Psytrance extravaganza as he presents his music to the Cape Town dance floor. Get to know Hanan […]
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 […]
Moby’s mind: Futurist, Activist, Inventor and Musician Moby’s mind goes far beyond the complexity of making music. Besides being a pioneer in electronic music, Moby has quite a few notches on his proverbial belt. In an interview with The Guardian, the artist behind classics like Lift Me Up and Natural Blues delves into his world. […]
Does listening to music increase intelligence? Does music increase intelligence? The relationship between music and how it affects the brain has long been a topic of interest, and with books such as Daniel Levitan’s This is your brain on Music and Oliver Sach’s Musicophelia: Tales of Music and the Brain making the New York best-seller […]
Behind Bazique Festival Cape Town – art, music & absurdism in the Mother City The crazy crew behind Bazique Festival Cape Town are going all out to introduce an event of fantastic proportions. Bazique Festival Cape Town promises features, installations and bizarre happenings (in the best possible way), they say will ‘either blow our […]
