Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Vini Vici say, ‘Life is a Remix – Life is a Tribe.’ When you name your debut album ‘Future Classics’ you’d best be sure you can live up to such a bold statement, but the duo known as Vini Vici needn’t have worried. They clearly knew what they had created and where they wanted to go. If […]
Stryker chats ahead of Vortex Awakening this weekend Psytrance producer, DJ and accomplished mastering engineer, Stryker, lands this weekend for the inaugural Vortex Awakening event in Grabouw. The party is just over Sir Lowry’s pass which is pretty amazing, considering most outdoor psy festivals are up to two hours from the CBD. Stryker is no […]
Legendary Psytrance producer, Bansi GMS, passes away After battling a rare form of blood cancer, Bansi GMS has passed away. Early this morning, Joseph ‘Bansi’ Quinteros left his physical body in Amsterdam, out of hospital and surrounded by loved ones, just where he wanted to be. The past 25 years of Psytrance has been rocked […]
Raising da Funds – for Bansi (GMS, 1200 Mics, Soundaholix) Bansi is a dear friend of mine. Every New Year we take a few days off and reflect on one’s life and on one’s mission. I think we all get carried away in our own dramas and get sucked into work and the routine of […]
My Psytrance Euro Trip [Part Two] I got back a few weeks ago from my psytrance Euro trip and there is no way to prepare you for the ‘travel bug’ comedown and I must be honest this time it hit me hard. Coming home and having all the amazing memories swimming around in your head, […]
Altruism Interview ahead of ORIGIN Festival 2016 Altruism aka DJ Thatha is set to return to South Africa for Origin Festival 2016 at the end of January and if reports on her last performance here are anything to go by, we’re in for a real treat. South African tranceheads are really unique as they have […]
Back to the Future – 10 Classic Psytrance Tracks I have been feeling reflective as season has ended so I felt like calling this week’s blog post ‘Back to the Future’ so I searched for some old “Vintage -Goa” tunes online. Perhaps you might find some of my old favourites entertaining – I have enjoyed going down […]
Raja Ram announced as Vortex Easter 2015 Headliner Raja Ram has been announced as the headliner artist for Vortex Easter 2015. Many regard Raja Ram as the Godfather of Psychedelic Trance – the effervescent and lovable ringmaster has never visited South Africa to perform so this is indeed a big deal for the psytrance scene. At 74 years […]
Captain Hook Interview ahead of his SA Tour …I felt that in 2014 I wanted to keep it fresh and start kind of a new style of evolution and yeah… it felt like a huge weight lifted, both spiritually and physically.” Captain Hook will be back in South Africa for 3 gigs starting with Alt […]
Space Cat – 20 Year Anniversary Album Release Space Cat is a psytrance veteran of the psychedelic scene having been active for two decades now and with a massive catalogue of music that he has produced, he is able to offer a a special 20 year anniversary album to celebrate his finest moments. Besides his solo releases, producer […]
Get galactic as Genetrick presents Starseed, his debut album out on Iboga Records
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Genetrick presents Starseed, his debut album that is out now via Iboga Records. Get galactic with us as we explore his mind.
