Counter Culture

Counter Culture is the Due LIVE ACT by Dwayne Lucas and Lieben Badenhorst who are born and bred in the Mother City, Cape Town. Counter Culture was born in the year of 2015 when Dwayne Lucas also known by his LIVE ACT Hoax came together with Lieben Badenhorst to form the powerful Counter Culture LIVE Act. Counter Culture has numerous single releases on V/A’s such as Witch Craft with featuring tracks by world class artists Lock Locker, Outer Signal.

Alienn, Bio genesis, Shameless, Abomination and many more releasing monster tracks on big known likes such as Terrorlab Industries, Mechanik Records and so forth. Counter Culture released a monster 12 track debut album in 2015 on the American Records label Mechanik Records owned by Roy Insanix, which was a great success and have now finished they second 10 track track album called Counter Culture – [ A ] Paradox which will be released 7 May 2K17 following with a 5 track EP later on the year.

Counter Culture has a reputation for pushing out quality tracks at a really good pace and delivering they unique bounce uplifting but aggressive Night Time / Twilight style, but yet have so much hard prog elements infused with they music which makes they style so special and defines them so well.

Counter Culture has played along side some of the best local and international artists around the world such as, Skazi, Pixel, Azax Syndrome, Bliss, Upgrade, Space Buddha, U-Recken, Biogenesis, Orca, Infected Mushroom, Hiyarant, Shift, Dileriant, Hiyamyzo, Frozen Ghost, Disco Volante, Iliuchina. U-Recken, Bliss and many many more.

Counter Culture’s music is based on a very unique sound and technique they have fused both elements from both Sub Genres, Progressive and Twilight and have created and defined they unique style which is present as Counter Culture. The Counter Culture sound is characterized by HUGE tight Kick and Bass with a little pinch of Sub, mixed up with some really melodic uplifting leads and chimes, dynamic rhythms and filthy psychedelic FX and Drops.