An easy rhythm of traffic hustles along both lanes of Sir Lowry Road at noon on a Friday in the suburb of Woodstock in Cape Town. Fresh air hits one's nasal courtesy of calming winds only majestically visible from above as masses of cloud cover curtains down the slopes of Devils Peak. Touch it, walk … Continue reading Ironclad Homage
Grandma’s Hands
'N-I-Z-E-R I'm on a mission / Under no condition will you ever catch me slipping / I put my thoughts on paper all you gotta do is listen / Maybe if you pay attention you might see the vision.' - Focused Nizer There has to be some deep meaning to it.Perhaps it's an acronym I … Continue reading Grandma’s Hands
Mind Power
King Lucmoz Doremifaso There's lots to be said about consistency. The drive fueled by passion and other varying factors. Reassuring and rewarding it's a productive poison of God's making. At six years old a young Lucmoz originally of Maputo, Mozambique left his homeland for Johannesburg with his mother after his parents separated. It was in grade … Continue reading Mind Power
Shine On
1619 Records Artist : Basso Relievo 'My music is human. I kinda base it on my name Relievo. I got it from the dictionary, and it means relief. But because I'm an artist, I flipped it. Called it great relief.' It's 11h48 Sunday morning March 8th (yes, pre-covid lockdown in South Africa before the real … Continue reading Shine On
Scenic Sounds
It's the season of Spring in October South Africa but she boasts some cleavage tonight blowing kisses of berg winds playing coy as to what awaits us on her handover into Summer. It's just after 9 pm and with only a few days left before his EP's release I enter Mo's home in the suburb … Continue reading Scenic Sounds
Way Bill
This compilation was released in 1981 but I'd only seriously been introduced to it in the late 90's. I remember my sister insisted I meet a friend of hers and on exchanging hip hop with soul and with jazz as a common interest, we in turn became good friends.That friend's little bedroom less than a … Continue reading Way Bill
Solidified
More soul than rnb, more vinyl than cd.That's where Michael Archer better known as D'Angelo left his mark on the world sonically all while exhibiting typical hip hop swagger.He started playing piano at the age of 4 and later went on to become a multi-instrumentalist.Upon entering the world of music he'd co-written and produced the … Continue reading Solidified
Sound’s like more
In the 1980's the UK's pop scene emerged strong and bold with a definitive fresh outlook partly incorporating influences from further West. George Michael took the lead role alongside Andrew Ridgeley as Wham's songwriter and creative force.Released in 1986 'Wham! The Final' was a compilation of their greatest hits passed down to me by an … Continue reading Sound’s like more
What the Funk
Both a producer and an emcee Erick Sermon also known as 'the green eyed bandit' tasted viable success having formed and founded Def Squad Records just after parting ways with long time collaborator Parrish Smith as half the rap duo EPMD and as part of the Hit Squad. Keith Murray had a philly blunted coarse … Continue reading What the Funk
Till death do us part
Duran Duran : The Wedding Album It was totally left field and I could already tell I'd come across the same way to some of my closest friends back then .It's only much later I was to find out this was the band's 7th album and that they'd already held some status in 1980's pop.Each … Continue reading Till death do us part
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