ULTRA SA 2024 - Phase 1 Line up

 

ULTRA South Africa this morning released their phase one line-up for next years festival. The biggest dance music festival just got bigger with some major head lining acts confirmed for 2024. Dutch DJ Afrojack returns to the stages of Ultra SA, the last time present he had the crowds jumping with his classics and live set mashups and remixes. Steve Aoki also returns and be sure to be standing front line if you want to get caked by man himself. Ultra is bringing the big room sound back with the addition of W&W who are undoubtedly one of the hottest acts at the moment, the energy these two have on stage and the ability to get the crowd going is remarkable. A first time appearance at Ultra South Africa for Paraguayan DJ Vintage Culture and another return of see's Skrillex coming back to the country, he's a man who has re-inspired his sound and has been making major waves world over with his collaborations, mainly with Fred Again and Four Tet, definitely not going to be missing his high energy set next year. 

Support acts include Major League and Shimza, with more to be announced in the Phase 2 line-up which is due to drop soon. 

Monday Choon: Skrillex, Fred again.. & Flowdan - Rumble

 

If you heard the murmurs then its time for you to hear the Rumble! British record producer and DJ Fred Again has teamed up with undoubtedly one of the biggest names in electronic music, Skrillex and have come up with something different but at the same time bangs. Going back to the UK Garage and Trap scene, Rumble which was released a few days ago has already been causing a stir online with it already racking up over a million views in the space of a few days on YouTube. The high energy, high bass track has a trap based rap over the beats with the speedy synth. It's quite a catchy tune and a track that's going to do amazingly well, so don't forget, you heard it hear first. 

Monday Choon: Skrillex, Starrah & Four Tet - Butterflies

 

Skrillex is back but its not the Skrillex we're used to know as his sound has completely changed, to be honest not quite sure what his new sound is any way as the tracks he is releasing all have different vibes. Today's featured track featured Starrah and Four Tet however lends its self more onto the electronic dance side, so many are guessing this is the direction he has taken. It already has been played on most of the major Dance Music shows and DJ podcasts and has gathered quite an interest. The sounds are new and refreshing compared to the old hardstyle, dubstep stuff we were used to from Skrillex. The song has an amazing flow and the vocals really elevate it and make the song quite catchy. The bassline line is strong and the undertones balance out the track perfectly, if this really is the type of sound Skrillex is heading to, we going to be getting some awesome new music from him. 

Ultra SA 2016 - Line Up Times

With just under 2 weeks to go till South Africa's premier dance festival, organisers have released the the final artist line ups and times. So you know exactly where and when to be during Ultra weekend to catch your favourite artist!

With over 16 headlining international artists spread over 3 days in 2 cities, this years Ultra South Africa is bound to be the biggest South Africa has seen so far. With the event spanning 2 day's in each city, it's easy for one to get lost in the euphoria of it all, hence the organisers have made things easy and released the timings now so that you and your mates can plan your Ultra Experience.

Starting off in Joburg, your two days kicks off at 2pm on Friday the 26th with all three stages, Main Stage, Live Loud and Soul Candi. On Saturday see's the Sould Candi stage change into the highly anticipated Resistance stage featuring acts such as Seth Troxler, Martinez Brothers and South Africa's very own Black Coffee. Tiesto brings the Joburg event to a close on the 27th with an extended set on Main Stage, you do not want to miss that!

Cape Town kicks off proceedings on Saturday the 27th at 2pm on all 3 stages, Ultra Main Stage, Bridges for Music at the Camp Site and Strange Loving. Skrillex brings the first night to a close with his set on Main Stage. Saturday see's Strange Loving stage converted to Resistance Stage. But thats not all for Cape Town folk...

Cape Town's very own COCO night club will be hosting an exclusive VVIP Lounge at Ultra Cape Town, which is dubbed "strictly for the upper echelon". So if you wan't to attend the countries biggest electronic dance music festival but also want to do it in style and luxury, this is for you! Be spoiled in your own private table section by the dedicated service team, exquisitely perched on the limited capacity VVIP deck. Access to private bathrooms, lounge area, area bars and bottle service is all included in this package, for more information, contact ultravvip@cococpt.co.za, alternatively call 072 673 6869. 

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Monday Chooon: Skrillex & Diplo - To Ü ft AlunaGeorge

Welcome to the first Monday of the year and what better way to start it off with than some epic music? 2015 saw two DJ/ Producer heavy weights, Skrillex and Diplo combine their talents and form Jack U. The first hit single from the two involved pop icon Justin Bieber. They have since continued with their project and have played at various festivals since. The latest offering from the duo is our featured track and has the vocals of English Electronic music duo AlunaGeorge, it has hit number 1 on many of the top 40 charts around the world. Don't forget to catch Skrillex next month at Ultra 2016, in Johannesburg and Cape Town.

                       

Ultra South Africa 2016 - Final line up!

                    

The final line up for Ultra South Africa 2016 has been released and it includes some big heavy weights of the industry. Many of the artist that have been announced in phase 2 have already visited SA and played at previous Ultra festivals, so people who missed out before can revel in their presence. 

The festival which takes place in South Africa form the 26th of February till the 28th next year in two of the major cities. Cape Town will play host to the two day event at the Ostrich Farm on the 27th and 28th and Johannesburg, at Nasrec Expo center from the 26th to the 27th of February. 

Some were disappointed with the line up, including myself but one has go to understand that planning an event like this, getting artist to confirm to travel to another end of the world for a few days isn't easy. So I applaud the organisers for securing big names like these and obviously the sets aren't going to be the same as the previous ones. 

Afrojack, Tiesto and Carnage join Skrillex, Zedd, Dash Berlin and Robin Schulz to headline this awesome line up for the 2016 event. Amongst them will be a host of local talent that will keep the crowd entertained during the day on the various stages. Dean Fuel, Euphonik, Goldfish, TimoODV, Pascal & Peace just to name a few. 

Tickets are on sale via the website, www.ultrasouthafrica.com, for more information on camping venues for the Cape Town festival and other info you may need to know, follow the various social media streams on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. 

Monday Choon: Zedd & Lucky Date Feat. Ellie Goulding – Fall Into The Sky

Russian electronic DJ Zedd most famously known for his incredible remix of Skirllex's breaking a sweat track has teamed up with DJ Lucky date to produce this one along with the vocals are provided by the lovely Ellie Goulding. Its been received well world over and is featured on many of the top dance charts.

Monday Choon: Porter Robinson - Language

Relatively unknown, Porter Robinson of the USA is a 20 year old Electro house DJ. Starting mixing at the age of 13 and now signed to the same label as Skrillex, "Language" is his first hit track. Having being featured on beatport top 100 electro house charts as well as getting plenty airplay on many of the EDM stations this one is sure a hit.

Monday Choon: Skrillex - Bangarang

I know, I said Im not a dubstep fan but since this is getting sooo much air play on the radio I actually caught myself enjoying it and in all fairness it is a good song. Skirllex featuring vocals by Sirah on this track in a way drifts away from the hardcore dubstep-ness just like his track with the Doors, thus making it more friendly for radio play.

Monday Choon: Skrillex - Breakin a sweat

Okay I'll be straight up and honest first up, when I first heard some of Skrillex's music I wasnt sold. It didnt appeal to me one bit, it was like hardcore electronic music some how merged with dubstep. Anyway, listening to 5fm a few weeks back I caught myself really enjoying this track on the radio. Low and behold it was by this freaky looking 24 year old, featuring the Doors in this hit single the song is quite awesome and has been playing on repeat in my car for the past 3 weeks.