{"id":41684,"date":"2019-06-06T17:36:07","date_gmt":"2019-06-06T16:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/dj-lag-and-okzharp-to-release-collaborative-ep-on-hyperdub\/"},"modified":"2021-02-01T11:59:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T10:59:32","slug":"dj-lag-okzharp-steam-rooms-hyperdub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pan-african-music.com\/en\/dj-lag-okzharp-steam-rooms-hyperdub\/","title":{"rendered":"DJ Lag and Okzharp to release collaborative EP on Hyperdub"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Four tracks made for the dancefloor by the gqom pionneer.<\/span><\/h4>\n

Having initially linked up online back in 2012, Durban gqom originator DJ Lag<\/a> and London based Hyperdub<\/a> mainstay Okzharp<\/a>, of Okzharp and Manthe Ribane, announce\u00a0the\u00a0Steam Rooms EP<\/em>\u00a0collaboration.<\/span><\/p>\n

The EP\u2019s title originates from the Durban nickname for local clubs, \u201cthey used to refer to clubs as steam rooms, a lot of the early gqom-style music was played in these places. The name for the EP is a tribute to that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The EP features 4 club heavy tracks made in London in 2018 when Lag was passing through on European tours. Listen to first\u00a0single “Nyusa” below.<\/span><\/p>\n