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RIP MAXI JAZZ: THE SACRED VOICE OF FAITHLESS WHO MADE DANCEFLOORS TRANSCENDENT

Maxi Jazz had recently suffered from a sleep-depriving tooth abscess when he penned Faithless’ most enduring hit, 'Insomnia'. His “I can’t get no sleep” refrain” has consistently thrilled millions of bug-eyed clubbers since the track was released in 1995, even though its writer’s inspiration came from a very different place. “The lines about having no electricity and reaching for the pen in the darkness were also from real life,” he told The Guardian in 2020. “I had an electricity meter and when the money ran […]

December 27, 2022 328 92

DJ TECH

THERE’S NOW A PLAYABLE ONLINE DRUM MACHINE BASED ON THE ROLAND TR-909

Electronics and software engineer Matthew Cieplak has created a fully working browser-based drum machine based on the original Roland TR-909. The virtual instrument, named ER-99, is now ready to be used online for free courtesy of Cieplak’s Extralife Instruments webpage - and it boasts a big selection of features. Built to celebrate international 909 day, the emulator pays tribute to the world favourite TR-909, or in Cieplak’s words, “a famous Japanese drum machine from the 1980s”. Cieplak, who is also a musician, has multiple […]

December 21, 2022 315 98

EVENT NEWS AND REVIEWS

TIMELESS FESTIVAL – 10th – 12th March 2023

THE PLAYGROUND will be hosting this amazing event in March 2023 with a host of global superstar DJ and Producers never scene on this level in South Africa before of its inaugural festival in Cape Town, South Africa between the 10th and 12th of March 2023 to be hosted at the foothills of the Greyton mountainscape on Elandskloof Farm. Recognized as one of the UK’s top promoter driving forces across the last 14 years, behind artists such as Ed Sheeran, […]

October 14, 2022 605 59

ENTERTAINMENT

DEPECHE MODE ANNOUNCE FIRST ALBUM AND LIVE TOUR IN FIVE YEARS

Depeche Mode have announced their first album ‘Memento Mori’ and live tour in five years. This new release is their first since the death of founding member Andy "Fletch" Fletcher. Band members Dave Gahan and Martin Gore revealed the news at an event in Berlin yesterday, performing a preview of the album and confirming that all tracks were made before Fletch died in May, reports Rolling Stone. Out in spring 2023 via Columbia. the LP marks Depeche Mode's first studio album since ‘Spirit’ back in 2017. Martin […]

October 13, 2022 531 66

DJ TECH

TEENAGE ENGINEERING HAS CREATED A PORTABLE RECORD CUTTING DEVICE

Swedish manufacturer Teenage Engineering has just revealed details of new product the PO-80 Record Factory, that allows you to create your own 5” records and play them back with lo-fi sound. The compact and portable new device cuts records and engraves them with a "lo-fi sound," — alongside a vinyl mastering tool that allows you to ensure sound quality before creating your records. “To get the optimum sound quality for your recordings, use our vinyl mastering tool to pre-process your audio before cutting,” reads Teenage Engineering’s website. […]

October 11, 2022 486 70

NEW MUSIC

MISSY ELLIOTT FEATURES ON NEW DISCO TRACK WITH ANITTA, ‘LOBBY’

Anitta has just dropped her latest track and music video, accompanied by hip hop royalty Missy Elliott, titled ‘Lobby’. The single is the next release ahead of the Brazilian star’s anticipated album ‘Versions Of Me’, due out later this month. The disco-infused single will appear on the extended version of the record. ‘Lobby’ dropped yesterday, August 18, just a week ahead of the record’s release. The track landed alongside a colourful new music video directed by Arrad featuring both artists hanging […]

September 14, 2022 600 97

NEWS

NASA’S AUDIO CLIP OF BLACK HOLE LIKENED TO BJÖRK AND BRIAN ENO

The space agency's clip of the Perseus galaxy cluster, located 240 million light-years away, has gone viral on Twitter On Sunday (August 21), NASA released an audio clip of what a black hole would sound like, and some are saying it sounds like Björk and Brian Eno. The USA space agency tweeted what it called a remixed sonification of a black hole in the Perseus galaxy cluster, located approximately 240 million light-years from Earth. According to NASA, the sound waves discovered there over two decades ago were "extracted […]

September 12, 2022 383 50

LIFESTYLE

SPRING-SPRUNG SHOW on 1st September LIVE Outside Broadcast

This week tune in and join Nick E Louder & Neyney for the first day of Spring this Thursday daytime with the SPRING-SPRUNG SHOW ~ Broadcasting ((( LIVE ))) from 12pm till 3pm on the 5th floor at the Publicis Building in central Cape Town only on Mutha FM. There is a host of spring festive entertainment happening on the show giving away prizes and all kinds of amazing things to celebrate the spring and the beginning of season in […]

August 29, 2022 429 50

LIFESTYLE

ARMIN VAN BUUREN RELEASES 10-MINUTE MEDITATION ROUTINE

Backed by an ambient soundbed created by the man himself Armin van Buuren’s music is synonymous with big room raves and raucous parties, but in a new clip released from the Dutch-born producer, he gives fans a taste of something different. Armin van Buuren’s Meditation & Mindfulness Journey is a 10-minute walkthrough from the DJ recounting his journey in meditation and a guide to mindfulness released via the meditation app Insight Timer. The clip uses a soundbed of ambient music created […]

August 12, 2022 345 95

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RIP MAXI JAZZ: THE SACRED VOICE OF FAITHLESS WHO MADE DANCEFLOORS TRANSCENDENT

THERE’S NOW A PLAYABLE ONLINE DRUM MACHINE BASED ON THE ROLAND TR-909

TIMELESS FESTIVAL – 10th – 12th March 2023

DEPECHE MODE ANNOUNCE FIRST ALBUM AND LIVE TOUR IN FIVE YEARS

TEENAGE ENGINEERING HAS CREATED A PORTABLE RECORD CUTTING DEVICE

MISSY ELLIOTT FEATURES ON NEW DISCO TRACK WITH ANITTA, ‘LOBBY’

NASA’S AUDIO CLIP OF BLACK HOLE LIKENED TO BJÖRK AND BRIAN ENO

SPRING-SPRUNG SHOW on 1st September LIVE Outside Broadcast

ARMIN VAN BUUREN RELEASES 10-MINUTE MEDITATION ROUTINE

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