The Purity of Arms טוהר הנשק by Marmara Streisand

Here we have an anarchist punk rock band from Israel with ex-members of South African punk bands Outrage, Clandestine, Skelm Helm, Hasten the Storm... and more (Michal & Rob)

maramara Streisand is a five piece crust and roll band out of Israhell.

We came together in the winter of 2010 out of a strong need to express our aspirations in the form of lousy music. Our music is as much a product of the occupation as any other horrible thing that was born here, but we have chosen to use our frustration at society to tear down instead of build even more walls. Band members come from three continents and have played in lots of obscure and/ or crappy bands everywhere. We are united by our love of music, vegan food, unicorns and giraffes

But seriously now: being part of the local punk scene we see the lack of political content within our community. We do not wish to escape or ignore the place where we live. We don't want to pretend we live in Berlin or that we are skating in Oregon. We wish to confront the place where we live and the mentality of apartheid that surrounds us. This is not like playing a show in Alabama, thank you very much Mr. Biafra. Our music may reach a small minority that sometimes find it hard to accept our direct and radical approach to local politics but our lyrics reflect our need to confront society on a daily basis.

We don't want want shallow co-existence we want meaningful co-resistan

  The Purity of Arms טוהר הנשק by Marmara Streisand

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released 12 December 2012
Rob: Drums&Vocals   ( South Africa )
Johanna: Violin&Vocals
Maya: Guitar&Vocals
Michal: Bass&Vocals  ( South Africa )
Ben:Vocals  

Marmara Streisand "Nailed to the wall"

Marmara Streisand "Robinson Crusoe"@Pussy Riot benefit gig

Matt Vend and the Tender Ten - Tavern Talk

'Matt Vend and The Tender 10, is the solo project of South African born singer/journalist/songwriter/traveller and nomad Matt “Beard” Wilson who has been playing music in bands since 1999, from the “tender” age of 14. His projects include the long running Sibling Rivalry, which managed to gain a loyal and cult like following throughout South Africa and even parts of Thailand being one of the most influential punk bands to come out of Durban in the last decade. The short lived but extremely well received Tubby Wilsons which delved into both Matt and fellow writer and musician Yusuf Laher’s affection for nostalgic pop and punk music and Durban’s first folk inspired punk/rock ‘n roll band Car Boot Vendors which is still very much alive yet just on hiatus whilst Matt is doing some travelling and work on his solo record.
He is no stranger to the studio and has recorded collectively over 50 songs with the various projects he has been involved with, including guest appearances with Fruits and Veggies (Durban afro/reggae misfits), Misled (Joburg’s finest new school hardcore/punk band) and Blaq Hitler (Durban MC and hip hop producer).
He is now finally delving into the production side of making music, recording and producing his first solo offering which will be out early 2012. He has been doing a few shows in and out of Bangkok over the last few months and will be embarking on an adventure through Vietnam early 2012, busking and playing shows from Hanoi to Saigon. Although recording is a big part of this musician’s repertoire live is where he shines, with literally hundreds of shows under his belt across South Africa and Thailand appearing on every stage imaginable from street corners and dingy bars to major festivals.'

Debut full length record : Matt Vend and the Tender Ten - Tavern Talk
(This is a kick ass Durban Folk Punk Record! )

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 http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?b8yg4594c7bef75

The Brother Moves On ... pretty punk rock!

'The brother moves on is music to the ears of those who take time to be happy brown babys in this space and time. The collective was working on a 12 track album named "A dozen reasons to live", 3 tracks already recorded and two video's down they decided to ditch the album and kill the persona of their lead singer Mr Gold WaseGoli. They staged a mock funeral at the SABC studios in honour of the idea of mining the city for your dreams. The Golden wake is available for free digital download on www.thebrothermoveson.com. The EP is a documentation of where the Brother Moves On was in October 2011. As you know theBrother has moved on. To find out when theBrother will drop in your town stay linked to this page or better yet check out www.thebrothermoveson.com'

Here is a live recording of 'tela umoya' a pretty punk rock song that keeps getting more heavy every time they play.

https://soundcloud.com/thebrothermoveson/tela-umoya

The ghost inside the magic, the stranglers of an innocent idea of bringing performance art to its knees through costume, music and storytelling. A playful site specific collaborative piece of performance art in the form of a band based in Johannesburg. The name of this collective is derived from David Simons "the Wire" character Brother Mouzone, meaning "judicious" in Arabic, a transient assassin with that audacious yet sincere difference. The Golden Wake live EP is the Brother Moves On’s debut recorded at the SABC as a funeral for the first brother to move on 

- Mr Gold Wasegoli.

released 21 March 2012 

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Brafcharge Ep

Brafcharge is a D-beat band from Johannesburg

'Brafcharge started out at the end of 2011 as a one man UB40 cover band. In 2012 Braf gathered a few more members, and decided to end the terrible reign of shitty, limp dick pop punk that was doing its rounds in joburg and pta. Give us your beer.'

- Brafcharge

Members:

Kelsey- Drums
Dean-Guitar
Fiend-Bass
Mike-vocals

  Brafcharge - Ep

http://brafcharge.bandcamp.com/album/ep

released 18 February 2013 

Track List:

Napalm

Warmachine

Marikana

Ritalin

Rabies

RN/RS

CONQUEROR - REALITY CHECK EP 2013

 Get your download on!

A new 5 track EP by Jozi Hardcore band CONQUEROR

CONQUEROR - REALITY CHECK EP

http://www.mediafire.com/?nj2283p6d3y55d6

They willl be playing all the tracks off TRUTH SEEKER and REALITY CHECK on saturday at Wolmer PTA.

Conqueror - Face Eraser

The way South African hardcore should be played!

Jon Shaban ( Cape Town Folk Punk ) @ The Brass Bell & Armchair

Jon Shaban plays guitar and saxophone for Cape Town band, Captain Stu.

He also has a project named "Jon Shaban and the Suave Koalas"

These are two songs from that group and three cover songs that We Did This Records (Shaun) recorded bootleg style after missing most of the show, at The Brass Bell in kalk bay, due to arriving late.

released 22 September 2012

Art by Shaun - "I wanted to draw a koala bear but i ended up drawing a dinosaur...
Shit happens"

http://archive.org/details/JonShaban-BrassBellBootleg 

Jon Shaban & All These Wasted Nuts playing Open Mic At Armchair In OBS, Cape Town
(November 2012)

Jon Shaban playes folk music that i would place next to bands like Andrew Jackson Jihad. Warm and heartful with an edge.

All These Wasted Nuts is Shaun from previous bands such as ContraMundi and Sloppy Folk. He playes sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes loud, sometimes soft, sometimes complete and sometimes incomplete solo folk songs.

I guess you would call this a Folk-Punk or Anti-Folk record

http://archive.org/details/JonShabanAllTheseWastedNuts-OpenMicAtArmchairInObsCapeTown

Leviathan - Off the Owê Vibes demo tape (1993)

Off the Owê Vibes demo tape recorded way back in 1993. Leviathan split up soon after the release of this in 1994 and singer, George Bacon and bassist, Sean Snout went on to form Hog Hoggidy Hog using the Leviathan sound for the foundation. Drummer, Robin "Porkchop" Stehlik joined later as the Hogs' second drummer.

Leviathan - Off the Owê Vibes demo tape (1993)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?vo3zagr839b8afk

Leviathan - Conundrum single

https://soundcloud.com/porkrocker/conundrum-leviathan

CONQUEROR - TRUTH SEEKER EP (2012)

Conqueror or 'CONQUEROR HC' is a Hardcore band from Hate City. (johannesburg, SA)
They have been around for a few years and play balls to the wall Hardcore Punk Rock.

Think 80s ten second punk rock songs exploding like a pissed off cat in a bag

Members: Ross
                 Richard
                 Chris
                 Pieter

http://www.mediafire.com/?o2a0itz60u4srda

CONQUEROR - TRUTH SEEKER EP (2012).zip

VIDEOS

CONQUEROR - I AM PAIN

 Find Them Here - http://www.myspace.com/conquerorhc
http://www.facebook.com/pages/CONQUEROR-HC/115469641830228

A new Crust/Doom/Sludge Metal from Johannesburg "CORAX"

 

Corax are a Crust/Doom/Sludge Metal band from Johannesburg, South Africa

The members are:

Patrick - guitars, vocals
Brent - drums, vocals

Corax are an excellent Sludge/Doom Metal band featuring two dudes playing awesome Sludge Metal riffs. 

I will let their bio do the talking:

"Corax was formed by Brent and Patrick, whilst under the influence of Faxe extra strong beer, on the 2nd of May 2010.  After 2 years of fuckin about in the garage we finally had enough material to record an album. We spent 18 hours in April 2012 recording our debut self-titled album at SABC studio's in Johannesburg.  Corax will be playing shows full time from 2013."

They have just released their stunning S/T debut album.
5 Tracks that runs for a loud and angry as fuck 30 minutes.

First track - Death Spiral - will show you what to expect from this hugely talented band. OK the album is a bit under-produced but this shouldn't deter the excellent musicianship on show.

To tell you the truth the DIY vibe really adds to proceedings. It showcases how a band should sound on their first release. Loud, Angry, Raw and Passionate without any professional wizardry at all.

Corax are a band that is very raw indeed and it makes them a powerful force on the entire album. Death Growl Vocals coming at you like a machine gun with hard-hitting riffs in the background.

Tracks like Invoke Them, Timeless Gathering and Snow In The Shadows showcase this band is all about Primal Fury. Corax are angry from the very start. They will devour anything that gets in their way. This is one tough album to listen to. It's bleak from the word go. Only listen to this if you are in a dark place as this album will fuck up your entire day. But what a ride it is.

I loved every mean minute of it. So if your feeling brave then headover to BandCamp and download this on Pay Anything You Want.

Highly Recommended.

Check This Great Band Below:

by The Sludgelord


Corax full album is now up for download (for free) on bandcamp http://www.corax.bandcamp.com/

review in http://www.thesludgelord.blogspot.com/2012/12/corax.html

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Corax/282007738583245

CORAX PLAYING DEATH SPIRAL LIVE: http://youtu.be/r0jCumBjGmo

We Did This Records - DIY Punk, Folk, Noise, Post-Rock... etc From ZA: Matt Vend and the Tender Ten - Tavern Talk

New solo folk-punk album from Matt Wilson of Sibling Rivalry, Tubby Wilsons and Car Boot Vendors!

We Did This Records - DIY Punk, Folk, Noise, Post-Rock... etc From ZA: Matt Vend and the Tender Ten - Tavern Talk: Matt Vend and The Tender 10, is the solo project of South African born singer/journalist/songwriter/traveller and nomad Matt “Beard” Wil...

Misled vs The Terrorists split

Found this old Joburg punk split record in a box of discs that Jonathan had dropped off for Patrick.

Sorry for the image quality... My camera is kinda 'not good'.

Misled vs The Terrorists split

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yx8qho8pq11x3b4

Misled:

Punks for sale. It's yours to own! Phone now and place your bid...

Riot today

United we fall

The Terrorists:

Revolution rising

Anti-fascist

No God No Masters

Touched By Nausea - Total Bloody Chaos (Split)

Roodepoort (SA) Punks 'Touched By Nausea' put out a split with North East Lancashire (UK) Punks 'Total Bloody Chaos' early 2012

The record consists of 9 songs

1-Touched By Nausea-Black heart

2-Touched By Nausea-Work For Yourself and Not The Company

3-Touched By Nausea-Innocence at War

4-Touched By Nausea-The Ecological Footprint

5-Total Bloody Chaos-They Fuck You

6-Total Bloody Chaos-Brain Dead

7-Total Bloody Chaos-Her Wish

8-Total Bloody Chaos-New World Order

9-Total Bloody Chaos-Black

'the pouch is a hand silkscreened patch on pleather (while stocks last - after will be normal black material) hand numbered and sewn with sick red cotton. cd print is a rubber stamped sticker label and inside sleeve printed on sick dark red paper. super DIY good on the inside and outside! be sure to get this!'

-TBN

They still have stock, so download this and if you like it maybe pick up an original copy from the band

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http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?y82s44d6h16d4lc

Punk/Crust/D-Beat/Metal

TBN is

Vocals - Brian
Guitars - Dean & Grant
Bass - Kamal
Drums - Christo

TBC is

Graham (Drums) 

Andy (Guitar) 

Skye (Bass) 

Doddy (Vocals) 

Jodie (Vocals)

Groinchurn - Already Dead (South African Grindcore)

Groinchurn was a Johannesburg, South African grind band and one of the first to obtain a record contract overseas, in this case with Germany's Morbid Records. The name was given to the band by a friend of Groinchurn's drummer Christina. The band was formed in 1993 with the trio issuing the demos Human Filth and Every Dog Has Its Decay in 1994. The band further released a split 7" EP with Captain 3 Leg and a live 7" EP. For Sixtimesnine the band travelled to Europe and toured with Krabathor and Sanity's Dawn. The favour was soon returned with Krabathor trekking across South Africa with the Brutal Truth-influenced grinders. The band released an Agathocles tribute CD in 1998 through its own Marbil Entertainment. Whoami was released in April of 2000 in South Africa and, with long delays, in autumn of the same year by Morbid Records elsewhere. The release gave the band the opportunity to tour the USA alongside Total Fucking Destruction. The album proved to be the last CD for the band.

The band is, was and always will be: Christo Bester, vocals and bass; Mark Chapman, guitar and backing vocals; and Sergio Christina, drums.

Groinchurn
Already Dead 3" CD

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?wb8bvgvbop3xcoo

'This disc may be tiny in size but it is has a gigantic sound. South Africa's premiere grind band unleashed this disc to not only serve as a teaser for their Morbid Records full length "Fink" but to give their loyal hordes of fans a very cool collectable. The disc consists of three new tracks that highlight the band continued growth and unrelenting exploration of all that is extreme in grindcore, one track from their split 7" with WOYZECH and two live tunes recorded in 1997 on their European tour with KRABATHOR. The band have always managed to walk a thin line between death metal and grindcore utilizing the stronger elements of both genres in forging their sound and this CD is no different. If words like "harsh" "fast" "blasting" "shredding" and, yep, even "brutal" are adjectives you like to see attached to the music you favor then there is absolutely no way that you can go wring with GROINCHURN. Ever.' - Jeb Branin

JV And The Carburetors - Crossover Thrash / Hardcore Punk from Joburg

JV And The Carburetors were a crossover Thrash / Hardcore Punk band from Joburg starting in 2010 and breaking up early 2012.

Members are involved with other projects such as The Moths & Brafcharge  

'The band has split up, so fuckoff!'

- Mike (Septic face ripper)

 

Brafcharge gig review, Rumours Lounge, 7 Dec 2012

http://vandalstookthehandle.com/2012/12/11/this-next-song-is-about-ballas-stuff/

 MEMBERS:

Chris Cobra: Bass
Septic face ripper: Lead Vox
CorpseGrind: Guitar
Alex one-tit: Drums
Willie Olie: Backup vox
Kelsey Kuala: Willies manager/ sex goddess

 

JV And The Carburetors

(Previously Unreleased Demo)

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?oo7f68vtny581dv

a gig review by cami scoundrel : 

http://camiscoundrel.blogspot.com/2011/03/march-of-punks.html

2012 Cape Town Anarchist Bookfair

If, for just a moment, you watched or read in horror about the killing of the Marikana miners earlier this year and wondered how on earth it could be that this happened in our country or anywhere or in the first place at all; if you, even for just a second, questioned what this means about power-relations, economic distribution and political structures, or even had no such framed thinking but simply found yourself appalled by this reality so close to your doorstep; if you felt powerless or confused by the

images playing out in front of you, then the Anarchist Bookfair is for you.

Anarchy, anarchism, anarchist, synonyms and near alternatives are often discarded or regarded with great scepticism by many people. But all anarchists really stand for and desire is a free and just world for all. Isn’t that what most of us want?

It is in this spirit that we invite you to join us on 8 December 2012 for the second Annual South African Anarchist Bookfair at the Theatre Arts Collective on the corner of Wesley Street and Milton Road in Observatory, Cape Town.
Books will be aplenty. People will talk. (Not at you, but in conversation with you, to find solutions together.) Concepts will fly. A party shall be had! Come learn more about anarchism, its philosophy, its proud history of resistance and its visions for a sustainable, free and equal future. There will be a wide range of radical literature, music, movies, talks, yu-ummie vegan food and more. Doors open at 10am and close at 7pm, followed by an after-party in true anarchist style at the Armchair Backpackers & Pub around the corner from the bookfair.

As someone once said: “if you only read the books that everyone else is reading, you can only think what everyone is thinking.”

Why not take your mind on the trip and find some novel thoughts with which to occupy it?


*** WHAT TO EXPECT ***
- loads of awesome books on anarchism and related subjects
- talks and workshops
- facilitated conversations on themes you suggest
- films throughout the day
- a Really Really Free Market
- an after-party with an eclectic mix of local musos
- naked insurrection in the streets


*** DETAILS ***
8 December
9am-7pm
Theatre Arts Collective (cnr Wesley Str. and Milton Rd., Observatory, Cape Town)
After-party at the Armchair Backpackers and Pub from 7pm


*** OUR VALUES ***
The bookfair has a policy against authoritarian, oppressive, racist, sexist, queer-phobic, ableist, speciesist and other disrespectful behavior that works against collective liberation for all communities. Leave the prejudice, intolerance and domination at home! Actually, get rid of it altogether!


*** KID FRIENDLY! ***
This space is kid friendly (music to parents’ ears!). We will have some delicious kid-liked food, face-painting, games and assorted activities, including supervision so that you can browse and stuff.


*** MORE INFO ***
For more information visit our website: www.anarchistbookfair.co.za or find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CTAnarchistBook

You can also email us at us@anarchistbookfair.co.za if you'd like to get involved in any way.

To view a map: http://maps.google.co.za/maps?f=q&source=embed&hl=en&geocode&q=wesley+and+milton+observatory&aq&sll=-33.915538%2C18.656059&sspn=1.985215%2C4.22699&ie=UTF8&hq&hnear=Milton+Rd%2C+Cape+Town%2C+Western+Cape+7925&t=m&z=14&ll=-33.937443%2C18.466316


Peace, love and anarchy,
The organisers of the 2012 Cape Town Anarchist Bookfair

 

http://www.anarchistbookfair.co.za/

promo video: http://youtu.be/xJHOwaDEkBo