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By ThinkInElectronic / Sunday, March 02, 2014 / No comments /

ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA. WERE YOU PART OF IT...

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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Ultra South Africa held on the 14-15 February across two cities in South Africa is said to be one of the biggest music festivals that the African continent has ever hosted. With 25 000 attendees at each of the two shows held in Johannesburg and Cape Town, ULTRA SA featured a star studded line up and some of the sickest visual production that we have ever experienced. One thing is for sure judging from the exuberant after status’s, tweets and pictures it is definitely a festival that will go down in the history of partygoers as the biggest and best they’ve ever been too.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">We decided as a little special project to capture some of the moments and memories of ULTRA SA in one awesomely wrapped video-picture reel….JUST FOR YOU! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">All credit goes to the various photographers for capturing these moments!</span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">Track 2: Gareth Emery and Krewella - Lights and Thunder</span><br />
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ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA. WERE YOU PART OF IT...

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By ThinkInElectronic / Saturday, February 22, 2014 / No comments /

ULTRA SA JOHANNESBURG [REVIEW]

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<span style="font-family: inherit;">This past week I’ve often wondered how many
times I had stared up at that giant, gleaming “U” that hovered above the crowd
like some sort of religious symbol on the night of Ultra South Africa, trying
to drive home the fact that this world-renown festival was truly here and
happening right before my eyes. Everything was bigger, louder and more epic in
every way, but I was left trying to reconcile what I was witnessing to why I
wasn’t having the absolute best night of my life. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oddly enough, the journey of Ultra Music
Festival in South Africa began at Sensation Innerspace in September 2013 as
exhausted ravers poured out into the parking lot to find cryptic flyers wedged
under their windshield wipers, bearing the Ultra logo and a caption that simply
read “South Africa, are you ready?” What followed was an ambitious marketing
campaign that involved projections of the Ultra logo on landmark buildings
around the country. Soon enough electronic music fans were whipped into a
frenzy upon the official announcement on 5fm being queued in by W&W’s remix
of <i>Live For The Night</i> by Krewella.
With each wave of artist announcements, with every Ultra billboard, radio and
TV ad, South Africa was fast catching onto Ultra fever. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Before I knew it, I was queuing at the
gates at Nasrec, with nothing but anxiety and Instagram posts from the Cape
Town leg of the festival the previous night to go by. My anxiety, partly due to
a social media meltdown of whether Nasrec’s set up was big enough for the
masses of fans expected and whether its less-than-glamorous facilities could
deliver the same picture’esque festival vibe of Ostrich Farm in the Cape Town
leg. As the night wore on, these fears were, in some cases, confirmed and in
others proved to be unexpected blessings in disguise. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">The parking areas were littered with cars
bearing Kwa-Zulu Natal, Lesotho and Namibia number plates. If you doubted the
worldwide appeal of the Ultra brand, there were excited fans with flags from
Bangladesh, Argentina, Italy and even the Czech Republic. Fans came dressed, if
dressed would be the appropriate term, in modest amounts, instead opting for
revealing as much skin as possible. Tank tops, shorts, Guy Fawkes masks, flower
headbands and even ridiculous but hilarious onesies. Newcomers to rave culture
were easily pointed out wearing jeans and polo shirts.</span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Festival goers in Johannesburg had the
options of raging to hard electro with 8 international headliners at the
mammoth main stage set up, winding down to the soulful, deep house sounds of
the Soul Candi stage or raging to electro again, but on a smaller stage,
inspired by the East Rand’s H2O parties; so not much in terms of musical
variety for the Johannesburg leg, as many bass fans felt a distinct gap in the
night’s soundtrack for a more bass-oriented stage, akin to the Dansville stage
in Cape Town to serve as something of a palette cleanser in-between stage
hopping from the house stages.  <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I arrived as Goldfish were laying down
their trademark, summery mix of electro and jazz at the main stage which was
nestled at the end of a grass amphitheatre, in the company of warehouses and
what looked like an office building, which was something of a constant visual
disturbance in the overall hypnotising effect of the towering dome that made up
the main stage. The dome was accompanied by rows of LED panels that increased
in height on each side that gave off the effect of a giant music visualisation.
The other two stages, understandably more intimate and modest in comparison,
with the Soul Candi stage looking out over the massive mine dunes that are so
characteristic of Johannesburg’s south. Later on in the night, these mine dunes
became de facto canvases as laser images were projected onto them, with
dazzling effect. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the onslaught of international acts followed by crowd favourite and undeniable
man of the hour, Martin Garrix, who worked the crowd with relative ease,
delivering a set of unadulterated Dutch house much like Blasterjaxx before him.
We were treated to hits like <i>Wizard</i>
and two renditions of <i>Animals</i>, one
playing the part of a melodic set opener. Next was W&W who continued on a
similar path, adding a touch of progressive house and crowd participation, as
we raised our “W’ Signs with our hands to the setting Highveld sun. By this
point, the crowd showed signs of fatigue from the barrage of hard-hitting Dutch
house sets, which began to take on a relentless marathon of that unforgiving
sound. Though taking cues from Hardwell’s sets and in some cases even using the
same mash ups, either way you slice it, it’s the unmistakable sound of dance
music right now, and the crowd lapped it up. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Krewella, up next, offered not only a much
needed divergence in sound, but also in stage performance with band members,
Yasmine and Jahan vocally navigating the cacophony of dubstep, drum ‘n bass and
hardstyle with apparent ease. It was a high energy set complete with brief
moments of trap and a strategic move to include more Dutch sounds to keep less
bass-oriented fans engaged throughout. The crowd was blessed with hits such as <i>Legacy, Live For The Night, Killin’ It</i>
and <i>Play Hard, </i>before ending their
set to a shirtless crowd, with their foremost anthem, <i>Alive.<o:p></o:p></i></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Absolutely spent and with a much needed
change of tempo, I crossed over to the Soul Candi stage to catch local heroes,
MiCasa with lead singer, J-Something, belting out a beautiful rendition of
their breakout hit, <i>These Streets</i>. A
far cry from the Red Bull, vodka and laser-tinged frenzy of the main stage, the
Soul Candi stage opted for a more relaxed, soulful ambience, accompanied by
Caipirinhas and sensual, slow grinding. MiCasa ended their set with their most
successful hit to date, <i>Jika, </i>to much
delight from the crowd as we joined in the Jika dance with enthusiasm. Local
heavyweight, Black Coffee picked up where they left off, delivering a set of
forward-thinking deep house and minimal techno, even slipping in a recent local
favourite, <i>Remember You</i> by Beatenberg
and DJ Clock. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Back at the main stage, Alesso, following
on from a much talked about Nicky Romero set, kept the crowd in anticipation of
his finale, dropping <i>If I Lose Myself </i>to
much spectacle, while ushering in the “Main event” segment of the evening with Afrojack,
contrary to popular opinion, dropping one of the better sets of the night.
Opting to stay rooted firmly in the Dutch house sound he helped pioneer, while
managing to keep it surprisingly fresh, even giving Miley’s <i>Wrecking Ball </i>some destructive edge.
Ending in an explosion of fireworks and pyro, I was left wondering how the main
headliner was still to follow on from this kind of spectacle. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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restless with his set’s lack of big hits, most seemingly unacquainted with his
more classic trance hits, <i>Red Lights</i>
and <i>Adagio For Strings</i>. The first
segment of his set took on a more progressive sound, often feeling as though it
had no clear direction, at which point small pockets in the crowd started opening
as people slowly began leaving. His set’s saving grace, and the undoubted high
point of the night was Afrojack crashing into the DJ Booth, putting Tiesto on
his shoulders and taking over the set along with W&W, Nicky Romero and
Martin Garrix, all joining in for an unprecedented back-to-back set between
five Dutch acts, being later and rather hilariously christened by Tiesto on
Twitter as “Dutch House Mafia.” Once the big hits began streaming in again, the
crowd seemed to be reinvigorated with a renewed energy, raging their hardest
that entire night for the final haul to the end with an Ultra-worthy conclusion
of fireworks, lasers, smoke machines, DJs waving the South African Ultra flag,
many suspended in complete and utter disbelief of what had just taken place. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Yes, I’ve had better musical journeys at
smaller, more intimate parties but going into something like Ultra expecting a
personal, more underground experience could only end badly. With an event of
this magnitude, there are bound to be one or two flaws, in this case, mostly attributed
to a not-so-diverse line up, but nothing could have went smoother on a
production and logistical point of view. For a first edition festival of this
scale in South Africa, the positive ripple effects will far outweigh the minor
missteps. If we needed a louder confirmation of whether the electronic music
scene in South Africa was ready for large scale productions, this was it. The
scene is undoubtedly growing, so the logical move from the humble pond to the uncharted
ocean was inevitable. In many ways Ultra South Africa was a statement, a
liberation from small “electro” stages at festivals primarily catered for other
genres, to finally getting to enjoy a fleshed out, international standard festival
experience of our own. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-ZA"><span style="font-family: inherit;">My hope is that deep house fans that
stumbled upon the main stage on their walks to the bars, might have discovered
some new sounds and artists they hadn’t considered listening to before, and
similarly with a local trance head finding new meaning in South Africa’s
vibrant deep house and techno scene. As the tens of thousands of those that
attended go out into their daily lives, spreading tales and stories of their
Ultra experiences, as the Ultra South Africa aftermovie gets unleashed on
YouTube and as thousands of Ultra Instagram posts flood timelines for months to
come, it won’t be a surprise when many new faces line up outside the gates next
year, itching to get to experience the madness that is Ultra Music Festival
South Africa. </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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ULTRA SA JOHANNESBURG [REVIEW]

This past week I’ve often wondered how many times I had stared up at that giant, gleaming “U” that hovered above the crowd like some ...

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Ultra South Africa Cape Town [Review]

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experience:</span></span></u></b><span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="color: #f1c232;"><b> Absolutely life changing</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All EDM fans dream about experiencing an event like Ultra Music Festival
and thus the excitement from everyone was so big. The last saw South Africans
this excited was for the Soccer World Cup in 2010, and it was great to see
those who don’t usually listen to dance music also in attendance. I attended
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I along with many of those attending left university early in order to
catch the opening internationals, Blasterjaxx, and it was well worth it as
their high energy and massive drops set a good tone for how insane the music
was going to be. Many complain about the parking at the Ostrich Farm as it
always takes a while to get inside the venue, but to me it didn’t make much
difference and built my excitement as I could hear the music and the crowd while
waiting in the line.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The Ultra Mainstage was such a work of art and I
could see why it took 4 days to set up. It consisted of a dome with the
distinct “U” on top, flanked by vertically placed screens. In terms of the
technical set up: the sound, lightning, pyrotechnics and lasers were all top
quality. Exactly what one expects from the Ultra Worldwide brand. There were
even fireworks which were definitely a first for me at a music event, and
looking to the skies and seeing the amazing colours while hearing a beat drop
will forever be one of my favourite moments. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The only negative I have is that it was difficult to
find the other 2 stages and I only found the Goldfish Submerged Stage at the
end while I was leaving.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In terms of music most the sets from all the DJ’s
were top class and it was good to hear so much new music played. The first
international duo of the evening Blasterjaxx set a high standard and their big
tracks Mystica, Puzzle, Faith and Snake all went down. They even played their
new collab with W&W in their set. The 17 year old wonderkid Martin
Garrix<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>played one of the best sets of
the night and it was amazing to see people running to the mainstage from the
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thereafter the Dutch duo of W&W lifted things up
a bit with their well known big room sound. Lift Off, Thunder and their new
track Bigfoot got big reactions from the crowd. They also ended with their new
track which features hardstyle maestro Headhunterz. It was good to hear some of
their older tracks as well such as Moscow and the ASOT 550 Anthem ‘Invasion’.
Another highlight of the evening was Krewella who combined dubstep, drumstep
and hardstyle into their set, all to the lovely voices of Yasmine and Jehan who
both sound even better live. Their energy massive energy got the crowd pumped
up for three of the biggest names in dance music: Nicky Romero, Afrojack and
Alesso. Another special moment was when Nicky said, “Ek is life vir jou”
(*tears). Afrojack dropped his new track Ten Feet Tall features lyrics from
Wrabel.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">The headliner for Ultra South Africa was the
legendary Tiesto who has conquered both the trance and the EDM scene. From what
I’ve heard and seen there have been some mixed reviews about his set but
personally I think his set was perfect. He opened with his vocal banger ‘Take
Me (ft. Kyler England)’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>which was later
followed by tracks such as ‘Hardwell – Apollo’ and even a remix of ‘John Legend
– All of Me’. Which he dedicated to all those celebrating Valentine’s Day and
only Tiesto could have pulled of dropping such an emotional song. Another big
track was ‘Red Lights’ and then to top it all off Tiesto played Silence
(W&W Remix) and the song of the night ‘Adagio for Strings’.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">All in all it was a very good night with an energetic
atmosphere, vibrant atmosphere, world class production and insane electronic
music.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I personally think that there should have been more
trance DJ’s so that is something to work on for next year as it would be great
for some other genre to be represented, like the likes of Ferry Corsten, Omnia,
Protoculture, Andrew Rayel and so many more. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-ZA" style="line-height: 150%;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Ultra South Africa 2014 will live our hearts forever
and we will never forget the memories made. WE CAME, WE RAVED, WE LOVED. Until
2015.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Ultra South Africa Cape Town [Review]

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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>Ultra really kicks it up a notch every time they invite me to play.  Honestly, I had an absolute blast playing Cape Town and Johannesburg; the crowd was amazing and really up for it, I felt a real connection and that is what I strive for. So I take my hat off to the South African crowd and Ultra for an absolutely awesome time!</i> – <b>Nicky Romero</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><i>It's mind-blowing to think we've played Ultra on 4 continents now. To perform in South Africa and see a sea of thousands of dance music lovers waving flags from around the world was an epic moment that reminded us that this dream we are living is truly special and rare. This is just the beginning for Ultra in South Africa and it is an honor to be a part of a family that will leave a legacy for years to come.</i> – <b>Krewella</b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">The first edition of Ultra South Africa officially became the biggest electronic music festival to ever take place on the African continent this past weekend, following two unforgettable and historic sold out days in the breathtaking cities of Cape Town and Johannesburg, on the 14<sup>th</sup> and 15<sup>th</sup> of February respectively.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Welcoming over 40,000 music-hungry festivalgoers across two colossal sold out days (more than 15,000 at Ostrich Farm, Cape Town, and 25,000 at the Nasrec Showgrounds in Johannesburg), tens of thousands of dance music fans from across South Africa and beyond got their first taste of the inimitable ‘Ultra experience’, as they bore witness to some of the world’s best DJs, performing in some of the world’s most beautiful settings, powered by some of the world’s biggest and most advanced production, in what was one of the most peaceful and successful events in Ultra Worldwide’s 16-year history.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Speaking for the first time since the landmark event, Shaun Duvet, one of the five directors of local South African partner company (the others being Tony Feldman, Dave Forbes, Itsik Bouhbot and Paul Forbes) shared his thoughts on the inaugural edition:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><b>“We are extremely proud of the first Ultra South Africa. The response from fans has been absolutely incredible, it truly has been a dream come true and we can ensure you that the future of Ultra in South Africa is going to only get bigger and better! We would also like to take this chance to thank our incredible teams, DJs, sponsors (Heineken, DSTV, Red Bull) and of course all the awesome fans out there! Get ready for 2015!”</b><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Speaking at the official Ultra South Africa press conference just hours before the inaugural event in Cape Town, Ultra Music Festival and Ultra Worldwide’s Founder, CEO and Executive Producer <b>Russell Faibisch </b>announced his intentions to commit to a 5-year plan in South Africa:</span></div>
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">“It’s taken years of research and hard work to get to where we are now in South Africa, and we have found the perfect local partner. I am absolutely thrilled that we will be here for the next five years at least, and I am so excited to see what the future holds for dance music in South Africa.”</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">“I couldn’t be happier about our first outing in South Africa. The festival went off without a hitch and the reception from our fans in each city was truly unbelievable. South Africa is such an incredible nation and I’m positive we will be putting on groundbreaking events here for years to come. This is just the beginning.”</span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">ULTRA WORLDWIDE is the global brand of the World’s Premier Electronic Music event ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL. An internationally renowned event that has taken place every March since its inception in 1999, Ultra Music Festival celebrated its 15th anniversary in Miami in 2013, by becoming the first ever major electronic festival to produce an event over two consecutive weekends.  Boasting the hottest names and the finest talent to be found anywhere on the planet, Ultra Worldwide is now the most international festival brand in the world by far, as it continues to transport the unrivaled experience from its Miami flagship event to an ever-growing number of destinations and fans all over the globe. Add in their pioneering live stream, ‘Ultra Live’ and Ultra Worldwide is able to bring the festival experience online to over 11 million unique viewers globally. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Over the past 15 years, literally thousands of the world's most iconic DJs, producers and live acts have mesmerized audiences with awe-inspiring sets at Ultra events in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Croatia, Ibiza, Korea, South Africa and of course Miami. Each new global edition has been founded on the same successful formula that has been perfected over 15 years in Miami, combining the most diverse electronic talent with the most technologically advanced, large-scale festival productions in the world.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">In 2014, Ultra continues to push the boundaries, bringing its unparalleled combination of cutting edge production and the world's best electronic acts back to its previous strongholds and to new frontiers across the globe. With a brand new edition already complete in South Africa, and with a first Japanese edition due later this year too, 2014 will see Ultra in <b>NINE COUNTRIES</b> and <b>FIVE CONTINENTS</b>.</span><br />
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Ultra South Africa Makes Festival History In Africa

ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA BECOMES BIGGEST ELECTRONIC FESTIVAL IN AFRICA'S HISTORY Ultra really kicks it up a notch every time they in...

By ThinkInElectronic / Monday, February 10, 2014 / No comments /

Ultra SA has just launched their very first App, that gives fans easy access to set times, DJ lineups and all the latest news!

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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With only one week to go before the first Ultra SA hits our shores, and international DJ’s from across the world entertain us with universal beats. We cannot wait for it! It’s going to be 26 hours, two days, six stages, in two cities right here in South Africa. Added to this Ultra SA has recently launched the Ultra Festival SA 2014 App. This App gives the festival goers the artists line up, set times and images all at their finger tips. Through the app, you can stay updated with all the latest news regarding Ultra SA. It is a platform for Ultra SA fans to stay connected to their favourite DJ, and helps ensure you don’t miss a set!  </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It's   only one week to go before the first  Ultra SA hits our shores, and   international DJ’s from across the world  entertain us with universal   beats. We cannot wait for it! It’s going to be 26  hours, two days, six   stages, in two cities right here in South Africa. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Added   to this Ultra SA has recently launched  the Ultra Festival SA 2014 App.   This App gives the festival goers the artists  line up, set times and   images all at their finger tips. Through the app, you  can stay updated   with all the latest news regarding Ultra SA. It is a platform  for Ultra   SA fans to stay connected to their favourite DJ, and helps ensure you    don’t miss a set! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">- Androids  : <a href="http://bit.ly/1e2Kmam">http://bit.ly/1e2Kmam</a> (<a href="http://bit.ly/1e2Kmam">http://bit.ly/1e2Kmam</a>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">That’s not all. To add to the joy, here is  the final DJ line up with set times. </span></div>
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Ultra SA has just launched their very first App, that gives fans easy access to set times, DJ lineups and all the latest news!

With only one week to go before the first Ultra SA hits our shores, and international DJ’s from across the world entertain us with univer...

By ThinkInElectronic / Sunday, February 02, 2014 / 2 Comments /

WIN DOUBLE Tickets to experience the madness at ULTRA SOUTH AFRICA

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MAN, MACHINE, ENIGMA. WHAT IS KRYOMAN?

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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Shrouded in myth since the early days of rave, the half man, half machine known as Kryoman has been blowing minds inside the electronic music underground since nearly its inception. As ‘rave’ began to rise like a phoenix from the underground, so too did Kryoman. Year after year, the man and the machine continued to evolve in a nearly streamlined path with dance music. After all, this was what spawned him in the first place. Dark nights in warehouses with a then ‘secret society’, whose only purpose was to hear pumping rhythms that were unknown and unheard outside the walls of this temporary musical sanctuary. A rave was a magical place and Kryoman became synonymous with the experience. At the core if his being, Kryoman is the very essence of electronic. A total and complete cerebral and emotional takeover, culminating in a synergistic explosion of aural and visual madness. The robot, as he has come to be known, takes revelers to a whole new realm of reality. He is the energy and the link that ties the artist with the audience, because, when the robot engages, he is channeling both.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">■ CARL COX – “KRYOMAN is an institution at my nights at Club Space in Ibiza – they would not be the same without him!”</span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;">■ CATHY & DAVID GUETTA – “Kryoman “The robot” is our resident performer at all of our events, it’s our favorite show, I love to see all the time, and it makes me feel like WOW!!!”</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Kryoman dominates all factions of the dance music landscape performing nightly at festivals, clubs, and one offs across the globe. From his newly announced Vegas residencies, to his upfront appearances with the likes of Afrojack, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano and Hardwell just to name a few, Kryoman continues to aid the evolution of dance music by incorporating hyper-stimulating visual performance art into the mix.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In 2013, Kryoman unveiled his DJ show, complete with full on robot antics coupled with a thrilling live performance. Having been enmeshed in dance culture for so long, it seems this is the dance floor’s idea of reverse engineering. Well played universe, well played.</span><br />
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