Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
< Techno> Cocoon compilations are always an exciting prospect with the brand having established itself at the cutting edge of minimal techno and tech house. This double disc serves up two Dj mixes compliments of Adam Beyer and Dorian Paic respectively. Swedish techno producer, Beyer is the founder of Drumcode Records and an established name […]
At Namm this year JBL launched what they have dubbed ‘their toughest, smartest and most impressive EON ever.’ We decided to take a closer look at this new addition to see what all the fuss is about… Anatomy JBL loudspeakers are always good looking and the new edition to the EON product line – the […]
<Deep House> It goes without saying that Vinny Da Vinci is one of South Africaβs true DJ legends. If you fancy yourself even partly knowledgeable on the house scene over the past 15 years in this country youβll have heard the name if not witnessed one of his DJ sets. Cited as a major influence […]
<Commercial Dance> When youβve remixed the likes of Lady Gaga and Britney Spears I guess youβve earned the kudos to pump out albums as often as Ryan Raddon (Kaskade) does. Β Dynasty is his ninth full length and features 12 vocal house tracks. If youβre a Kaskade devotee Iβm pretty sure Dynasty will satisfy on all […]
<World Beat> Dan Harper aka Invisible System is known for fusing Ethiopian, dub, reggae, techno, trance , drum & bass with rock, folk and well, just about anything else that makes the music psychedelic. His album Punt (Made in Ethiopia) released in 2009 was met with wide critical acclaim as it challenged the conventional. Street […]
<Tech House> Ooh lala!!! I love it when something really unexpected arrives in the mail to review. Canadian imprint, Wagon Repair have had some stellar releases in the past; Jules Chaz’s Toppings and Danuel Tate’s Mexican Hotbox both spring to mind. Movie T, by Ibizan duo Class B Band, continues the labelβs penchant for releasing […]
Reloop DJ Gear. It may not spark a light of familiarity in your memory banks right off the bat like some of the other better known names but that certainly does not mean it isnβt a quality product. To the contrary, this German brand was established in 1996 and professes to be βEuropeβs leading brand […]
<House> Mobilee’s Back to Back compilation series has been a staple part of the imprint’s release schedule over the years. Originally started by Anja Schneider, it has since been presented by GummiHz, Miss Jools and most recently And.ID with his unique jazz interpretations of classic Mobilee tracks although to be honest I found And.ID’s offering […]
<Trance House> TiΓ«stoβs Kaleidoscope album did not get a good review in this magazine several months back. We all felt it was a bit lame and dated with nothing new to offer other than the same old clichΓ©d trance chords and stabs. Not surprisingly though they have dedicated a full remix album to it to […]
<Hip Hop / Electronica> High Frequency Bandwidth is an electronic duo comprising of Alex Paterson β yup the man himself, the brain behind The Orb and Dom Beken who has worked with David Bowie and on music production for everything from TV commercials to Bollywood Films. Several tracks have been released digitally prior to this […]
