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Official Trailer for ‘Chappie’ feat. Die Antwoord, Hugh Jackman, Sigourney Weaver…

one small seed — Mon, 12 Jan 2015 10:53:21 +0000

Neill Blomkamp’s new film Chappie, set to release on the 6th March 2015, stars a stellar local and international cast. The South African homegrown talent includes Sharlto Copley, Ninja and Yo-Landi Vi$$er, and international stars include Hugh Jackman (sporting a mullet haircut) and Sigourney Weaver.

Chappie tells the story of

The first robot with the ability to think and feel for himself. His life, his story, will change the way the world looks at robots and humans forever. Youtube

Hang on… It seems that this sci-fi comedy fits into the impressive continuum of self-perpetuating movie robots – with specific reference to Short Circuit, 1986, and the robot #5.

After being struck by thunder, #5- originally designed as a military weapon, develops a mind of his own with human emotions and intelligence. Sound familiar?

What do you think? Comment in the box below…

Ouch!!!! Smashing Pumpkins and NINJA…

one small seed — Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:31:51 +0000

Smashing Pumpkins and Die Antwoord’s Ninja cover David Bowie’s ‘Fame’. Ummm… Just no.

Some of the comments so far:

ReefTV: So bad it hurts.

Yadeehoo: Omg Ninja sucks in real life.

the astrocosmonaut: most embarrassing…..

What do you guys make of this? Voice your views in the comment box below!

Also on one small seed: Ninja’s performance with Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp and Die Antwoords’ #uglyboy video feat. Cara Delevingne, Marilyn Manson, Dita Von Teese & more

Die Antwoord’s #uglyboy features: Cara Delevingne, Marilyn Manson, Flea & Dita Von Teese

one small seed — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 09:28:02 +0000

Die Antwoord have done it again! Their new music video for Ugly Boy features some serious names: Cara Delevingne, Marilyn Manson, Flea, Dita Von Teese, Jack Black, and Aphex. That is all… Nothing left to say!

Seeing as we are speechless… here are a few comments from youtube viewers:

Ah mah god…. I’m squeezing so hard.All these awesome people in one video. Also Yolandi, you look fucking outstanding in that dark angel getup. <3 (RainbowMcFuzzy)

This video is amazing!! So many high profile entertainers featured and not to mention they nailed their parts throughout the film! I for one have enjoyed every second of this clip. I will still love to see the every day man/woman give it their all. Focus on some “real” life people like you once did… Congratulations on making a semi breakthrough.. It takes alot of guts and persistence to pay off… Guys, you are breaking them down \o/ (Kali Onatah)

Pretty boring song, nothing special. (Fr0gg0)

Meh, not impressed.(Maggots-ate-my-pasta)

If you missed it – watch Ninja’s performance with Marilyn Manson and Johnny Depp in our post STAGED SUPERSTARS: DEPP, MANSON & NINJA GO VIRAL WITH #BEAUTIFULPEOPLE.

STAGED SUPERSTARS: DEPP, MANSON & NINJA GO VIRAL WITH #BEAUTIFULPEOPLE

one small seed — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 10:08:21 +0000

Marilyn Manson, Johnny Depp and Ninja from Die Antwoord performed Manson’s ‘The Beautiful People’ song (from his 1996 album Antichrist Superstar) this Halloween at the legendary Roxy Theatre in LA.

This wasn’t a first for Depp – he has performed with Manson on and off since the 1990s. However, it was an unexpected surprise to have Ninja – who was introduced by Manson as

‘our extra special person from Africa. A wild country … with lions, tigers and bears

(nice one on the ‘country’ there, Manson. If you weren’t so smart, we’d take the piss. But we all know, that you know… there’s a shitload who wil!)

The footage, filmed by one of the fans in the crowd, has gone viral with over one million views in just two days.

Comments on YouTube vary from:

‘This is f-ing awesome’ (Daniel Börresen), to

‘3 satanic has-beens sharing the stage. How utterly boring. Jesus Christ is the Lord and Saviour!’ (TNN – Truth News Network).

Leave us what you think about this collaboration in the comment box at the bottom of the page…

Selected Creative | March 03

one small seed — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 06:30:28 +0000

What exactly is a Selected Creative? It’s a one small seed initiative that takes talented, local artists and provides them with a platform to show their work. A Selected Creative needs to offer something fresh and intriguing in terms of technique, concept and execution. This week we are excited to present our newest Selected Creative, Wilma Britz. Read on to learn more about why Wilma was selected and what her work is all about. To make sure you stand a chance at being a Selected Creative, join onesmallseed.net today and upload your top creative work.

Awesome Winter Swim

When artist Wilma Britz found herself with a pair of scissors and a collection of images in her hometown of Overberg, something just felt right. As a talented creator of collages, Wilma’s work mashes nostalgic book images and recycles them into incredible works of art that we just love. One of our favourite creations is ‘Little Tribute to Die Antwoord’. Why Die Antwoord? Wilma explains, ‘Just like everyone else, I sat in awe when I saw Enter the Ninja for the very first time. Yo!landi is so aesthetically pleasing. There was no way to resist. Ninja too.’ On a more personal level, Wilma says that at that time, she was struggling as an artist and related to Die Antwoord’s message of never giving up, rejoicing in their unlikely success. So, after getting her hands on a Rolling Stone magazine that featured Die Antwoord, she started collaging the South African zef rappers into her work as a tribute to her new found hope.

When it comes to finding inspiration, Wilma says that simply being a woman brings a lot of ideas, ‘Inspiration coming from experiencing this life in the feminine form on earth and relating to a dreamlike state of wonder of the galactic mystery that surrounds us’. Look out for Wilma’s future projects, which include turning some of her collages into stained glass mosaics. See more of Wilma’s work here.

Winds of War

Yo!Landi

Earth’s Fucked. We’re Off to Space.

Ice Age Waddy

Wrap Like a Parrot Sing LIke a Bird

Wandering …

Yolandi in Pretoria

Pretty cool eh? Check out more of Wilma’s incredible collages taken from her albums ‘These Days‘, ‘Daydreaming by Night‘ and ‘Little Tribute to Die Antwoord‘ in the gallery below:

R.I.P DJ SOLARIZE

one small seed — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 17:05:42 +0000

Multi-talented artist, painter and musician Leon Botha sadly passed away on 5 June 2011. Adrian Davies was fortunate enough to have sat down with Leon last year for an interview, which we featured in issue 20 of one small seed. As a tribute to the Leon, we have re-featured this interview.

Believed to have been the longest living Progeria sufferer in the world, Leon lived his life to the fullest, becoming an accomplished painter and hip-hop artist, who regularly featured with Die Antwoord on stage. DJ Solarize, Leon Botha to friends and family was a hugely inspirational figure both in South Africa and internationally – and will continue to be one for years to come. To follow is the interview with Leon by Adrian Davies that was featured in issue 20 (sep/oct/nov 2010) of one small seed – “The 5th Anniversary Issue”.

DJ Solarize: Deck Wizard

DJ Solarize (Leon to his mom) is an example of mass media gone bad. While the media has done much to draw attention to his impressive art skills and his part in the SA hip-hop scene, it nonetheless relies on the one aspect of Leon Botha that is all too obvious. Ninja from his crew Die Antwoord put it best: “We all got that disease. It’s just that Leon’s cool with it.”

What Ninja means to say is: we’re all dying – Leon’s just aging a little quicker. But those who know him say this gives him a special awareness of the preciousness of the present. And that’s where his creative power lies. At 25, Leon is a DJ, artist, and an incredibly spiritually in-tune human being.

Entering Leon’s northern suburb Cape Town home, his mom opens the door to a room hung with large-scale paintings depicting the four elements of hip-hop culture. It’s Leon’s work. Walking in on a cane about as high as he is, Leon’s fist raises to meet mine. We go through to his bedroom, his sanctum, furnished with artwork, books on symbolism, a rack of every awesome rap CD ever recorded, an equivalent one of vinyl, and a set of turntables.

Both growing up in Apartheid’s State of Emergency, we reminisce about Cape hip-hop, the glory days in the birthplace of South African hip-hop, and its key crews like Prophets of da City (POC). I’m surprised at how immersed Leon is in all these guys’ lives – from Waddy Jones (now going as Ninja) to old-school Mitchell’s Plain artists like Isaac Mutant, E.J von Lyrik and the late Mr. Fats. We speak of Lord of the Rings and Star Wars and he talks of Yoda being a metaphor. He tells me he got into hip-hop around 1993. He squints in recollection, like it was 40 years ago.

“My cousin and I got into Public Enemy, POC, The Beastie Boys and Run-DMC, trying to find as much of it as we could – which, during those times, was difficult. Most SA music shops didn’t even have a rap or hip-hop section. We managed to get the first POC albums and those made us hungrier to learn as much about this culture and the styles and the references. It spoke as a minority for the minority. I connected with that. Music for people on the margin. A voice for the people whose voice wasn’t being noticed. It literally came across my path and grabbed me,” he tells. “Because I had experienced it to a certain degree, I understood it. It was a part of me that I grew up with. So it wasn’t as much as I connected with it, but that it reflected me.”

Watching him in-the-mix, his ring bedecked fingers skitter across the decks like alien spiders. “I think I was more drawn to turntabilism than DJing,” he relates. “It came from seeing guys like Ready D and DJ Azuhl perform and that brought inspiration. I had to wait three years before I could afford decks of my own. Now, I just mix, but I try to incorporate my style of mixing from a turntabilism aspect, so I’m doing a lot of things – techniques like bubbling and juggling and scratching. Just listening to the music and appreciating it… My understanding of it is that hip-hop is not just music, but a way of life and a journey.”

Whether it’s a Facebook status update sprouting some ancient Eastern philosophy or an ingot of his own mind, wisdom through attention and understanding is a major part of how Solarize projects himself.

“I don’t want to study art further because I don’t want to confine anything I do to a certain level. The pressure of saying I believe this or that culture kind of expects something. For me, it’s just how I feel. I need to experience things as an individual, as opposed to a culture. It’s a view that I know not a lot of people agree with, but it’s my personal path and life. That’s the way I experience it. Art is just a place where I draw parallels between life and art. I mean, it’s all just love on the one hand and pain on the other hand and that’s life and art.”

words: Adrian Davies, images: kope/figgins, Sean Metelerkamp (black & white image)Leon Botha Photos, wewillraakyou.com

R.I.P DJ SOLARIZE

one small seed — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:11:39 +0000

DJ Solarize: Deck Wizard

“I don’t want to study art further because I don’t want to confine anything I do to a certain level. The pressure of saying I believe this or that culture kind of expects something. For me, it’s just how I feel. I need to experience things as an individual, as opposed to a culture. It’s a view that I know not a lot of people agree with, but it’s my personal path and life. That’s the way I experience it. Art is just a place where I draw parallels between life and art. I mean, it’s all just love on the one hand and pain on the other hand and that’s life and art.”

words: Adrian Davies, images: kope/figgins, Sean Metelerkamp (black & white image)Leon Botha Photos, wewillraakyou.com