Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
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 […]
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 […]
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 Cityβs most influential players β DJ, producer, poet, Rich Medina.Β Medina will be on the couch at Thesis in Soweto this Thursday […]
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, itβs pretty clear our man inherited his love of music from his father, βMy dad and I would drive down […]
βI often feel like people talk more about the style of music that the band is playing versus the actual style of the band.β 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Kode 9 is a somewhat of a legend and genre βmain dogβ 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, […]
βIβve seldom been told I canβt rap or that Iβm bad at rap, and if anybody said that itβs either genuine hate or because his girlfriend keeps playing my music and he canβt stand it. Iβve learnt to accept the bad with the good. I canβt please everyone you know.β – Youngsta Well, the crowd […]
Phumlani Mtiti and Sibusiso Dlamini form the βBest Contemporary Jazz Album – SAMA Awardβ winning duo who have rocketed right to top honours at this yearβs 17th Annual SAMAβs. 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 […]
