Hey, springleap folk
Skate art has come a long way since the sport, culture and industry started way back in mid 1940’s. Today most art is situated on the deck or wooden platform that the rider stands on but can also be found on the wheels and trucks of the board. The later being the most unusual as it’s rather a small surface area and has weird and crazy angles. Most truck art is in the form of a pattern or texture, a popular one being “the wooden truck” look.
Sometimes it just feels so damn good to be South African. Right now I am feeling flipping proud and it is down to two local boys, Dom and Dave of Goldfish.
The fishies have just signed up to the second biggest house label in the world, Pacha Music. Go boys! Every year Pacha gets one of their artists to do an album with the Pacha name in it. This year the guys from Goldfish were given the huge honour of doing it.
I was given a few sample tracks to listen through last month and I was impressed. I got given their full album and I was blown away. Perceptions of Pacha is the follow on from Caught in the loop and I can’t do this album any justice. It speaks for itself, just give it a listen and you will be left with a big smile and a happy heart. Perceptions of Pacha is much more jazzy than caught in the loop…its music than just makes you want to get up and party. These two boys have got it so right. The album launch at Kirstenbosch gardens in Cape Town was amazing. A crowd of over 8000 people gathered to see these cats whip through their album launch. Something that has never happened here before. Dom and Dave have such a huge following, a steady troop of goldfish soldiers follow them all across South Africa. But South Africa isn’t the only country that Goldfish have played. They are currently jetting around the world playing at all the hottest spots.
For those of you out there who have not heard the sound of Goldfish, get off your butt and go check them out.
Yo Yo Yo!!! Its party time peeps, lets drop it like it’s hot.
Okay, now that I have got all the gangster in me out the way, it’s down to business. First up, a big hip hip hooray for the birthday boy Funky G, the mixmaster of funk, hip hop and all things spicy. This cat is one of the coolest guys in Durbs. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MY MAN!
So tonight is a big one in Durbs, we have Goldfish playing at the revamped Jo Cools. Trust me here, these fellas are going to rock that joint like never before. Be sure to pull in early, get yourself a drink and prepare yourself for one rocking party.
Then we have Digital Graffiti at the house of love. If you want value for money, head over to Tilt because the DJ line-up is insane. Clint lee is the headlining act; this boy is one of the most sought after spinners in London. Clint’s unique blend of minimal/tech house is out of this world. Backing him up is the man with the golden touch, our very own Coco Loco. Fresh off the huge success of his latest release, Poolside Playa, Coco is sure to make all you stylish fellas get down and dirty.Man, I can’t wait! Plus if you have enough funk in you, you could be jamming it VIP style with the birthday boy himself, funky G. Ay yay yay!Now for the crazy part, both Clint Lee and Coco Loco will be up on the decks wearing our eSquared kit, if that doesn’t say something about how cool eSquared is, nothing does!
Now that you have been told where to party, I hope to see all you crazy characters out tonight, let’s party it up and get low low low J
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FUNKY G!!! You ca – razy Piscean cat, you!
Come Celebrate Funky G’s birthday party with us tonight at Tilt nightclub!!! We have 2 fantastic DOUBLE VIP tickets to hook you up with today (yes today for today – so time is super limited!!!)
What’s going down?
1. DJ Clint Lee from the UK - so who is this awesome cat? Well Clint is actually a South African DJ currently resident in the UK. He is one of THE MOST BOOKED DJs IN LONDON in the minimal/ tech house scene. This boy is the goods – he has played at amazing clubs such as Ministry of Sound, Pacha, Circo Loco, Amnesia and Zombies Ate My Brain (yesssss : “where were you last night my good fellow?” – “Zombies Ate my Brain bru…”)
So we have this man – clearly the one with THE plan to make your night ROCK! – laying down his tunes and beats at Tilt – specially just for us Durban-knights.