SA Music Blog

How’d you come up with your name and what does it mean?

IT WAS A SLIP OF TONGUE REALLY WICH IN AFRIKAANS MEANS DRESSLESS BUT IS ALSO A WORDPLAY ON WRECKLESS (ROEKELOOS)

Where are you based?

PTA/JHB

What is your favourite song of yourselves?

OUR NEW SINGLE “BRAND JOU BRA”

Who is your biggest fan?

ARNO CARSTENS AND A GIRL CALLED CHANTAL

Do you have groupies?

YIP…

What is the best place to gig?

THE BUNKER. IN HATFIELD PRETORIA. (USED TO BE CAFE AFRICA/SCOTTSCOTTS )

What was your best gig and why?

THE UPINGTON SONSTEEK FESTIVAL : GREAT PEOPLE, GREAT PARTY , GREAT WEATHER AND ONE OF THE BIFFEST ROADTRIPS EVER

Who is single in the band and who is in relationships?

WELL PETRO IS THE BETTER HALF OF HUYSER BURGER FROM BATTERY 9, LOANDI HAS SOME RELATIONS WITH SOME SLASHING DOG , TESSA IS BREAKING HEARTS LEFT RIGHT AND CENTRE AND SJANINE IS TELLING US SHE IS IN A LONG TERM RELATIONSHIP. BUT IT DEPENDS ON WHAT TIME OF THE NIGHT IT IS OUR SINGULARITY. ITS PRETTY MYSTERIOUS.

Care to share anything that what funny that you experienced on tour or at a gig?

WELL MOST THINGS WE DO ARE QUITE FUN. BUT I THINK THE TOPPER MUST BE HITTING EACH OTHER WITH BAGS OF CHARCOAL IN A BP AT FOUR IN THE MORNING AFTER A GIG. IMAGINE THAT AXE ANGEL ADD ON CRACK.

Which part of being in a band do you most enjoy?

THE CHICKS THE GANGSHIP AND THE ABSOLUTE FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION. ITS LIKE A KETTLE LETTING OF STEAM.
And which part do you enjoy the least?
WAITING FOR SOUNDCHECK

How often do you Practise?

TWICE A WEEK

What do you do for a living if the band isn’t your living?

WELL WE SLIDE ON THE SWINGS AND SWING ON THE SLIDES REALLY ! ALL KINDS OF THINGS TO PAY THE MORTAGE .

Do you make money?

IS THE POPE JEWISH ? ITS GETTING THERE .

What cds do you have out and where can we buy it?

NOOIENSVAART OUR DEBUT ALBUM HAS BEEN ON THE SHELVES FOR ALMOST A YEAR NOW. YOU CAN LOG ON TO LOOPHOLE MUSICS SITE /RYTHM RECORDS OR JUST DROP US A MESSAGE WE WILL DIRECT YOU TO THEM. OUR NEW SINGLE IS HITTING THE WAVES WITHING THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. KEEP AN EAR OUT.

How do you experience the scene?

TOO CROWDED WITH EVERY SECOND TRENDFOLLOWING JERK. THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE THAT TAKE UP THE SPACE OF SERIOUS MUSOS WITH A LITTLE HOBBY (USUALLY FLOWERED WITH STOLEN RIFFS AND COMMON LYRICS) FUNDED WITH THEIR PARENTS MONEY. ITS FUCKING ANOYING.
IN THE END ITS SUPPOSED TO BE ART NOT SOME RECIPE TO MAKE QUICK MONEY. ITS JUST AS WELL WE DRESS UP LIKE DOCTORS/NURSES GET A SCALPIL OR TWO START CUTTING AWAY AND CALL OURSELVES MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS. IT DOESNT MEAN IF YOU LIKE SCRUBS OR GREYS ANATOMY YOU MUST START YOUR OWN HOSPITAL.
BUT ITS FANTASTICK TO RUN INTO SOME PASSIONATE PEOPLE. THE JAZZ ,KWAITO, AND ELECTRONIC SCENES ARE ALL VERY EXCITING AND TOGETHER WITH THE ROCKGENRES GIVES SOUTH AFRICAN MUSIC A BEAUTIFULL COLORFULL AND VIBRANT GLOW.

Do you read books and stuff?

PLENTY! ALSO NEWSPAPERS, BLOGS , THE SIDES OF CEREAL BOXES AND PAMFLETS FROM OUR WINDSCREENS. THE RULEBOOK IS ONE WE AVOID THOUGH.

Where do you hang out?

WE HANG ON THE OUTSKIRTS AND EVERY NOW AND AGAIN COME IN FOR A KILL. ITS PART OF OUR MYSTERY. FROM RUSTY OLD BARS TO THOSE WHO HAVE CRICKET ON BIGSCREENS AND BRANDY AND COKE SPECIALS TO TRENDY DANCE CLUBS TO REGGAE JOLS TO STRIPCLUBS. FOREAL.

Where do you get lunch?

AT TESSAS HOUSE OR BP.

What does the future have in store for you, like the 3 or 5 year plan for the band?

WELL FOR NOW WE ARE FOCUSSING ON RELEASING THE SINGLE AND GIG MORE SUBSTANTIAL GIGS. IN FIVE YEARS WE MIGHT BRING TECHNO BACK OR SOMETHING EARTHSHIFTING LIKE THAT.

Any new albums being recorded or released soon?

AS MENTIONED YEAH. WE ARE PLANNING TO HAVE OUR SECOND FULL LENGTH ALBUM RELEASED BY THE END OF THE YEAR.

Do you listen to your own music in the car?

YES. AND WE SING ALONG AND DANCE ALONG TOO.

What’s playing in your car?

OK . THE COMMUNAL CAR ( OTHERWISE KNOWN AS LOANDIS CAR ) IT WILL BE SKIPPING BETWEEN RADIOSTATIONS, TESSA (COMMUNAL CAR 2) HAS GOT EITHER HIP HOP SOME DEATH METAL OR A MIX TAPE FROM HER SISTER PUMPING. PETRO HAS 2 STOLEN CARS SO SHE CRUISES WITH HUYSER THUS LISTENING TO EITHER THE NEW TIPPER ALBUM (BREAK BEAT BONANZA ! OR KOBUS! AND SJANINE PROBARBLY MOLOKO OR RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE.

What do you do for fun?

ITS X RATED. BUT INVOLVES A LOT OF LEATHER. MOST OF THE TIME WE JUST HAVE FUN.
IT JUST HAPPENS.

Who is your fav SA Artist?

BRENDA FASSIE

Which SA artist do you dislike the most and why?

ANYONE WHO UTTERS THE WORDS : BABY, DROOM ,VERLANG , VERLOOR, GISTERAAND, … THOSE SONGS THAT ALWAYS INCLUDES SOMETHING THE SOMEONE WAS THINKING THE PREVIOUS NIGHT LOTS OF MOONSHINE AND SOME PICTURE OF SOME PEARLWEARING PERSON OR SOME BEACH. ANY COVER ARTIST, ANY LITTLE BAND IMMITATING FOKOFPOLISIEKAR, EVERYONE ON THE SOKKIETREFFERS ALBUMS. BUT THAT GOES WITHOUT SAYING.

And if you wanna add something else please do so?

CAN EVERYBODY PLEASE STOP ASSUMING THAT WE ARE BREAKING UP EVERY NOW AND SO OFTEN. WE ARE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. LOG ON TO OUR MYSPACE AND DRINK LOTS OF WATER AND TEQUILA. IT DOES WONDERS.