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- Andre’ van Rensburg – Unfinished Cities
- Andre’ van Rensburg, who now lives in Taiwan, has been an esteemed member of the South African music scene for sometime having performed with Die Menere, Battery 9, Ohm and Supernature. Unfinished Cities his second solo album is a collection of thirteen Read More...
- Death Disco: The KOOS reissues
- A place where poetry and theatre meets noise. That was the original vision for South Africa's long-lost post-punk band KOOS, formed in 1986 by conceptual artist Neil Goedhals and actor Marcel van Heerden. They were joined in their quest by actors Gys Read More...
- South African Albums of the year
- 1. Jim Neversink – Shakey is good It may have taken a long time to get out there, but man was it worth the wait. Country rock at its best! 2. Blk Jks – Mystery EP Could have been a contender for South African release of the year, but it is only four songs Read More...
- Spewing Bile: Battery 9 launch Galbraak
- All Photos COPYRIGHT: Lisa Skinner Getting showered with sparks by a giant bearing an angle grinder is not how most people spend their Friday night. But Battery 9 fans come out in their droves for this kind of treatment, especially because live performances Read More...
- iets om te blameer
- Battery9 - “iets om te blameer”: een of ander tyd soek almal iets om te blameer jou ma, jou pa, die musiek die duiwel die bediende of dié wat die land regeer pak die skuld op iemand anders dit maak minder seer soek iets om te blameer Oh Christ, here we Read More...
- What has Paul Riekert been up to?
- COPYRIGHT for all photos: Lisa Skinner Battery 9 front man and One F record label boss Paul Riekert has been rather busy of late. Besides working on a new Battery 9 album and a further release with his musical partner Anton L'Amour, he has reissued one Read More...
- Battery 9 @ the Boh
- Last Friday I witnessed along with many other die-hard fans the return of Battery 9 to a Johannesburg stage. It was awesome and Nul were great in support too. Here are some pics kindly taken by Lisa Skinner. Read More...
- Battery 9 Return - Fuck Yeah!
- OK so as far as I am concerned there is only one gig this weekend and that's happening at The Bohemian. Yes people Battery 9 are returning to a Johannesburg stage on Friday night and they will be supported by those electro-industrial maniacs NUL. Can't Read More...
- A Sweaty night at the armpit
- Afrikaans music pioneers Nul, Riku Lätti and Thys Nywerheid invaded Joburg last week, Isolation.tv was there for the ride. The Bohemian in Richmond was the setting for a night of mayhem last Friday that had been dubbed Die Donderende Doodsnag (The thundering Read More...
- Afrikaans music gets interesting
- A new crop of musicians is stepping up from the swamp of commercial mediocrity. The rise of the De la Rey phenomenon has thrust Afrikaans music back into the spotlight, but the discussion seems to centre on Chris Chameleon’s release of English and Afrikaans Read More...
- Once upon a time, in a galaxy far, far away: Somerfaan
- It’s a bird! It’s a Plane! No, it’s Somerfaan! Strap on your rocket boots because he’s back with a new album, his best yet. Yes guys Somerfaan AKA At Nel has finally followed up his award winning self-titled debut and it’s a corker. Kyk of sy kyk, is Read More...
- A Tribute to the music of Johnny Cash: By legends in SA music
- Well I know this is late notice and let me just say upfront that this gig is sold out already. Well why the hell tell us about it, you may be asking. The reason is there is a second show happening on June 23 and they are already taking bookings; so get Read More...
- Savage guitars and blow-up dolls: The Kobus! Interview
- Kobus! are back! It’s been almost three years since they released their second album 100% SkuldGevoelVry , but lead singer Francois Breytenbach Blom assures me that after more than a year on the sidelines Kobus! are hungry, and they are hard. “The album Read More...
- Heavy Duty Discipline: NuL
- After a short break guest interviewer Woody Mellor is back with Heavy Duty Discipline. This time he turns the spotlight on Pretoria’s Industrial noise merchants NuL. The band is Adriaan Pelzer on keys & vocals, Simon Kruger on bass, Mareli Minnaar Read More...
- Dance to the underground: Muso and label owner Paul Riekert is bursting back in style.
- The local underground music scene has reached new creative heights in recent years, but all too often we see talented musicians backsliding into day jobs and semi-retirement way before their time. Many talented collectives never get the opportunity to Read More...
Bands can send music for review or online posting to: Isolation C/O of Lloyd, PO Box 91667, Auckland Park, Johannesburg, 2006
