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Posted on April 8 2011 Read more...

Bon Jovi Friday: Magnum Hi-Fi

Bon Jovi Friday: Magnum Hi-Fi This weeks Bon Jovi Friday mix comes courtesy of Magnum Hi-Fi, one half of the now defunct Grave Danger. The mix covers a number of genres, but feels cohesive rather than schizophrenic. It even contains the hauntingly beautiful Lonely C by Soul Clap. I do not want to single out any more tracks, as the ...
Posted on April 5 2011 Read more...

New Liver Track: Luke Niewenhuizen

New Liver Track: Luke NiewenhuizenIn celebration of his 1000th fan on the Book of Faces, Liver decided to release a free track, named after that person. Unfortunately he was not sure who was fan number 1000 and who was 1001 so he just combined the two names. It is also his first track since returning to Jozi. Luke Niewenhuizen is ...
Posted on March 28 2011 Read more...

Mashup Monday: Richard the Third Stop – Sin and Juice (Snoop Boot)

Mashup Monday: Richard the Third Stop – Sin and Juice (Snoop Boot) I honestly do not know where Richard finds the time to produce such ill bootlegs. Taking a cut n paste approach, he reduces and changes samples and rearranges slices in a way that creates a new sound. A good bootleg is both familiar and yet strange, and Sin n Juice does that perfectly! [download#283#nohits] [tags]Mashup Monday, Richard ...
Posted on March 28 2011 Read more...

Red Bull Studio CPT: Das Kapital – The Next Shit

Red Bull Studio CPT: Das Kapital – The Next Shit 19 year old electronic music producer Das Kapital is the perfect example of the talent being nurtured in the electronic music scene in Cape Town today. He's been honing his craft for the last 6 years having started in 2005. At the time he fancied himself the future of hip-hop music, and so started making ...
Posted on March 25 2011 Read more...

Bon Jovi Friday: JakobSnake – DrphtR Mix

Bon Jovi Friday: JakobSnake – DrphtR Mix A Bon Jovi Friday on a Friday!?! What gives? The short answer, technical problems. This laptop is ancient. Anyway, moving on to the mix! JakobSnake, one half of bteam, sent us this mix which simply oozes class. Well slease at times, but mostly class... In just under 45 minutes he explores a palette of (minimal) techno ...
Posted on March 24 2011 Read more...

Music Video: Gazelle feat. Teba – Chic Afrique

Music Video: Gazelle feat. Teba – Chic Afrique The always theatrical and expressive Gazelle takes to the African Savanah in the search for a connection between a real world and a mythical place. Kings, Queens, a Sangoma and the Tokolosh all play their part in what is to be one of the most coveted and cinematic music videos in South Africa this year [tags]Gazelle, ...
Posted on March 22 2011 Read more...

Discotheque presents Designer Drugs (USA)

Discotheque presents Designer Drugs (USA) Designer Drugs are coming! Yay! From the press release: Discotheque presents Designer Drugs (USA) on Friday 1st April at The Assembly in Cape Town, and Saturday 2nd April at Town Hall in Johannesburg Discotheque, Cape Town's premiere electronic music night, the brand that brought you Steve Aoki, The Bloody Beetroots, Le Castle Vania ...
Posted on March 18 2011 Read more...

New EP: Richard the Third – Dragonfly Slip + free Dank remix

New EP: Richard the Third – Dragonfly Slip + free Dank remix Richard the Third has been a dominant force in South African electronic music, both up north in Gauteng and down south in the Cape. Regular readers will know he has his fingers in many pies and has contributed to and supported the growth of the local scene. His latest solo release is entitled Dragonfly Slip ...
Posted on March 17 2011 Read more...

Jam Jarr – I Am The Danger Free EP!!!

Jam Jarr – I Am The Danger Free EP!!! African Dope Records brings you the second offering of Jam Jarr - I Am The Danger. A 5-track journey into glitch, bass, rap, debauchery, and everything else that makes life the dirty good thing that it is. Bakaman rapping and Soundproof glitching. Free for 2 weeks (from March 16th) ONLY in ...
Posted on March 16 2011 Read more...

New Artist: Audiophile 021!!!

New Artist: Audiophile 021!!! Audiophile 021 is one of the artists that should have been on Electrotrash a long time ago, but ... Better late than never as they say! As the name implies Audiophile021 hails from the bass-loving city that is Cape Town. This talented producer is constantly pushing out new, glitchy and dirty beats, one wonders if ...
Posted on March 14 2011 Read more...

Popskarr – The Rise

Popskarr – The Rise Popskarr will be releasing their debut EP in a few months time and decided to give away one free track a month until it is released. Yay! The Rise is classic Popskarr. Warm pads set the mood, while synth melodies add an element of playfulness. As is the case with all Popskarr tracks, the production is ...
Posted on March 10 2011 Read more...

Under a month until RBMA Application Window Closes

Under a month until RBMA Application Window Closes The Red Bull Music Academy takes place Tokyo from October 23 to November 4, and November 13 to November 25, 2011 and entries close on the 4th April 2011. To get a feel for what to expect at the Red Bull Music Academy, Workshops will be held around South Africa. Intimate, interactive and informative, the workshops ...
Posted on March 1 2011 Read more...

P.H.Fat get down like animals!

P.H.Fat get down like animals! P.H.Fat are the latest addition to the Electrotrash family. This Cape Town group of bass hounds is comprised of Narch, Mike and Disco Izrael. Their combination of bass heavy beats with witty and wacky rhymes has the masses bouncing. A passing comparison to Sweat.X is inevitable, although unless your ears are truly uninformed or uninterrested, ...
Posted on February 23 2011 Read more...

The Red Bull Music Academy Tokyo Applications Open

The Red Bull Music Academy Tokyo Applications Open South African producers, instrumentalists, vocalists, and DJs are invited to bring their skills to the Red Bull Music Academy, an annual platform for those who shape our musical future. Having circumnavigated the globe, with previous sessions in Barcelona, Cape Town, Toronto, Sao Paulo, London and Melbourne, the Academy will touch down this year in Tokyo between October ...