Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Black Motion “closes chapter” in style Like the skilful musical master chefs they are, Black Motion has just served up a gourmet meal rich in varied sonic flavours and fusions. Ominously (will get to why it’s ominous a bit later) titled “The Healers; The Last Chapter” the duo’s sixth studio album packs in a massive 41 tracks and boy oh boy does every track hit the spot. My first “dilemma” […]
Miles From Mars fresh from the Cape Town underground [listen] Miles From Mars is the production duo of Maximilian and Deadbeat FM. Both are well known DJ/Producers in the Cape Town underground scene. Maximilian Kibble also hosts some of the coolest boutique-style events with two prominent brands, Into The Wild Experience and With You Festival. Deadbeat FM is the techno moniker of Shane Renew, perhaps […]
Bantwanas’ Blanka talks to us about their new EP, Gus & Lib Hot on the heels of releases on Lee Burridge’s All Day I Dream, and their very own Kollektiv imprint, Bantwanas are back with a two-track EP called Gus & Lib. Leading the charge for the organic Afro House scene, Bantwanas deliver a mesmerizing foray into their sound while fusing African elements with edgy electronic […]
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 […]
Artist Focus: Fang Darhythm Fang Darhythm is one half of The Rhythm Sessions duo who also have their own show on Kaya FM called ‘House of Love’. The duo are said to be focusing on solo projects for this year and Fang will be releasing his new single and music video on Thursday, 23rd July […]
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 […]
Desert Dwellers Breath Re-Imagined Vol 02 Amani Friend and Treavor Moontribe aka Desert Dwellers began their musical journey in the 1990s honing their musical skills in New Mexico and California respectively, before joining forces in the latter part of that decade. In fact, it was the legendary Moontribe gatherings that was the catalyst for a […]
Sha Sha on winning her first BET Award It is a good time to be Sha Sha! The breakout star continues to dominate and has now added 2020 BET Awards winner to her belt. She won the Viewer’s Choice: Best International Artist category at the prestigious awards ceremony, making her the first Zimbabwean artist […]
Ameen Harron, YoungstaCPT and Nadia Jaftha collaborate new single ‘Y?NA’ Ameen Harron, YoungstaCPT and Nadia Jaftha have teamed up on the much-anticipated collab single ‘Y?NA’ – out now across all digital platforms. Ameen Harron and YoungstaCPT are no strangers when it comes to working together and this time they are joined by Nadia Jaftha, who was also recently announced […]
