Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Kojo Akusa is a bit of an enigma. With international roots but a strong Limpopo foundation to his music, he’s remixed tracks for some of the biggest names in the business, all the while refining his own signature sound. Nathan sits down to talk to him about his love for making noise and, being a […]
“It’s funny how everything I ran away from, as a teenager is coming out so strongly in what I’m doing now.” Half Japanese/half Kiwi, Mark de Clive-Lowe grew up in New Zealand at a time when the Polynesia and European populations hadn’t integrated, a fact which he says allowed him to seek out his own […]
“…I listen to music that can inspire without influencing; I’m a fan of Kanye West’s work, The Neptunes. The first tape I ever bought was by A Tribe Called Quest and I still listen to them.” Pleasurekraft exploded onto the global dance scene with their monster hit, Tarantula. Instead of fading into anonymity, the pair […]
Nathan Kabingesi sits down with house music legend Harrison Crump to chat about music passion, history and his newfound love for South Africa… It’s a brisk but sunny winter afternoon, I’m about to have a sit down with Harrison Crump and the man waving at me from the other side of the fountain couldn’t be […]
Avi Elman aka UPZ is the Israeli born, Kenyan/South African raised DJ/producer and owner of soWHAT Records. His 2007 monster hit, ‘Pure Surprise’, cemented what has become an enduring relationship with local SA House lovers. Nathan bounces some questions off of him regarding House music in the holy land, his alternate production personas and his […]
<House> Crazy White Boy have carved themselves a niche in the global house market that works well on both local and international dancefloors. The duo’s self-dubbed ghetto tech sound appeals to such a wide variety of audiences mainly because of their very astute use of electro-techy synths, edgy vocals and dirty, driving basslines as well […]
<House> ZAR Sushi Mix is probably the most unexpected release of the year so far. I mean, since when is Kenny Kunene a DJ? I guess the idea of a branded compilation shouldn’t be that much of a surprise, but the idea of the Sushi King actually sitting in a studio mixing up an album […]
<House> Candi Roots is an in-house release from Soul Candi Records that started as a vehicle for talented local producers to get their music to fresh ears. The second volume in the series is again a triple disc affair and features original productions and remixes from V. Underground, Bob’Ezy and the trio known simply as […]
“I looked around for venues that suit my style of music and asked venue owners to play opening sets for the nights for free. I launched my own website where I would post mixes and pictures of myself playing at different venues.” Funk Deepstar has been DJ’ing long enough to have started out spinning on […]
<House> Lolo already has a string of hits to her credit as featured vocalist, so I guess it was a logical step to put out an album of her own. Breathe is her first full-length studio release and includes collaborations with the Pasta Boys and Jerah among others. One can’t help but reference other female […]
