Bursting on the scene in 2014 with his critically acclaimed Bantwanas Piano on Defected records, a record described by Dj Mag as a towering achievement in modern house music, South African legend Ryan Murgatroyd has continued in fine form with over 100 releases to his name, spanning labels as diverse as Get Physical, All Day I Dream, Purified, Still Vor talent, This never Happened and his own imprint Swoon Records. A musicians musician, he is a true student of the craft, and much of his work is truly transcendent of the cliches of 4/4 music.

Paving the way for countless electronic artists in South Africa, he pioneered a fusion of African and electronic elements long before the Afro House trend began, releasing the Ikalimba EP in 2015 to massive support from Solomon and countless others, and continuing to forge new sonic ground and help to place south african electronic music on the global map.

Sharing the boiler room stage with Black Coffee, Satori and Blondish in Amsterdam in 2018 he had a chance to showcase his unique sound, and incredible live performance, to the world, and from there the gates were open.

His 2019 smash hit Wicked Eyes was voted Record of the Summer in Ibiza that season, and was played on dance floors around the world but a list of heavy hitters and top 10 regulars.

His label Swoon Recordings continues to set the standard for underground electronic music parties, and top shelf releases with artists like Cioz, Atmos Blaq, Corpino and countless other local talents unearthed. While Murgatroyd took up residence in Mexico City in 2022, performing at some of CDMX’s biggest club nights and continuing to push new boundaries in the live performance, his best work is still to come.

Booking Enquiries: bookings@strangeloving.co.za

Strange Loving…Kostakis, Ronald Rowley & Dakin Auret.

It started out as a kind of no holds barred event brand, satisfying the untamed side of Cape Towns underground nightlife. 
They took us to iconic nightclubs with Soul Clap & Karmon, then yachts with Doctor Dru & German Brigante, even train stations with Marek Hemman & Mat.Joe.

The next move was forming a Producer / DJ crew and quickly signed tracks to labels like Katermukke & Universal Music as well as working with artists like Apple Gule, Embassy (Haezers new project), Popartlive & even Australian rompers Cutsnake.

Their music has been supported, played and featured on podcasts by some of the worlds finer house music artists 
like Mat.Joe, Shiba San, Sirus Hood, Kyle Watson, Golf Clap & Dirty Doering,
as well as major players in the music scene like 
Rudimental, Oliver Heldens, Claptone & even Pete Tong who gave them a ‘5 out of 5 star’ rating.

As a DJ crew the guys feel at home up on stage at all the major festivals like Rocking the Daises, CTEMF, Synergy, Corona Sunsets Festival and even hosting a floor at Ultra Music Festival.
You might also catch them late night in a debaucherous, cavernous techno lair pushing out underground sounds until the sun breaks.

Look out for forthcoming releases on King Street Sounds NYC.

Less serious, more fun.

Bookings: paradisecityza@gmail.com

Dean Bellingan is a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter based in the Mother City of Cape Town, South Africa. He has played with various local groups spanning a number of different genres, including indie-rock outfit The Lottery Tickets, singer-songwriter Manny Walters and spaghetti western group The Comet Caesar. His primary craft has been weaving his rhythmic and melodic saxophone sounds into musical collectives and playing sax in weird and wonderful locations around the world under the name saxinpublc.

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