Ruff Majik releases expansive new album Elektrik Ram

‘Elektrik Ram’, the latest album from South Africa’s megalithic Ruff Majik, is the kind of audio palate cleanser that we all yearn for from time to time. Kicking the vibe back to a sepia-toned era where bell-bottoms and fuzzed-out bass were de rigueur, the ‘Majik lads take a well-known template and drench it with their…

New Academics release long-awaited new album The Great Romancer

New Academics was formed in the early 2000s and has performed across the length and breadth of South Africa. The band has released three albums to date: ‘City of Strange’ (2006), ‘The Apple’ (2008) and ‘Growler Front’ (2016). Today sees the release of their fourth album, ‘The Great Romancer’, which was recorded intermittently over the…

Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys release new album Heaving

Heaving, the first musical departure from Lucy Kruger & The Lost Boys recent tape series, is a vivid, visceral and unbounded exploration of sonic storytelling. Relying on the idea articulated by poet and essayist Anne Carson that “every sound we make is a bit of autobiography. It has a totally private interior, yet its trajectory…