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Saturday, October 24 2026
Electrotrash is back. Sort of.
It’s been a while. Thirteen years, to be precise.
The last post on Electrotrash went up in 2013. Since then, the site has slowly fallen apart. Links have died, music has disappeared, and the old WordPress installation has become more trouble than it’s worth.
But the music, the artists and the stories are still worth keeping.
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Wednesday, February 6 2013
CTEMF 2013 - Ticket Giveaway!
With the Cape Town Electronic Music Festival just around the corner, we thought it would be awesome to give away TWO weekend passes to the fest! All you have to do to enter simply send an email to [email protected] and let us know the name of the international guest that will be performing at the festival this year.
Competition closes …
Continue Reading...Friday, January 18 2013
CTEMF 2013 - CAPE TOWN ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 12 - 17 February 2013
“The Cape Town Electronic Music Festival was a defining moment for the local electronic music scene, now clearly marked on the international map but more importantly in the hearts and minds of its South African followers.” – Whatsonincapetown.co.za, April 2012
March 2012 saw a selection of Cape Town’s electronic music scene come together in …
Continue Reading...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 …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 …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 …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 …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 …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 …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, …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 …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, …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, …