Perhaps the very first band from South Africa on this blog, although the tape was released by 235. From Discogs: 'Formed in 1982, the Kalahari Surfers was essentially a string of studio projects realised by Warrick Sony at Shifty Studios during the 80's.
These involved various personnel from that environment whose names were altered or simply reduced to first names to safegaurd against security dirty tricks persecution. The band itself was a fictional collective designed to dodge any flak that may have appeared from these forces. The first release was inspired by the do-it-yourself punk ethic and was a cassette packaged in a silver spray painted box containing 60 minutes of music all recorded in a bedroom on a 4 track portastudio. It was titled 'Gross National Product'. 'Being a white English South African means being schizophrenic. It means not having a firm foot in any culture, but also it means being priviledged to be exposed to many wildly diverse aspects of social life. A tapestry of influences.'
Warrick Sony is the only remaining member.' So it had it come one day: my mediafire account is now suspended, which means that almost all of my links are death. I re-upped them over the years a couple of times (following similar breakdowns of Mass Mirror and Megaupload), and I am not doing it again.
For now I will try Depositfiles for a while, although my experience with them is not the best, but at least I am trying to finish this bunch of tapes that I have here and then surely its time to call it a day for this blog. Here is a fine tape by Pascal Comelade solo on one side and his Bel Canto Orchestra on the other. From Discogs: 'A British instrumental quartet, Dif Juz (a play on 'different jazz') consisted of brothers Dave & Alan Curtis (both guitarists), bassist Gary Bromley and drummer/occasional sax player Richard Thomas. They released two seminal EPs; Huremics and Vibrating Air in 1981 on the then fledgling 4AD label. The band then departed 4AD for the label Red Flame in 1983 where they released an experimental mini LP Who Says So?, following this they toured extensively through 1984 and 1985 supporting Cocteau Twins and Wolfgang Press, The before returning to 4AD to record their first full-length LP Extractions which featured contributions by Cocteau Twins Elizabeth Fraser (vocals) and Robin Guthrie (production). Shortly thereafter Dif Juz were introduced to Jamaican dub innovator Lee Perry and served as his backing band for a series of shows before eventually attempting to make a record together. The five tracks that were recorded - including a nine-minute version of 'The Mighty Quinn' - never quite gelled, despite Robin Guthrie's attempts to mix them and the collaboration remains unreleased.
With the exception of a reissued and re-recorded Huremics and Vibrating Air (respectively) in the form of Out Of The Trees and a contribution to the 1986 4AD compilation Lonely Is An Eyesore the band effectively disappeared, though the members remained active separately; the Curtis brothers and Ritchie Thomas both recorded parts for This Mortal Coil's Filigree & Shadow album, whilst Thomas would also appear that year on the Cocteau Twins/Harold Budd collaboration The Moon And The Melodies playing drums and saxophone. He and Dave Curtis also contributed to The Wolfgang Press' albums Queer and Funky Little Demons, respectively.
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It is rumoured that the band's 'final' dissolution came when Richard Thomas became a touring drummer for Jesus And Mary Chain, The, though the band never officially split up. After many years of silence, the posthumous release by 4AD of Huremics and Vibrating air appeared in the form of Soundpool in 1999. Coinciding with the album was the creation of a website which appeared to be created by the band. This page ran the banner 'By us about us', as well as 'More soon' though this never materialized.'
Bon Ton Society - EP 86 Nocturnal Records, Willie Phoenix - st LP, Immaterial - Scratching The Surface, Swingers - Witchdoctor Blues, Dennis Yost and The Classics - What Am I Crying For? LP 73, Lost In Aggression, WOMBELS - Fast And Bouncy Platinum Blonde - Best Of Live LP, Bugatti & Muskeer - st 81, 4 Minute Warning (UK82 Band) VA - Bang Zoom #1 w Big Boys Texacala Jones and her JT Hookers Album, SST Untouchables: Lawndale, Cruel Frederick, Sylvia Juncosa solo, Roger Miller, Ras Michael-Old Alliance: Jack Brewer Band, DOS LP+EP, Rudolph Grey, Sproton Layer, Overpass, Big Sound Authority - An Inward Revolution, Tom Peterson and Another Language LP, Dead Stop - Live For Nothing and Done With You, Boothill Foot Tappers (English Cow Punk from the 80s w 1 LP + 7's.
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