The authorities have decided to clamp down on Pravda23 on weekdays from 8am – 6pm. Go see for yourself next time you’re driving over Wynberg Hill on the M3 towards Simonstown. Cast your vote as a Facebook comment below…
Ta-dah. Our gig at Espresso Dot Kom in Kommetjie, Cape Town. Left to right is all-round creative Geoff Downes, Machineri guitarist Andre Geldenhuys and myself. With back to the camera is James, a very cool dude who’s surname I still don’t know because his girlfriend won’t get back to me on Facebook, but what does it matter. (update: it’s Rautenbach. I’m a stickler for facts.)
Along with a guy called Anton, we jammed live to around 20ppl on guitars, djembe, violin, percussion, harmonica and electronic loops, making up most of it on the fly. The video below is about dolphin poaching, and is dead serious.
Been smoothing things out lately. Here’s what me and the program came up with for a new logo (Hi-res download on click). Kinda similar to the one below, but creamier.
My first rehearsal with DJ Emile Hendrix and Chilean-born drummer / percussionist Jaime Sandoval went well. These are the boys you’ll most likely see at the next shows. Mad Heights [v5.0] will be out in the Kuleshov feed as a free download soon.
i like it when you don’t have to ask for people to take notice. it’s such a bonus.
brand brand brand brand brand. check out the new pravda23 myspace layout now. bit wonky with the vertical alignment tho… oh well.
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[Video copyright by AmyMakeFilm (2010). All music free for non-commercial use pending rights clearance by John Bartmann Sound & Music CC (est 2005)]
apologies for the delay. in the last week, Pravda23 has managed to acquire a new residency for the month of march at cybar in rondebosch, negotiate a deal with a producer rob gonzo to properly master the freeeeeee music on this site and produce our first proper promotional >a href=”http://pravda23.com/update/?p=1959″>video through AmyMakeFilm productions! no wonder we’re busy…
it’s a wonder the cybar shows are still free (we have Peroni to thank). you should come and join the other merrymakers for an early start at 7pm. this week, we have enhanced last month’s show by including
* a full 90min beat-mixed set
* support artist acclaimed scratch DJ LoFt (pronounced Low Feet)
* a dedicated sound engineer
* 2 hi-powered amplifiers for full-venue sound
check you there.
this is DJ Emile Hendrix. sssssh, don’t wake him. he played with us on saturday at barmooda, which has a surprisingly awesome sound system. this makes him the latest person to plug into pravda23, our common the program (wtf you talking about?!). we rocked the house, and we’re doing so again at the final Northern Lights party (facebook event) at Hazendal Wine Estate in Kuils Riviera on Saturday. you’ll be there to come check us out on a sick sound system, of course.
one of Pravda23‘s most reliable online linkage buddies, the premiere south african dance mix collective ListenUpSA.com has featured Version 4 in bold. Check it out, and grab the best south african DJ mixes there.
