Older Sounds

Die Antwoord - 5. amazon.com. Used.

Rites of Spring. amazon.com. Used.

Fire Party - 19 Songs. Dischord Records. New.

Marginal Man - Identity. Dischord Records. New.

Trouble Funk - In Times of Trouble. iTunes.

Newer Sounds

Jaws - Be Slowly. iTunes.

Dead End Path - Seance & Other Songs. Triple B Records. New.

Mutes. iTunes.

Die Antwoord - Donker Mag. amazon.com. New.

The Proper Ornaments - First Step Out/Of All the Things. iTunes.

Video Time Sink

I'll often watch Die Antwoord videos over and over. I'll sometimes lose an hour or so doing so.

I'm currently obsessed with "Baby's On Fire."

Die Antwoord - Ekstra. amazon.com. Used.

South Africa

I always thought more music should come out of South Africa. Pop and rock. Not Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

When BLK JKS came out I saw it as a positive. The same thing with Die Antwoord.

With Die Antwoord as a starting point I wanted to look into more South Africa rap/hip-hop. Thanks to the magic of the Internet I was able to track down MaxNormal.TV and Sibot. I'm sure there is more out there.

Is there some sort of homegrown, hip-hop-esque, music of the townships? The baile funk of South Africa? I don't know. I'm asking.

When I was there in 2001 people predominantly listened to British and American music. I didn't come across a lot of domestic releases the way I did in New Zealand. Maybe South Africa has been releasing a ton of pop and rock. Maybe I managed to miss out. Please point me in the right direction.

MaxNormal.TV - Good Morning South Africa. iTunes. New.