Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Black Motion βcloses chapterβ in styleΒ Like theΒ skilfulΒ musical master chefs they are, Black Motion has just served upΒ a gourmet mealΒ rich inΒ varied sonic flavoursΒ and fusions. OminouslyΒ (will get to why itβs ominous a bit later)Β titledΒ βTheΒ Healers; The Last Chapterβ the duoβs sixth studioΒ albumΒ packs in aΒ massive 41Β tracksΒ and boy oh boy does every track hit the spot.Β My first βdilemmaβ […]
Miles From MarsΒ freshΒ from the Cape Town undergroundΒ [listen]Β Miles From MarsΒ is the productionΒ duo ofΒ Maximilian and Deadbeat FM. Both are well known DJ/Producers in the Cape Town underground scene.Β Maximilian Kibble also hosts some of the coolest boutique-style events with two prominent brands,Β Into The Wild ExperienceΒ andΒ With You Festival.Β Deadbeat FMΒ is the techno moniker of Shane Renew, perhaps […]
Bantwanasβ Blanka talks to us about their new EP,Β Gus & LibΒ Hot on the heels of releases onΒ Lee Burridgeβs All Day I Dream, and their very own Kollektiv imprint,Β BantwanasΒ are back with aΒ two-track EPΒ calledΒ Gus & Lib. Leading the charge for the organicΒ Afro HouseΒ scene, BantwanasΒ deliverΒ a mesmerizing foray into their sound while fusing African elements with edgy electronic […]
AtomizersΒ asked βIs There a Future?β before 2020 changed our lives [interview]Β PortugueseΒ psytrance duo, Atomizers, have a brand-newΒ album, just released on Iboga Records. Considering the album title, the album artwork and the timing of the release one would assume thatΒ βIs There a Future?βΒ was a direct response to the crazy, unerring 2020Β in whichΒ weβve allΒ found ourselvesΒ wonderingΒ what the future […]
Watch:Β Distant Dancefloors, looks at the effect of lockdown on DJ/ProducersΒ Distant Dancefloors is a 30-minute documentary that looks at the impact Covid-19 has had on the global electronic music scene. The documentary featuresΒ Blond:ish, Eats Everything, Honey Dijon, Luciano, RebukeΒ andΒ Fatboy SlimΒ (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 βHouse of Loveβ. 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] Β 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 Africaβs 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 Viewerβs 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 βY?NAβΒ Ameen Harron, YoungstaCPT andΒ Nadia JafthaΒ have teamed up on the much-anticipated collab single βY?NAβΒ β out now across all digital platforms. Β Ameen Harron and YoungstaCPT are no strangers when it comes to working together and this time they are joined byΒ Nadia Jaftha, who was also recently announced […]
