ola!
so, this weekend is the weekend that many have been waiting for. the much anticipated RAMFEST has arrived. for some it will be like christmas, new years and your birthday all rolled into one, others just a regular day, and for the rest, a reminder of all things great in the world. i myself, however, am not going to RAMFEST. i know, shock, horror. but these things cost money, money that i do have, but prefer to spend it on more important things such as the greatest long weekend ever next month. the sacrifices one makes, but all these bands can be experienced again, but making memories with the special people in your life are a one time thing (yes, compadre, thats for you!:)x)
since i havent been to a gig in over a week, i dont have much juice for you. i was going to hit mercury on saturday (possibly for all the wrong reasons, but a girl does have needs), but got lazy. but rumour has it that purple turtle was some other kind of fucked up awesome. yeah. bummer.
so, i have decided that this blog would be dedicated to the bands that i would have made sure i danced to at some point at the festivities of the ram. so lets go. let this guide you if you are heading that way this weekend, and let me know your thoughts on my thoughts. and away we go...
FRIDAY:
Kidofdoom
i came across this band on MK about a year ago, and was transfixed by all the pretty colours and lights in their video. yes, i sat through a song that i did not know or understand, for 3 and a half minutes cos like a child, i couldnt take my eyes away from the screen. i am that easily distracted/transfixed, i dont really know which word to use. i didnt really listen to the song though, but decided that next time i'd actually make an attempt at listening, which i actually did the next time i saw the video. i must say i was fascinated. thats the only word i can use. fascinated. and intrigued. here was this band that didnt say a single word in their song, but somehow the music still 'moved' me. it still evoked some kind of emotion, and more that one at that. it told a story. they werent electro, they werent dnb, they werent even rock, but somehow they managed to concoct something that i think went down well. i think they call this genre 'electro-rock' (??), i dont know, but i dig it. and the fact that they dont sing at all, and let the music speak/sing/sound for itself is marvellous. i rate that if you're into electro-esque music, then this is for you. i dig it, and what i say is usually considered the truth.
so, this weekend is the weekend that many have been waiting for. the much anticipated RAMFEST has arrived. for some it will be like christmas, new years and your birthday all rolled into one, others just a regular day, and for the rest, a reminder of all things great in the world. i myself, however, am not going to RAMFEST. i know, shock, horror. but these things cost money, money that i do have, but prefer to spend it on more important things such as the greatest long weekend ever next month. the sacrifices one makes, but all these bands can be experienced again, but making memories with the special people in your life are a one time thing (yes, compadre, thats for you!:)x)
since i havent been to a gig in over a week, i dont have much juice for you. i was going to hit mercury on saturday (possibly for all the wrong reasons, but a girl does have needs), but got lazy. but rumour has it that purple turtle was some other kind of fucked up awesome. yeah. bummer.
so, i have decided that this blog would be dedicated to the bands that i would have made sure i danced to at some point at the festivities of the ram. so lets go. let this guide you if you are heading that way this weekend, and let me know your thoughts on my thoughts. and away we go...
FRIDAY:
Kidofdoom
i came across this band on MK about a year ago, and was transfixed by all the pretty colours and lights in their video. yes, i sat through a song that i did not know or understand, for 3 and a half minutes cos like a child, i couldnt take my eyes away from the screen. i am that easily distracted/transfixed, i dont really know which word to use. i didnt really listen to the song though, but decided that next time i'd actually make an attempt at listening, which i actually did the next time i saw the video. i must say i was fascinated. thats the only word i can use. fascinated. and intrigued. here was this band that didnt say a single word in their song, but somehow the music still 'moved' me. it still evoked some kind of emotion, and more that one at that. it told a story. they werent electro, they werent dnb, they werent even rock, but somehow they managed to concoct something that i think went down well. i think they call this genre 'electro-rock' (??), i dont know, but i dig it. and the fact that they dont sing at all, and let the music speak/sing/sound for itself is marvellous. i rate that if you're into electro-esque music, then this is for you. i dig it, and what i say is usually considered the truth.
Yesterday's Pupil
similar vibe to the boys from Kidofdoom. i guess theres something in the water in pretoria, who knows, but can someone get me a glass please? thank you. i do find yesterdays pupil to be more melodic though, and not as dancy, but just as cool. theres even an 80s kind of synth vibe to it (i dont even know what my own sentence means. im just using words i see on Assembly posters). and i just heard this new song, titled, 'you'll poly die', which i am absolutely IN LOVE WITH!!! but like, seriously. its got the grooviest bassline ever, and you cant help but move those shoulders and hips. ah, and the awkard beats. i heart awkward beats. im actually listening to it now. oooooh, yeah man. this is a dancy track though. check them out!!!!!!
3rd World Spectator
I have no words. and thats all i have to say on that :)
SATURDAY
Jack Parow
Okay, i know i said some uncool things about the mr parow a little while back. but i've decided to give him another chance, and you know what, i really do dig him. i know, for some, i am blaspheming, but im happy to put this on the interweb, so you must know how serious i am. but it wasnt the ever elusive 'cooler as ekke' that got me into his vibe, it was this track that he has with die heuwels fantasties called 'vraagstuk' or something of the sorts, that i really got into. yeah, the beat is cool, but i honestly just dig the way he raps. its funny. its slightly daring. its just simple and to the point, and he doesnt pose a threat to your mother or your ho, so thats quite nice. some love him, some hate him. there appears to be no middle ground with this character, and i guess thats also what i dig.
the monroes
i am just being biased here cos my mate is their publiscist, so this is some free advertising on my part :). if you dig My Chemical Romance, then you'll be into these joburg based guys. rumour has it some american company has snagged them, and this is the last time one is going to be able to see them on homegrown soil for some time. you know when those americans swoop in...umm...ja. i personally dont mind them. shame, they're cool. and they're lead singer is not at all painful to look at ;) but im not a fan of that kind of sound though at all, but after a few listens i started to enjoy them. granted i only know one track-something about peter pumpkin having a tumour. not really sure. dont even know how i feel about that title. i dug peter pumpkin as a child. felt bad for him. didnt he have a wife that he couldnt keep? poor bugger.
die heuwels fantasties
this would be in the hope that they did the jack parow collaboration. i have personal issues with one of the band members, but thats neither here nor there. shame, i dig them. they arent too bad, and i like their music videos. i hear they werent so sharp at the AKTV vibe in stellenbosch, but i guess this is way bigger, so they will have to bring it!
desmond & the tutus; taxi violence; isochronous
these bands i have heard and heard of, but havent been able to come to a conclusive decision about them. have only caught them in passing, so this would be a good chance to check them out properly. i did hit up an isochronous gig once at zula, but i was so incredibly boozed, i honestly dont remember. but i do remember making a mental note for some reason. they must have been good, cos i originally went to watch a mates band, and i cant remember what the name of the band was or how they were, but isochronous does ring a little bell at the back of the bird cage i sometimes refer to as my brain. taxi violence, i dont really know either, but a mate of mine had very good things to say about the drummer. and she has good taste in music and band members, so i trust her. and desmond and the tutus, i really dont know actually. can someone send me a memo about them?
so those, are the bands that i would def make my way to. i dont mention PENDULUM here, cos there really are no words, and no point in saying anything. so im not going to. maybe i'll shed a tear instead.
so kids, have fun. take photos. groove. drink. live. and love.
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