Who would’ve thought you’d ever see a guy in a Pikachu suit with Aphex Twin shouting, “Fok julle naaierrssss”?
Read this in a very heavy American accent: You might remember me from such blog posts such as Die Antwoord Gig or Don’t Touch Me on My Studio Remix. My name is Niel and recently I’ve been in the newspaper and on a really popular site. So, am I a famous blogger now? Do I have mad influence?
I reckon I need to go a little bit more RESPECT from other gangsta bloggers or go “ride” with them in the web-hood. I’m having an existentialist blogger fame crisis. Who am I? When am I famous? Will I be the next Mashable? Or even Hipsterrunoff? I probably need some endorsement deals first.
I reckon you only reach fame, when people get excited about your sex tape, or maybe post explicit pictures of you on PerezHilton.com.
When does one really become a “blogger”? If you post one post, are you a blogger? Or do you need to be like working “blogger”? Pay your server and other expenses like food and drinks, so I can be like 2Oceansvibe, probably South Africa’s only legit “blogger”. Time will tell. For now, I’m ending this blog post, ’cause I’m flying to LA to meet Zooey Deschanel for a coffee.
1) Schranz
This is like the Satan spawn of hard techno. It just goes on and on until it hammers the distortion until your brain bleeds. I reckon this would be cool with lots of leather in a European sex club.
2) Chiptunes
One of my favourite music genres ever. It combines the awesome chip sounds of vintage game consoles and creates this diverse array of raw music. Perhaps you can call it more of a medium as opposed to a genre, but it’s awesome nonetheless. For more check out 8bitpeoples. P.S – My 8bit friends will probably hate me for putting this in the same post as crunkcore.
3) Crunkcore
I’ve linked to this before as a song that will end a party, but I reckon some people dig this, like getting “CRUNK UP IN THIS BUSINESS” while “SCREAMING”. They seem to get a lot of chicks. Kudos to them… I just wish they mixed up two different genres, maybe we need a GangstaPop band, like Miley Cyrus rapping/autotuning/ooh-ing about all the booty they get as tween… wait that’s Justin Bieber.
4) Spacesynth/Italo-Disco
Spacesynth is what the 80′s left behind. The cheese in this music can feed a whole town for years. It’s so delicious and over done that it makes me wonder if it wasn’t some post-modern music movement, kinda like Die Antwoord.
5) Nintendocore
I’ve seen HORSE the band live and they really know how to break your neck headbanging and moshing your brains out. This odd example of more “screaming” plus Nintendo/8bit sounds makes me wanna rip people up in style. There’s a lot more obscure “core” genres out there, but this is by far the most fun.
6) Opera-Glitch-Electro
Local South African band, Lark, makes the awesomest mix of operatic style voices with lots of harmonies filled with glitch electro. I guess you can’t actually call it a genre yet, ’cause it’s totally off the chart and unique. They are definitely one of my favourite acts in South Africa. I’ve seen them live numerous times. Some people find it “too weird”. I say they’re missing the best bunch musicians creating the world’s most creative music.
There’s some footage of last night’s gig. They opened with the legendary Enter the Ninja. Now where they the R75 worth? A short but resounding yes. They own the stage. The music is unique. It’s fresh and their experience from their previous acts shows. Really good diction. They perform, and that’s what they do best. They live their characters and aren’t afraid to overstep boundaries – ie Ninja’s cock swinging in Spongebob undies or Yo-landi’s overt sexuality. It’s different and an experience. Oddly enough the swearing didn’t bother me that much. I thought it would, but it felt part of their act and weren’t forced. Would I go see them again? Yes, the vibe is just insane.
A surprise of the night was also DJ Solarize, Leon Botha, the progeria survivor, doing the dopest classic hip-hop turntablin’ DJ set.
Ok, so here’s the deal. Die Antwoord rocked Coachella. The reviews so far have been good. And just by looking at that vid, it seems pretty awesome. The Internet made these guys. Die Antwoord is a rare example, not only for the international scene, but also the local scene.
They came out of nowhere, they became famous due to their “hype” not the normal route of bands getting fans via live gigs and slow generation of word of mouth. Die Antwoord skipped the queue, but to the international stage. The anticipation for live acts will definitely maintain them for a while, but will they keep their “weird zef freshness”?
