Introducing: rePercussions
The 2019 Cape Town International Jazz Festival will see a group of iconic artists produce an intertwining of sounds like never before. rePercussions brings together the free-flowing elements of Jazz and the infectious danceability of Gqom under scattered snares, glowing synthesizers and transposing time signatures. With musicians who are each groundbreaking in their own right, […]
DJ Lag takes Gqom to BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix
BBC Radio 1’s Essential Mix has made some of “the world’s biggest DJs on the world’s biggest decks,” household names, and is hosted by prolific DJ, producer and tastemaker Pete Tong. This month BBC Essential Mix rolls out the red carpet for Gqom royalty, DJ Lag, in a momentous turn for his career. He’ll be […]
DJ Lag and Moses Boyd get together in a scintillating new video for “Drumming”
In the coming together of two pioneers of their time, DJ Lag and Moses Boyd collaborate on the music video for Drumming, shot in a tripped out basement-to-street journey across the water earlier this year, with a little help from our friends at G-Star Raw, with their powerful #UniformoftheFree campaign. Premiering today on the Fader, […]
DJ Lag and Epic B get together for “Going Modd”
DJ Lag has been very busy lately, and has just added a collaboration between himself and New York’s ex-Immortal Instruments producer, Epic B, to the heap of adventurous releases. This one is a riddim of note, called “Going Modd” – off the UK label Swing Ting – and is available on Bandcamp and Soundcloud for […]
DJ LAG’s #GqomIsThePresent Part 4 brings 2018 to a close
GQOM IS THE PRESENT PART 4 is upon us, bringing 2018’s second world tour by the young trailblazer to a solid close, with dates spanning North America, Europe and South Africa. PART 1 saw dance floors buzzing from Queens to Montreal, with LAG stopping over as a special guest at Moonshine XL’s Boilerroom Montreal before […]
Resident Advisor: DJ LAG & Sho Madjozi impress at Unsound Festival Krakow
This past weekend, DJ Lag and Sho Madjozi’s first partnership left the Krakow crowd 100% satisfied, says Resident Advisor: “Sho Madjozi was a visible presence all week at Unsound. She participated in a panel hosted by The Wire’s Chris Bohn on Friday afternoon. The previous night, she jumped in for a short cameo alongside the […]
DJ LAG’s Stampit EP gets a score of 9/10 on Mixmag
Mixmag has yet more to say about DJ LAG’s ongoing reign: The Gqom King Delivers “The South African gqom pioneer is back with another devastatingly rhythmic release, linking up with open-eared London label Goon Club Allstars to offer up four tracks of high-octane club-ready fodder. Hi new release, titled Stampit feels like a hybrid project […]
Jose Cuervo Seize The City returns to Johannesburg for a 3rd season with Siobhan Bell
Jose Cuervo Seize The City returns this Spring with a dynamic lineup in the wake of an ever evolving club scene. Alongside the world’s #1 tequila, Season 2 championed 90s rave culture with new Grime and Gqom beats, featuring Wiley, Skinny Macho and our own Black Major foot-soldiers K-$ and DJ Lag. In the run […]
G-Star RAW’s #UniformoftheFree backs bass royalty Manthe Ribane and DJ LAG this spring
G-Star RAW embraces the young, bold and free kings and queens of our time by featuring bass royalty, Manthe Ribane and DJ Lag in their latest campaign entitled #UniformoftheFree. The G-Star F/W ‘18 campaign (South Africa’s Spring!) champions a range of confident, inspiring and captivating individuals: from urban cowboys to hip-hop ballerinas, female dirt bikers […]
DJ LAG puts his spin on Kelela’s “Take Me A_Part: The Remixes” alongside Kaytranada, GAIKA & more
Following her debut album ‘Take Me Apart,’ Kelela has gathered a slew of talented collaborators to remix the already flawless album, set to drop today via WARP. ‘Take Me A_Part: The Remixes’ will feature artists from across the world, including Kaytranada, GAIKA and our very own DJ Lag. “This project has been evolving in my […]