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Die Antwoord is The Answer

redconfetti — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:14:36 +0000

I went to a party recently where people were showing off some of their more recently admired music videos, and the party hosts neighbor put this video on.

The alibino rat queen look of Yo-Landi Va$$er in this video, and the Xhosa verse spit by Wanga (and it’s tribal African theme), caught my attention with a major “What the fuck is this?” expression. It turns out that the video, although heavily laden with references to the penis and sex (typical of most modern music videos), is about the Xhosa manhood ritual of circumcision.

I didn’t know at the time that days later I would continue to watch the video over and over again amazed and excited by the catchiness of the synth lead and bass thumping of this song, the Affrikan accented sexually appealing pixie vocals of Yo-Landi and the tough guy Vanilla Ice on crack persona of Ninja.

After looking into this band a little further, it becomes apparent that while their music and messages are serious, something about them is a parody or act. Their ‘Zef Side’ video below begins with a short group interview shot documentary style with Yo-Landi explaining that her mom cuts her hair into that facinating mullet style, DJ Hi-Tek lives with his granny and creates his next level beats with his PC Computer, and Ninja lives with his parents across the street from Yo-Landi in the same neighborhood.

I’m not really a hip-hop fan, but this is ‘Rave-Rap’ that owes its roots to early 90′s rave and hip hop…back when I was in 6th grade and listening to Techno-Rave music and watching Snoop Doggy Dogg videos (before I transformed into a devout Nirvana-alternative rock worshipper).

Something about the down to earth personae, even if it’s just an act, and the cutting edgeness of their style and music, makes me want to hold them up to the rest to see. I really want to see these peeps become mainstream, their videos running right along side in the Zeitgeist with Lady Gaga.

Audio Illusion Remix

redconfetti — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:25:35 +0000

I decided to make a “remix” of the ‘Audio Illusion‘ video on YouTube.

Searching

redconfetti — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 04:43:24 +0000

Evolute

redconfetti — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 06:24:43 +0000

Just installed Logic Pro and used it for the first time. Garageband of course was kind of like training wheels for the program, but it’s a different beast than Garageband. But that’s a good thing.

Here is the first track I’ve produced.

Infinite Rays of Appreciation

redconfetti — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:19:59 +0000

Golden Pot Tree

redconfetti — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 05:24:53 +0000

I made this song a while back. It’s a pretty nice one on acoustic guitar. You might have heard it while on hold for HostDime.com back in 2004-2008.

“All the Boys” by The Coast

redconfetti — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 22:11:51 +0000

I was watching ‘The Listener’, which is a cancelled NBC drama which is currently available on Hulu, and this song came on. It’s a really great song, I recommend that others check it out.

Robots in Disguise – Turn It Up

redconfetti — Tue, 27 Apr 2010 16:43:12 +0000

I must say I love Robots in Disguise, an electro punk band from England.

http://www.robotsindisguise.co.uk/

I got turned onto them by their single ‘Turn It Up’, which I discovered on Last.fm.

I decided it was time that I give the other songs a listen on Grooveshark, and I’m finding that they’re not just an underground one hit wonder. I urge anyone who loves electronic pop with a punk/rock edge, check this girl group out.

The Church cover Disarm by The Smashing Pumpkins

redconfetti — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 16:35:37 +0000

For those out there that are familiar with the song Under the Milky Way by The Church, which is definitely one of the highlights of the Donnie Darko soundtrack (that’s how I became aware of the track), I recently discovered that the same band recently covered ‘Disarm’ by The Smashing Pumpkins.

Gary Numan – Films

redconfetti — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 05:34:01 +0000

This is one of the most awesome Gary Numan songs evar!!