www.ctemf.com or www.facebook/ctemf For over 15 years South Africa’s Electronic music scene has lived in the shadow of its counterpart, the greater global scene at large. That is until now. From a genuinely ‘underground’ scene devoid of industry and support, it has been slowly growing and has finally caught up with the rest of the [...]

CTEMF is less than a month away and today ther 3rd round of artists has been announced. The line-up will feature some of the countries most prolific producers and DJs as well as talks by industry leaders. Check out the Facebook page for more info. Today brings the release of the 3rd wave of CTEMF [...]

This year the Design Indaba brings the Barcelona-based Sónar Music Festival, one of the highlights on the European music calendar, to Cape Town. “A Taste Of Sónar” will feature Global Electronica heavyweights such as Modeselektor and Brodinski share the stage with local Electronic Music masters such as Das Kapital and Fletcher in Dubduring DesignIndaba 2012. [...]

The Cape Town Electronic Music Festival (CTEMF) is the celebration of a scene coming of age. It marks the point at which the Electronic Music Scene in South Africa has been recognized by itself and beyond as an industry that has reached the state of being self-sustainable. The CTEMF is not about how many feet [...]

PHFat have just dropped their new EP entitled ‘You Are Going To Die’ and it is a free release licences under the Creative Commons. Of course, you can donate a little cash and help feed some starving artists. To promote the EP, PHFat is embarking on a tour starting at The Assembly in Cape Town. [...]

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Big Space is kicking of the new year with a promo mix featuring tracks off of his upcoming E.P. Stuff full of local housey goodness, this is one guy to watch in 2012! His sound is fresh but unmistakeably local. Catch him tonight (!) with Sibot, Jakob Snake and Das Kapital for what promises to [...]

Oxblood is Cape Town producer Robin Brink. He as put together a mix of his unreleased demo tracks as well as produced a slick, projection based video for his track Subequator Loop, which showcases his work with the Lightworks collective. Glitch and breaks, as well as playful melodies are the foundation on which this music [...]

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Kicking off the week, we got some fresh new deep house from Cape Town based Big Space. Droning pads echo the sounds you made this morning courtesty of your Cold Turkey hangover. A 90s rave siren, probably the Virtual DJ sample, wakes you the fuck up. It’s Monday, but that doesn’t mean you can’t dance. [...]

With his latest remix, Who Killed JR takes the moody, dreamy Midnight City by M83 out of its after hours club feel and injects some 2am energy. With the piano intro, he adds an accoustic touch. Jacking the bass and drums up a notch, and gating the main synth gives the track that WKJR feel [...]

‘Funk Deluxe’ and ‘Spy Vs Spy’ were a series of events that kept the Cape Town party elite dancing Back2Back to hours of Authentic House Music. Join us on the 15th of December as Funk Deluxe and Spy Vs. Spy come together again. Both inspired by the concept of back 2 back dj battles- these [...]

CONVERSE is taking over Harrington Street and the Assembly and throwing one massive party! Headliners include the likes of 340ml, Shadowclub, Niskerone and the one and only Sibot. They will be joined by New Holland, Lapse, Sedge Warbler, VGA, Funafuji, Haasbroek, Tommy Gun, Kid Fonque, Bteam and many more. The new fully customised 12m long [...]

Released today, Boss is the latest single from Richard The Third. We really loved the track when he first released the teaser. In his words the single is: “mix up the sounds of Purple Funk with local Kwaito Flava, collaborating with Alexandra Township emcee and singer, Rebone. The track “Boss” is straight up dancefloor bizniss [...]