In just over three years, Academie has made the case that pop music that is as transfixing as it is transcendent and beautiful can emerge out of Johannesburg’s exacting urban milieu. 

Initially through their live shows and then with 2016’s groundbreaking EP, Volumes, Jean-Louise and Alex Parker have conjured up a pop soundscape that easily places the duo alongside those pushing the frontiers of the genre on the global scene. They have matched this with an arresting aesthetic and a recent slate of intensely conceived performances – all of which have fortified Academie’s standing as among South Africa’s most exciting creative talents.

The songs are a mix of dark and light that reflects the dualism that Academie readily embraces: in their self-contained musical world, pre-recorded samples, vocal reverb and loops are as central to the sound as the viola, guitar and saxophone. 

The sense of humankind’s dislocation from one another is reflected in Academie’s broader examination of twenty-first century living, through the prism of songs.

When Academie first appeared in early 2016 it was obvious that this was no side-project. For one, the duo paid attention to their live performances in the way few other South African pop acts do, frequently enhancing their shows with thrilling sonic elements. The Horizons Project Choir joined Academie on their highly-coveted Main Stage slot at Oppikoppi in 2017 and a string section exquisitely elevates a filmed studio performance of “In the Clearing”, a track off Volumes that’s at once spare and intoxicating. The absorbing Academie live experience has also seen them play most major South African festivals over the past few years including Fete de la Musique in Johannesburg (2016), Mieliepop Festival (2017) and the Smoking Dragon Festival Main Stage (2017).

Academie relocated to Berlin, Germany, at the start of 2020.

There's a place in France where the naked ladies dance, there's a hole in the wall where the dirty bastards see it all.

A Dream Noise Duo from Cape Town, South Africa.

Go the Rodeo is an idea not bound by a certain sound, or specific genre. We aim to express our emotions, frustrations and passion through music, and share this with the world. We’re not trying to entertain or compete, but rather connect, and create a vibe that brings you closer to yourself and others.  
In 2018 we’ll be joining Jampacked Productions together with multiple South African and international bands in an effort to raise R1 million for the Rocking for Rhinos foundation. This gives us and you an opportunity to be a part of something bigger, and all you have to do is to come and enjoy a show or two :)
Follow our Facebook and Instagram to keep up to date with all our endeavours.

Creating an alchemy of psychedelic rock and electro pop

enquiries: nicholas.lane@live.com
https://www.facebook.com/nicho.lane.music/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leIZ9dgNwIY

Post-Punk Garage Rock out of Cape Town,South Africa

Sanity’s boring, harmony's a joke,
I built my throne out of everything broke.

This is blues exorcism for cursed souls. Heavy psych riffs dragged through ash. Basement doom jams that sound like they’re melting from the inside.

This is not good music. It’s honest noise.
Unlovable, unmarketable, undeniable.

Guitar wankage in its purest form.

If you get it, welcome!
If not, you were never meant to...   Haha, guitar go Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Nomadic Orchestra's primary objective is to create energetic music which makes people move and let the magic of music fill the surrounding air.

Nomadic Orchestra arrange and compose all their music with inspiration from a range of traditional and modern styles of music, twisted with contemporary beats to create their brass dance style of music - music for everyone, everywhere.

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