DMMT ~ Africa Bombastic : Freefall Recs

[RobTriskele]

DMMT - Africa Bombastic

 

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After two years of fine-tuning their sound at all the top psy-trance events in Cape Town, South Africa, performing live for every large promoter around the country, DMMT emerges with their debut release “Africa Bombastic” in November of 2005. Representative of their signature blend of full-on, morning,and progressive trance this duo have been bringing to the parties, "Africa Bombastic" pulls influence from many electronic music genres and is sure to please music fans from all over.

 

They may be a new name on the international trance scene, but the members behind DMMT are both experienced sonic manipulators.

 

Dave Mac is one of South Africa’s most experienced and busiest dj’s having rocked SA dance-floors since 1997. Over the last 8 years in South Africa he has co-hosted Alien Safari events, Prism New Year events and the “SA Total Solar Eclipse” with Etnicanet and Vortex. He also founded the first psy-trance show on local dance radio station, Mutha FM.

 

Martin (Dj Bones) Treurnich is a seasoned guitarist, sound engineer and a dj who has dabbled in drum ‘n bass and house before being sucked into the infectious grooves of psy-trance.

 

Together as DMMT they offer a fully layered soundscape of four to the floor psychedelic trance delivered with a dash of sleaze and a firm touch of craziness, all underpinned by a solid groove and genuine musicality. Already DJs are rotating these tracks at big festivals such as Voov 2005 and Glade, driving crowds at both venues ballistic, and making appearances on notorious compilations such as the GOA series, all profound testimonials to the quality of music put forth by these two geniuses.

 

As Dave Mac puts it, and it couldn't be said better... their sound is "dancefloor-friendly, and should rock your living room too. Quite full-on, yet bouncy and sexy; the girls seem to like it!" Indeed, DMMT is “feel-good” psychedelic trance guaranteed to elevate the mind and the body wiggling even when you think you don't have a wiggle left in you, and is certifiably 100% free of “cheese"!

 

 

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First Drag

Rock 'n Roll

Black Pearl

Dazed & Confused

Real Men Don't Dance

Jacob's Ladder

Break On Thru

Passion

No Point Of Return

Africa Bombastic

21 Grams

 

Freefall Records joins the South African psy-trance explosion of exciting labels to originate from the trance Mecca of Africa… Cape Town. Their first release is the debut album “Africa Bombastic” by DMMT, who have spent the last year fine-tuning their sound and have performed for every major promoter in South Africa over the last twelve months. DMMT may appear newcomers on the global trance scene, but Dave Mac & Martin Treurnich are both seasoned sonic manipulators. Dave is one of South Africa’s most experienced dj’s and Martin a busy session guitarist and sound engineer. Together as DMMT they offer an album jam-packed (78 mins of music) with massive tunes that seem to always ignite that “chaos button” on dance-floors. It’s high energy dance music, but it’s not just beats for dj’s. “Africa Bombastic” is a fully layered soundscape of four to the floor psychedelic trance delivered with a dash of sleaze and a firm touch of craziness, all underpinned by a solid groove and genuine musicality.

 

News & Interviews

If you have been caught in the thick of it on a Cape Town trance floor in the last year then there's a very good chance you have worked up sweat to a DMMT live set. Creating some seriously groovy and tripped out sounds the freaky minds of DMMT (also known as Dave Mac and DJ Bones) have clearly been stuck deep in the studio polishing up their biggest tunes all winter. Their collection of 11 big bottomed stormers screams PARTY all the way, and just in time for the crazy season. Funky and powerful basslines fuse neatly with deeply tripped out atmospheres setting the stage for some sampledelic mayhem entertaining up front. Clips from some classic rock tracks bounce between snarly acid riffs and some of their own guitararama too. Clearly focused on developing their own sound, DMMT is a mix of full-on power meeting progressive groovyness with a definite morning/sunrise feel, a sure-fire winner in my book! A mighty fine debut release for them and for the new label....... 4/5 Review by Regan @ Nano Records

 

We are looking for quality promoters and production crews worldwide to host DMMT at their events, contact feel free to contact bpmmag1@eject.co.za / BPM Magazine to discuss whats on offer.

 

You can find out more about Freefall Records at the Freefall website.

 

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[RobTriskele]

DMMT

 

Africa Bombastic

Freefall (South Africa)

 

I’ve only just become aware of this one but – in two words - bloody hell. Two more words: bloody HELL! Fluidly solid psychedelic trance, with depth and excitement, great sounds and a couple of upbeat cover versions quietly thrown in. First Drag has such a nice sound to it, the sort of sound you want to immerse yourself in completely, like a supermodel’s thighs. There’s a strong vibe of a tight energy busting at its own seams, making for a nicely hypnotic little boogie. Rock n’ Roll is a belter – there’s an incredible little drag on the end of the bassline that, along with plenty of deep reverb, gives an extra dimension. There’s fantastically tight escalation, with interesting noises, and plenty of changes – all without going too full-power-screech. And it fucking works. As does Black Pearl, a finer example of semi-dark psytrance I am hard-pressed to name. Once again the sounds are great (non-derivative, exciting, and tightly-produced), and once again there’s a rare magnetism in the music that keeps you focussed. Dazed And Confused features a couple of (frankly rather overdue) samples from the Led Zep tune of the same name: erring on the right side of cheese as it does so. It’s a gnarly, fast-paced but of cheeky psytranceadelica, not too manic or parvati-bothering. Impressive and cheekily quirky, with more snippets of songs than you can possibly keep count of. Real Men Don’t Dance sees things take a turn for the darker, with that scratchy SA sound coming out of the forests to chase you. It’s tightly done, with a very smooth energy making it sound organic rather than forced, with a final run that’ll have you creaming your pants (or your money back). As you may expect from the track title, Jacob’s Ladder pops another dose into your cup of tea and makes things more interesting and colourful still – the sounds here are nothing short of breathtaking, and the energy is just out of this world. You would be kidding yourself if you said that Break On Through, complete with cheeky Jim Morrison samples used to superlative effect, was the best track on the album – but it’s jolly good fun. Passion, on the other hand, is downright f*ing good music. Sounding like it could be the ‘guitar track to end all guitar tracks’ ™, it chucks I a classical music break, throws in loads of effects, flirts with a cheesy bassline before correcting the balance with a shitkicking middle run. No Point Of Return takes the foot off the pedal a little, with more space in the music and a bubbly psychedelia winning over the frenetic rhythm section. Africa Bombastic sounds a little like Juno’s Jungle High remixed by Azax & Toxic, with some more cheeky samples that are simply fucking delicious. Finally, 21 Grams closes the album in a seriously loud stylee – mentalist, full-throttle psychedelic trance. Phew. At the end of the day, this is a serious album. It’s interesting, it’s exciting and it takes a good few listens before its depth really tarts to grow on you. Superlative stuff.

 

9

 

Review by Damion @ Psyreviews Dot Com