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Artist: Felix Laband
Title: Deaf Safari
Cat No: CPT 470-1 / -2
Format: 2LP incl. cardboard CD / CD / digital
Release: 29th May 2015

TRACKLISTING:

1. The Savage Bush Hotel (6:25)
2. Im So High. I Swear I Could (4:55)
3. Ding Dong Thing (11:59)
4. Righteous Red Berets (9:12)
5. Squeeze The Trigger (9:09)
6. The Devil Threatens Me (12:55)
7. Down The Garden Path (12:28)
8. Getting Old (5:05)
9. Pietermaritzburg (4:47)

ARTIST STATEMENT

Deaf Safari is an audio collage of subjects that interest me and speak of the world I live in.
It is an album composed of sampled recordings from the media landscape that has been the soundtrack to my life over the last ten years.

The most important development in my current music and as can be heard on Deaf Safari has been my understanding of the beauty and power of the spoken word. I have experienced severe indifference to contemporary pop and electronic music as a whole over the last many years, as I have felt that social comment of any relevance has been ignored by music in general.
Deaf Safari attempts to bring sociopolitical comment into my music without taking any specific stand.
Sampled outside of musical influence directly from the news; from preacher sermons or from contemporary African documentaries.
I have finally created a story with sound that I feel accurately conveys my personal experience with the African world I live in.

My musical influences on this album lie mostly with local Kwaito house. Deaf Safari is an experiment within certain boundaries of the 4/4 genre, to create my own South African "house" album.
I am proud and inspired about the South African Kwaito house scene.
However, as with my first three albums, "Thin Shoes In June“ (2001) - "4/4 Down The Stairs“ (2002) and "Dark Days Exit“ (2005), I am still interested in making strange and evocative music.

American Roots music from the earlier periods of the 20th century has deeply resonated with me during the making of this album.
The incredible field recordings by Alan Lomax of Negro prison and chain gang work songs, and the
beautiful early recordings of artists such as Leadbelly have had a major influence on Deaf Safari.

I am truly excited to release this album and to start performing in the music world again. It has been ten years since I released "Dark Days Exit , and although I have been purposefully absent from the music world, I have none the less never stopped making music.
I feel that I have finally arrived at a mature and challenging stage in my pursuit of making emotional music of relevance .

Felix Laband 13=02=2015

Links:

facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Felix-Laband/18041251748
soundcloud: @felix-laband
resident advisor: www.residentadvisor.net/dj/felixlaband

Felix Laband live @ Cape Town Electronic Music Festival 2015:
new.livestream.com/accounts/128788…videos/76528193

Felix Laband live @ Festival au bord de l’eau (Sierre, 2012):
Aubordeleau – Festival-weekend-au-bord-de-10

Deaf Safari

Down The Garden Path

Felix Laband - Down The Garden Path

Nico Shevron is a Pretoria based acoustic musician and songwriter. Since 2011 he has put his focus on his originally and unique writing style which has entertained many and audience
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With the combination of different styles such as country, folk, blues and rock, accompanied by his afrikaans lyrics and melodies , he instills a “True To Life” attitude. Every moment spent on stage performing to people from all walks of life is an opportunity to live out his dream and to share his stories.
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His lyrics portray things that Nico has been through and which has formed part of his view of life. You can be rest assured that Nico creates an incredible ATMOSPHERE that will make you stomp your feet and bob your head.
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Kopsmokkel 
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He has performed at various venues and festivals such as Hooters , Jolly Rodgers , Rust Cocktail Lounge , Die Hap , Bushrock Festival , Skopgrond Festival , New Moon , Café Barcelona , Cafe De Cafe, Aandklas , Hidden Eden just to name a few. 
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He’s influenced both locally and internationally by artists and bands such as: South African Bands/Artists - Bacchus Nel, Valiant Swart, Koos Kombuis, Willem Welsyn, Elvis Blue, Ryno Velvet, Riku Latti and Piet Botha. International Bands/Artists – Bob Dylan, Rodriguez, Johnny Cash, Violent Femmes, Jack Johnson, G Love and Special Sauce, Bob Marley, Jake Bugg and Lindsay Buckingham. 


Nico has opened for acts like : Black Cat Bones , Bacchus Nel , Chiba , Vana Vana , Pieter Erasmus , Heidi Kriel , Lectric Monks , Kenny Hughes , Chris Phillips , Zebra , Soundwarmer , Andries Potgieter , I The Delicate , Sunset West ,Etienne Du Plessis also just to name a few
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When asked what the future holds the answer is as true as the lyrics as his songs.
''I just wanto make music , Inspire and be Happy''
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Look out for Nico next show it will be one to remember 

LINKS 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BasegJrbaU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3-Mow1DVoY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaVpoFbh0l8

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