Early industrial was influenced greatly by the syncopated percussions of African drumming, Jamaica dub techniques, and tribal minimalism of various villages across the continent. 

Now with the ease and access of music instruments and synth clones, African artists have integrated their own body music beats with cold synth lines, heavy snare hits and a punk rock ethos for their industrial infused genre of Gqom. 

I have no doubt that the pioneers of Industrial music would approve of the nod back from Africa. I would hope current industrial musicians and listeners would be as experimental in programming and hearing what Africa is up to and continue to inspire each other and consider that there are no boundaries or limitations on what dark or industrial electronic music is and will be.

That's why I made this mix. Sure, South African Gqom has been around. It piqued some interest in a hyped Hollywood movie nearly seven years ago... But like all things sonic, I've learned, the mainstream barely scratches the surface- even with the internet. 

This for those who like to dig deep, or at least, appreciate others that do.

Here are the real artists behind the tracks:

Dominowe "Newlands Mgido"
DJ Lag "Ghost On The Loose"
Phelimuncasi "I Reel" 
Viner "Nova"
Nomine "No"
DJ Polo "Bloodhound"
Cocktail Party Effect "Fixing The Roof"
Le Dom "Ritcher"
Osheyack "The Heel"
Kyusa Embela "Nightmare Song"
Wulffluw XCIV "Kuama"
Kamixio "Paleta"
Takkak Takkak "Amok"
Nihiloxica "Source Of Denial"
Slikback "Quoios"
Po "The Harvest"
Raja Kirik "Raja Edan"
Okzharp "Fen's Touch"
Net Gala "The Dog"
Nakibembe Embaire Group "160 (Gabber Modus Operandi Remix)"
Judgitzu "Sator Arepo"

GQOM MIX

GQOMMIX

Make no mistake we are in an authoritarian dystopia and industrial techno is the perfect fit for an anti-authoritarian dissenter's dance party. The pulsating rhythms, relentlessly riding cymbals and the pounding mechanized beats coupled with hypnotic modular melodies and and apocalyptic sonic expressions complete a hypnotic but heavy atmosphere in this 120 minute floor filling mix. 


- Pause (FR) "Dark Matter"
-UFO95 "Privation"
- Krachkonvolut "Men Without Shadows"
- Codex Empire "Oracular Soul"
- Perc "Imperial Leather"
- Ontal "Lose Control"
- Tymon "Woodsman"
- Ayats Thorvald feat Poltergeist "Saisons qui tuent" (David asko "Tbm" Remix)
- ZNZL "The Nothing That Beholds Everything"
- Schwefelgelb "IO"
- Dame Area "Devoción"
- Crystal Geometry "Creepy Body" 
- Second Tension "Curse Of Justice"
- Gutenburg "Imbalanced State"
- Swarm Intelligence "Critical Signal" 
- NZM 99 "Crowning Oppression" 
- Katran "Corrosion" 
- 5F-X "Hitchhiker's Groove To Galaxy"
- Reeko "Lovers and Bandits"

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