The Springbok Nude Girls burst onto South Africa’s indie music scene in the late 90’s and spent the next decade on the road and in the studio. Between 1995 and 2007 the band had an incredible 15 releases.
This year, Springbok Nude Girls are back with the same electrifying force and energy that first brought them to the public’s attention 16 years ago. In 1994 the band spent less than a week recording their first release, Neanderthal 1, which includes the cult classics, Bubblegum on my Boots, Stay, Managing Mula, I am Your Friend and I Know what I Want.
Nearly two decades later, they’ve followed the same maniacal formula. In June this year, the band reunited, after a 4 year hiatus, on the Isle of Wight, a small island off the coast of England where they spent just a week living together, writing and recording, as part of a music ‘experiment’.
“The brief was simple: lets get together and see what happens. If we like what we hear at the end of it, then we can maybe release it. No pressure, no interference. So we pushed the boundaries of what’s supposed to be possible and I think the result is interesting.” Says Arno Carstens
The result is Apes With Shades, a 6 track EP filled with the same raw power, edgy madness and contradictory genius that has formed the pulse of the Nudies music since their inception.
This limited edition EP is destined to become yet another SNG collectable. Get your copy on tour, at Look and Listen or online with Nokia Ovi Store.
Full tour details and dates and to Listen to the Full EP – go to www.nudegirls.co.za
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