Episode 5. Ladies and gents, boys and girls. Thor Rixon. Nuf said? Course not! For those of you who have not heard of Thor you're in for a treat, and for those of you who are already following this maestro's musical journey you're gonna love this.
The first time I watched Thor perform live was in 2018 at Wolfkop when he brought a massive ensemble of performers, musicians and dancers to accompany his modular Dj set. To say it was electric would be a massive understatement. It was f**king nuts. It had the kind of energy that made time stand still and for about 90 minutes he had a dancefloor of easily 1000 people losing their marbles.
I saw him a couple more times after that at various venues around Cape Town, but none quite had the same effect as the full ensemble, that is until I saw his name on a line up for festival in Poland called Garbicz in 2019. It was a last minute decision to fly out, and to be honest I was very ill-prepared for what happened next. The festival was surreal. It had the kind of soft welcoming energy of your granny's hand knitted quilt that's fraying on the edges. When I arrived at Thor's set on a stage named Seebuhne (The Floating Stage) - I was 100% floating. Paired up on stage with Alice Phoebe Lou on ethereal, empowering vocals I watched magic unfold.
Thor is a rising talent making waves on the Berlin and European scene and we are so proud to have him as a homegrown Cape Town boy!
This week Thor is kindly put together the grooviest little list of track for a real easy Cape Town summer's day. It's filled everything you could possibly want when you're chilling at home this Sunday.
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