Sibot is a thrill to watch perform live and a revolutionary at thugging out Synth Scratchy and sometimes Kwaito Electronic beats. It’s been a head bopping, hip bumping, fist pumping pleasure to jam out to his sets at some of the best Electronic Music stages at some of the sickest festivals and parties this year. His diversion from turntablism and growth into the exploration of Synths is the delicious treat of  sexy grungy music satisfaction we get from him today. We track this crazy boy down for a little one on one.

You’ve been in the game for a minute now, what keeps you motivated?

Performing, TV games, hotdogs and isolation from music.

Your music is near-impossible to put a label on, how would you describe your particular sound?

I suppose its a mix of straight hip hop, electronica like chris clarke, a bit of kwaito and nerding out on technical production technics.

You’ve collaborated with a pretty diverse range of artists in the past, how do you go about deciding who you want to get involved with musically?

Colabs always have to be natural …you can wanna work with someone but they have to wanna work with you if its gonna work.

You’ve played at clubs and festivals al over the world, what energy do you find the most satisfying to connect to, the massive outdoor crowd at festivals or more intimate club/private party crowds.

Any crowd is cool if they on your side. There’s a point in a good gig where you realize that the crowd REALLY gets you and no matter where you go next they’re coming with.

What’s been your worst case of Murphy’s Law at a gig? (what can go wrong, will go wrong)

So we’re playing on a farm …hmmmm? The old bergie/bearded sound man sabotages our gig by unplugging the bass bins, tries to kiss spoek and theres a dog on the dance floor …. #musicwasabadchoice

Favourite place to play in the world?

Oppikoppi vs Switzerland

No question by sibot *gravy*

How does the local festival culture compare to what’s happening overseas?

Its a lot smaller but its in a very good place …we’ve come a long way in the 10 years Ive been involved.

A lot of our more experimental hip-hop artists seem to be getting a lot more love internationally than they are here at home. Any comments on this?

I think its great, Die Antwoord has done a lot for our scene. It took international exposure to break them locally…silly.

You’ve done some work for some of the biggest brands in the world, how does an artist who’s reputation screams non-conformist getting around making music that is so obviously “tailored to taste”?

Over the years I’ve built a business making music for commercials, this has taken the pressure off relying on the music closest to me to make a living… more money more paper.

Of all the musical collaborations you’ve been involved with, what has been the most creatively fulfilling?

Markus Waddy and Spoek Mathambo are the ones but working alone has been the most fulfilling.

INTERVIEW: Nathan Kabingesi