The grooves are grim and tech-y, the textures suggestive of soot and chrome skeletal rhythms lurch forward with relentless focus, with the odd vocal sample or horn stab piercing the murk like a searchlight. Recorded in 1997, at the Metalheadz club night at London’s Leisure Lounge, the set is a snapshot of a golden era of the genre. To mark the anniversary of her passing, Storm recently posted a two- part club set with Kemistry.
Olusanya, or just “Kemi” to her friends-died on the spot. DJs Kemistry, Storm, and Goldie-co-founders of Metalheadz, one of the genre’s most iconic labels-were driving home from a gig when a metal road stud came crashing through the windshield. Mitch – SYSTEM Mix 044Īpmarked the end of an era in drum’n’bass. But by highlighting the bright, joyful sounds that emerged out of the collective trauma of apartheid, Shannen SP offers both a history lesson and, perhaps, a glimmer of hope. The contemporary global crisis is very different-and in much of the world, despite promising vaccination rates in the global North, it is only getting worse. But there’s a deeper cultural significance behind her choices, she says: With Nelson Mandela’s 1994 electoral victory having put an official end to the apartheid era, the music of the ensuing years was infused with newfound optimism. With the lilting sound of South African amapiano on the rise, it’s a timely occasion to revisit this material her selections have the same kinds of slow-motion grooves, sing-song melodies, and bright synths that have evolved into signature elements of amapiano.
In this irresistibly vibe-soaked set, London DJ Shannen SP-an NTS Radio resident and co-curator of Hyperdub’s monthly Ø club nights-takes a trip back to the South African house, hip-hop, and kwaito of the late 1990s and early 2000s. This content can also be viewed on the site it originates from.
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