Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Homemade vinyl anyone? Look no further than Phonocut Make your own homemade vinyl with Phonocut Home Vinyl Recorder. What with vinyl sales skyrocketing this year, why not up the ante by producing a machine that allows you to cut your own vinyl at the push of a button?! For the first time, anyone can now […]
Some youngsters have never heard a full album, survey finds Is the full album experience obsolete? We live in a world of tailored playlists, choice and instant gratification, which is leading to the loss of the art of listening to an album in full. Before the digital and streaming era, a perfect experience for music […]
Vinyl sales to overtake CD sales by end 2019 The vintage craze is increasing vinyl sales, with no signs of slowing down. Say anything you want about hipsters and the vintage craze; it’s doing wonders for vinyl and the music industry. In a world where everything is digital, instant and at your fingertips, it’s a […]
Take a sneak-peak at Nike’s vinyl-inspired Air Max 90 Nike’s vinyl-inspired Air Max 90 drops August 24. Nike has unveiled the next sneaker in it’s music-inspired range of kicks. The new Air Max 90 draws inspiration from vinyl records and is slated for release on August 24, as is reported by Sneaker Freaker. The Air […]
The Reloop Spin is the perfect compact turntable for Portablism Portablism is becoming a thing and the Reloop Spin is the perfect portable turntable to get you started. What is Portablism? Portable Turntablism, Portablism is term given to Scratch artists who are taking their skills on the road. It started as a small movement of […]
Bandcamp launches vinyl pressing service with no risk for artists Bandcamp launches vinyl pressing service, currently in its pilot campaign. Over the past 5 years, vinyl sales on Bandcamp have grown by 600%, with 3 500 unique vinyl albums added to the site each month. The once-redundant form of music consumption has been making a […]
Technics SL-1200 MK7 turntable for DJing revealed The SL-1200 turntable is an icon in DJing history, it helped shape the culture since the early 70s and it now returns as the Technics SL-1200 MK7. The early SL-1200 models were known for their high-torque motors and impeccable build quality, however they lacked in the feature department […]
Reloop just announced two new budget-friendly DJ Turntable models Two budget-friendly Reloop DJ Turntables have been added to their lineup of DJ turntables – RP-1000 MK2 and RP-2000 USB MK2. First up is the Reloop RP-1000 MK2, this is a belt-drive turntable so it’s probably not good enough for the scratch DJs out there, however […]
Kerri Chandler gifts 43 vinyl-only tracks for free download From vinyl to digital, Kerri Chandler gifts his tracks. The New Jersey-born legend of house has been a patron of groove for the past 28 years, and what better way to celebrate an impressive career than to give away your music for free? Especially if said […]
Denon DJ VL12 Prime Turntable Review The final piece of the PRIME series puzzle finally arrived in South Africa in April of this year in the form of the Denon DJ VL12 turntable. Turntables have, ahem, ‘turned the tables’ on the digital world with vinyl making a huge comeback, maybe not as much in the […]
