Electronica

Honouring a Mother City mainstay

Article bogdan TagDiv - 3 Feb 2017

Confounding every stereotype, the festival has gone on to become a movement that puts inclusion and progress at the heart of its mission statement.

The cult of Angela Weickl – electronic music’s curator and ever-present fan

Article Dave Mann - 22 Jul 2016

She has always been present, first as a fan, then as a DJ, and now as a curator and label owner, reinventing herself as the music does.

Jarre brings politics to electonica

Article Shaun Tandon - 27 May 2016

A pioneer of electronic music, Jean-Michel Jarre has roused crowds, yet at the root of the genre lies a political dimension, he says.

Electronica booms! DJs seek voice beyond machines

Article Shaun Tandon - 26 May 2015

Several leading electronic music artists are seeking to combat perceptions with a renewed effort to emphasise the human element behind the music.

Mark Ernestus: Remixing business with pleasure

Article Lloyd Gedye - 21 Jun 2013

After earning his stripes on the Berlin techno scene, Ernestus has turned his attention to the music of the Africa, with spectacular results.

Ibrahim gives South African house a home

Article Kwanele Sosibo - 25 May 2012

Electro-soul singer and global denizen Zaki Ibrahim has always been a nomad, but it is becoming easier for her to call SA, her father's country, home.

Warrick Sony: Surfing the zeitgeist

Article Lloyd Gedye - 25 May 2012

Warrick Sony's new album deals with the perpetual state of agitation in South Africa and the world.

Eclectic mix to nourish your neurons

Article Lloyd Gedye - 9 Mar 2012

When it comes to electronic music, the Brainfeeder label from Los Angeles is as hot as you get.

Hooked on music

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Mar 2012

<b>Charles Leonard</b> explains why Taste of Sónar is a far more exciting prospect for music junkies than the Cape Town International Jazz Festival.

The sounds of software

Article Staff Reporter - 2 Mar 2012

Byetone trained as a tailor, but his true love is creating minimalist, abstract techno.

There’s a Spoek on my stoep

Article Percy Zvomuya - 4 Nov 2011

Dubbed this year's Die Antwoord, Spoek Mathambo's sound is uncategorically South African.

Killer is death on the dance floor

Article bogdan TagDiv - 26 Aug 2011

As famous for his esoteric music as his high-voltage stage presence, the Gaslamp Killer is braced for assault when tours SA this week.

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