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Skrillex further teamed up with Damian Marley to make a groundbreaking collaboration ‘Make It Bun Dem’, blending reggae and dubstep in ways nobody thought was possible — it’s currently charting on 5FM. Other hits on rotation on 5FM are ‘Breakin’ a Sweat’ with the surviving members of The Doors, demonstrating considerable growth in terms of production style and diversity.

Skrillex will be gracing SA shores on the following dates presenting three raucous nights of wild revelry.

Friday 1 March at Ostrich Farm in CPT – Doors open 6pm
Saturday 2 March at H2O, Wild Waters in JHB – Doors open 12pm
Sunday 3 March at the Wavehouse in DBN- Doors open 3pm

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The Competition

We have a double ticket to give away for each city, so there will be three winners! To win, simply follow these three steps:
 

• Like Electric and one small seed on Facebook

 

• Join either The Skrillex Mothership SA Tour – Ostrich Farm, Cape Town, The Skrillex Mother Ship SA Tour – Wild Waters, Johannesburg or The Skrillex Mothership SA Tour – Wave House, Durban Event page on Facebook.

 

• Follow Electric Music and @onesmallseedSA on Twitter. Tweet @onesmallseedSA, telling us why you should win, remembering to include the city you live in! (i.e #JHB)

 

• Skrillex – a good or bad thing for dub step? Comment below!!

 
The three winners will be announced Wednesday, 27 February at 17h00!

REMEMBER the more you comment, Tweet, Facebook and shout from the rooftops the greater your chance at winning!
 

 
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Photograph by Renee Frouws

Zebra & Giraffe has enjoyed nothing short of a whirlwind journey of success. Their debut album Collected Memories produced top ten singles and achieved numerous number 1’s on the biggest National and Campus radio stations around South Africa. After the successful release of their second album The Inside in September 2010, Zebra & Giraffe began 2011 in fine style with the release of the 2^nd single Terrified. The song reached the Top 20 on the 5FM Top 40 and #1 on various campus stations.

With their experimental indie rock, their dedication and passion for their craft and an almost unstoppable desire to create music that matters, Zebra & Giraffe have carved a name for themselves in the hearts of their fans. Known for their eclectic sound and great live performances, Zebra & Giraffe will be ready to deliver a magnificent show on Sunday.

We have three double tickets to give away the party. To win, simply leave a comment with how you would describe Zebra & Giraffe’s sound. Winners will be announced  Friday 8 July at 12h00.

Joh…Del. His work is truly everywhere – if you are aware in the right places. The 26-year old illustrator/designer from Jhb/Pta has contributed his signature illustration style to the pages and front covers of SL magazine, Stage mag (when it was still cool) and to campaigns for bigger profile campaigns like Cell C’s recent red Hola 7 prepaid and 5FM music radio’s Youngblood. You would mention his name (at all the right parties, of course) in the same sentence as you would mention other South African beacons of artful design; Love and Hate, Humanoid, Bitterkomix, Kidu, Mark Kannemeyer, Rui Tendreiro, Johnny Kotze, Steak, Ree Treweek, Warren Van Rensburg, Crispian Plunkett and them; the ‘it’ people of South African underground creativity circa 2007. Point is – when it comes to the new skool minds of SA graphic design – Johdel (Johan de Lange to his mum), is doing big things for advancing SA design and that makes him…happy.

Jon Monsoon: ‘What is the first thought you have, upon waking / entering the conscious realm every day?’
Johdel: ‘Ah, that feels nice…’

Johdel is a genuinely happy guy. He is happy to be alive, happy to be kept busy, happy to be creating happy characters, happy to think his work makes others happy. ‘My work is usually quite colourful and positive.

My characters are all flawed and unique, and sometimes a bit awkward, but they are mostly smiling and happy to be themselves.’ Just like their creator.

‘I started drawing when I was young,’ he tells. ‘If I didn’t have a specific toy that I wanted I would simply draw it for myself, and that gave me the same fascinating feeling as I’d imagine playing with it would have. Drawing became something that I just loved.’ And his love affair with the medium continues, whereas he can now maybe afford his own toys, he still enjoys the whole process of making the stuff, ‘and when other people also enjoy it, then it’s really cool,’ he explains smilingly.

Johdel is also inspired by almost everything he sees on a daily basis. ‘I’m inspired by Dr. Seuss, Studio Ghibli, 80’s and 90’s PC games, illustrated children’s books, graffiti, psychedelic hippie posters, fantasy art and the whole ‘vinyl will kill’ scene. I like going into nature and travelling, and I really like the feeling of happiness and feeling good.’ He is that happy! ‘I don’t have too many crazy techniques to force myself into inspiration, except for drinking coffee, playing music and moving around my studio like a leopard.’

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