DJ Black Low - UwamiDark, searching amapiano electronic music from a new producer. Relatively new style of music for listeners outside South Africa. Reflects the feeling of 2020: stark, disruptive, scary. Part of a wave of young producers making vital new music in SA. Sounds like nothing else right now. In many ways, DJ Black Lows debut album, Uwami, shows the signs of an artists first offering in any musical genre. Showcasing fluency in a broad range of styles and

I sat with a table of 18 year old prodigies including pianist Jamael Dean

cutting by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering under the guidance of Steve Albini

Harmonia and Can

Bitori's songs quickly became standards - classics known and loved throughout the country

Paper Mâché Dream Balloon

From being mentored by Doc Pomus to being discovered by Jasper Johns

Apollo Brown was asked to record an alternate album at the same time as Adrian Younge created Twelve Reasons To Die

Bringing things full-circle was Kramer (Shockabilly

and a vibraphone in the kitchen

Bursting out of the Camden

Ojima and Ashikawa

Available on indies-only milky clear vinyl