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The hard hitting, banger boasting HAEZER is back on electrotrash with some super exciting news! He wants you to remix his track “Crack In The Wall”. The best remix, as judged by him, will be featured on his E.P. being launched soon as well as on a European tour next year!  So instead of prize money or something like, you will simply get MAD exposure!

HAEZER is looking for a banging remix, something around 130 BPM. Thats it.

The competition ends mid January 2010, exact date will be announced closer to the time is 15 January 2010 so get remixing!

HOW TO ENTER

Download the separates for the track here:
HAEZER - Crack In The Wall Separates – Mediafire link, 19.42MB

Once you have completed your remix, simply send an email to remixhaezer.hat.electrotrash.co.za (you get what i mean, yeah? We dont want too much spam) with a link to your remix as well as ways for us to get in touch with you and maybe a bit about you. It would also be pretty cool if everyone entering would also paste the link to their remix in the comment box at the end of this post (you need to click on the post name and be viewing this post only, not on the frontpage) so that all our readers can give the remixes a listen as well!

We recommend using Soundcloud to host your remix, it’s awesome.

Update: Download the original of the track below…
HAEZER - Crack In The Wall

Looking forward to hearing all the remixes!
^5!

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Two AWESOME remixes from the Skene brothers aka Grave Danger. First up is a remix of Princess Superstar, a killer, sexy remix – I have it on repeat in my car! Secondly is a groovy bass’d up remix of Status IV… Grab ‘em below and let us know what you think!

Grave Danger is now also a proud resident in our featured artist section… read more here!

Princess Superstar - Perfect (Grave Danger Remix)

Status IV - You Ain't Really Down (Grave Danger Remix)

And as a bonus, here is a mediafire link to a Grave Danger mix:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/z3ymji3eydi/

Kick it!
^5!

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So if you are up in Jo’burg this coming Friday I insist that you go down to the Woods… you’ll be in for a big surprise! MtKidu will be launching there new album in August this year and have loads of new tunes to play you, so why not grab a sneak preview of their new material?!

Check out the even on Facebook here! Grab some free Mtkidu tracks in our Downloads area!

See you there!
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Based in London, Trevor Jackson founded the label Output Recordings in 1996, which introduced the world to such genre defying and inventive bands and acts as LCD Soundsystem, the Rapture, Four Tet and his own project Playgroup which helped create the blueprint for present day electro.

Over the ten years that Output was in existence, Trevor helped put out no less than 100 records and the label is considered to be one of the biggest influences and driving forces behind the sound of the modern dancefloor. His DJ mix for the series DJ Kicks, is much like his own approach to making music and remixing: an eclectic mash of sounds that traverse the sonic spectrum. He is also a prolific remixer having started reworking tracks as early as 1991 for the likes of Massive Attack and U2 under the name Underdog.

Other than having such a profound influence on present day dance music with his labels output (excuse the pun), his own productions, remixes and DJ sets, Trevor is also an amazing designer, having designed and created the artwork for many of the artists released through Output. His visual art career dates back to the early 90’s with his company, Bite It!, designing record covers for acts such as the Stereo MC’s, the Jungle Brothers and Todd Terry.

Read all about the South African shows after the jump!

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Where:  Kitcheners Carvery Bar (at the Milner Park Hotel) corner of Juta and De Beer, Braamfontein

Cost: 20 bucks. Free if ya sneak in before 9

Get’n ya in the mood

CHALLENGER
DISCO YOQUEI
NATHAN SCOTT PHILLIPS

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Since its inception almost a year ago, the Red Bull Studio in Cape Town has been quietly rocking away to the sounds of some of South Africa’s meanest musical might.

Kicking things off with a Class Of Its Own in April last year, the Red Bull Music Academy alumni project that saw the likes of DJ Zinc, Aloe Blac and Joao Pekeno come together for a week to make a mass of late night music, the studio has since then hosted such prolific artists as Inge Beckman and Joao Orecchia, true-school rock bands such as Damn Right and the Plastics, mad electronic masters such as DJ Lapse and the mysterious Moleke Mbembe, South African disco hero Gazelle and initiatives such as the Cape Learning Initiative.

There has also been jam packed discussions with the likes of international artists such as Ninja Tunes warriors DJ Food and minimal techno guru, Butane, where people have been invited to come into the studio to share the love.

Read more about the studio and grab a free track after the jump!

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HAEZER is probably my favourite local act at the moment which is why I’m so excited to catch him up in Gauteng live next week! To get you just as excited as I am, here is a bumper post full of HAEZER goodies!

First off is a remix he did of a pretty boring kidofdoom track… Gotham City (see the video here!). He turns it into a synthed up masterpiece that I can’t stop listening to!

Then he kindly made a mini-mix to let us know what to expect next week…

HAEZER – Mini-Mix (zShare link, 35.37MB)

Tracklisting:
1. Show’em the bass(Acapella)
2. Will Smith – Fresh Prince Of Bel Air(Mustard Pimp Remix)
3.N.A.S.A – Gifted(Steve Aoki remix)
4.Zodiac Cartel – We Don’t Play That(Aniki’s Playground mix)
5.Messinian – Throw It Away(Designer Drugs remix)
6.Don Rimini – Rave On
7.Smashing Pumpkins – Zero Machine(Le Castle Vania remix)
8.Foamo – Everything Cool
9.The Bloody Beetroots – Warp(Blaze Tripp remix)
10.Rambrandt – Alarm

Don’t miss him live!
^5!

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I’m sure those of you who are in Cape Town already know all about Grave Danger as they seem to have taken the city by storm! For those of you who don’t, I’ll fill you in… Grave Danger are Malcolm Skene aka Magnum HIFI and Ian Skene aka Kid Colt. They have played at all the cool parties you wanted to go to and sure know how to get the floor banging! Mad bass lines and crazy beats are their flavour. If you don’t believe me listen to these gems below, they all have the electrotrash stamp of approval!

Grave Danger - Duck or Run – a nice banging number with a catchy bass line! (9.2MB)
Grave Danger - Move Just – the kinda electro you wanna party too! (12.9MB)
Skenegenes! - Got It – A mellow, sexy vibe under a new name! (11.0MB)

Check out their Facebook group over here!

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Our long time friend, Richard The Third, kindly sent us all the info you need in order to apply to the academy or simply get a bit more info as to what it’s about. Keep reading to find out more…

It’s that time of the year again; time to get your thinking caps, because the applications for the Red Bull Music Academy 2010 are well under way.

The next edition of the Red Bull Music Academy will touch down in one of the world’s most sprawling musical metropolises: London. From February 7 to March 12, 2010, some of the most original and creative minds in music will come together to share ideas, work on tunes, and perform in the best vibe-filled venues around town.

Are you ready to chase that creative spark and take a step on the road to your new next level? Applications end on July 27, 2009 so best get cracking.

You can download the application form right now, here’s the link:
http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/downloads/application_form.pdf

Otherwise if you want more info on the actual Academy, head over to the RBMA official website:
http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/academy-info/what-is-the-academy

If you want more info on how to get your application to one of your local Red Bull reps who will send it to the Red Bull Music Academy in Germany, e-mail Richard the Third at richard.rumney@redbullmusicacademy.com

Now for some music. These tracks were made at the Red Bull Music Academy in Barcelona last year and they’re a super dope example of what you can get up to while you’re at the Academy.

Downloads after the jump!

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I think it’s safe to say that when it comes to remixes, DJ Lapse has it made! Adding his distinctive flavour to each and every track he waves his remix wand at and they always come out banging!

The latest addition to his remix resumé is that of Walking on a Dream by Empire of the Sun. Adding a catchy bassline to the track and a favourite remix to my collection, be sure to check this one out!

Grab some more from DJ Lapse in our Downloads section!

Take it easy!
^5!

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