BELLVILLE
ROCK
CITY
- Various
Artists
Another
fine
collection
encapsulating
a specific
era
(and
area)
of SA
music
is BRC,
making
for
a fine
Kopskoot!
companion
piece.
This
CD/DVD
set
focuses
on the
(predominantly)
Afrikaans
rock
music
which
grew
from
the
Bellville
area
over
the
last
decade
or so.
The
story
is told
(on
DVD)
via
the
insightful
12 Mile
Stone
documentary
short,
10 music
videos,
8 mp3
cuts,
and
(on
CD)
13 audio
tracks.
The
bands
emerging
from
this
district
(and
their
affiliate
projects)
include
K.O.B.U.S.,
V.O.D
(both
featured
on the
Kopskoot!
compilation),
Fokofpolisiekar,
Springbok
Nude
Girls,
aKING,
Ashtray
Electric,
Van
Coke
Kartel,
New
World
Inside,
22 Stars,
7th
Breed,
Jax
Panic
and
many
more.
Ranging
from
Pop
and
Rock,
to Metal
and
Punk,
these
bands
more
than
often
have
strong
Afrikaans
roots,
but
not
all
of the
songs
are
in their
native
tongue,
around
50%
in English.
This
is a
great,
essential
collection
also
very
tastefully
packaged
- the
only
downside
being
that
the
documentary
on the
DVD
should
have
been
longer(!),
the
viewer
left
wanting
to taste
more
of the
history.
But
like
Kopskoot!,
this
should
spur
people
on to
go out
and
investigate
these
bands,
buy
their
albums
and
attend
their
shows
for
the
full
story.
5
/ A
- Paul
Blom
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Click
below
for
the
Kopskoot!
heavy
Afrikaans
compilation
album
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