This is the latest mix from our mates at deeper.co.za

Rob’s back in the driving seat this month, along with some utterly amazing classic tracks that cannot be forgotten. Sit back and enjoy this sweet sound…..

In Rob’s own words:

”Thought I’d do a deep house mix at a tempo a bit slower than what I’d usually play…the first half an hour is relatively deep, you’ll find artists such as Larry Heard, Dubtribe and the likes…half way through the mix you’ll find it more uptempo with a Martin Solveig classic of mine…I then wind down the mix with some new European numbers and finish it off with a MAW classic - hope ye like it!”

Rob Heenan - 116bpm (18)

Poker Flat Recordings’ brightest rising star, Guido Schneider has been producing electronic music since the early 90’s. Strongly influenced by “EBM“ he started his first project with a friend in 1991 with releases on SPV.

In 1995 he founded his own Label “Neue Welten“ based in Celle, Germany. In 1996 he moved to Berlin where he began to fully focus on music. His productions and co-productions (e.g. as “Schneider & Radecki“ with Sammy Dee) always sounded sort of minimal, but were also exceptionally functional as he dared to stick his head out of his soundlab at an early stage. This together with the experiences from various live performances helped to perfect his tracks.

Guedo was the headline act in November 2007 for one of the many succesfuly Global Breakthrough Festival Events which took place in CPT & JHB where he we played alongside a host of South Africa’s top DJ’s in the genre.

Here is the Global Breakthrough promotional radio mix, which Guido put together - enjoy this one!

Guido Schneider - Global Breakthrough Promotional Radio Mix (108)

Richard the Third is a Jozi based DJ whose style has been described in SL Magazine as a “gluttonous mix of pop and electronica”. If you’re on the dancefloor at bar/clubs such as Tokyo Star, 88, Carfax, Fuel or other such haunts, and Rich is on the ones and twos, expect such revelry to go down.

The Third, as he is sometimes called, cut his teeth as a hip-hop producer making beats for the likes of Hympahtic Thabs, Waddy Jones and Tumi Molekane. He later went on to work in the film and TV industry making jingles and designing sounds to picture. His solo music production, sometimes under the alias Safe Mode, is much like his DJing style: a blend of quirky electronica, hip-hop beats and thumping dance-floor influences, and has appeared on numerous compilations such as Breathe Sunshine vol 2 and Dub Vaults vol 2.

After attending the Red Bull Music Academy in Rome in 2004, Richard knew he needed to be a DJ. He believes that the days of one-genre dance DJ superstars are over. Influenced by overseas scenesters such as Diplo, Soulwax and Simian Mobile Disco, and local heroes such as the Real Estate Agents and Joburg’s indie/electro spinners, he likes to mix in popular radio friendly tunes, remixed to give them a twist, eardrum banging electro and low-slung hip-tronica. He has also remixed local artists and bands such as 340 mils and Mtkidu, and made his own mashups such as Felix Laband over Michael Jackson, to give his sets a unique flavour.

We have 2 debut mixes for listenup.za.net from Richard available for download.

Richard the Third – Shake it to the 3

1. Richard the Third, MSTRKRFT, Tony Allen – Shake it to the 3 intro
2. Bumblebeez – Rio (Richard the Third edit)
3. The Whip – Divebomb
4. Sibot – Hello flat foot have you had your fish yet?
5. Radiohead – Weird fish (Amplive remix)
6. Ghislain Poirier – Blazin (Modelselektor remix)
7. Lindstrom – The contemporary fix (Bjorn Torske remix)
8. Richard the Third – Violence on TV
9. Sweat X – Glitterati
10. Unit R – Scared (Richard the Thirds very, very, very short edit)
11. Pnau – Dancing on the water

Richard the Third – Shake it to the 3 (51)

Genesis to Innocuous Mix

1. Justice – Genesis
2. Klaxons – Golden Skans (Switch Remix)
3. New Young Pony Club - Ice Cream (Van She Tech Remix)
4. Simian Mobile Disco – Hotdog
5. The Presets – Are You The One? (Simian Mobile Disco Remix)
6. CSS – Lets Make Love and Listen to Death From Above
7. Digitalism – Idealism
8. Bloc Party – I Still Remember (Sebastian Remix)
9. Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Patrick Alavi Rerox)
10. Chromeo – Bonafied Lovin’ (Yuksek Remix)
11. Lo-Fi Fnk – City (Punks Jump Up Remix)
12. The Yeah Yeah Yeahs vs Daft Punk – Maps Around The World
13. LCD Soundsystem – Get Innocuous (Soulwax Remix)

Richard the Third – Genesis to Innocuous (40)

To get the lowdown on Rich’s gigs and to hear his tunes, check out his Myspace page – www.myspace.com/richardthaiiird

Signed to Beta Records, Mr Sinnister aka Colin Scott is a South African solo producer focusing on the electronica genres including Ambient, Drum and Bass, House, Trance and others.

With a CD release soon titled AUTODIDACTIC, this is exciting stuff for the local producer who has spent more than two years working on the track selection for the CD ranging from ambient to DnB and house with a bit of trance thrown in for measure.

There are a few tracks which we recommend you to take a listen to on his SoundClick pages.

• Abstract World – psy/goa trance (old school-ish) – Getting good reviews on myspace
  • Soundclick rating:
  • » highest in charts: # 2111 (231,339 songs currently listed in Electronica)
  • » highest in sub-genre: # 333 (25,674 songs currently listed in Electronica > Trance)

• Urban Living – Drum n Bass
  • “Chunky Drum n Bass that kind of mixes day and night with switching sounds and electronic bits portraying life in most older urban environments.”
  • Soundclick rating:
  • » highest in charts: # 2079 (231,374 songs currently listed in Electronica)
  • » highest in sub-genre: # 148 (13,884 songs currently listed in Electronica > Drum n Bass)
• BluePrint – Trance-esque track done approximately 6 years ago
  • “BluePrint, Would say it’s a bit darker than stuff by Chicane + R Miles, which suits me fine. Deep ‘n dirty bass is what I am enjoying most + beats are pumpin. Some nice pads ‘n sweeps too. Tis a well structured beastie too … stops n starts in all the right places”
  • Soundclick rating:
  • » highest in charts: # 1569 (231,374 songs currently listed in Electronica)
  • » highest in sub-genre: # 243 (38,634 songs currently listed in Electronica > Electronica)
• Ancestral Infusion v1 – New ambient track still pending possible upgrade.

Check them all out by visiting his SoundClick page below:

http://www.soundclick.com/mrsinnister

Also, some promotional tracks for download on his myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/mrsinnister76

These breakbeat banditos first hooked up after a chance conversation exposed their joint love, some might say bordering on obsession, for music “We were just chatting about old hip hop records”, recalls Aston. “And realised we both owned all the same tunes. We’d both been making house and Matt had this idea for an electro track so we just started working together.” That electro track became ‘Drop The Bomb’ and on release in ‘97, launched the pair as the Freestylers.

“The first record we ever sampled was by an act called Freestyle”, Aston explains. “At that time sampling played such a major part in our sound, we felt it would be a fitting name.

Raised on a diet of Public Enemy, Afrika Bambaataa and, erm, The Jungle Book (”That soundtrack was the first record I ever bought”, laughs Aston. “I was the original junglist!”), the Freestylers sound is rooted in hip hop but has evolved into a unique British concoction, taking in everything from dancehall to reggae, electro to soul and breakbeat to drum and bass.

“It’s pretty tricky trying to sum us up,” admits Matt. “Our sound is pretty raw, raw and very instant.”

One half of the freestylers, Matt Cantor is touring South Africa for the next few weeks starting off with a gig at Carfax in Jozi on Friday!

Here is a recent set from the Freestylers themselves, from the World Music Conference - Future Sounds of Breaks event in Miami!

Freestylers @ WMC - Future Sound of Breaks - 28.3.08 (54)

After 15 years of hardrock, folk and reggae worship, Ashchest (ant) discovered the stimulating effect of following the progression of trance type dance music. Ant then explored bars further and in November 2003 found a love for spinning prog, deep, tech and electro on vinyl. Currently roaming Gauteng SA and always seeking after new sounds. Ant is on the move with a strong passion for quality dance music and sound re-production. Experience the seemless mixing of most current dance music when this man steps in behind the decks, always able to put down something completely different from the previous.

For bookings or demo’s please contact: ashchest@electro-activate.co.za

“The latest addition my studio are two pioneer CDJ800mk2’s - been spinning on ‘em since October 2007 and really enjoy mixing tighter sets………I do still find it very entertaining dropping a 12″ every now and then and realised that a more solid mix is achievable with needles and a platter…”

Ant is also the owner of ‘Electro-Activate’. A dance music production company that first appeared on the SA underground scene on 2006 and managed to present a new style and look in party decor. Today Electro-Activate is able to put down the full package, including the best in pro-audio gear and cutting edge dance beats.

Current styles of music: Tech house, Acid Tech, Deep Tech and experimental.

Ashchest Ant delivers a monthly mix of quality tunes, and this one will be replaced by the next one which is released so get them whilst they are available!

Tracklisting:

1 Lost in the machine - ELIXIR
2. The power of revival - Christian Paduraru
3 Nu Wave Hookers - Brenden Wesley
4 There goes everybody - The devish
5 Fear (astroglide edit) - Yann Solo
6 Flam Mode - Wolfgang Vartner
7 Mushrooms - The minimum
8 Faces of Meth - Nick coleman
9 Helium kid - Bass Kleph
10 Fat Kid with a Hoola Hoop - DJ Pearl Diamond

Ashchest-Ant - April Promotional Mix (65)

Saturnz, aka virus aka runtime and dj naanie real name: Adenaan Albertus has been a drum and bass vinyl collector for sometime now. With a few house parties and club sets here are there, he is keen to get some more consistent gigs coming through once things settle down for him a bit!

Bringing his vinyl collections into his mixes has resulted in a nicely compiled set with some older gems on offer in this 40 minute piece.

Enjoy!

Saturnz - Promo Mix 2008 (40)

Âme - playing at the Global Breakthrough event at the aquarium in Cape Town

If you somehow did not know already, Global Breakthrough is a a fantastic two week electronic music festival held at various unique locations in and around Cape Town and featuring some of the world’s biggest DJ’s and clubbing brands.

The 2008 event was again, hugely succesful, and to monitor whats happening next year make sure you check out their website www.globalbreakthrough.com

Interesting video which you should check out >> Global Breakthrough Trailer

One of the hugely succesful events of 2007 was Âme, who played at the Cape Town aquarium with the backdrop of the predator tank as visible in the profile picture above.

Now, we have the full live set available for you, and we have splt into 2 parts for ease of download.

Get them whilst they available, these are keepers!

Âme @ The Aquarium - The 2007 Global BreakthroughFest Part 1 (185)
Âme @ The Aquarium - The 2007 Global BreakthroughFest Part 2 (81)

The Crackpot Realist been writing music for about 10 years now…. various kinds… from acoustic to psychedelic dance music.. to electronica… to whatever. His persona “The Crackpot Realist”  emcompasses all his different influences and loves. The Crackpot Realist is experimental electronica.

Currently there are 2 tracks available for download on his myspace site:

- Everyday RMX
- Cellphone MalFunkionality

Get them on his myspace page HERE

Matt Gray, one of the hosts of listenup.za.net was a guest on 5FM’s vinyl frontier on Friday the 25th of April.

30 minutes of building progressive breakbeat, recorded live on 5FM.

Enjoy!

MattGray - 5FM Vinyl Frontier 25 April 2008 (141)