Our Blog of the day has to go to Gerhard Human for his amazing illustrations, enjoy! Click here for more
Tuesday, 29 May 2012
Thursday, 24 May 2012
A Night at the Arcades!
To be honest
I went into this one with absolutely no expectations. I felt just a bit nervous
because I had convinced a couple of people that I know to join me in what
should be a great show. If Tumi, Zaki, Reason, 37mph and the rest did not impress, then my scrotum
would surely be found shredded outside
of a local butchery…well that’s a slight
exaggeration but you know what I
mean right? With that in mind I went on with a shaky gut feeling that was soon
laid to rest as we entered the venue.
The Empire Arcade! The name itself is
synonymous with candy floss highs, kaleidoscopic stage lights and crunchy
popcorn paved floors, this however was not the reality. With no Metal Slug in
sight but a tall buttoned up bouncer in the standard all black attire and beyond him a
smoky club with a rainbow of people mingling and drinking Black Label, while
anxiously waiting for the performances to begin. There was a slight sense of curiosity
and anxiety across the floor as the bass slowly crept in.
Tumi Molekane from Tumi and the
Volume was neatly tucked within the crowd and kept his attention focused
towards the stage. I followed his attention and from a cloud of smoke emerged
Reason, one of the dopest local mc’s I have heard, his flow prepared my canvas
and his rhyme schemes and delivery painted a picture of a complete and "album
ready mc" who has come a long way since I first saw him perform at Zula bar in
Cape town. Backed up by the musically adept 37MPH, doing all sorts of things
with his MPC and a surprise appearance by Akio from KOL on the decks it was clear that we’re going to be caught up in
a groove like no other, whether you like Reason or not I assure you that his
beats would have any hip-hop head breaking into all sorts of dance moves. He
performed Songs from his new album Audio
3D and is one of the artists signed to Motif records.
After the audio 3D, we had good
enough “reason” to wait with bated breath for the next performance, engineers
and Dj’s swiftly removed their equipment from the stage, to clear way for the
next performance and that gave me enough time to go back to the bar, get a refill
and easily manoeuvre to the front of the crowd to get a closer look. From the
smoke appeared Zaki Ibrahim dressed like a black swan with a black feathered
top that had raised shoulders, on her right was a fine sister who was so tuned
into character that I got lost in her backing vocals. At first I was a little
confused by Zaki’s new sound, forgive my ignorance but I honestly expected a
sound similar to what we heard on Eclectica In Purple, accompanied by two songs from that very same
album, that was not the case. She had Peach from Yesterday’s Pupil engineering
her sound and adding all sorts of effects and grungy techno beats that gave
life to a new Zaki who complemented the hypnotic sound with her enigmatic
voice, and aside from the few problems with feedback from the microphone the
veteran black swan soldiered on, delivering a compelling performance!
The night was nearing its end, the
stage lights tangled with the smoke creating a bloody haze and from there a
dark figure slid from the side lines to the stage, adjusting his microphone so
it could complement his seating position, the crowd quietened down to listen to
what the word smith had to say. Tumi was backed by the mysterious Peach from Yesterday’s
Pupil on the beats. I immediately tuned into their frequency and the two
complemented each other well on stage and gave a mind blowing (although short)
performance.
Closing the night was this strange fruit by the name Peach van Pletzen who was seemingly the
backbone of most of the performances of the night, he was left alone on the
stage with his gadgets and an electrical guitar neatly placed right in the centre of the stage. Peach van Pletzen
from yesterday’s Pupil is a crazy one man show(vocalist, drummer, guitarist,
writer and producer) and some of you may know the multi instrumentalist from Bittereinder, his role as producer for the Van Coke Kartel’s
“Skop Skiet en Donner” album or some of the work he has done with Tumi Molekane
to name a very few. This man sealed the night with an insane digital explosion of
sound demonstrating that he indeed is an instrument himself and all the other
gadgets are merely an extension of his true self.
I must say it was a pretty decent show for R40 wouldn’t you
agree?
Good Afternoon Kaffeiners!!! Its been a loooong time since we graced your screens with our presence, Im sure your mouths are watering for a full bodied sKAFFtEIN of all that's good for your soul. To make up for our absence we are going to put you on to the following entities that are making waves. Enjoy and remember be a part of something, be a part of Kaffein Online Magazine.
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1. Check
out Kananji, 24 year old Malawian Born rapper.Now residing in Midrand
where he studies and records. http://www.reverbnation.com/risiiing
Follow on twitter @Ootz85
4. The blog of the week has to go to Trunks and Cast for their awesome work in the fashion world, check out their blog http://trunkscast.blogspot.com/ and also click on the Events tab to find out more about their Fashion Night Out on saturday the 26th of May.
Follow on twitter @TrunksandCast
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
Tuesday Tune
Blog of the day
On my way to work I found myself scanning through twitter to see what my handful of followers (@Lambisking hint, hint) were up to...I like bloggers. There's something about a person who is not afraid to express themselves without limitations that makes me want to put on an apron,bake brownies, tap my heels together and sing the "peace in our land" song. So brownie points to this uncanny writer. Fenix Nuvo you deserve the blog of the day.
The Cosmic Conspirator
Letter from the founder (LFTF)
I guess its safe to say that young creative South Africans are on the right path, we have countlessly seen or been exposed to all sorts of creative concoctions created from the dire need to be seen, heard and experienced. It's almost as if we finally realised that money should not be the main catalyst for our creative drive but rather a by-product of our hard work, determination and experimentation. I love the fact that more and more individuals and groups alike are creating proudly South African brands, products and services.
We as creators are beginning to reproduce our own identity from a poitjie of culture, history and heritage and it is with that mentality that we will one day become industry leaders and be appreciated on a global scale as a unique breed and with all that we have going on in our country right now, we will have so much creative depth and therefore be able to disseminate our works on a broader scale. We have an immense wealth of talent and all that I wish for is for people to realise that the concept of Ubuntu needs to be revived, we NEED to help each other, collaborate more to reach greater heights and to be appreciated on a larger spectrum. Growth is healthy and will not be inevitable if we keep to ourselves and let our egos supersede the reality of our current state. I speak on behalf of you, me and everybody else who has a dream to breath life to their creative ideologies and ideas. The time has come to get up and do it...Be a part of something.... create.
With that said I would like to unveil the theme for our 6th issue of Kaffein Online Magazine *Drum Roll*
"Ambition"
Once again the aim is to interpret the theme in the following ways (but not limited to), graphically, musically or through words, please send your contributions to kaffeinmag@gmail.com, join the facebook page "I want to be on Kaffein Online Magazine" and or follow us on twitter @kaffeinmagazine.
Deadline for contributions is the 16th of April.
P.S.
Feel free to give feedback or to throw ideas around by emailing us on the above mentioned email address.
Thursday, 16 February 2012
Kaffein Online Magazine Issue 5: The Canvas
The long awaited 5th edition of Kaffein Online Magazine is out!!!! after power outages, storms, hectic schedules and every single hurdle and obstacle you can think of, the canvas was painted.
be the first to tell your friends about it and follow us @kaffeinmagazine for weekly updates on what is taking place in the world of South african Creators.
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