I have talked about Fade to Mind and Night Slugs and their brilliant take on futurism, and talked about L.I.E.S. (I think I have lol) and its retro-punk approach to house music, but right now the most fun (sometimes even silly) corner of the electronic underground is probably Hot City’s label “Unknown to the Unknown,” and its open use of lowbrow dance sounds (ranging from tropical bass, grime, rave, bassline, African kudoro/township) and always made sounding rough and unpolished, yet secretly sophisticated. Read More
Music
Jai Paul’s coup
Seems that last week everyone I know in the industry was either taking jealousy-inducing #selfies at Coachella just to let me know how much I have missed the sunlight or they were tweeting about this long awaited Jai Paul record which was uploaded to Bandcamp instead of being released by XL recordings. Read More
Festival Culture In The Mother City

Since moving to Cape Town I can’t help but notice the sudden rise in music festivals in and around the city. Not only are there so many, but there’s a wide variety which serves to appeal to every individual. Read More
Revival of a Legend
A couple of weeks ago beer giant, Hansa Pilsener held its annual Festival of Legends at the Mary Fitzgerald Square in Newtown Johannesburg. Read More
Vancouver Dub Inna Internatty Style
Lessons In Leisure
The Leisure collective have always been people that you can go to in Vancouver for quality music appreciation, be it with their show or other projects. With the re-launch of their new web site, you now have a hub for music or for dancing with a very specific philosophy, here in Vancouver. Read More
Alicia Hush
In the frequencies hovering above the deep rumble of the bass, one hears a distinctively clear clap, and some metallic percussion. The music swings and grooves, causing a funk to be stirred from deep within my nether regions. Is it minimal? Techno? House? Or break beat? Maybe a mix of all four, with a minimal crunch, a techno aesthetic with house-inspired emotionally-charged melodies creeping in at just the right moments. And the drums, so funky, reminiscent of break beats occasionally smashed together with a little 4/4. Deep clean kicks and skittering hi-hats, interrupted every once in a while by a random, weird wash of sound and quirky vocal sample. This is the sound of Alicia Hush. Read More
Hey Cosmic Soul Sister!
Having known roaming Vancouver songstress Amalia Townsend since day, it’s easy to give home girl props.
Living for The Weeknd
I have been hung up on this triple disk album for a couple months now without knowing much about it. Trilogy, released in 2012 by Canadian artist The Weeknd is some mixture of R&B with a heavy hip hop influence, with sparse arrangements and incredibly soulful and almost tortured singing.
Vancouver’s New SubSpecs For Techno
Mount Kimbie on the Rise
Mount Kimbie. An unassuming moniker for the musical heavyweights they are. Since the release of their 2010 home-recorded album Crooks & Lovers on Hotflush recordings, British duo Dominic Maker and Kai Campos have been on a nearly perpetual world tour, spreading the love for their own brand of Post-Dubstep sounds: deep throbbing bass, intricate percussion and delicate melodies. Their music makes you feel like you are lying in a field on a beautiful summer’s day, listening to the clouds drift by. Or in a small boat out on a little lake listening to the waves and the birds and distant whispers of insects and animals. Read More
Angel Haze
While the whole world coos over Drake and Kanye showing their sensitive sides by admitting that there’s a dark side to girls, cash and fame, there are female rappers getting even realer, talking about repression, abuse, and personal revolution. With just one EP and a mixtape out Angel Haze dives headfirst into personal stories that expose her rawest nerves. Read More
Girl, You’re In Their Hut Now
Savages Are Pretty Rad, Also Pretty and Rad
I had the opportunity to check out Savages at SXSW last month and they did not disappoint. The all female, post punk, Brit four piece’s sound is know as skronk, which I had to look up: “Skronk” adj. Used to describe dissonant or discordant sounds made by musical instruments. Read More














