The high-energy pair energized the crowd by screaming “Chicago” repeatedly throughout the performance, whipping the crowd into an oscillating frenzy. Thankfully they’re shrewd enough to realize that’s why people are drawn to them, and to water their aesthetic down to sell records at Walmart, well that’d just be plain ol’ selling out. I think it’s the rawness that people (including myself) find magnetic. Die Antwoord has such an unusual point-of-view. They’ve created an entire universe from the infectiously catchy rap-rave music to the childlike scrawled imagery reminiscent of Keith Haring. Clearly they’re doing something right and are more than able to package themselves without having all their edges filed off… Without the edges there is no Die Antwoord, you know? I love that they wholeheartedly embrace their art.
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I love that they told their record label, Interscope Records, to “fuck off” (their words, not mine) when music executives attempted to interfere with their creative expression and lyrics. Since I don’t listen to the radio I don’t know if there is a “family friendly” version of Enter the Ninja, but it just wouldn’t be the same… The radio play would be a sterilized version that completely destroys the vile lyrics, which celebrate the South African subculture Zef. I don’t think Yo-Landi or Ninja are physically capable of going longer than 30 seconds without dropping an f-bomb. There is no lukewarm fanbase of “eh, I listen to them because they’re on the radio…” NO. I’ll be honest, the reason I went to Sonar on Tour was to see Die Antwoord – who I first saw live at Lollapalooza this summer. Watching them perform – DANCE – is incredible.
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Oh, Azari & III was the most impressive of the openers and I can’t wait to catch a full show from them next time they’re in town – if you’ve never heard of them you should definitely check out their work.
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Pop culture music and me parted ways before President Obama was elected and have yet to reunite. When I was trying to explain to my coworkers who Die Antwoord are and about the other musicians playing with Sonar on Tour, they said “it sounds like you’re just stringing along vowels and speaking jibberish.” With names like Gesaffelstein, Seth Troxler, Azari & III, Paul Kalkenbrenner and Tiga, I can see why, especially if you only listen to the radio and aren’t familiar with the deeply diverse world of electronica. And I’m totally the girl (in a ditzy voice) who’s like “wait, isn’t Lana Del Rey an H&M model? You mean she’s actually a musician? I thought that was just a cover for her modeling/fashion gigs…” God, it’s been ages since I’ve listened to the radio and I don’t have cable TV, so… yeah. Last night at the Congress Theater in Logan Square The line-up that kicked off the North American tour of Barcelona music festival Sonar on Tour was an odyssey through cutting-edge electronica. This Halloween I was beyond stoked to celebrate with Die Antwoord. They're in bold below.Ģ/14 Toronto, ON - The Phoenix Concert TheatreĢ/22 San Francisco, CA - The Regency Ballroomģ/3 Bisbane, Australia - Doomben Racecourse (Future Music Festival)ģ/4 Perth, Australia - Arena Joondalup (Future Music Festival)ģ/10 Sydney, Australia - Royal Randwick Racecourse (Future Music Festival)ģ/11 Melbourne, Australia - Flemington Racecourse (Future Music Festival)ģ/12 Adelaide, Australia - Ellis Park (Future Music Festival)įOK JULLE NAAIERS from Die Antwoord on Vimeo.Photo booth at Die Antwoord… via Photo Peddler UPDATE: As Consequence of Sound points out, a trio of new U.S.
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Watch the video for the recent single "Fok Julle Naaiers" at the bottom of this page. Hopefully, by the time Die Antwoord arrive on our shores, they will have firmed up the release details for their second album, TEN$ION. More dates will likely be announced soon, as the group currently have an awkward five-day break in the schedule before they arrive on the West Coast.Īfter the North American jaunt, the rappers will be touring in Australia with the Future Music Festival. Two of them are in Canada, as Die Antwoord are scheduled to play at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre on February 14 and Vancouver's Commodore Ballroom on February 19. That's right, folks: South African rap weirdos Die Antwoord have begun rolling out dates for a winter tour of our continent.Ĭurrently, the outfit have five North American shows booked.