Saviour - KAVARI

** Boomkat Product Review **

DJ 0.000001 runs stacks of unreleased Shangaan missiles in a heat-seeking throwdown for leaders of the African new school, Nyege Nyege Tapes.

Giving us flashbacks to the heat of Honest Jon’s legendary 2010 compilation and its corresponding tours feat Shangaan disco dynamo Nozinja and dancers from Limpopo, DJ 0.000001’s mixtape hustles x-amount of exclusives that harness the sound’s galloping 180BPM energy in myriad mutations made between 2015-2022.

With energetic parallels in Tanzanian singeli and the Balani mix style of Mali’s DJ Diaki, Shangaan Electro is the incendiary and up-for-it party sound of Limpopo, a region of South Africa whose sound famously sped up over the decades to its breakneck current iteration, demanding ever more intricate and spellbinding footwork from its dancers. DJ 0.000001’s summary of Shangaan thru its remixes forms a party-ready rush spanning what sounds like Rian Treanor galvanising the sound with insectoid algorithms, to the adaption of RP Boo’s frenetic Chicago footwork, and punkish spins from the fringes of Nyege Nyege Tapes’ swelling number.

Releases March 15th 2023

All remixes previously unreleased. Recombined between 2015 and 2022 by Jonah Mociun. Special thanks to Thomas Chauke, Nozinja, Mualusie, Tshe-Tsha Boys, RP Boo, BBC, Nkata Mawewe, & GT Sikizia.

Artwork by Kid Gringo
Mastered by Declared Sound

DJ 0.000001 - Recombinant Shangaan Mixtape - Sampler

Thanks to @https://soundcloud.com/vibrisseduo

Tracklist: 

01 nsrrw - TM00
02 Blood Of Aza - Outcry
03 xASHLAND - Crash Test
04 Jenn - Miracle Blade (LUDWIG WANDINGER Remix)
05 Andras_2020 - Velocity
06 FITNESSS - SLEEP
07 adammmmmmmmmmmm - th3gardn
08 Ars Was Taken - XCAPIN (FT. N1L)
09 Montenegro - Cráter de Impacto
10 Obelisk - Echoburst
11 ARSIDER - Sunburned Hand Of The Trap
12 Julia Louise KnifeFist - Mad Comp
13 TCV - BLN
14 pencil - Footgore
15 XDXSCHX - Monelli
16 Karlfroye - Outflank Freedom
17 T-Ripper - Not Enough Energy


Featuring tracks by @nsrrw, @bloodofaza, @safecloudrecs, @jennjennnnjenn, @formforum, @ludwig-wandinger, @andras2020, @fltnesss, ✝ @GenotCentre ✝, @helllllllllo, @arswastaken, @N_1_L, @soul_feeder, @montenegro1997, @obelisksydney, @arsiderprod, @bittentwice, @julialouisknifefist, @tcvbln, @penciler, @dochakuso-records, @xdxschx, @karlfroye, @t-ripping, and more

(+)earth w/ VIBRISSE

https://sfx-space.bandcamp.com/album/blistering
remix by Bell Curve @bell_curve

Defanged (Bell Curve's Melting Mix)

Didgeridoo Sequence

The 49th release of katharsis is the album “Underbearing” by Danish artist Zack Christ, coming out in full on February 10th. The album follows his 2024 album “𐘲(𐘨)𐚎𐘲𐝥𐃀𐘡𐘴𐝂.” released with the international artist collective glitch.cool, but takes a few steps away from his usual more cryptic expression by incorporating elements of crystalline clarity and stark four chord anthemic melodies. This clean sound design is juxtaposed by slightly out-of-tune vocals, obscure speech and saxophone(!) samples, and the at times anarchic compositional switch-ups.

Across its 9 tracks, “Underbearing” offers an emotional snapshot of a tumultuous time in the artist’s life, marked by loss and new beginnings. While the album resists strict thematic boundaries, it’s suffused with feelings of grief, transformation, and resilience. Layered with undertones of global and personal crises, the music captures a striking duality—holding both gravity and playfulness in equal measure. In this poignant rollercoaster of sound, meaning remains open, inviting the listener to explore their own interpretation of its vivid contrasts and complexities.

Artwork by jjjacob & Zack Christ
Mastering by jjjacob

Zack Christ - Freq-Target

Indulge

First track of new Kuthi Jin ep "Baco Sacro et Profano"

Baco Sacro Et Profano

Fungo Nero

Atmospheric grand master Okee returns to Codename: RCRDS with two stunning new tracks, which are complemented by reworks from label co-owner Moakz and rising stars Missen.

The EP opens with the title track ‘Soul Temptation’, a sublime jazz-inflected which has all the hallmarks of a classic Okee piece – classic vocals, beautifully precise breaks, percussive bass fills and warm synths and tones.

‘If You Believe’ moves things into a deeper direction, encouraging the listener to believe in its refined combination of stabbing bass, catchy vocals, haunting atmospheres and intricate synth work.

Moakz pushes the track further on his rework of ‘If You Believe’, stripping back elements to pursue a darker edge with the pounding bass brought to the fore alongside chunky deep breaks interspersed with snappy think breaks, before Missen close the EP with their uptempo rework of ‘Soul Temptation’, which retains the soulfulness of the original whilst pushing things further into a bouncier dancefloor direction with it’s locked groove and tightly knitted drums.

Links:
https://cygnusmusic.link/oj059py
https://codenamercrds.bandcamp.com/album/soul-temptation-ep


Buy Now

Okee - If You Believe

Taken from the album 'Scramblers' out 20/03/2020 on ALTER.

Order here: https://gentledefect.bandcamp.com/album/scramblers

CONTAINER - NOZZLE (ALT52)

Deconstructed Eco Grime

Nyege Nyege Tapes is a Kampala based label exploring, producing and releasing outsider music from around the region.

For bookings email: tapes@nyegenyege.com