A Change Is Coming...

We're busy working on upgrading and improving the site, so if you have any suggestions or ideas, please comment on this post.

Til then, here's a little sneak peak of what we've been working on:

The Light At The End of The Tunnels...

So this Friday theres a party at the Tunnels in Grahamstown.. The first Tunnels party of the year, in fact. And boy are we amped.


This time round, Tunnels is going mega - bringing you the Craziest DJs and acts, Baddest Sound, and Sickest Tunnels party yet.
Bass and sound powered by Jah Africanstone and line up is as follows:

on the dubstep/d'nb/glitch/grime front:
> Mat Doherty

> Bachelor Of Awesome

> Smash 'n Grab

> Guns 'n Lazers

aswell as myself, Kadabra.
and on the psytrance/tech side of things:

> Waltron (Mass Effect)

> Dane Mitchell (Mass Effect)

Tickets are available at the gate at R25 before 9pm and R35 thereafter.
Fully Licensed Bar will be open until 4 am!


Goes without saying that its gonna be epic, so see you there!


Peace and bass,
Kadabra

Terravita's Up In The Club

Terravita have been gaining a lot of attention, and quite a bit of success on the Beatport D'nB and Dubstep charts, and since we haven't had a D'nB post in a while, I thought it was only fitting that we do one featuring them and on of their biggest tracks, "Up In The Club".

Don't let the cliche-ness of name or the fact that it sounds like some pop song put you off, because it is as far away from that as you can get. True Drum 'n Bass grit, no poppy influences or electro cross-overs (like in some other D'nB songs of late), just  classic rolling, awesome D'nB.

Anyway, I really dig it, the crowds dig it, and Beatport digs it, so you might too, check it out:

Terravita - Up In The Club

Hope you like it!

Traktor Pro 2.0

Yeah, so its probably old news by now, but being faithful Traktor users and fans, we here at Electric Oz just had to have our lil' say...

So, for those of you who don't know, the new version of Traktor Pro is set to be released in April. Traktor has been one of the most influencial and game-changing things for DJs internationally. The release of this new version means the next step in the evolution of digital DJing. However, with this step comes the question of its purposes, improvements and features. If you're looking for technical run-down and specs, head over to the review by the awesome dudes at DJTechtools at Traktor Pro 2 Review.

From our side, we compiled just a random little list of features we thought could be cool in the new Traktor, our very own wishlist...

What We'd Like:

Deck Over-lay View
Just as an idea, a viewing area between the left and right sides and their respective decks, where the two wave-forms can be viewed over each-other. Although this may seem a little VDJ-ish, the possibilities and options it opens up, especially for using the newly added sample-decks and one-shot sample drops while playing, are truly quite large.

Key Detection
How awesome would it be if Traktor detected he key every song loaded and analyzed, showed which songs share key or are mixable across the in-key system, and gave you the option to label it according to "mood" or "vibe"? Not only would it make mixing in-key virtually effortless, but it would also make mixing and song selection quicker, more effective, and easier.

Synth Plug-In
If Traktor could use a built-in or external synth (such as sampler, drum machine or MIDI-controlled synth) in one of the decks, it would make live performances much more versatile and give hundreds more possibilities for expanding from just DJing to things such as producing live.

Ice-Cream Maker
Wouldn't it be awesome if Traktor could make an ice-cream for you while you're mixing? Nah, but in all seriousness Traktor and the good folks over at Native Instruments seem to have most of the angles really well covered, and while there are a few little things on our Traktor Pro 2 features wishlist (hope you guys are reading this, NI) we literally can't wait for it to be released.

Anyway, for all the wishes we can make about Traktor, we have to give big ups for its evolution, its influences and effects on the industry, and for the release of the new version...
We wait in anticipation...
Aweh Traktor!

1000 Hits!

Ok, so maybe its not such a big deal (even though it actually is), but we like to celebrate the small things, and more importantly find any excuse to source and provide you with the best new tracks. So, its only fitting that on our first "big" milestone for the site, we hook you up with a "big" number or rather "big" tracks...

These are literally steaming fresh and now they're waiting just for you to enjoy - all glorious five of them...

Antiserum - The Swarm 

Vaski - Hurricane

J. Rabbit - Ninja Gaiden (right-click, "Save As"...)

Dubsidia - Kill Humans

Fresh - Fight


They wicked, so enjoy...

Much love,
ElectricOz

Makin' Bass, Snappin' Necks

Ok, I'll say it. You will love or hate this song. Caspa has missioned back to his true bass-ic roots and old school style. "Neck Snappah" brings back that heavy filthy low-frequency stuff now known as classic dubstep bass, and re-energizes it.

Truth be told, its dang heavy and is quite an acquired taste - I actually rather disliked it the first few times I heard it, but in the way only Caspa tracks seem to, it has succeeded in growing on me and now snaps my neck everytime...

Love it or hate it, respect has to be given to one of the fathers of dubstep. I guarantee that this track is going to be banging head and snappin' necks in no time at all.

Give it a listen, you might like it:

Caspa - Neck Snappah

Aweh Caspa.

Getting Nowhere (But Doing It Amazingly)

Since Skream, Benga and Artwork decided to tackle the commercial market with their formation of the trio "Magnetic Man" they have released several chart hits, a few featuring British vocalist Katy B. Benga also produced a single for her, titled "Katy On A Mission".

Being somewhat of a dub-purist, I have to admit my weary and slightly disappointed vibes when these cats began down the more pop-y road. "Perfect Stranger" and "I Need Air" (in my opinion) fall more under the classification of electronic-pop or dance, rather than the dubstep that the three were producing so craftily before their teaming-up. However, credit had to be given with the release of these tracks since they are admittedly huge  commercial successes and extremely well produced.

With the last song of the album, and their latest single to be released, the trio have given me new hope and restored (quite a lot of) my faith in them. "Getting Nowhere" is beautiful, and although very chilled and not a banger or Neck Snappah (excuse the pun!), still has a body-moving vibe to it. Featuring John Legend on the track was truly a wise move - his voice and vocal style suit the song and its feel perfectly and compliment the lyrics of the song very well.

Anyway, I'm getting a little carried away again, so here's the track:

Magnetic Man - Getting Nowhere (feat. John Legend)


And please do yourself a huge huge favour and check out this video for the song, its really rad:



Enjoy!

Heavy Days!

Time for some nice heavy D 'n B...
Delta Heavy are a D 'n B duo out of the UK with a shitload of talent in the bassline-creating sphere and a knack for producing tunes with a tendency to turn heads and move bodies.

Anyway, enough of the talk, lets get to the track already...

Delta Heavy - Space Time

This one is rather nasty, enjoy.

Feed Me Some Bass

To make up for the appalling severe lack of post over recent times, here is a truly awesome track.
You better check it out...

Enjoy the original mix from Feed Me - titled "Blood Red"

Feed Me - Blood Red (Original Mix)

Some more new incredible tracks to follow (very) shortly - we promise! No more lack of posts!

Aweh.

Alpha Centauri: Sci-fi Splendours

Noisia recently released a track titled "Alpha Centauri". And boy, does it kick. It's been released as its own single (alongside some rocking remixes) as well as on the "Split The Atom" album. The original follows true Noisia style and combines the pace and rolling rhythm of old school drum 'n bass with some rather nasty synths. The Excision & Datsik Remix, on the other hand, somehow succeeds in evil-ifying and darkening the already bad-ass sound, and in E & D class, creates some really serious build-ups and breaks.

Anyway, enough of the jabber; check them out for yourself:

Noisia - Alpha Centauri

Noisia - Alpha Centauri (Excision & Datsik Remix)