Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Prince Kaybee The 4th Republic album launched this week Prince KaybeeΒ The 4th Republic, his 4th studio albumΒ was officially released this week at a media launch at theΒ BlackBrick hotel rooftop, in Sandton. TakingΒ centre stage at the inauguration were talented artists such as King Monada who performed their instant hit titled Insurance, Vusa Abalele featuring powerful songstress […]
Vini Vici say, βLife is a Remix β Life is a Tribe.βΒ Β Β Β When you name your debut album βFuture Classicsβ youβd best be sure you can live up to such a bold statement, but the duo known as Vini ViciΒ neednβt haveΒ worried. They clearly knew what they had created and where they wanted to go.Β If […]
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 […]
