Published
Wed, Jul 26, 2017, 09:30
- The 12-track set focuses on material from 1988 to 1990.
A new Rush Hour Music compilation, due out in late 2017, is dedicated to South African electronic music from the late 1980s.
Pantsula! The Rise Of Electronic Dance Music In South Africa, 1988-90 has been compiled by Antal and South African digger DJ Okapi. Its focus is the music that soundtracked the pantsula dancers in the late 1980s and early '90s. "The sound represents the culmination of the bubblegum era, when South Africa's disco artists outgrew their American influences and forged an increasingly electronic and local pop sound," Rush Hour says.
"The bass is the main driving force in this music," says Enoch Ndlela, who was involved with two projects, Spirro and Kakappa, featured on the compilation. "It's electronic, it has that distinctive sound. The most important thing was the drum programming—you had to start with the drums. Then you'd have the bass. You create all these sounds, then the vocals come right at the end."
Listen to a preview.
Tracklist
01. The Equals - New Lover
02. Jazino - Ushelakanjani
03. Jivaro - What Next
04. S.Y.B - Jika Magogo
05. Scotch Band - Watsotasama
06. Kakappa - Sisonke
07. Spirro - Ma Hero (Dub Mix)
08. The Hard Workers - Ayoba-yo
09. Ayobayo Band - Sorry Bra
10. Rush feat. Linda Ziqubu - Sobohla Manyosi
11. Chaka - Via Tembisa
12. La Viva - Go Siami
Rush Hour will release Pantsula! The Rise Of Electronic Dance Music In South Africa, 1988-90 in late 2017.