South African Music Magazine
Cover Feature: Kurzweil SP4-8 Stage Piano “…the new SP range is a worthy successor to an already revered instrument series” Kurzweil Systems was founded in 1982 by Ray Kurzweil, an American renowned author, inventor and futurist. If you’re a follower of the increasingly popular Ted Talks on TED.COM you may have come across him from a Read More »
The Rescu [3/5] I read somewhere that The Rescu are a stadium rock band; that this is indeed the sound they are going for. It’s a somewhat bold attempt considering the opportunity to play a ‘stadium rock’ gig will be few and far between in South Africa. I’ve also heard (or read, I can’t remember) Read More »
Instrument Review Hammond SK1 “The designers ave taken great care to create an instrument that pays homage to its predecessor with a classy finish that cries out retro.” The Hammond electric organ was invented by Laurens Hammond in 1934. Originally intended and indeed used in churches as a cheaper replacement for the costlier wind-driven pipe Read More »
English band Wolf People bang out a real 70’s psychedelic offering that does have appeal. From the same label that introduced us to Black Mountain it’s an interesting mix and certainly worth taking note off…. If you like your rock ‘n roll heavily dosed up with 60’s and early 70’s psychedelica in a totally retro Read More »
A band definitely worthy of being on our best new bands list, Warpaint is an LA based quartet best described as art-rock meets psychedelia and should certainly get all the indie trainspotters scrambling for cooler than thou brownie points with this one in their collection. LA based quartet, Warpaint released this, their first full length Read More »
Ah the lady killer with the lady killer voice. Cheesy 50’s style hit single aside there is no denying Cee Lo’s amazing voice and sense of humour… Cee Lo Green can sing and sing really, really well. And he knows it. Most buyers of this album will probably be drawn to his big hit, ‘Forget Read More »
In 2005 Foto Na Dans won the Afrikaans rock band competition, Rockspaaieder and ever since there has been a lot of expectation placed on this 5 piece progressive rock band from Bellville. There is no mistaking the musical ability of these guys and they’re not scared to experiment either, co-conspiring with unlikely collaborators, Flash Republic Read More »
Hailing from New York, We Are Scientists could possibly be called veterans of the Indie Rock genre as Barbara is already their fifth album. With bands like The Strokes, Franz Ferdinand and Razorlight spearheading this musical movement, these guys have a more polished sound compared to the previously mentioned bands as well as incorporating minor Read More »
Unbelievably this is Korn’s ninth studio album. Remember when they were the new kids on the block and all the rage? They’ve looked once again to Ross Robinson who produced their first two albums, which suggests they’re trying to recapture their glory years. But can vocalist Jonathan Davis still pull off that teenage angst of Read More »
The Revelators are a 3-piece garage rock band from Cape Town with strong post-punk influences who have been creating quite a buzz for themselves lately. The music is fast, unrelenting and vocalist Johnny Tex can certainly wail in that strong tradition of garage punk blues. There has been a welcome trend towards raw, sparse rock Read More »
