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Win tickets to the #ShowTekSA Tour in Cape Town!

one small seed — Wed, 25 Mar 2015 08:37:09 +0000

Presented by Electric Music, the Dutch duo – Showtek – will be back coming to SA for on 10 April for a one-day only event at Shimmy Beach Club in Cape Town. We’re giving away four early bird tickets (currently worth R250 each, but take note these will be increased to R350). Read on to see how to win!

Electric has revealed the full line-up… It includes local favourites such as the indomitable Pascal & Pearce, the legendary Dean Fuel and the rising star – Chris Taylor – all of whom are renowned for their ability to take a party to the next level. Coupled with the “We Like to Party” masters, this party is going to be hard to beat.

Showtek recently said:

We live in exciting times. The dance music revolution is happening right here and Showtek is committed to leading the charge with a sound that is always pushing forward – always riding on the cutting edge…

COMPETITION – HOW TO WIN

To win one of four single tickets to ‘Electric Presents Showtek SA Tour – Shimmy Beach Club, Cape Town’ on 10 April, then follow these THREE steps.

Like both one small seed AND Electric Music on Facebook

Join the Electric Presents Showtek SA Tour – Shimmy Beach Club, Cape Town event on Facebook

Follow both @electricmusicsa and @onesmallseedSA on Twitter, and Tweet a link to this post, making sure you use the hash tag #ShowtekSA

Deadline:
The winners will be announced Monday 6 April 2015 via our Twitter account (we’ll add a comment below, letting you know the announcement has been made entries are closed!)

A throwback to some some earlier Showtek sounds…

Not everyone will understand the importance of this documentary

giu — Thu, 12 Mar 2015 11:46:52 +0000

2 MILLION VIEWS IN A DAY! Maroon 5 Crashing Weddings for new video #Sugar

one small seed — Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:30:00 +0000

‘We’re going to drive across L.A. and hit every wedding we possibly can,’ said Adam Levine about the concept for Maroon 5’s new video Sugar. The crashing (some staged, yes) was done in mid-Dec 2014 and now the video is online – and its gone viral, as planned! Here’s to crashing weddings, cruising Hollywood and the sound of ‘Sugar’.

Watch:

#HELLOMUSIC

one small seed — Wed, 03 Dec 2014 09:55:28 +0000

Volumes up please for #HelloMusic – our magazine regular where we introduce you to a stellar selection of sounds from around the world! There are a few theme-related ones this issue, so let us know what you think! one small seed magazine / Issue 28 / Digital 03: #OPInTheNameOf Issue, in partnership with PUMA.

Die Antwoord’s #uglyboy features: Cara Delevingne, Marilyn Manson, Flea & Dita Von Teese

one small seed — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:28:02 +0000

Die Antwoord have done it again! Their new music video for Ugly Boy features some serious names: Cara Delevingne, Marilyn Manson, Flea, Dita Von Teese, Jack Black, and Aphex. That is all… Nothing left to say!

Seeing as we are speechless… here are a few comments from youtube viewers:

Ah mah god…. I’m squeezing so hard.All these awesome people in one video. Also Yolandi, you look fucking outstanding in that dark angel getup. <3 (RainbowMcFuzzy)

This video is amazing!! So many high profile entertainers featured and not to mention they nailed their parts throughout the film! I for one have enjoyed every second of this clip. I will still love to see the every day man/woman give it their all. Focus on some “real” life people like you once did… Congratulations on making a semi breakthrough.. It takes alot of guts and persistence to pay off… Guys, you are breaking them down \o/ (Kali Onatah)

Pretty boring song, nothing special. (Fr0gg0)

Meh, not impressed.(Maggots-ate-my-pasta)

If you missed it – watch Ninja’s performance with Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp in our post STAGED SUPERSTARS: DEPP, MANSON & NINJA GO VIRAL WITH #BEAUTIFULPEOPLE.

Doubling the Bass: Watch Avi Kaplan’s Cover of Meghan Trainor’s ‘All About That Bass’

one small seed — Mon, 27 Oct 2014 14:44:26 +0000

Avi Kaplan — joined by singers Mario Jose and Naomi Samilton — shows why he’s the bass singer for a cappella group Pentatonix in his cover of Meghan Trainor’s hit single, ‘All About that Bass’. Warning: The stack of hamburgers and piles of chips you’ll see in the video could have your tummy making some of its own bass noise!

…And here’s the original:

Miami Horror Sets Free their “Wild Motion”

one small seed — Wed, 17 Sep 2014 08:50:07 +0000

Get ready to watch energetic geometric figures grooving to happy beats in Miami Horror’s brand new music video – Wild Motion (Set it Free), directed by Sebastian Borckenhagen.

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South African illustrator and writer – Borckenhagen, was approached by the Australian indie-tronica band, to skillfully create the animation. The aesthetic stays true to Borckenhagen’s ‘afro-tribal’ style which fuses organically with the upbeat tune. The dancing figures and geometric shapes were painstakingly crafted by drawing with pastels on black paper creating a psychedelic feast for the eyes.

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Miami Horror’s offering was the sunny track which will transport you to your summer holiday memories with their ‘80s inspired electronica vibes. The track is a little taster for the release of their Sophomore album late 2014. Producer, Benjamin Plant says:

“Musically, ‘Wild Motion (Set It Free) is a love child of Talking heads, Paul Simon and some sort of lost 80’s Australian anthem, while lyrically it ponders when is it time to set something free”

Borckenhagen produced his first music video animation’s for John Wizards on their tracks: Muizenberg and Lusaka by Night (2013).

Lusaka by Night

His love for animating music videos is because he gets ‘a lot from the interplay between sound and images’. Borckenhagen is also the founder of the Cape Town Zine Project, which started in July 2012 to help platform local zine creators in one central space, and facilitate with D.I.Y skills for making zines. Take a look behind the zines…

Check out our one small seed video interview on Spoek Mathambo here.

SPOEK MATHAMBO’S ONE SMALL SEED VIDEO INTERVIEW

one small seed — Mon, 11 Aug 2014 09:25:21 +0000

Spoek Mathambo has been super busy, as usual! His new band #FANTASMA played at Oppikoppi Festival this past weekend, while his doccie Future Sound of Mzansi has premiered internationally and is now making its way around SA. We interviewed Spoek pre the release of his 2012 album Future Sound of Mzansi… We feature it again as a reminder that while we focus on the future, those first ideas – words spoken with conviction – continue to inspire us in the present.(05:14)

Interview with Spoek Mathambo from one small seed on Vimeo.

Watch the trailer for the documentary “Future Sound of Mzansi” – Apartheid’s Electro Afterparty

Listen to the sound of FANTASMA

Spoek at CT World Music Festival, image: Loyiso Mzamane

Spoek, Eagle Awards, image: Loucas Polydorou

Spoek at CT World Music Festival, image: Loyiso Mzamane

Another amazing cover of AC/DC’S ‘THUNDERSTRUCK’ goes viral!

one small seed — Wed, 06 Aug 2014 11:36:42 +0000

Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2Cellos played their arrangement of the legendary AC/DC track ‘Thunderstruck’ in early 2014 and now Finnish band called Steve’n’Seagulls gives us their own version. AC/DC released in 1990 on their album The Razors Edge. As they say, the rest is history. We also know that history has a habit of repeating itself, especially with covers.

Click on the image below to hear the Croatian cellists Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser of 2Cellos rendition of ‘Thunderstruck’ on one small seed.

JUST RELEASED | MR SAKITUMI’s SWEET & SOUR VOL. 2 NEW EP & VIDEO

one small seed — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:33:20 +0000

Friday — 7 July, 2014 — saw the official release of a brand new EP by MR SAKITUMI entitled Sweet & Sour Vol. 2.. It follows the release of Vol. 1 (in December 2013), which was the first in his Sweet & Sour Series.

The concept for the venture is about contrasts – a contrast in musical style to his normal signature Mr Sakitumi sound and a contrast of each track featuring two different versions. The ‘sour’ part of each song, consists of a bassier, grimier, harder and dancier version of the track, whilst the ‘sweet’ part being more intimate as a piano/orchestral version. Vol. 2 features newer, more banging tunes along with beautiful, gentler piano/orchestral versions to contrast. For the first time, one of the tracks – ‘Mr & Grrrl (Sour)’ also features The Grrrl on vocals with Mr Sakitumi.

I’m experimenting a bit more with the ‘sours’ in this one, pushing the envelope. It has my fastest track to date ‘Space Fortune Cookie (Sour)’ which clocks in at 180BPM! The ‘sweet’ versions are going to be such great contrasts once again.

VOL.2 still features Mr Sakitumi’s signature epic element which threads through – to a degree ‘Mr & Grrrl (Sour) feat. The Grrrl’ has a lyrical sense of humour. Mr Sakitumi found inspiration for the EP whilst being out at clubs and festivals, hearing friends and DJ’s playing much harder music to what he normally do. Mr Sakitumi always wanted to try a really fast track inspired by this genre, so this is how it came about. He drew on elements, but made it his own.

The EP was written over the last 3 months and mostly recorded in his own studio. He is currently in Berlin, and had to mix most of the EP on headphones, whilst being out of South Africa. Mastering was done by his friend and fellow Lark member, Simon ‘Fuzzy’ Ratcliffe (Sound & Motion Studios), who also mixed the 3 Sour tracks.

As always, I’m excited to put new music out there! This EP pushes me to think and create differently, both in the ‘sweet’ and the ‘sour’ tracks. Vol.2 just became a level up for me!

MR+GRRRL VIDEO

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MR+GRRRL from meme on Vimeo.

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