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Jamiroquai about to release first new album in seven years

January 18, 2017 By IDM Reports

Jamiroquai about to release first new album in seven years Jamiroquai has teased a new music video for their first album released in a lengthy seven years. They have also announced tour dates for this year. The album is titled ‘Automation’ and going by the twenty three second clip, the first track seems as groovy […]

Tagged With: Disco, Funk, Jamiroquai, jay kay, rave lights Filed Under: News

Royce Wood Junior

Royce Wood Junior releases debut album, ‘The Ashen Tang’

July 28, 2015 By Mary Honeychild

Royce Wood Junior releases debut album, ‘The Ashen Tang’ Royce Wood Junior releases debut album, ‘The Ashen Tang’. The new Royce Wood Junior release is a blend of classic soul, funk, and pop all in one package that has been out on London based label, 37 Adventures since the 29th of June 2015. The first […]

Tagged With: 37 adventures, classic soul, Funk, pop, Royce Wood Junior, The Ashen Tang Filed Under: News

Rich Medina (NYC) Heading to Johannesburg

November 18, 2014 By Heather Mennell

Β  Rich Medina (NYC) Heading to JohannesburgΒ  Rich Medina (NYC) is heading to Johannesburg this weekend.Β  Red Bull Studio Cape Town and Kid Fonque have teamed up to present one of New York City’s most influential players – DJ, producer, poet, Rich Medina.Β  Medina will be on the couch at Thesis in Soweto this Thursday […]

Tagged With: 2sidesofthebeat, afrobeat, breaks, Fela Kuti, Funk, hip hop, house, Kid Fonque, Red Bull Studio Cape Town, Rich Medina, Soul Filed Under: News

Two sides of the Fonque

September 10, 2012 By Nathan Kabingesi

Label Manager by day, genre melding DJ by night –Β The story of Kid Fonque. Born in Scotland, Allan Nicoll immigrated to South Africa with his family at the age of four. Talking about his youth, it’s pretty clear our man inherited his love of music from his father, β€œMy dad and I would drive down […]

Tagged With: Acid Jazz, Allan Nicoll, drum n bass, Funk, Kid Fonque, KID FONQUE - 2 SIDES OF THE BEAT, kid fonque south africa, SA DJs, Soul Candi Records, Trip Hop Filed Under: Featured

Jazzanova: Nu-Jazz Expressions in the 21st Century

July 3, 2012 By IDM Reports

β€œI often feel like people talk more about the style of music that the band is playing versus the actual style of the band.” Formed in the mid-nineties, Berlin ensemble Jazzanova have since been delivering their diverse amalgam of electronic and traditional Jazz music. One of the spearheads of the Nu-Jazz genre in the late […]

Tagged With: Berlin, Cape Town International Jazz Festival, Collectors Treasury, DJ Takemura, DRUMBEAT festival, dub, electronica, Funk, hip hop, Jayson Geland, Jazzanova, Perry Hemus, Sonar Kollektiv, Stefan Leisering, traditional Jazz Filed Under: Featured

Monika Kruse: Capturing Traces Of A Beautiful Sound

June 19, 2012 By IDM Reports

A little chit-chat with Monika Kruse, one of Germany’s finest female Tech House producers/DJ, reveals a few interesting things about her music and her career. We ask her about her latest album release ‘Traces‘, her early days with the ‘Ultraworld Crew‘, and what can be expected from her own label Terminal M for the rest […]

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Interview: The WildKats Touring SA with Excuse The Mess

February 6, 2012 By IDM Reports

The Wildkats production trio from East London made up of DJ’s Stuart Sandeman, Scott Dickie and US import Corey Baker, will be touring South Africa in February this year. They will form part of the next Excuse The Mess party series taking place in Cape Town, Durban and Joburg. We chat to them about their […]

Tagged With: Chukkachurri, Dubby Disco, East London, Funk, Groove, house music, New York Disco, Origin, Truth Nightclub, WildKats Filed Under: Featured

Kode 9

December 19, 2011 By Mary Honeychild

Kode 9 is a somewhat of a legend and genre β€˜main dog’ for anyone who considers themselves a Dubstep fan. Real name Steve Goodman born in Glasgow, Scotland, in his teens he traded in the chequered kilt for some turntables and beats with distinct Reggae, Hip hop, Jazz and Funk influences. He owns the largest, […]

Tagged With: Affect, and the Ecology of Fear, Benny ill, dubtep, El-B, Funk, hip hop, Hyperdub, Jazz, Kode 9, kode 9 dubstep, kode 9 record label, kode9 hyperdub, kode9 steve goodman, mary honeychild, Reggae, Rezonance NYE festival, Sonic Warfare: Sound, Steve Goodman, Technodubfest, University of East London, University of Warwick Filed Under: Featured

Interview: Hip Hop MC Youngsta

November 17, 2011 By IDM Reports

β€œI’ve seldom been told I can’t rap or that I’m bad at rap, and if anybody said that it’s either genuine hate or because his girlfriend keeps playing my music and he can’t stand it. I’ve learnt to accept the bad with the good. I can’t please everyone you know.” – Youngsta Well, the crowd […]

Tagged With: 2Pac, dubstep, Funk, hip hop, Home Grown, house, Jazz, techno, The FLY Kidz, The Y Generation, Youngsta Filed Under: Featured

Best Contemporary Jazz Album SAMA Award Winners – Ological Studies

July 14, 2011 By IDM Reports

Phumlani Mtiti and Sibusiso Dlamini form the β€˜Best Contemporary Jazz Album – SAMA Award’ winning duo who have rocketed right to top honours at this year’s 17th Annual SAMA’s. Their genre style contains elements of Jazz, Avantigarde, Free Jazz, African music, Gospel, Funk and R&B. Both still music students at UCT (Cape Town) in their […]

Tagged With: African Music, Avantigarde, Free Jazz, Funk, Jazz, mary honeychild, Ological Studies, Phumlani Mtiti, sama awards, Sibusiso Dlamini, UCT Music Students Filed Under: Featured

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