Our friends at Jarring Effects have just released Audio Activism Volume 2. Continuing the mission from Volume 1, expect more hybrid hip hop, bass, electro and dub(step) crossovers.
Naturally the album features Ben Sharpa alongside a whole host of JFX artists and collaborators including, Bleubird, Dälek, Grosso Gadgetto, K-The-I??, Kaly Live Dub, Oddateee, Picore and Playdoe.
Our very own Ben Sharpa features on Foreign Beggars new project Beggattron Remixed. Calling on a slew of the most credible names in electronic music to rework last year’s United Colours of Beggattron LP, the 18 featured tracks cross the boundaries of dubstep, D&B, grime, glitch and more to create a bold and exciting record that fuses UK hip-hop with electronic, bass-heavy music of almost every variety.
Other feature artists include grime allstars Wretch 32 and Dot Rotten, UK heavyweight Jehst as well as Kashmere, American soulstress and ex – Macy Gray/Plantlife vocalist Audra Nishita and newly celebrated Graziella of Miss Frank and X-Factor fame.
Ghetto Dubs is a double EP of hypnotic soundsystem music with a lineage that includes dub, acid house, detroit techno and grime. Inspired by the dusty ghetto streets of the Cape Flats, the tracks are raw, aggressive, powerful and direct, relying on dutty bass grooves, heavy tape delays, hypnotic melodies and the hauntingly chopped vocals of some of Cape Town’s most rugged underground emcees. Headstrong music.
The digital EP comes with an extended artwork pack (PDF) designed by spo0ky.
Pure Solid is producer Damian Stephens aka Dplanet and VJ Anne-Sophie Leens aka spo0ky. Together they create an intense audio-visual assault on the senses.
Dplanet describes his musical style as ‘soundsytem music’, ‘robot army music’ or ‘dark’. This sound has influences of dub, grime, Detroit techno, Chicago house, acid, hip hop, juke and electro. Dplanet is best know for his work with Pioneer Unit artist, Ben Sharpa.
spo0ky creates bespoke graphic design and video treatments that interpret and enhance the music, providing a powerful, immersively hypnotic audio visual experience.
The price in our online shop appears in Euros but your credit card will be charged in your local currency. The whole EP costs R20.5. Individual tracks cost R1.9. You can choose to pay more if you want.
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Rattex is back with a banging EP that cements his place as one of South Africa’s foremost hip hop talents. With production by Hipe and Dplanet, DJ Raiko on cuts and a special remix by Swiss electro-dub band Filewile, expect more kasi fire straight from the dusty streets of Khayelitsha. 7784 is definitely in the house!
This is Rattex’s first release since his debut solo album, Bread and Butter. He has just returned from an extensive European tour that saw him tear up stages at an impressive list of Festivals including Paleo Festival (CH), Electron Festival (CH), Fusion Festival (DE), B-Sides Festival (CH) and JazzParade (CH). Most of the EP was recorded at Red Bull Studios in Cape Town – big up Ivan, Steve, Richard and Jake. Sikubo was recorded at Wankdorf Studios in Berne, Switzerland while Rattex was on tour – big up Daniel, Andreas and the whole Filewile crew.
The digital EP comes with an extended artwork pack (PDF) designed by spo0ky. It also includes 2 acapellas for all the DJs and remixers out there. Although this is primarily a digital release, a limited number of CDs will be available at The African Music Store in Cape Town and via mail order in the coming days. Contact us to pre-order a copy now.
The price in our online shop appears in Euros but your credit card will be charged in your local currency. The whole EP costs R14. Individual tracks cost R1.4. You can choose to pay more if you want.
Please note. Our online shop accepts
• Visa
• Mastercard
• American Express
• Paypal
If you don’t have any of these you can also pay Pioneer Unit directly with a cash deposit or an EFT and we’ll send you a download code. Contact us for details.
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Check out the brand new video for Sweet by Jaak. ‘Sweet’ (‘sweat’ in Afrikaans) is the first single from Jaak’s debut solo album, Fletse Maniere. With Hipe on production, the video was directed, shot and edited by Christian Denslow & Garth von Glehn for Greenhaus Productions.
Sweet is a track about the everyday struggles of the people of the Fletse (the ghetto housing projects of the Cape Flats) – from the mundane, like remembering to buy safety pins for the baby’s nappy, to the the more substantial, like poor service delivery and crime. All these struggles make the people sweat to make ends meet whilst striving to make their dreams come true.
In related news, Jaak also appears as Jaak Paarl on Die Antwoord’s new album, $0$. If you have managed to miss the massive international buzz this album has generated, just Google ‘Die Antwoord’. Jaak features on the track, Wie Maak Die Jol Vol, alongside Isaac Mutant, Knoffel Bruin and Scallywag. Listen to $0$ by Die Antwoord here.
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