My journey in Durban has always been about a collision between two worlds: the raw pulse of electronic music and the clean structure of visual communication design. I've spent years learning how to treat sound like a canvas, using my love for graphics to map out audio. Instead of just making beats, I want to build dark, architectural spaces where heavy tribal percussion and cinematic atmospheres can breathe.
When the opportunity came to officially remix the legendary Busi Mhlongo's "Uganga Ngengane" for M2KR, the inspiration hit from a place of pure reverence. Her vocal performance carries a sacred, boundary-pushing energy that belongs to our history. I didn't want to dilute that; I wanted to anchor it into the modern era.
The vision was clear: pull her timeless Zulu rock spirit into the heavy, hypnotic framework of today's Afrotech scene. I imagined her vocals cutting through a dark, driving late-night club system creating a direct, intense conversation between South African sonic lineage and cutting-edge electronic design. It's about taking our heritage, stripping it back, and rebuilding it with raw grit for global dance floors.