In Articles•15 August 2026•8 Minutes

Articles

Welcome to Insights—your ultimate backstage pass to the heartbeat of South African music. Curated by the Beatlab team alongside leading external voices, music journalists, and local tastemakers, this is where we dissect the latest industry trends, review definitive track drops, and explore the sounds shaping our culture from the streets to the global stage.

Articles
Open doors looking out onto a sunrise

15 August 2026

Beatlab and Soul Candi: the School Doors are Open

Cito can still name the fundamentals nobody taught him.…

Avatar photoby Beatlab

ArticlesArticles-Feature-02
Two people working at a digital audio workstation in a darkened studio

11 August 2026

The Collaboration Problem Part 1

Two Talented People, One Average Track Collaboration in…

Avatar photoby Beatlab

Articles
A hand pushing up a mixing desk fader labelled sober, beside faders labelled MDMA, alcohol and ketamine

2 August 2026

Dance Music Without Drugs

How club culture adapts when collective intoxication…

Avatar photoby Beatlab

ArticlesArticles-Feature-01
A printed artist biography propped on a table among laptops and records

10 June 2026

Know Yourself, Tell Your Story Part 1

What Is a Bio Actually For? There is a moment that happens…

Avatar photoby Beatlab

Articles
Beatlab articles against nostalgia dance musics recycling problem

30 May 2026

Against Nostalgia: Dance Music’s Recycling Problem

When does history become stagnation? This piece is built on…

Avatar photoby Beatlab

Articles
A crew member setting up equipment in an empty venue before a show

19 April 2026

More Than the DJ Booth: On the Collective Labour of the Night

It is easy to talk about nights as if they begin and end…

Avatar photoby Beatlab

Privacy Preference Center

Privacy Preferences