Bellville, Rock City is a DVD/CD/Print project that documents pieces of the life and music of some of South Africa’s most phenomenally influential Afrikaans Rock bands; Fokofpolisiekar, Springbok Nude Girls, Foto na Dans, aKING, Jax Panik, K.O.B.U.S!, Van Coke Kartel, New Holland, Ashtray Electric, Thieve, Lukraaketaar, Tatum and Die Heuwels Fantasties who are all from Bellville.
I’m assuming that the idea for this project came from the surrounding friends/fanbase of these bands as many of the people I know who are fervent fans are very creatively endowed. It’s quite admirable to see this collective creative development around young Afrikaans people exploding in so many dimensions. Other local artists would be lucky to have the same loyalty and dedication to their ideas.
The package Includes:
- A 13-track audio CD featuring 13 of Bellville’s most prominent Rock Groups/Artists.
- A 30 Minute documentary short film about the Bellville Rock Scene. Fokofpolisiekar, aKING, Ashtray Electric and others on tour.
- 8 MP3’s from the archives of Bellville bands throughout the years.
- 10 Music videos.
- A 48 Page booklet in which the musicians share their photos and experiences.
More details and tracklistings can be found here.
Due for release on the 28th of November through Rhythm Online.
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November 21st, 2008 at 2:40 pm
isnt Aking new….they are already influencial?
i mean the guys are great but…dont u have to be some years old before you are called influential ?
November 24th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
Why would someone have to have been around for a long time to be considered influential? Some food for thought:
- aKing has two members (Hunter and Jaco) from the highly acclaimed Fokofpolisiekar which has been around since 2003 and developed a massive following.
- ‘Safe as Houses’ from their debut album was recently the top download on Rhythm Records. The music video has currently been viewed 28,645 times on YouTube.
- aKing has been interviewed / featured in various South African media; One Small Seed, News24, IOL to name a few
- Many designers contributed to the aKing T-shirt exhibition (http://www.10and5.com/2008/11/aking-t-shirt-exhibition/), which was sponsored by Levi’s
- Their Facebook fan page currently has 10,445 fans.
I’d say they’re connecting with some people out there.
November 24th, 2008 at 4:02 pm
impressive…admitadly i didnt know that…
but
the macarena took the world by “storm” too.
all im sayin is..give it a couple of months before declaring them RSAs most phenomenally influential band…the guys are good, but damn so was sugardrive and squeal.
November 24th, 2008 at 4:38 pm
Understood, I think the use of “phenominally influential” may have been a bit ambiguous in this article.
It was intended to put emphasis on the rapidly growing and avid following (as in a phenomenon) that these bands have created within the youth of their Afrikaans community and the genre of Afrikaans Rock specifically, not necessarily the whole of South Africa.
January 8th, 2011 at 9:48 am
While I have to disagree on a little bit of the info, however I still really liked it. I look forward to reading more of your work.
January 10th, 2011 at 3:09 am
I like this website and it has given me a bit of desire to succeed, so thanks. =)