The Daily Discharge » Electro http://thedailydischarge.com Fri, 23 Mar 2012 09:32:30 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Rocking the Daisies Lineup http://thedailydischarge.com/rocking-the-daisies-lineup/ http://thedailydischarge.com/rocking-the-daisies-lineup/#comments Thu, 12 Aug 2010 14:45:50 +0000 Kyle Ecks http://thedailydischarge.com/?p=2007 I previously stated that I would not be gracing Rocking the Daisies with my presence this year unless they made significant improvements to their lineup. With Synergy enjoying a reboot and Ramfest continually pushing the limits of what one can expect from a South African music festival, it becomes hard to justify dropping R460 on a line up where the bands I actually enjoy can be seen at The Assembly, Mercury, The Purple Turtle or Zula on a regular basis for a maximum of R50. Even their major drawcard, Goldfish, spend most of the summer playing weekly shows at La Med.

When early bird tickets went on and then off sale before the lineup was even announced I couldn’t hold back my cynicism. Spending R380 on a lucky packet and appeasing my non existant environmental consience isn’t something I do lightly. I approve of global warming, it’s been far too fucking cold recently.
They have finally released a partial lineup which they are adding to as artists are confirmed, so lets take a look at it.
Friday Highlights are:
  • ’7th Son’, I happen to like their brand of reggae ska. It’s fun, upbeat and easy to listen to.
  • ‘The Dirty Skirts’, Decent Rock, (Shame, jy luister na hulle – J. Parow).
  • ‘New Young Pony Club’, I’ve actually never heard of them but they are being hyped as a major attraction. Perhaps it’s time to break out the Youtube. Or even a completely legal music download service like www.thepira… err… that Nokia thing on my phone, to find out whether they’re decent or just rated for their foreignness (I know it’s not a real word, work with me here)
  • ‘Zebra and Giraffe’, Quite big last year, haven’t heard anything from them this year. I have however been too wasted to remember anything when I’ve seen them previously so I’ll be trying to stay sober enough this year, They’re playing at 11pm though so it’s unlikely.

Hog Hoggidy Hog. Cape Towns Greatest Mosh Band


Moving on to Saturday the bands that stand out for me are:

  • ‘Hog Hoggidy Hog’, A sure fire favourite of mine.
  • ‘Boo!’, Camp, Upbeat, Funny and back from the dead. They were excellent making their return at Ramfest and since then they’ve been working on new material. A definite must see band.
  • ‘Springbok Nude Girls’, I actually don’t like most of their music but I know I’m an exception.
  • ‘Taxi Violence’, They’ve been accused of channeling Queens of the Stone Age but to be fair everyone has some influence from somewhere. Anyone who has seen them live will testify to the fact that they are definitely not a QOTSA ripoff.
Boo 1

Chris Chameleon of Boo!


The midnight slot is notably open, perhaps in the hopes of bringing back the incumbent showmakers, Goldfish, or perhaps they have their sights set higher. Goldfish are becoming repetitive to me so I’m hoping for something new.

The electro lineup remains blank but I know fuckall about electro so even if it was filled in it wouldn’t be of any use to me.

The Electro Tent 2009


All in all they’ve an impressive improvement to the lineup. Tickets are still painfully expensive but I am humble enough to admit that they have proven me wrong about the lineup and come the 8th October I’ll be in a car heading up the N7.

]]> http://thedailydischarge.com/rocking-the-daisies-lineup/feed/ 1 Synergy Live Festival: Are You Ready? http://thedailydischarge.com/are-you-ready-for-synergy/ http://thedailydischarge.com/are-you-ready-for-synergy/#comments Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:59:31 +0000 Kyle Ecks http://thedailydischarge.com/?p=451 This weekend sees the return of the Synergy Live Music Festival. While many of you have that stupid clueless look on your face with the question in your mind being something along the lines of “….return??…. I’ve never heard of this thing”, it is, most definitely, a return. For the last 7 years Synergy festival has been on hiatus and this year, in fact this weekend, it returns.

I won’t bother boring you with a history lesson but will point out that the people responsible for this include people from the Prizm Rezonance crew which gives an indication of their ability to throw a party.

The last Synergy party

The last Synergy party

If you’re wondering what to expect a quick look at the lineup will show you something similar to Rocking the Daisies, but with less Afro-Jazz and more rocking. The electro lineup also shows an improvement over daisies by featuring DJ’s you may actually have heard of as well as a few proper psytrance DJ’s for a good stomp. If that’s your thing. It’s mine.

Can you name everyone in this? They're all gonna be there

Can you name everyone in this? They're all gonna be there

There will also be sundry random attractions which, much like the history, I can’t be bothered researching or writing about. They are not rock and therefore I don’t care.

The venue is the Boschendal wine estate which I believe is the same place that hosted the 2008/2009 new years Prizm Rezonance. For those unfamiliar with the venue, it’s easy to find if you follow the directions and far shadier than most festival venues. That’s shady as in away from the sun, not dodgy. Given that my weather forecast is showing 26:28:26 for Fri:Sat:Sun, this is a distinct advantage.

But you should still bring sunscreen of some sort. On that note, if you plan on cooling off in the dam you should also bring a decent pair of sandals, it’s a fairly long walk from my recollection, through some rough terrain, to the dam and no one wants to put proper shoes on after taking a swim. There may be a river though. It was dry the last time I was there.

The main stage area

The main stage area

If you haven’t bought your tickets yet (you idiot) I would suggest that you head down to one of the outlets to buy one as they’re R340 at outlets and R370 on the web. If you choose to buy at the door they’re R380. I may have just got you 3 extra beers there. there are also options for tickets for arrival on Saturday or even Sunday but if you’re gonna miss the first day you probably don’t have what it takes to rock away the weekend anyway. For those coming the outlets are.


Sport ‘n Surf Long Street
Sport ‘n Surf Diep River
The Surf Centre Canal Walk
Rust Claremont
Project UK Tygervalley
Skint Noordhoek
Boogaloos Somerset West
Gypsy Stellenbosch
Gypsy Hout Bay
Gypsy Durbanville

I assume that my readers are at least moderately intelligent and so I assume that you will be there (If you are to stupid to understand that last sentence I basically said that if you don’t come you’re an idiot). I hope to punch you in the face in a non malicious fashion in the moshpit. The Hogs moshpit to be specific. Look for a massive and messy campsite and you’ve probably found us1. We camp in numbers. And to be honest, rather disreputable squalor.38390

See you there.


1. Us refers to myself and several other Discharge contributors, Ya we’re all gonna be there. With sundry friends and enemies.

]]> http://thedailydischarge.com/are-you-ready-for-synergy/feed/ 4 10/31/09 – Rhino Room – Techno Syndicate http://thedailydischarge.com/103109-rhino-room-techno-syndicate/ http://thedailydischarge.com/103109-rhino-room-techno-syndicate/#comments Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:00:00 +0000 Norman Conquest http://thedailydischarge.com/103109-rhino-room-techno-syndicate/ http://thedailydischarge.com/103109-rhino-room-techno-syndicate/feed/ 0