Making art, or “next level beats” in this case, is sometimes a privilege –especially in most areas of the technology blessed USA. And sometimes making art is a matter of life and death. In fact, I don’t think its even called art at that point. It’s called a warrior scream, a declaration amongst all the noise of the big machine as it crashes to the ground. A human need to belong to something. A shining beacon in the dark night of humanity casting light on a distant shore called relief.

In America, we most hear that style of call from urban artists needing to escape the economic depressions of the inner cities; the daily struggle to stay alive and do your thing. Now, through the magic interconnected power of the internet, we have been blessed to recently discover the sounds of the South African Rap Rave band Die Antwoord. Actually, I don’t even want to call them a band. I want to call them a kick murder relief squad from all that is safe that you can dance to.

So do your duty, get inspired and read on up on this holy trinity of Ninja, Yolandi Visser, and DJ Hi-Tek and the stories they tell from the landscape of Cape Town, taxi’s pumping rap rave mega mixes, and the cross pollination of all that comprises Afrikaan modern culture. The word is Die Antwoord!

More to come real soon ! ! ! …..
Post image by Sean Metelerkamp :: Check his site for more band photos.