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following on from his two previous critically acclaimed albums, 'dark days exit' reflects felix’s forays into classical instrumentation whilst still audibly remaining true to his unique style, walking a thin line between lush and disconcerting beat scapes. felix describes it as his first “true album”, where he feels the music represents his vision alone. the result is a truly beautiful electronica album, mixed and arranged with absolute genius – each track has distinct character, never slipping into the wallpaper monotony of current lounge fodder. TRACKS: dark days exit is available on itunes worldwide (compost records release) PRESS
QUOTES: "an inspired and deep album of esoteric kindness and warm technology" - peter kruder / g-stone "miss teardrop is a sublime brill supertune.. sneaking carefully into your ears and remaining there for a long long time... excellent" - richard dorfmeister "stunning album" - laurent garnier "dark days exit’s all-round unabashed loveliness could possibly convert even the most misanthropic marilyn manson fan" – bbc collective’s paul clarke "it has the dark sparkle of air`s `moon safari`, random trippy flashes of pink floyd´s earlier sounds, and if david lynch had based `twin peaks` in cape town´s city bowl, then this would work as the soundtrack." - sa / rockdigest "he's clearly an architect, a visionary, and his ongoing musical creations bear testament to this. his tunes — a collection of collages, textures interwoven with lucid melodies and twisted, yet simple, beats — stand tall in an industry which all too often rewards the followers rather than the innovators." - stephen timm / iafrica.com "laband's music reminds one of modern classical composers like reich and glass, leftfield electronica artists like boards of canada, aphex twin and the audio pranksters at ninja tune. it is head music which makes your foot tap. it is delicate, yet earthily funky.." xxxxx charles leonard 48 hours "the latest offering from mr laband is a real alice in wonderland soundtrack; surreal but wonderful. ..a melodic overture of good sounds with an off-beat melancholy which reminds me of autumn." - cape etc "though both laband's previous albums were superb in every respect, they pale in comparison to his new masterpiece - an album so far removed from the usual electronic fodder that it is impossible to categorise. most great albums are." - jon craig canavan / SL magazine "the soundtrack for sensitive people's lives - very recommendable." - martin gretschmann / the notwist / console “sometimes dark and sinister, always a little melancholy, infused with a retro hipness that is entirely cocktail inspiring. felix´s greatest quality must be his use of space – the music breathes with space around the beats, fresh fresh fresh. infinitely listenable, especially outdoors.“ - world online “an insane swirling ambient dub glitch freak show.“ - dazed & confused magazine “the album is a warm space of melody and rhythm that lets you move through colours of nostalgia and déjá vu with endless possibilities of hearing something new.“ - philippa cameron “laband´s superbly-layerd, multi-tiered soundscapes are tantalizingly tranquil and intriguingly unique – they amble like ambient and slip into the bloodstream like liquid lsd.“ - rage.co.za “...if you have too less money to travel to south africa, no problem, just listen to “dark days exit“ and close your eyes...“ - nat queen cool / sounds good inc. “kraftwerks´s autobahn might have been a prelude but this is the omega! fur sure!” - helene ramos galagarza “the new album takes felix's music deeper than before. 'whistling in tongues' is a hypnotic tune perfect for late-night driving.“ - ennio styles |
the
felix laband launch pics by winton palmer
alex
van heerden & derek gripper perform "spore by die
bek van 'n ystervarkgat" in cape town at the st georges cathedral
with the brilliant sontonga string quartet.
thursday 3rd of march 2005
derek
gripper at st georges cathedral
tsunami
disaster relief concert
as
result of an urgently planned initiative spearheaded by brendon bussy,
ross campbell and martin sims and supported by principal sponsor mercury
live, a concert was held on the 15th january to raise funds for tsunami
disaster relief. after initial nervous anticipation, the event turned
into a huge success with 700 people attending. a sum total of R18 000
was raised, comprising the entrance donations as well as a substantial
cut of the bar takings. not bad for an event organised over less than
two weeks!
R14 230 Door takings
R02 860 Bar %
R00 910 Photos & Face Painting
R18 000 Total made out to the Tsunami Relief Fund
(R300 over and above the R18000 was paid to the 3 organisers for phone
calls made etc)
the entire amount raised has been handed over to the independent newspapers relief fund. (see cape times fri 21 jan for hand over pic and story)
running
from 4.00pm until 4.00am, the evening can best be described as having
been a very serious jol. starting off with a number of rock acts, the
night culminated with performances by hip hop stalwarts brasse vannie
kaap; dj ready d, and djs krushed and sorted.
the other bands that performed are:
adhd; andy lund with brydon bolton & sean ou tim; abel steen; the
sunday family; 3 bored white guys; wild eyes; rudimentals; djs: ak47
and quake, the track and field djs; and vj inka
these performers all gave generously of their time, making this a truly memorable evening. in this respect we also have to thank the nostalgia djs who gave up their mercury live booking, and who provided the late late party for those unwilling to leave.
besides the bands and other performers, the evening would not have happened at all if it were not for venue mercury live who sponsored the venue, staff and sound system as well as donating a substantial percentage of the bar takings on the night. in particular kevin winder and sean wienand of mercury live were instrumental in ensuring that the evening ran like clockwork. and in this respect we would also like to thank all of the other sponsors: blue cow productions; emi cape town; hell fire hire; kurse music; www.liquidfridge.co.za; open record; sony music cape town and white china.
and finally, we’d like to thank those friends and members of the public who supported us on such short notice in this our response to the largest natural disaster in living memory. without you, there would have been no event
knobfest
2004
knobfest 2004 - wed 1st dec at the armchair theatre - pics by toast
coetzer
improvised electronica at it’s finest by some of cape town’s
most cutting edge knob twiddlers. there were bowed dowel sticks, chaotic
kalimba, ableton trumpet, broken beats and scratchy guitar loops-a-plenty.
here's to 2005..
alex van heerden performs 'nefertiti' at obs cafe
alex van heerden & derek gripper's performance of their new three part composition "spore by die bek van 'n ystervarkgat" and james webb & james sey's performance of “a compendium of imaginary wavelengths” at the grahamstown festival 2004 here
the
open record launch 15 july 2003. the launch was fantastic!
thanks to all involved. over 300 people crammed into the mercury live.
a whole bunch of photos
of enkeleen live online from the launch. these fantastic pics by winton
palmer below..
the live line up:
derek
gripper - new solo 8 string guitar material
brendon bussy and the diesel geiger all stars - brendon
bussy (violin, mandolin, pc), steven draper (cello), bastienne klein
(oboe), masha du toit (voice) debby-anne hills (keyboard).
benguela - improvising trio of ross campbell (drums),
brydon bolton (double bass), alex bozas (guitar)
enkeleen
featuring the beer-troniq orchestra - damian staz (drums),
dane' manojlovic' (keyboards & outboards), jacqui stecher (bass & vocals),
alistair douglas (guitar), ramon da silva (vocals, keyboard & toys),
paul opie (bass), ian watson (vocal & percussion)
*plus
dj's fuckhead and james webb*
THE
OPEN RECORD 2003 AWARDS
also took place at the prestigious mercury gala launch.
several people walked away with perspex honors:
the
award for
'persistence in the face of adversity and beyond the call of duty' was
won by both
dirk hugo and david maclean
the
award for
'finance against his better judgment' went to
albert du plessis
the
'commonwealth clappers' award for
'excellence in design and cooking' went to
roxanne 'we've got the whole weekend' spears
the
'i've changed things slightly, i'm not sure you're going to like it'
award for
' excellence in design' went to
jacqueline stecher
the
'more than her fair share and against her will' award for 'cooking and
being exposed to weird music' went to
silvia tevez
and
lastly the 'sarcasm in lieu of a good cause' award for 'enthusiasm'
went to the right honorable
james webb
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01 enkeleen ek is legio full details buy online |
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02 alex van heerden & derek gripper sagtevlei full details buy online |
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03 brendon bussy diesel geiger full details buy online |
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04 benguela sui full details buy online |
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05 derek gripper blomdoorns full details buy online |
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