Mzansi Mondays #1

Happy Human Rights Day! Time to celebrate by expressing your right to listen to great local music. Mondays don't always have to be blue, they can be rainbow-coloured and groovy. And the Rainbow Nation can always provide a tasty techni-colourful selection of tunes, which leads us to Mzansi Mondays! Super kiff South African tunes to make Mondays go a little bit more nxa. Ek se.

Our Mzansi Mondays artist this week is Cape Town-based producer Maramza a.k.a Richard The Third. This guy is the man! A white guy who can make some of the coolest and most new age future kwaito beats. Maramza is inventing new genres that combine Mzansi-house, gqom and kwaito style influences with trap, bass and tech elements that retain a unique South African flavour. Chakalaka for your ears.

Please do yourself a favour and visit his Soundcloud page, where you can find plenty plenty original tracks and remixes of some of your favourite local hits. This generous witch doctor of beats provides us with so many exquisite sonic remedies, mahala even, so spread the love and show support. Preview some of his tracks below:











Listen to Maramza's latest EP, Low Magic, as well as some of his previous releases below:

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SHAYNE

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GANZ

It's about that time. Time for some new music. I guess it's always that time right? Introducing Ganz, one of many up and coming talented producers from the Netherlands . I've been sleeping on this guy unfortunately, but it's never too late to discover new tunes. 

Trap, hip-hop, electronic, bass, dubstep or whatever you want to call his music, it's straight up crazy. Oh my days! This guy is super talented and his tunes are full of energy. Here are some of my favourites. Turn up yo speakers!  

GANZ Soundcloud Page https://soundcloud.com/iamganz

Enjoy my homies

DJ Snake & Dillon Francis - Get Low

Ok guys I know I am a bit late on this but who cares. I as most likely exaggerating when I say this, but this is the coolest song I've ever heard in my whole life. Holy smoking rocket sauce, this track bangs hard oh my gosh, right in the sweet spot I say. Crazy trap/electro/bass/iguana-acid blended with Middle Eastern infusions. Guaranteed to get even the shyest booty shakin' like their phones are vibratin'!

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Thank me now or thank me later

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SHAYNE

Beauty & The Beats Vol. 1

Check out this awesome free compilation of super kiff and cool South African electronic sounds offered up by local label Drk&Lvly Records. Can you say "value for money"? How about value for no money! This excellent selection showcases some of the best sounds from Cape Town, Jozi and elsewhere in Mzansi, with talents such as Richard The Third a.k.a Maramza (check out his track Shambok, it skops hard), Phizisict, The Watermark High, Veranda Panda, Dank and more emerging local artists that will make you say "Yoh!". The beats contained herein range from super smooth chill-tronic to banging electronic trap and glitch to drum 'n bass, and this wide variety really showcases the talent that South Africa has to offer the world of electronica at the moment. And in true South African fashion, it's mahala! Thanks guys! Check it out:

Keep it kinky

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SHAYNE

Sibot - Arc Eyes EP

 

South African beastly beat making button pusher badass producer Sibot has recently released what might just be his best EP yet! Arc Eyes consists of 5 tracks each with Sibot's signature grimy and bouncy sounds and  distinctly South African inspired dirty bass beats, ranging from electronic funk to trap and shit that I don't even understand. For me personally I think this EP is a step up from his previous release Throwaway EP, which was much heavier (but still very nxa), this one has been injected with a dose of funk, similar to Tronarist, in the form of tracks like Arc Eyes. There's some great vocal collaborations on two tracks: one with his live performance partner in next level visual effects Toyota, in a track that uses a sample from the one and only JZ! And I aint talking about Beyonce's boyfriend, I'm talking Jacob muthafuckin Zuma!
B-b-b-b-billion rand! What a track, much party! There is also a collaboration with local future mfana Okmalumkoolkat, 'Nice Shandees', I don't actually know what is shandees but the track have got a real catchy groove wena! The opening track City of Gold has got a real presence to it, and a driving bassline that just makes you wanna bounce like some jogger's boobs. I would recommend downloading this EP to anyone who likes big phat electronic bass music and has an interweb modem connection (which can be done for free by the way! Yuss what a boytije! Thanks Sibot!).

DOWNLOAD MY BRAH-------> Sibot - Arc Eyes EP 2014 (FREE!!!)

LISTEN TO THIS NOW! BE COOL! PHYSICALLY!



Keep it lekker smooth my chinas,
Shayne

Thursday Stumble Vol. 3

The time has come once again (Thursday that is) for me to share some bumping tracks that I've stumbled across on the interweb that is so vast and ever expanding. This week's selection includes some trap/bass, electro roboto vibes, deep house, French house and electronica to get your living room dancefloor ready to go. Perhaps even some tunes for that musical sanctuary we all know and love, the shower! Standard.

AlunaGeorge - You Know You Like It (DJ Snake remix) (free download)

A chilled bassy and spacey brand new remix from DJ Snake, kinda reminds me of Hold Yuh (Major Lazer remix) by Gyptian. Check out his much heavier Yeezus remix posted earlier this month here.

Oxford - Combo (free download)

A groovy disco type number similar to the work of one of my personal favourite French producers Yuksek, with a sumptuous bassline and some nice guitars that achieves a mellow yet funky vibe.

Kris Menace feat. Black Hills - Waiting For You (Oliver Remix) (Download link)

A funkeh little remix from SSSB favourites Oliver with their signature retro-yet-futuristic vibe.

Snakehips - Make It (free download)

A crazy trap/bass anthem with the right balance where it ain't too heavy but it ain't playin' round neither!

Kaytranada - Free Things In Life (Download link)

This is a super-dope head-boppin bass track to jam with the homies in your Cadillac, six woofers and four amps.

Levi - X-ing (free download)

This relatively unknown French producer's sound could be described as Kavinsky-lite (which is not a bad thing). Cool epic electronica that has a strange progression to it that seems to just work.

Faul feat. Wad Ad - Changes (free download)

Oh my days. This song is life changing. As a not-so-big fan of deep house, this is personally the best deep house song I've ever heard. So chilled and groovy with a beautiful chant of children singing and some silky smooth saxophone, this song is one of SSSB's best of the year without a doubt. Shout out to Deep Jams for discovering this masterpiece.

And there you have it for this Thursday's stumblization. Hope you enjoy the tracks and give some feedback!

Shayne

Thursday Stumble Vol .2

The time has come for the second edition of the Thursday Stumble, a short and sweet selection of tracks that I like to post on a Thursday (for some reason). This week's selection features a mixture of mellow groovy tracks with a number of heavy dangerous ones, with genres spanning from nu-disco to jackin house to tech to bass to indietronica. Let's see what's on the menu:

Cause & Affect - The Tickle

Some dank heavy bass transforming into funky synths and back again for a dirty rave

Boys Noize - Starwin (download in player)

A new one from Boys Noize, a feel-good nu-disco number with a bit of acid house thrown in for taste

Breach - Jack (Download link)

A dark bassy tech number with vocals from a woman who really wants to jack, whatever that means

Cause & Affect - Pushy Pushy (Download link)

Another much older track from Cause & Affect, disco house at it's grooviest

Bot - One Hour

A scary yet bouncy tech number from one half of the now disbanded Crookers

Marcus Marr - The Music (Download link)

A very mellow and feel-good Daft Punky nu-disco type track found by the Tozz-Man

Madame - Realness (Download link)

Probably the heaviest track on this list, proceed with caution and hide the children from this tech house terror

Yacht - Second Summer (RAC Remix) (Download link)

A cool melancholic indietronic remix from remix-king RAC, also courtesy of Tozz

Hope you enjoy this strange eclectic mix of the tasty tracks that I've stumbled upon throughout my journeys!

Shayne

Hannah Wants

My goodness, Hannah Wants is amazing! Her Soundcloud page says the following "Hannah Wants is a self-taught house music DJ from Birmingham. She mixes a variety of house genres but her style is often heavily ‘bass’ influenced". I can definitely agree with that last phrase, bass in yo face!

I've seen Hannah Wants live and let me be honest, she is the business! I've known about her for a while but it seems that she's only recently gained the recognition she really deserves. Often teaming up with Chris Lorenzo, the two create beats that will shake your bones and definitely have you bobbing your head or going full crazy (if you're that type), either is acceptable!

These are my favourite Hannah Wants tracks! Some amazing stuff!

Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo feat Janai - Signs (Sunshine Mix)
Her latest track, and probably my favourite of them all. Very chilled. Great vocals! Amazing track!



IYES - Lighthouse ( Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo remix)
This one starts off slowly with some slow guitar and some neat vocals, but dont be fooled. The drop will smash you!



Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo - I Refuse
The genre on soundcloud states this as "Ghetto Bass". That pretty much says it all!



Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo - I Still Love You
Ahhh what a classic! I still love youuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!



Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo - Sick Sunshine
"This is sick"



Check out her Souncloud page for free downloads of some of her tracks and fresh mixes!

Tozz