DJ Lag ends groundbreaking year with guerilla-style “Ice Drop” video
DJ Lag is ending a groundbreaking year with the launch of a video for “Ice Drop” – one of four tracks on his acclaimed self-titled EP released in November by UK-based Goonclub Allstars. Propelled by a warm and enticing naturalistic feel, “Ice Drop” documents DJ Lag’s last weekend in Durban before he headed off on […]
Black Major picks top 22 albums for 2016
It’s been quite the year for music. Here are 21 tracks that were on high rotation on the office hifi and coming out our headphones: Michael Kiwanuka – Love & Hate DJ Lag – DJ Lag Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker Lambchop – Flotus Sibot – V.L.D.T. Skyjack – Skyjack Radiohead – A Moon Shaped Pool David Bowie – Black Star […]
“DJ LAG IS THE SOUTH AFRICAN GQOM ARTIST MAKING AN IMPACT” – Mixmag
Mixmag’s Impact series is dedicated to profiling raw talent that’s about to turn dance music on its head. Next up: DJ Lag Find the the full article, Q&A and exclusive mix on Mixmag magazine.
Crossing Cape Town’s divide with Black Major Selects at Muse All Weekend Festival
The first Muse All Weekend Festival provided the perfect platform to launch Black Major Selects, our brand new events and programming division. Held at Colorbox Studios in Cape Town’s Paarden Eiland, the festival was created to draw the city’s diverse music and audiences together – and it was a pleasure to work with WaxOn, We […]
Muse Festival: Crossing the Great Divides of Cape Town’s Fractured Underground
Article featured on Bubblegumclub By Ian McNair Cape Town has hope on the horizon. A city well known for its social segregation and physically apparent apartheid-born economic divides has a new underground-ish musical saviour being birthed. A brand new festival, put on by Nomadiq Music, Black Major, We House Sundays and Wax On aims to […]
DJ Lag announces SA EP launch tour
Black major and Concerts SA are excited to announce DJ Lag’s South African EP launch tour. The 21 year old Durban based producer released his debit EP through London based label Goon Club Allstars on the 11th November 2016 to global media enthusiastic coverage. The self-titled EP dropped while DJ Lag was on tour in […]
Muse full line up announced
Muse festival is just the type of festival we wanted to be involved in. Something that blends different genres, bring different scenes together and genuinely has music at the core focus. Members of the team have frequented events at Colorbox and gone to Wax On and it’s an honour to be involved with some of […]
Adidas presents Run Your Crew Johannesburg
The JHB Adidas Run your Crew night takes place on the 3rd of December, featuring a block party in Newtown. The Run Your Crew initiative focuses on creating a unique running event aimed at bringing running crews and Adidas Runners communities together from around the globe, to run, connect and celebrate the spirit of urban running. […]
The Gqom Revolution: Guestlist talks all things DJ Lag
With DJ Lag’s debut release off Goon Club Allstars looming in the not-so-distant future, Guestlist had an in-depth look at Gqom’s development as a genre, and DJ Lag’s role in its evolution. You can check out the detailed, praise-filled piece here.
Mixmag reviews “Ghost On The Loose” by DJ Lag
DJ Lag continues to make waves in the Gqom world, both locally and internationally. Recently, Mixmag reviewed DJ Lag’s electric “Ghosts On The Loose” release. Have a look at the review here.