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The following is a list of all entries from the Music category.
New track ‘Moloch’
Filed in Guitar,Music,Righard Kapp, July 29, 2010, 10:12 amHaving admittedly been quiet on music front over the last couple of months, I thought it might be worth showing that i have in fact been writing some new music, and hope to be recording a new album soon. I’ve been playing ‘Moloch’ live recently, so there’s a chance you may know it, here is [...]
Pics from ‘Black Southeaster’ launch by Niklas Zimmer
Filed in Benguela,Live,Music, July 26, 2010, 1:15 amThe Cape Town launch for ‘Black Southeaster’ has come and gone, and how Benguela did bring the house down. While my own set was admittedly plagued by ill health and technical shortcomings (of the guitarists’ variety, not soundman’s), Benguela wowed the audience with an intricate and ferocious set that set the tone for a very [...]
New Benguela album ‘Black Southeaster’ out July 23rd.
Filed in Albums,Benguela,Jaunted Haunts Pressings, July 14, 2010, 1:47 pmAs a longtime fan of the band, i am proud to announce the release of Benguela’s 4th album, ‘Black Southeaster’, via Jaunted Haunts Press. This is also the band’s first new album since 2004′s SUI, coming after an extended hiatus and the improvisational trio’s return to Cape town’s live circuit in 2009. ‘Black Southeaster’ was [...]
Two Great Guitar albums Pt3 (clean and NOT serene): Ahleuchatistas & Sajjanu
Filed in Guitar,Music,Writing, , 1:13 pmRighto, i’m not even going to pretend not to have dropped the ball completely over the last couple of months, let’s just say that i’ve been a bit jaded as far as music is concerned. If there was one thing i did cultivate a keen appreciation for, musically, i would say that it’s a kind [...]
Well hello…
Filed in Music, October 22, 2009, 4:49 pmCrikey, i haven’t posted on anything on here for what feels like forever! I do have half an excuse though, as i’ve been lucky enough to go on a jaunt to Taiwan to visit some family. As it happens, during the the two weeks that i was away, some of the most amazing gigs i’ve [...]
Sticky Antlers in CT
Filed in Heads Up!,Live,Music, September 11, 2009, 1:00 pmThe Sticky Antlers, a great band from Pretoria whose first album i wrote about here , and which has subsequently been picked up for distribution by One F Music, are finally coming to play in Cape Town for the first time ever. As my cursed luck would have it, i’m away for the entire time [...]
Blackmilk – Kimono Dragon
Filed in Music,Ramon Galvan, September 6, 2009, 11:55 pmI know i’ve posted this before (on a blog that has since dissolved into the ether, mind you), but i feel any South African music enthusiast has the constitutional right to be exposed to this magnificent song, and i am preparing this house for some new guests, in a manner of speaking. Blackmilk is a [...]
Back online.
Filed in Music, September 1, 2009, 7:38 pmYou may have noticed that this site has been offline since Sunday – this has been due to a problem encountered in upgrading the WordPress platfom to the latest version (and stupidly not backing up the previous installation, because, what could possibly go wrong?) – anyway, it’s back online thanks in no small part to [...]
From the Vaults: Skrummasjien
Filed in Guitar,Music,Righard Kapp, August 18, 2009, 12:40 pmSkrummasjien: (l) Mark – Drummasjien, (r) Righard – Strummasjien Skrummasjien was a two-piece noise rock outfit consisting of myself on guitar and Mark Van Niekerk on drums. The central idea was to fixate on an almost comical heaviosity based on power chord riffs, thrash metal drumming and feedback, coupled with noise loops.We liked the idea [...]
Two Great Guitar Albums pt.2: Andre v Rensburg,Nels Cline
Filed in Albums,Guitar,Music,Writing, July 20, 2009, 9:10 pmIt seems to be becoming a habit of mine to write about guitar albums – no surprise there – but also to tackle them in pairs. If you missed my previous lyrical waxing about Marc Ribot and Fred Frith, you can find it here. Andre van Rensburg – Unfinished Cities (South of the Border, 2008) [...]
