The Plastics - Occasional Lies

So here's something I am mega-excited to share with you!

I was recently invited to do a bit of animation for some Cape Town friends called The Plastics. When I saw what they wanted me to animate over, my brain exploded.

Directed by Duran Levinson & Baden Moir, this video is pretty much all my heart desires. That is: cats and guitars. I was very, very happy to be involved in this project and am really pleased with how everything came together. But why am I making you do all this reading when you could just be watching kittens smashing tambourines? Let me just shut up and let you watch the video!

You are invited to The Hi5 Cosmic Caravan!

The tenth episode of Hi5 is around the corner and we've got an extra special party planned for this one!

Griet have invited us to take over their Caravan Stage at this year's Grietfest. We've picked out a great collection of DJs to play said caravan and have drawn up some crazy decor and lighting plans to transform it into "The Cosmic Caravan". Can't wait for this one!

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Bye Beneco - On The Line

While Joburg lies mostly dormant on the new band front, Bye Beneco are one of the few awesome new bands the city has birthed over the last while. The young band have been doing great and it's really encouraging to see how they've been making great things happen. They just released their first music video which is for their song On The Line. Check it out!

Disco de Moda - Disco Sucks so Good!

This Saturday I'll be joining a fantastic lineup for a party that promises to be nothing short of inter-stellar!

On the 27th of July Disco de Moda will spreading it's wings; taking a brief flight away for it's much loved home at Kitcheners for one night at an exciting new venue called Chez Ntemba. The first event of it's kind to be held in Chez Ntemba, I am MEGA excited to see this venue. The space itself was once know as Sunningdales Hotel, a charming, but really seedy spot where we threw the Television parties back in 2006 and later Electric Affair. Since then, Sunningdales went under and the space has been reclaimed and completely reworked. Going by photos, it's gonna be something else!

So yeah, there's this exciting new venue, but beyond that, there's just so much to say about this party! For starters, feast your eyes on the poster for the night, created by my incredibly talented partner in crime, Matt McFarlane!

Then there's the promo video, created by VJ Grace Jones who, as fate would have it, will be spitting out eye candy on the night as well!

Then there's this neat drink special they're running on the night, serving up gin and tonics (the most disco of all beverages) for a mere R20 a glass.

There's also a really great mix tape that DDM head honcho Data Takashi mixed; the perfect soundtrack to getting you stoked for this party!

Then, there's the big one, an incredibly cool competition Disco de Moda are running with We Are Awesome. Get all the details here!

Lastly, there's the actual lineup of the night. In my books, it's nothing short of perfect. Most prominently Cape Town superhero Tommy Gun will be flying up for this show. Then an awesome selection from Jozi herself, we'll have Data takashi, Casioheart, H-Bomb, Rakkie and myself. I'm lucky enough to be playing two sets on the night! My main slot will be at 11PM, but I'll also be playing a three way battle with Tommy Gun and Data Takashi at the start of the night. Gonna be mountains of fun.

In short, this really is the most exciting dance party to go down in Joburg in ages. You'd have to be one very foolish sucker to miss out on this!

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John Wizards - Lusaka by night

Cape Town's John Wizards have just released a music video for their track Lusaka By Night. Animated by Sebastian Borkenhagen the video is a perfect extension of the artwork for the band's upcoming, self-titled album and it's also a lot of fun. Check it out!

SMACM009 - Jaysynth - Until we meet again

I'm very happy to say "Until we meet again", the debut Jaysynth album and our 9th release through SMACM is out!

The album is a beautiful collection of 8 songs. It's a bit of a heart wrenching listen; rather melancholy, but there's a strong feeling of hope bubbling under and ultimately it's a pretty triumphant record. Overall, it leans a lot more towards post rock than the earlier Jaysynth EPs did. 

As with all SMAC releases, the album is freely available online. For proper fans, there's been a small run of CDRs packaged in hand crafter sleeves. Get in touch if you'd like one! Otherwise:

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JAYSYNTH

"UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN"

Yo are invited to Hi5 Yo Grapes!

Tonight marks the next episode of Hi5! This will be the 8th episode in this new series and I guess once we get to ten I can't keep calling it new anymore.

For our eight instalment, we have a very firm SMAC favourite, Yo Grapes. I've been in love with this project from the release of his first single, Outside, so finally hosting him at a SMAC event is going to be great. Supporting, we have a brand new solo project called Phosphene. This far, Phos has released two singles and I'm really looking forward to seeing what his live show it like. As always, Plaat Japie and i will be on DJ duty, but will this week also be joined by our dear friend Doctor Khumalo! 

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You are invited to see Kidofdoom return to Pretoria!

Following on a pair of amazing reunion show in Cape Town and Joburg a few weeks back, on Friday night Kidofdoom are getting back together for one night of carnage in their hometown of Pretoria. I'll again be joining the band on visual duties and couldn't be more excited for this one. The line up this time round is all kinds of awesome, with highlights coming in the form of The Watermark High and Breakfast, which is the brand new DJ persona of Vampire 9000!

As well as performing with the main attraction myself, my own band Eyes Like Mirrors will be playing in support of Kidofdoom as well. While we're all super excited to be supporting the instrumental titans, Friday's show is going to be bittersweet for us. Friday night will mark ELM's final show before we go on a hiatus. Our guitarist Jason will soon be relocating to Europe for a bit and while this doesn't mean it's the end of Eyes Like Mirrors, you surely won't be able to catch us live again until next year at the soonest. But, setting aside any sadness about the end of this chapter, we couldn't ask for a more awesome night to go out on. Friday night is gonna be amazing!

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