Whenever a musician who forms part of an established act decides to release solo music, it’s always a bit of a gamble. Will it be more of the same? How does it compare to their previous work? Luckily for Kiasmos’ Janus Rasmussen, this gamble surely paid out. Janus Rasmussen forms
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“I will leave, and my music will remain.” Interview by Arnold van der Walt Russia has been at the forefront recently with regards to deep atmospheric cuts. A plethora of emerging artists are bursting on to the scene, each with their own unique take on the ever-growing deep electronic music
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“No one was mixing bass music with Synthwave, so I knew that was a niche I could start.” Interview by Arnold van der Walt One of the most exciting things about electronic music is how producers are able to perfectly blend different genres together to create a sound that sounds
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By: Niki van den Heever Representing Tshawne in the South African music scene, Black Motion, comprised of Robert Mahosana, AKA DJ Murda and percussionist, Thabo ‘Smol’ Mabogwane formed in early 2010 and has since their hit ‘Banane Mavoko’ the duo has just sored to new heights. It didn’t take long
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By: Niki van den Heever Mountain-pop. ‘What on earth is mountain-pop?’ you might ask. But if you really think about it, when you bring two people together, both from countries rich with folklore and music; one being Stian Vedøy, who grew up on Karmøy, a west-coast island in Norway –
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By: Niki van den Heever Google company, Youtube, the world’s most popular online video community has just launched a music app in South Africa. This app offers music videos, official albums, singles, remixes, live performances, covers and hard-to-find music. When talking about what Youtube Music offers, Head of Marketing at
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By Niki van den Heever Swedish music streaming beast Spotify filed a formal complaint with the EU Commission against US rival, Apple. The accusation made was that Apple stifles its online music market competition. Spotify founder and CEO, Daniel Ek said in a statement, “In recent years, Apple has introduced
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Rob Bakker has recently released his first track under new moniker NICOLAAS. ‘No Stranger Thing Ft. Lucy Mason’ is a synth-funk extravaganza, and hallmarks his move in a completely new musical direction. Formerly known as Muneshine, Bakker became a household name on the hip-hop circuit. But after a slew of
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“I avoid thinking about the end results and focus on sharing my truth instead.” Main photo credit: Pierrick Campoy Amador Interview by Arnold van der Walt French producer Uppermost is well-known for his emotive tracks that always manage to ignite the soul of the listener. With a slew of hits behind
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“being in the wave community, you see everyone helping and supporting each other to grow and develop” by Niki van den Heever “Dark/Atmospheric soundscapes with punchy drums” is how UK based wave producer Beau describes his sound. Listening to his original track ‘Mourn’, you definitely get a sense of those dark
