Album Review: Spoek Mathambo – Mshini Wam (2010)
Reviewer: Batandwa Alperstein Spoek Mathambo brings a fresh new flavour with his debut album, Mshini Wam. The beats and lyrics share the same characteristics: simple, cryptic and infectious. Tribal drums meet grinding synths to create an atmosphere of grungy downtown Jozi streets. There is a powerful irony in the special blend of sophisticated cheesiness that...
AJ FOSIK: IN THE TEETH OF STUPEFYING ODDS
Sarah Jayne Fell talks to AJ Fosik about God, acid trips and impending doom, as well as his latest body of work, which fits somewhere roughly in between.