Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Raiko’s Headds of State “… the highlight so far for me would have to be opening for Wu-Tang member, Method Man…” … R;Zatz play a sort of abstract trip hop, a combination between organic and electronic sounds.” Ben Sharpa and K-The-I on the R;Zatz show I’m writing this from a one bedroomed apartment in Lyon, France. This has […]
Rafael Noronha is label boss, feature artist and general guru on all things Lo Kik! His enduring journey started 8 years ago and he’s quickly become renowned for his powerful, innovative sets and impressive mixing skills; stealing the limelight at the Brazilian ‘Dj Sound Awards’ in 2005 and 2006. In 2008 he claimed the award […]
There aren’t many in the world who can truly say they’re ‘big’ in Japan but SA’s pioneer of groovy intergalactic psytrance, Nate Raubenheimer, aka Protoculture is one to have chewed on some serious sound sushi up North- and a little Goldfish as it turns out; his remix of Goldfish’s Cruising Through for IDM’s first Remixed […]
“…our career has been littered with strange strategies and bad timing.” Recently awarded an ‘Outstanding Contribution to British Music’ award, Massive Attack have been called contenders for the greatest Pop outfit of all time. Unsurprisingly, not everyone knows this, or is even aware of the painstakingly unhurried production team that is Massive Attack; unsurprising because […]
Read on as Manik Mnisi looks at some of the biggest Urban Dance, Kwaito, Hip Hop and Afro-Pop anthems of 2009 – all contenders for SAMA 2010 Awards Who Will Be The Big Winners On The Night? Finally, the moment that we have all been waiting for… that time of the musical year again, where […]
Brazil’s 2008 Best DJ Winner To Tour South Africa!!! The global phenomenon of minimal music and its undeniable popularity amongst ‘lazerbeam therapists’ alike, has bridged the divide between house and techno music over the past decade. ‘Techno’, a word misunderstood by many (even DJ’s) and often used as an all-encompassing term for dance music in […]
“Nothing Is Impossible… It All Begins With a Dream.” Three studio albums under his belt, a string of multiple hit singles, and having worked with some of South Africa’s greatest musicians including the legendary Hugh Masekela and Nkosinathi Maphumulo, Black Coffee as he is affectionately known in the entertainment world, has done extremely well in […]
“…a Contributing Factor In Their Persistent Vitality Has Been An Unfaltering Willingness To Move With The Times.” Two decades could be considered the music industry’s version of an aeon. Very few survive that length of time embroiled in what is a decidedly fickle business. True success stories are even fewer. One-hit wonders go from supernova […]
“You listen so as to understand the dynamics of the sound relationships being explored by a DJ, and carefully choose a moment to make a contribution after having been subsumed by the experience” The role of a live musician in dance music has transformed dramatically in recent years from a simple sideman position to a […]
Raiko’s Head of State I was in two minds when I first heard Hype was gonna do a second Hype awards. I thought, “Oh shit here we go again. False representation and Hype’s personal favourites are gonna scoop all the glory yet again. But maybe just this once they would prove me wrong and acknowledge […]
