“Layering multiple songs and loops in work towards creating something completely new and different from the original”, explains Aj Cullinan on the challenges as a DJ and mixing in its purest form, which he finds “imperative to follow.” In comparison to producing your own music, the young spinner notes that “this challenge reaps the biggest…
It’s been a long-standing trend for progressive and experimental local acts to make a name for themselves at home by making a name for themselves overseas first. Not the easiest route to take, but it’s usually still easier than trying to get local media and audiences to notice you when you’re not doing the same…
‘Feedback: Art, Africa and the 1980s’ is an exhibition currently being held at Iwalewahaus at the University of Bayreuth in Germany. Iwalewahaus maintains a collection of modern visual arts from Africa, Asia and the Pacific. In addition to visual arts, the archive of Iwalewahaus houses an extensive collection of contemporary African music, films and African…
Hailing from Sweden, singer/songwriter Linae has a smooth and sultry voice with a sound that is reminiscent of r’n’b from the late 80s and early 90s. This sound can be partially attributed to a mother who introduced her to the likes of Sade, Prince, Angie Stone & The Brand New Heavies, while she herself was drawn…
The ever-pivoting fluidity of modern life seems to have inspired an epidemic of isolation among young boys – lonely boys, if you will. At the bottom of this lies our increasing reliance on social media. More often than not, music seems to have become the ultimate cocoon of escape. “I have the hardest time navigating…
The title of the KRAS video ‘Coloured Lights’ is warmly inviting, suggesting an optimistic pop banger. Instead, you are given a much more discomforting, and ultimately rewarding experience, in the debut music video by the Cape Town based duo. Over a pulverizing synthesizer and vocals distorted to epic levels, a disturbingly masked figure twists and…
Since 2014, Albany Lore (Matt Rightford) has quietly and erratically released 3 of the sweetest and most sincere songs you might not have heard yet. Albany Lore, so far, has fit the adage of “It’s not about quantity, it’s about quality,” to a tee. While his catalogue isn’t deep, it’s all worth listening to, and,…
It is said that music is one of the earliest, most enduring forms of storytelling, shaping and creating powerful life changing experiences one note at a time. Malombo is a word drawn from tshiVenda, which specifically refers to traditional ceremonies – where dancing to music occurs during a rite of exorcism or healing. Drumming styles originating…
Unless you grew up reading the Torah, you’re probably going to have some trouble understanding what’s going on on Breindy and Matt’s Ruth Avenue. That’s because the married couple make beautiful experimental Indie music with Ancient Hebrew vocals. So, for those who are familiar with Ancient Hebrew, this album will naturally have way deeper meaning,…
“It’s the only way, to be honest.” explains Joseph Philemon on using the internet as a platform for his music. The Cape Town born, Johannesburg-based rapper continues, “the traditional way, people book the same five artists the entire time. When you switch over to radio, MTV Base or whatever they’re playing the same ten artists so…
Growing up, I never really understood the concept of “keeping kids off the street”. The kids in my area and I grew up playing in the streets. That was the norm. Initially, it was the traditional sports like cricket and soccer, and we received many roasties for our efforts. Later, it was skateboarding, which featured…
Championing diversity in the electro music industry, the femme-focused Not Sorry Club awards special dedication to building a more inclusive rave community by bringing UMFANG and SHYBOI, two of Discwoman’s finest artists, to South African shores for events in both Cape Town and Joburg towards the end of September. Founded by Frankie Decaiza Hutchinson,Emma Burgess-Olson aka UMFANG,…
