GQOM OH!

"There is music made here that doesn’t exist and couldn’t exist anywhere else on the planet" - Dazed

"Gqom is an authentic form of expression, dark and realistic" - The Guardian

"brash youthfulness" - Pitchfork

"heavy, cavernous reverb, combining the dankness of grime, the fury of kwaito and the merciless boom of the post-dubstep universe" - Rolling Stone

"Given its meteoric rise, it’s strange to think that until recently Gqom was a hyper-local sound specific to a small community" - Crack Magazine

"a slow-burning, minimal and ominous style that’s frequently described as raw” - Fader

GQOM OH!

Gqom Oh! is a record label and entire movement set up to mitigate a complex history and provide a sense of escapism for the Durban townships. Spreading a consistent and powerful message the label provides a conduit for the joyous aesthetic of the South African continent. In terms of vision, label head and pioneer - Nan Kole has collated a lexicon of primal and tribalistic styles selecting only the most innovative flows to be an intrinsic part of his curatorial pallet. A coarse blend of infectious carnal pop culture paired with a DIY ethos ensures a continuous and inexhaustible supply chain of ghetto infused time-bombs which are creating huge ripples across the atlantic with outlets such as Rolling Stone, Fader and Pitchfork. Gqom withholds a strong narrative and a bright timbre, masking any traces of oppression. Gqom has its own language, one of erasing suffering, one of defiance and one of projecting a brighter future.

Citizen Boy † Dominowe † Griffit Vigo † Mafia Boyz † Emo Kid † Formation Boyz † TLC Fam † DJ Mabheko † Menchess † Newlandz Finest † Julz Da Deejay † DJ Lag † Rude Boyz † Forgotten Souls † DJ Nerd † Kapsule Boyz † Naked Boys † 6th da DJ
Licensing † Sync † Bespoke Composition † Film Trailers † Film Scores † Commissions † Sound Design † Audio Branding † Brand Alignment †

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