Photo : Loyiso Mzamane

Our two-man crew followed Inge as we headed backstage for a quick brief with a few grizzly members of BEAST. We waited, sucked on nicotine and waited some more and then finally strokes after the midnight hour, BEAST laid foot on stage as the cult following stood ready for an unbeknownst performance. Drunk audience members who shoved each playfully now stood at full salute, brimming.

Featuring the hard and pace full drumming of Sasha Righini (The Plastics) and bassists Louis Nel and Rian Zitsmann (Taxi Violence). The lead vocalist sang, screamed and seduced in tones of dark yet airy and shrill vocals, all of which surpassed the guitar riffs and lingered throughout venues concrete structure.

Myself with camera in hand, stood spell bounded as I transcended with the arousing magnetism of a lady named Inge Beckmann. The quartet had a stage presence, which matched their artistic abilities and came out to rightfully exploit themselves. If I had turned around to glance at the audience reaction, I am positive that I would’ve witnessed the previous performers jot down notes.

Many will draw comparisons to Lark the electronic collective, whom Inge fronted. Many will not have heard of BEAST a fresh-on-the-scene quartet mashed up of members from leading bands .

As a collective the headliners of the night were certainly in their own league, and had undoubtedly gained a couple of fans that like myself, are itching for the release of BEAST’s new material. My critique being that the venue was shy of being a full house. For now it’s a good idea to get your head wrapped around the release of the new Lark album Gong Is Struck after all its probably the closest thing bringing justice to an online review.

Words: Kurt Mullins

Photo: Loyiso Mzamane

This documentary looks at online connectivity around the world. It dips into the memories of prominent people within the industry to highlight the challenges they faced before the public was sold on the notion of technological connectivity. Insightful interviews from Caterina Fake, founder of Flickr; Eric Wahlforss, co-founder of SoundCloud; and Ola Ahlvarsson, CEO of Keynote Media, give us an inside view on connectivity. The documentary also gets their opinions on where the connected world is going. (Length: 20:56)
 
 
 
 

TILT – Panic Room

TILT – PANIC ROOM from BIG ADDICT on Vimeo.

A unique piece on the creative power of street art in general and tagging in particular. ‘Panic Room’ began when the Au Vieux Panier hotel asked the graffiti artistTilt to design a room for them. He responded by saying that he wasn’t interested in merely decorating a room but rather in creating something that looked more like an installation piece. Tilt thought about how a specific composition could communicate the notion of chaos and saw the entire room as a massive blank canvas. His approach was to manipulate the empty white part of the room to play up the feeling of chaos in the other. This footage shows him and a friend, a hip-hop singer with an old-school tagging style, working on the room. It took them one week to complete the project. (Length: 07:45)
 
 
 
 
Petite Noir – ‘Till We Ghosts’

Petite Noir – Till We Ghosts from Petite Noir on Vimeo.

It’s rare for artists to cut through the humdrum of contemporary music. And rarer are artists like Petite Noir who can be different while appealing to a wider audience. They’ve said that they’re trying to pioneer a genre called ‘new wave with a hint of an African Aesthetic feel to it’. It is a chunky mouthful of a label but it accurately sums up their sound. What sets them apart from everything else on the airwaves right now is their distinctly pan-African sound: their rhythm, their guitar melodies and certainly Yannick Ilunga’s voice.

 
 
 
 
Camcorded – A Fashion Film

Conrad Roselt’s short black and white fashion video is filmed with a camcorder and plays with yours emotions. With the help of volunteers and friends, and set in diverse everyday locations, this is a personal project that Conrad has created for his portfolio. Take two minutes out to watch a sexy and unique take on interactive fashion. (Length 02:18)
 
 
 
 
All Hail The Beat | Nelson George

All Hail The Beat | Nelson George from Focus Forward Films on Vimeo.

Even though stores haven’t carried the TR-808 since 1984, this drum machine has earned its place as one of the most iconic instruments in music history. All Hail the Beat sums up the Roland TR-808’s legacy in slightly less than three minutes. The device will be familiar to many music fans as the source of the percussion in Marvin Gaye’s ‘Sexual Healing’. It was also a great creative catalyst within the music business because its cheap price made it affordable to struggling artist around the world.
 
 
 
 

What’s Your Story? The faces behind ‘Brave’

The music video of ‘BRAVE’ – the latest song from Lark feat. Haezer – is a frantic animated journey into a surreal future. Forest elements and artificial transformation of our robotic impersonators create the fabric of a new and uncharted universe. This is a behind-the-scene exclusive interview with Tevan Baitz, Topher Henny and Wynand Lens, the creators of this anime-inspired music video.
 
 
 
 

‘This’ Music Video – Modeselektor ft. Thom Yorke

Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary are the Berlin electronic dance duo known as Modeselektor. They have been making music together since 1992 and, with the release of three albums, have been an unstoppable force ever since. Their latest album Monkey Town features a long-time fan of theirs: Thom Yorke. This music video for the track ‘This’ features a girl handling a marionette doll in a derelict toy room and is as eerie as it is unpredictable. (Length 04:17)

Animators of Lark ft. Haezer – Brave Music Video | Interview from one small seed on Vimeo.

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Produced: one small seed productions
Shot: loyiso mzamane
Edited: loyiso mzamane
Location: jackal and hide
Music: lark ft. haezer ‘brave’

This week we’ll make you laugh with Pablo Francisco, rock out with The Used, turn over a table or two with Fruit and Veggies and get your heart pumping with our Self-Made shoot. There’s much more to see so don’t miss this one.

Pablo Francisco
Fruit and Veggies
The Used
Fokoffpolisiekar
Lark
Self Made shoot
The HedKandi Experience
Southern Comfort Creative Exchange
Ten For Grandpa
Mac ‘n’ Cheese

Preparation is key in getting to a point where you can raise anarchy effectively. So we took lists to Oppikoppi and found out what goes into raising hell. Here are some of our favorites and their own survival kits for the legendary Oppikoppi Music Festival.

Kid Fonque

Name: Allan Nicoll
Total number of days at Oppi: 2
Total number of hours slept: 2.5
Traveled from: Johannesburg

Items consumed:
Castle Lite
Amstel
Vodka
Cigarettes
Potjie
Omelette
Mini donuts
Gum
Tea
Water

Survival Kit:
CD Case
Oppi Mix
Camera
Headphones
Earplugs
Beer
Cash
Oppi Card
Gum
Cigarettes
Phone
Flyer for next gig
Warm things

Gazelle

Name: Xander Ferreira, Nick Matthews
Total number of days at oppi: 1
Total number of hours slept: 0
Traveled from: New York via Cape Town

Items consumed:
Windhoek draft
Red Bull
Malboro
Smirnoff vodka
Havanna Club
Jaegermeister
Wimpy dagwood Braai

Survival Kit:
Trademark Pillbox Hat
Shoes
Gazelle CD
Sunglasses
Cellphones
Lighter
Beer
Gum
List of important numbers
Business Card
Something from Fender

LARK

Name: Inge Beckmann, Paul Ressel
Total number of days at oppi: 2
Total number of hours slept: 4
Traveled from: Cape Town

Items consumed:
Airwaves gum
Camel lights
Windhoek
Whiskey
Red wine
Footlong hotdog
Fruit
Green tea
Ajitsuke nori (Japanese seaweed snack)

Survival Kit:
Stage Outfit
Sunglasses
Mic
Earphones
Plectrum
Fruit
Green Tea
Double Muff

Van Coke Kartel

Name: Francois Van Coke, Wynand Myburgh, Justin Kruger, Jedd Kossew, Jason Oosthuizen
Total number of days at oppi: 2
Total number of hours slept: 4
Traveled from: Cape Town

Items consumed:
Bottles of whisky
Red Bull
Beer
Cigarettes
Chicken potjie
Steak
Salad Fruit

Survival Kit:
Whisky
Red Bull
Fruit
Yogurt
Cigarettes
Sunglasses
Scarf
Watch
Nosespray
Vitamins
Sweets
Extra Zildjian Drumsticks

If these preparations prove anything is that you cannot predict a storm, but you can brace for it. Rock on, rock hard and see you at the next Oppikoppi.

one small seed Issue 08 – Part 2

ISSUE 08 FEATURES:

• FASHION: SH!T HOT COFFEE
• FASHION: KE-AI – THE ASIAN POP GLAM JUNK SHOP
• FASHION: DAVID TLALE
• PHOTOGRAPHY: ROSS GARRETT
• PHOTOGRAPHY: RICHARD KEPPEL-SMITH
• PHOTOGRAPHY: LEAH HAWKER & MICHELLE PRINSLOO
• ARTIST: MUSTAFA MALUKA
• DESIGNER: NIGEL MOORE
• ILLUSTRATOR: JOHDEL
• INTERNATIONAL: PARIS, THE TIMELESS CITY
• MUSIC: SA HIP-HOP
• MUSIC: PLANETARY ASSAULT
• MUSIC: LOVE THEM, HATE THEM – LARK
• MUSIC: EAT THIS, HORSE
• MUSIC: KIDOFDOOM
• MUSIC: BALKANOLOGY IV