Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
What makes the Vini Vici and Astrix bass so huge? Today we’re discussing what I think to be the technique that makes the Vini Vici and Astrix bass so huge. The concept of phase cancellation is this – if you have a sine wave at a specific frequency, and another sine wave with inverted or […]
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 […]
Materia interviewed ahead of Architects III – free tickets up for grabs In terms of a ‘bucket list interview’ I struck gold, having the privilege of delving into the mind of one of the great producers of Psytrance, Andreas Moser, aka Materia. With over 20 years of production under his belt he is revered for […]
Avalon takes full-on psytrance global It’s been a while since we last caught up with Avalon. He whisked in and out of South Africa leaving a deluge of happy trancers after his ‘Sunday Funday’ set at Origin festival, possibly South Africa’s biggest psytrance gathering and certainly one of SA’s premier outdoor events. Avalon is a […]
Interview: Vertical Mode / Volcano ahead of Easter Vortex 2018 Hanan Gorenshtin produces as both Volcano and as Vertical Mode. This weekend we are in for an explosive treat of psychedelic music from him at the Easter Vortex Psytrance extravaganza as he presents his music to the Cape Town dance floor. Get to know Hanan […]
Over 100 high-quality Psy-trance Serum presets Electronic music producer, Glitch, recently compiled a bank of over 100 high-quality Serum presets to use in your Psy-trance tracks. Each of the sounds has been meticulously crafted for use in sub-genres from Progressive, Full-on all the way through to Forest and Dark Psy-trance! The pack consists of over […]
I love Cape Town Psytrance I really love the Cape Town Psytrance scene! 2018 is a personal landmark for me! It is 20 years since my first year living in Cape Town and my god times flies when you are having fun. I have personally watched the growth and journey of psytrance in Cape Town. […]
Yestermorrow interviewed ahead of Rezonance 2017/18 NYE Yestermorrow is a duo consisting of Francisco Oliveira and Ivan Pereira. The long-time friends and collaborators exploded onto the scene with the project which would see them perform at major festivals such as BOOM Festival, Universo Paralelo, Antaris project and now Rezonance 2017/18 NYE fest among others. Ivan has two […]
Glitter is litter, unless you have Eco Glitter Glitter = litter unless you have Eco Glitter! Listen up… Glitter is everywhere – the perfect accessory to a party vibe, the only problem is the ingredients in these little specks of shiny pleasures are highly toxic for the environment. True story. Don’t believe me? IDM Mag […]
Regan talks Keep It Psychedelic, his blistering 18-track compilation Owner and co-founder of global psytrance label Nano records, Regan Tacon, has just released a blistering 18-track compilation showcasing both his selection attributes and the depth of quality the label has at its disposal. Currently, when EPs are favoured over albums and singles preferred to compilations, […]
