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the scene
News, reviews, interviews and features. Stories marked Archive come from the original DNBSA blog (2011 to 2012).
NewsBASS Reporters wanted: help us cover the scene
We need BASS Reporters across the country: cover the nights, interview the DJs, document the scene. Writers, photographers and phone snappers all welcome.
NewsDNBSA is back: why we're relaunching
Why DNBSA is back after fourteen years, what we stand for, and how we want to bring South African drum n bass closer together.
NewsArchiveThe Last Homegrown: Saturday 3 November 2012
Homegrown has been the lifeblood of the Cape Town Drum n Bass scene since its inception in September 2000. The name bares reference to its aim, promoting the growth of our home grown talent, and it has done just that!...
NewsArchiveYNU presents Fiasco at Sideshow: competition
The awesome guys at YNU have offered us a chance to host a competition for their latest and greatest event on the 18th of August! The Fiasco at Sideshow in Cape Town is expected to be a huge cross-genre mash up of epic...
ReviewArchiveNymfo: Characters (Commercial Suicide) album tour at Science Frikshun
14 July 2012. Town Hall. Newtown. Johannesburg When it was announced that Dutch Drum n Bass giant Nymfo would be gracing our gritty streets as part of the international tour promoting his new LP entitled “Characters”, I...
ReviewArchiveDrum n Bass history is made at RAMfest Cape Town 2012
The first time Ramfest 2012 popped up in my newsfeed on facebook the comments were filled with anger, confusion and general dis-satisfaction. For an event that has garnered such hype over the years as a ‘cannot miss’...
ReviewArchiveDevastation 1 Year Anniversary: Zula Sound Bar, 25 February 2012
When Drum n Bass South Africa asked me if I would be going to Devastation I thought they were joking. How could I possibly NOT be going to Devastation? It was at one of their very parties, at Assembly last year, where I...
InterviewArchiveInterview: General Sound
When we first found out that General Sound was playing at Homegrown on the 3rd of Feb we had to have a few words with him! Having been involved in the underground Drum n Bass scene since the early 2000’s as a supporter...
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Welcome to Drum n Bass South Africa
Welcome to the Drum n Bass South Africa website. Here you will find the latest news and talks surrounding the Drum n Bass scene on the South side of Africa.