Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
“the aim of Secret Asian Man for me was to have a listening album, away from the stage, lights, etc.” It’s the first time in my tenure as a music journalist that I’ve been palpably bummed out by someone’s success. Not in any morbid or jealous sense of the word, just bummed that the dude […]
< House > Okay, I’m baffled – since when did the concept of a remix automatically mean 4/4 club tune. A remix, to my mind, is taking an artist’s music and reinterpreting it, making it one’s own and enabling the listener to see into the original in a new way. Here we have a scene […]
<Rapcore, dub, dancehall, ragga> In short, the Asian Dub Foundation does a damn fine job of blending ska, dub, dancehall, ragga and some punk into an energetic stream of bounce-inducing noise. They utilise trusted techniques of each of these aforementioned disciplines in a manner that feels effortless and have produced a record that compels the […]
< Electronica> The man behind this luxurious set of tunes is perhaps South Africa’s most sought after session drummer. It’s therefore no surprise that Secret Asian Man is big on beat. Tasty grooves and percussive elements decorate a suite of sassy set-pieces and the mood is languid, cocktail-ready and invitingly mellifluous. Flourishes of classical motifs […]
<Dub/Dubstep> I’ve been somewhat out in the wilderness of late, unable to bear keen witness to the ebb and flow of the music scene with a clear ear. I’ve gathered that a huge surge in the popularity of Dubstep has taken place in recent times. I have until now been unable to find a comfortable […]
“O.Z.O.R.A Festival is dubbed a ‘psychedelic tribal gathering’ and it certainly lives up to that.” Ozora – Main Stage Just a brief reminder – one day, you will die. Fact. However, do not be disparaged. This is not bad news. It is simply not-too-subtle encouragement to get your ass out there in the world and do a myriad of […]
“…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 […]
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.
