Category Archives: Fresh Music

Add another string to your marketing bow: Google+ Business / Brand Pages

Google has added another product to its range of excellent products.

Google+ (pronounced Google Plus) Business Pages are a great way for promoting your business and especially for marketing music artists, bands, labels, studios, retail stores and other businesses involved in the promoting and selling of music.

This is not an either / or with a Facebook Brand Page. There is no need to choose which place to be. In fact, it is important to be on both places, as Facebook has over 800 million users currently and  Google is, by far, the most popular search engine on the planet.

My Google+ Page is at https://plus.google.com/110464835235151479946/

So when are you planning to add Google+ to your online presence and web marketing activities?

Hey! by Hedgehoppers released on CD by Fresh Music

UK beat combo’s sole South African album, originally released in 1970 includes the No.1 smash “Hey” plus all the original LP tracks and 2 bonus songs. Elements of early psych meets West Coast with quirky pop tunes. A real collectors item. – Fresh Music

Classic South African Rock Songs available to download

Many of my favourite South African Rock songs from the 70′s, 80′s and 90′s have been becoming available for download on Rhythm Music Store over the last while.

Here are a few of them, in no particular order:

Up-to-date list of South African albums available from Retro Fresh

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SA Rock Gold

Available from Fresh Music

Disc 1

  1. Freedoms Children – 1999
  2. Suck – Aimless Lady
  3. Otis Waygood – You’re late Miss Kate
  4. Abstract Truth – It’s alright with me
  5. The Bats – The Rock Machine
  6. The Tidal Wave – Spider Spider
  7. Hawk – Here comes the sun
  8. Omega Limited – Tchaikovsky 1
  9. Circus – Long legged lady
  10. Stingray – Better the devil you know
  11. Julian Laxton Band – Celebrate
  12. Rabbitt – Savage
  13. McCully Workshop – Buccaneer
  14. Finch & Henson – Lonely Spacemen
  15. Lesley Rae Dowling – Grips of emotion
  16. Baxtop – Jo Bangles
  17. Radio Rats – ZX Dan
  18. Flash Harry – No football
  19. Sue Kiel – Julia
  20. Wild Youth – Wot about me

Disc 2

  1. Peach – A lot of things
  2. No Friends of Harry – Competition rules
  3. The Sweatband – This boy
  4. Dog Detachment – Touch the sky
  5. Ellamental – Pressure
  6. Tribe After Tribe – Damsel (as I went out one morning)
  7. Psycho Reptiles – Monster from the Bog
  8. The Spectres – Be Bop Pop
  9. Asylum Kids – Fight it with your mind
  10. Evoid – I am a fadget
  11. Falling Mirror – Johnny calls the chemist
  12. Petit Cheval – Once in a lifetime
  13. Cherry Faced Lurchers – Do the lurch
  14. The Helicopters – Mysteries & Jealousies
  15. Robin Auld – All of woman
  16. Bright Blue – Weeping
  17. Celtic Rumours – Slow rain
  18. Hotline – You’re so good to me

Disc 3

  1. Shifty Henry – Gimme little sign
  2. Squeal – Killing the light
  3. Urban Creep – Sea level
  4. The Pressure Cookies – Baby Baby
  5. The Kerels – Golden days
  6. Lithium – Bite it
  7. The Sunshines – Wanna make love
  8. The Electric Petals – Sister Love
  9. Little Sister – Little Sister
  10. Blue Chameleon – Hoss
  11. Fetish – Constant
  12. The Diamond Dogs – Going home
  13. Arapaho – Wild warrior
  14. Fat City – Bad habit
  15. Sugardrive –Disco Lazarus
  16. Sunways – Colour me in
  17. Toxic Shame – Rollercoaster ride
  18. Jack Hammer – Headlines
  19. Jo Day – Princess
  20. Helloangel – I don’t care
  21. Blue Scream – Without your love

Top Ten Tunes: Top MP3 Downloads at Channel24

Die Radio Kalahari Orkes with Jack Parow – Blaas Jou Vuvuzela

HeuninglandIan Roberts and his bakgat band of boeremusiek brothers team up with super romantic Afrikaans rap star Jack Parow on this tongue-in-cheeky World Cup anthem-in-the-making anthem about braaivleis, brandy and Vuvuzela blowing! Off heir third album of all star collaborations, “Heuningland”.

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Jennifer Ferguson – Where You Gonna Be Tomorrow

“Love knows no colour” is the timeless message of this beautiful African folk pop ballad off the legendary SA songbird’s second album, ‘Untimely’, released on the Shifty label.

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Die Heuwels Fantasties – Our Heritage

Our HeritageHip indie dance rock combo celebrate Heritage Day (aka Braai Day) by hooking up with heavyweight hip-hop players HHP and JR, and the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir. It’s a contagiously fun colab with Die Heuwels’ Pierre Greeff singing in English, HHP and JR keeping it real and the Soweto Gospel Choir adding their soaring African harmonies: “So it’s a flyday. We call it a braai day….”

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» Read the Review · Listen

Koos Kombuis – Die Groen Fokkol Song

“The problems facing Planet Earth are far more serious than whether we like Malema or not, or what people think of the new ANC leather jackets” says the iconic Afrikaans singer songwriter on this eco-friendly overhaul of his classic protest song about service delivery.

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» Read the Review · Listen

DJ MuZI.GP – Chemistry

Muzimania UnleashedHot new Gauteng DJ drops another choice Deep Soul House joint off his 15-track dance album, ‘Muzimania Unleashed’.

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No Friends Of Harry – Paint It Black

Legendary SA gothic rockers remind today’s disaffected skinny jeans jet set what real alternative music is all about with this fantastic cover of the Rolling Stones classic. Off their retrospective collection, ‘The Present Has Passed’.

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Dans Republic – Afrikaans

AfrikaansWhat happens when Afrikaans progressive rockers Foto Na Dans invite Flash Republic’s Tamara Dey, Ryan Dent and Craig Massiv to remix one of their unreleased tracks? Imagine Muse dropping a soul-drenched tab of electro dance while giving ‘Die Taal’ the thumbs up and you’re half way there!

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» Read the Review · Listen

Van Coke Kartel – Voor Ons Stof Word

Them Crooked Vultures get lost in Afrikaans garage rock translation on this suicidally hip new single about seizing the day from Francois Van Coke’s bad ass boys. Off their forthcoming album, ‘Skop Skiet en Donner’.

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Sterling EQ – Nkalakatha

NovaSA’s all-girl instrumental supergroup give Mandoza’s kwaito anthem a chic classical makeover on this sexy single off their new album, ‘Nova’.

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McCully Workshop – Sweet Fields Of Green

Fans of early Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd are going to love this progressive pop rock gem off the South African legends’ recently-reissued 1971 album, ‘Genesis’.

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How can I sell my music online?

See Digital Music Sales

This is one of the questions I get asked very often by South African musicians.

In 2002 I was involved with creating the SAmp3. com portal for promoting South African music through free downloads. However there was no real way, at the time, to monetize these free give-aways.

In August 2006, I became a partner in starting Rhythm Online to sell MP3s to the world. This online store is now known as Rhythm Music Store (and also MyMusiek) and if you are a talented musician, published or unpublished, fill in the online electronic distribution agreement to have your tunes listed on Rhythm Online Music Store.

Would you like the world to hear and buy your music?

SAmp3. com can help you promote your music through channel24 and sell your MP3s to the world on the RhythmMusicStore.com.

And the best part is, there is no cost to you!

Music Sales:

If you wish to sell your music on RhythmMusicStore.com you will need to complete the easy online agreement.

All the information you need can be found there.

Currently Rhythm Music Store is only able to accommodate artists and labels with bank accounts in South Africa.

For selling MP3s on Rhythm Music Store we require a physical audio CD or CD-R for  for the following reasons:

  • Quality Control
  • Naming Convention
  • Creation of 30 second samples

Single songs are also fine (we list it as a album with only one track, and with its own artwork and blurb), but we still require the music to be supplied on an audio CD, please.

Postal address:
Rhythm Music Store
PO Box 399
Century City
7446
Cape Town

Physical address:

Brian Currin
c/o Mabu Vinyl
2 Rheede Street
Gardens
Cape Town
[Click here for a map]

Free Promotional Give-aways:

Please contact:

Stephen “Sugar” Segerman:
email: sugar@samp3.com
Phone: 021-423-7635 (office hours)

We will need your song(s) on an audio CD or CD-R, mailed, couriered or hand-delivered to us, so that we can rip the mp3s. We will also need some info about the band/artist and your authorisation of our use of your tracks as free mp3 downloads. You need only supply one copy of each album for both Rhythm Music Store and SAmp3.com

For free promotional give-aways you can also email your MP3s to brian@samp3.com

By sending MP3s to brian@samp3.com you are authorizing them to be used as free downloads.

Please do not send MP3s for selling on RhythmMusicStore.com, please see reasons above.

Postal address:
SAmp3.com
PO Box 399
Century City
7446
Cape Town

Physical address:
Mabu Vinyl
2 Rheede Street
Gardens
Cape Town
[Click here for a map]

Recent Releases from Fresh Music

Otis Waygood - Ten Light Claps And A Scream McCully Workshop - Ages John  & Philipa Cooper McCully Workshop - Inc Canamii - Concept Various  Artists - Astral Daze 2 McCully Workshop - Genesis Neill  Solomon and the Uptown Rhythm Dogs - The Occupant - click for more info Slowly From The  South - click for more info Duncan Mackay - Chimera - click  for more info Freedoms Children - Battle Hymn Of The Broken Hearted Horde - click  for more info

Top Ten Tunes: Top Mp3 Downloads on Channel 24

Die Radio Kalahari Orkes with Jack Parow – Blaas Jou Vuvuzela

HeuninglandIan Roberts and his bakgat band of boeremusiek brothers team up with super romantic Afrikaans rap star Jack Parow on this tongue-in-cheeky World Cup anthem-in-the-making anthem about braaivleis, brandy and Vuvuzela blowing! Off heir third album of all star collaborations, “Heuningland”.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

Koos Kombuis – Die Groen Fokkol Song

“The problems facing Planet Earth are far more serious than whether we like Malema or not, or what people think of the new ANC leather jackets” says the iconic Afrikaans singer songwriter on this eco-friendly overhaul of his classic protest song about service delivery.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

Die Heuwels Fantasties – Our Heritage

Our HeritageHip indie dance rock combo celebrate Heritage Day (aka Braai Day) by hooking up with heavyweight hip-hop players HHP and JR, and the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir. It’s a contagiously fun colab with Die Heuwels’ Pierre Greeff singing in English, HHP and JR keeping it real and the Soweto Gospel Choir adding their soaring African harmonies: “So it’s a flyday. We call it a braai day….”

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

Gereformeerde Blues Band – Almal Moet Gerook Raak

Johannes Kerkorrel and his alternative Afrikaans pioneers shake off apartheid’s Calvinist shackles on this classic live cut about the healing wonders of the weed. Off the ‘Voëlvry Die Toer’ album.

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» Read the Review · Listen

Sterling EQ – Nkalakatha

NovaSA’s all-girl instrumental supergroup give Mandoza’s kwaito anthem a chic classical makeover on this sexy single off their new album, ‘Nova’.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen · Read more

Dans Republic – Afrikaans

What happens when Afrikaans progressive rockers Foto Na Dans invite Flash Republic’s Tamara Dey, Ryan Dent and Craig Massiv to remix one of their unreleased tracks? Imagine Muse dropping a soul-drenched tab of electro dance while giving ‘Die Taal’ the thumbs up and you’re half way there!

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

Van Coke Kartel – Voor Ons Stof Word

Skop Skiet en DonnerThem Crooked Vultures get lost in Afrikaans garage rock translation on this suicidally hip new single about seizing the day from Francois Van Coke’s bad ass boys. Off their forthcoming album, ‘Skop Skiet en Donner’.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

DJ MuZI.GP – Inhliziyo Yami

Rising Jozi star gives Mzansi house fans their fix with this contagious fusion of soulfully deep, hip shaking homegrown grooves featuring Zimkitha. Off his brand new 15-track dance album, ‘Muzimania Unleashed’.

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Ike Moriz – What A Wonderful World

Blue MoonClassy Cape Town crooner serenades us with a smooth jazzy rendition of Louis Armstrong’s beautiful ballad. Off his 8th studio album entitled ‘Blue Moon’.

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The Helicopters – Don’t Wanna Live In Hollywood

Enjoy this seminal slice of 80s SA new wave pop courtesy of singer/songwriter Bernard Binns and his band of Vereeniging New Romantic brothers. It’s an infectiously funky live version of their Top 10 hit, off the RetroFresh compilation album, ‘The Best Of The Helicopters’.

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McCully Workshop’s 1975 album ‘Ages’ re-issued on CD with 7 rare bonus tracks

McCully Workshop - Ages

McCully Workshop - Ages

Release information:
LP: October 1975, EMI-Brigadiers, EMCJ(L) 11512,
CD: February 2010, Fresh Music, freshcd170

Tracks:

 

    1. Avenue * (T McCully) [4.00]
    2. 1623 * (R Wilson) [2.07]
    3. You (T McCully) [2.54]
    4. I Walked Alone (R Wilson) [3.32]
    5. Carbon Canyon (R Black) [2.47]
    6. Blues In C Minor (T McCully) [5.15]
      recorded live at UCT in August 1975
    7. Step On Easy (T McCully) [2.40]
    8. Guinevere * (T McCully) [3.10]
    9. Goodbye Lonely Blues (T McCully) [2.55]
    10. The Plague (R Wilson) [2.55]
    11. In The Quiet Hours (R Wilson) [3.14]
    12. Forgot How To Smile (R Black) [2.35]
    13. Shingles (R Wilson) [3.40]

Bonus tracks on 2010 CD re-issue:

  1. Carnival (3.13)
  2. Got a good reason (2.51)
  3. I’m waiting (4.35)
  4. Inside (3.52)
  5. Rainbow Illusion (3.29)
  6. Gunpoint (2.54)
  7. Shamrock (2.50)

A selection of music reflecting different ages written and produced by McCully Workshop.

Musicians:

 

  • Mike McCully: Drums, vocals
  • Tully McCully: Vocals, bass, guitar
  • Richard Black: Lead guitar, vocals
  • Richard Wilson: Electric violin, mellotron, electric piano
  • Leon Morten: Organ, synthesizer

* These tracks are available to buy as MP3 downloads from RhythmMusicStore.com.

Comments:

Ages was released in 1975 and reflected musical styles from the different ages of music and various influences can be heard: Uriah Heep, The Beatles, The Kinks, The Beach Boys, etc. The vocal harmonies are superb throughout. ’1623′ is a wonderful violin-led instrumental and the keyboard-dominated ‘Guinevere’ reached #10 on the LM Radio charts and the band even appeared on the very early days of South African TV playing this hit song.

Liner Notes for 2010 CD re-issue (uncut)
by Brian Currin

‘Ages’ is very much an album of its time, and it is also timeless. Released in October 1975, ‘Ages’ has many varied influences, and has a wide pop, folk, rock and blues appeal.

Before Ages

In 1965, the McCullagh brothers, Tully (born Terence on 31st May 1953) and Mike (born Michael on 7th April 1947) started as a folk-rock trio with Richard Hyam and called themselves the Blue Three. After a few personnel- and name-changes, they settled on McCully Workshop as they used to rehearse in Mrs McCullagh’s garage.

Their debut album ‘McCully Workshop Inc.’ was released in June 1970 and included the hit single ‘Why Can’t It Rain’. ‘Inc’ has been referred to as: “‘Sgt. Pepper’ influenced psychedelic music blended with R&B, garage punk tunes. Great songs, lovely vocals, strong harmonies, great distorted guitar work.”

After the ‘Inc’ album there was a deliberate move to do something different and progressive. The musical vibe at the time of the ‘Genesis’ album in 1971 was very brass influenced with bands like Chicago, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Traffic pushing the boundaries of Jazz and Rock.

McCully Workshop spent the next three to four years changing line-ups and playing live gigs. They moved away from the Brass-Rock sound of the ‘Genesis’ album and embraced the keyboards sounds which were becoming more popular then. The band went into Advision Studios in Long Street, Cape Town with Tully as engineer and producer. ‘Ages’ was recorded using a Studer 1 inch 4 track recorder.

The Recording Of Ages

“’Ages’ is a sort-of concept album”, remembers Mike McCully. In the early 70′s, the promise made by the improvisational bands in the late 60′s, like Cream, Iron Butterfly, The Jimi Hendrix Experience and many others, had started to bear fruit.It was a time of rock music becoming really heavy and progressive, but also a time of the Singer-Songwriters and Folk Rock.

Medieval themes, Lord Of The Rings and ‘Dungeons and Dragons’ styles were the order of the day. Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman had released an instrumental album about the ‘Six Wives Of Henry VIII’, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow had sang about ‘The Man On The Silver Mountain’ and Uriah Heep celebrated ‘The Magician’s Birthday’.

Mike McCully says that when McCully Workshop used to perform live around that time, the set list would include their arrangements of classical pieces like Bach’s ‘Toccata in D Minor’, Grieg’s ‘Hall Of The Mountain King’ and Strauss’ ‘Also Sprach Zarathustra’ (better known as the theme to ’2001: A Space Odyssey)’ alongside ‘Every Little Thing’ by The Beatles and ‘The Man From Afghanistan’ by Curtiss Maldoon. Quite an eclectic mix.

When asked about his favourite song on the ‘Ages’ album, Mike McCully says without hesitation: ‘I Walked Alone’. “This song had very difficult drumming, and I was influenced by Jim Keltner at the time. And the drumming on ‘Guinevere’ features double-tracked triplets”, continues Mike, “and live I used to play this with four sticks (a la John Bonham) for audio and visual effect.”

The album opener, ‘Avenue’ is a bass-driven rock track, which echoes ‘Salisbury’-era Uriah Heep, whilst ‘Carbon Canyon’ is an uptempo Steve Miller Band-influenced blues boogie with rollicking piano and cool guitar licks from Richard Black (born 9th December 1946) who had been playing guitar with various bands since the mid-60s. He had been in a rock power trio, Elephant, with George Wolfaardt (Abstract Truth) and Savvy Grande (Suck) and he brought his impressive rock credentials into McCully Workshop as a replacement to Bruce Gordon.

Black also brought his flute-playing skills to the ‘Ages’ album, and the flute adds an extra dimension to the Focus-inspired instrumental ‘Shingles’. ‘Step On Easy’ is influenced by Country Folk Rock, and would not have been out of place on a Stealers Wheel album. ‘Blues In C minor’ was recorded live at the Students Union Hall at the University Of Cape Town. It is a tongue-in-cheek improvisational live blues jam with Tully trying out his best Louis Armstrong impersonation. “It was a spoof song”, says Tully, “I would make up different lyrics every time I sang it”. Leon Morton’s organ-playing shines on this song.

Emerson, Lake and Palmer were a big influence on the recording sessions. Keyboardist Leon Morton loved Keith Emerson, Mike McCully rated Carl Palmer as a top drummer, and Tully McCully is a singing bassist, just like Greg Lake. Leon Morton used an Elka Rhapsody string synthesizer (also used by artists like Jean-Michel Jarre and Tangerine Dream) extensively on the ‘Ages’ album, and the epic chords on ‘The Plague’ are thanks to this instrument.

Richard Wilson’s violin playing can be heard on a number of tracks on ‘Ages’ including a few of his own compositions. ’1623′ and ‘Shingles’ are among Tully’s favourite songs on the album.’Great medieval sounds, mixed in with Irish jigs”, says Tully. “They were very much in the style of that hit single ‘Jig-A-Jig’ from 70′s prog-rock band East Of Eden. We even used to play that song at our live performances”.

Richard Wilson was also a classically-trained pianist and his playing can be heard prominently on ‘Guinevere’. This song is a powerful prog-rock ballad that reached the LM Radio Top Ten. The vocal harmonies of Crocodile Harris can be heard on this track and it was performed live during the early days of South African TV.

McCully Workshop always prided themselves on their vocal harmonies, and were influenced by bands such as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Yes, The Beach Boys, Uriah Heep, The Moody Blues and The Beatles. “We were always well-rehearsed with our vocal harmonies”, remembers Tully. ‘Forgot How To Smile’ was penned by Richard Black and Tully wanted to try something different with the vocals, so he put them through a guitar phase pedal!

On the subject of strange effects, the echo chamber for this album was the 18 by 12 foot corrugated iron water tank on the roof of the studio building. “We put a speaker on one side, and two mikes on the opposite side to create echo and reverb effects” says Tully. “Then one day a storm came and blew the water tank across the road on top of the building next door!” Unperturbed they strung cables across and continued to use it.

After Ages

Leon Morton left to pursue a career in banking, and Richard Wilson formed the Wright Brothers with Crocodile Harris and they had a hit with Tully’s compositon ‘Silver Bird’.

Rupert Mellor joined on keyboards and their biggest hit ‘Buccaneer’ lay just around the corner.

A new McCully Workshop album titled ‘Work-In-Progress’ is due for release in 2010.

35 years after ‘Ages’ the Workshop is still open for business.

www.mccullyworkshop.co.za

Brian Currin

December 2009

Forthcoming releases from Retro Fresh

From Fresh Music

Expect the third and final chapter of the Otis Waygood story in February –1971′s “Ten light claps and a scream” comes complete with a rare bonus track recorded in the UK plus some newly discovered photos and an updated biography…also in the loop at the same time is the third McCully Workshop album, “Ages”, recorded in 1975 with several non album bonus tracks. This album rounds off the McCully’s prog rock period and features some great guitar and flute interplay – a must for Workshop fans!

February/March will see the release of the legendary Wildebeest album “Bushrock 1’, featuring Freedom’s Children drummer Colin Pratley and Jackhammer’s Piet Botha. Recorded live in 1981, the album has long been a progressive rock gem with it’s thundering African percussion, swooping Celtic violin work and psych guitars….Finally we have managed to secure the rights to The Third Eye catalogue and will release the bands three albums ,”Awakening” (1969) , “Searching” (1969) and “Brother” (1970) on one extended double CD. Hailing from Durban The Third Eye is Hammond driven prog rock at it’s best, included will be rare photos, B sides and retrospective liner notes from the band members.

In late March/April the mythical Hammak “Live !” album will make it’s CD debut courtesy of band members Keith Lentin and Anton Fig. Regarded as one of the finest ‘jam ‘ albums in SA rock music this album has been on fan wish lists for over a decade…Coming on like the bastard child of Rare Earth meets Grand Funk Railroad “There’s a light, there’s a way” by The Invaders is earmarked for the end of April. Originally a mid 60′s pop band The Invaders mutated into heavy rockers by the beginning of the 70′s and created one of the finest albums in that genre.

April/May – The third Hawk album “Live and well” will include all the original tracks plus some bonus songs, new photos and an updated biography. Joining that will be the long awaited double cd set of 60′s South African ‘beat’ music featuring the likes of The A-Cads , Staccatos,John E Sharpe,Tidal Wave and many more…

If you have any suggestions for future Retro releases please email fresh@icon.co.za

Selected Retro Fresh albums available to download at Rhythm Music Store

Download Koos Kombuis Tribute Album at Rhythm

The compilation album Kombuis Musiek is available for download from RhythmMusicStore.com. This unique collection, compiled by Fresh Music, features various artists covering the songs of Koos Kombuis, including ‘Verslaaf’ by Not My Dog, ‘Imagine Ek En Jy’ by Paul Riekert (from Battery9) and ‘Lisa se Klavier’ by Q-Zoo (Qkumba Zoo).

Kombuis Musiek by Various Artists (Click here to listen to Kombuis Musiek before downloading)

Popular titles by Koos Kombuis include Vêr Van Die Ou Kalahari and Blameer Dit Op Apartheid. You might also enjoy Vrydagaand – Saterdagaand by Valiant Swart, Heuningland

by Die Radio Kalahari Orkes and Klassic Kramer

by David Kramer.

As part of our 74,000+ track catalogue, you can now download all these MP3 music tracks for only R7 per track by visiting RhythmMusicStore.com.

Thank you for shopping at Rhythm, the 24/7 Music Store!

Yours in music
Christine Pienaar
Music Fan
Rhythm Music Store

Selected albums from the RetroFresh series now available to download

Selected albums from the RetroFresh series now available to download at http://rhythmmusicstore.com

Sweatband, No Friends Of Harry, Dog Detachment, The Helicopters and more.

Top Five Google Search for “online music marketing south africa”

Google search for “online music marketing south africa

Not only do I come up in the Top Five … I am the Top Five …

Same with Yahoo

And Four out of Five on Bing.com

So who are you using to promote your music online?

SA Rock Digest Archives (1999-2004)

Back Issue Archive

Issue number Date of issue
SA Rock Digest Issue #245 12 April 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #244 05 April 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #243 29 March 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #242 22 March 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #241 15 March 2004
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SA Rock Digest Issue #240 08 March 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #239 01 March 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #238 23 February 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #237 16 February 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #236 09 February 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #235 02 February 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #234 26 January 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #233 19 January 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #232 12 January 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #231 05 January 2004
SA Rock Digest Issue #230 29 December 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #229 08 December 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #228 01 December 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #227 24 November 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #226 17 November 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #225 10 November 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #224 03 November 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #223 27 October 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #222 20 October 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #221 13 October 2003
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SA Rock Digest Issue #220 06 October 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #219 29 September 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #218 22 September 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #217 15 September 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #216 08 September 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #215 25 August 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #214 18 August 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #213 11 August 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #212 03 August 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #211 28 July 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #210 21 July 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #209 14 July 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #208 07 July 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #207 30 June 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #206 23 June 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #205 16 June 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #204 09 June 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #203 02 June 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #202 18 May 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #201 12 May 2003
Issue number Date of issue
SA Rock Digest Issue #200 05 May 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #199 21 April 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #198 14 April 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #197 07 April 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #196 31 March 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #195 24 March 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #194 17 March 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #193 10 March 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #192 03 March 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #191 24 February 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #190 17 February 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #189 10 February 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #188 03 February 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #187
4th BIRTHDAY EDITION
27 January 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #186 20 January 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #185 13 January 2003
SA Rock Digest 2003 01 January 2003
SA Rock Digest Issue #184
Special Christmas Bumper Edition
16 December 2002
SA Rock Digest Christmas Gig Guide 16 December 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #183 09 December 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #182 02 December 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #181 25 November 2002
Issue number Date of issue
SA Rock Digest Issue #180 18 November 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #179 11 November 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #178 04 November 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #177 28 October 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #176 21 October 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #175 14 October 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #174 07 October 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #173 30 September 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #172 23 September 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #171 16 September 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #170 09 September 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #169 02 September 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #168 26 August 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #167 19 August 2002
SA Rock Digest Issue #166
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Rock Of Ages Radio – Playlists for 5th & 12th November 2009


  • Playlist – 12th November 2009
    Benjy Mudie
    12 Nov 2009

     

    Artist Track Album Label Year
    Motley Crue Kickstart my heart Dr Feelgood Universal Music 1984
    Europe Gonna get ready Last look at Eden Next Music 2009
    Chickenfoot Turning left Chickenfoot Edel Records / Next Music 2009
    Mountain Mr Tambourine Man Masters of War Big Rack Records 2007
    Mastodon Crack the skye Crack the skye Reprise Records / Gallo Music 2009
    Living Colour What’s your favourite colour? Vivid Epic Records / Sony Music 1988
    The Isley Brothers Climbin’ up the ladder Go for your guns Epic Records / Sony Music 1977
    Eric Gales Cut and run The story of my life Blues Bureau Records 2009
    Jon Butcher Axis Writing on the wall King Biscuit Hour Live King Biscuit Records 1987
    The Headpins Breakin’ down Turn it loud Solid Gold Records 1982
    Coverdale / Page Shake my tree Coverdale / Page Geffen Records / Universal Music 1993
    Rush Limelight Moving Pictures Universal Music 1987
    Scatterbrain Down the road Scamboogery Elektra Records / Gallo Music 1991
    Wishbone Ash Vas Dis Wishbone Ash MCA Records 1970
    Big Brother & The Holding Company Joseph’s coat Be a brother Evangeline Records 1970
    Cream World of pain Disraeli Gears Polydor Records / Universal Music 1967
    Atomic Rooster I cant take no more Death walks behind you Sanctuary Records 1970
    Rhinoceros When you say you’re sorry Rhinoceros Elektra Records / Gallo Music 1969
    Otis Waygood Blues Band Fever Otis Waygood Blues Band Fresh Music 1970
    Humble Pie I don’t need no doctor Rocking the Fillmore A&M Records / Universal Music 1971
    AC / DC The Jack If you want blood you got it Epic Records / Sony Music 1978
    Blodwyn Pig See my way Getting to this BGO Records 1970
    Wild Turkey Butterfly Battle Hymn Mason Records 1971
    Jethro Tull Nothing is easy Stand Up Chrysalis Records 1969
    Blossom Toes Kiss of confusion If only for a moment Sunbeam Records 1969
    The Moody Blues Legend of a mind In search of a lost chord Decca Records / Universal Music 1968
    Caravan C’lu Thlu For girls who grow plump in the night Decca Records / Universal Music 1973
    Boys Club A whiter shade of pale Live from California Next Music 2008
    Creedence Clearwater Revival As long as I can see the light Cosmos Factory Fantasy Records / Universal Music 1970
    Dan Patlansky Namaste / Love City Move my soul Next Music 2009
    John Lee Hooker Funky Mabel Face to Face Eagle Records 2006
    Jeff Beck A day in the life Live at Ronnie Scotts Eagle Records / Next Music 2008
    Farryl Purkiss Man of alibi Fruitbats and crows Sheer Music 2009

  • Playlist – 5th November 2009
    Benjy Mudie
    5 Nov 2009

     

    Artist Track Album Label Year
    King’s X Looking for love Ear Candy Atlantic Records / Gallo Music 1996
    Deep Purple Bloodsucker Deep Purple in Rock Harvest Records / EMI Records 1970
    Led Zeppelin Whole lotta love Led Zeppelin 2 Atlantic Records / Gallo Music 1969
    Mountain Mississippi Queen Climbing Columbia Records / Sony Music 1969
    Jericho Featherbed Jericho A&M Records / Universal Music 1972
    Budgie Crash course in brain surgery In for the kill MCA Records 1974
    Buckcherry Highway star Rock Songbook Vol.2 Classic Rock 2009
    Lynyrd Skynyrd Skynyrd Nation God and Guns Roadrunner Records / DGR 2009
    Skunk Anansie Tear the place up Smashes and Trashes Just Music 2009
    Frost Welcome to nowhere Experiments in mass appeal SPV / Inside Out Records 2008
    Dream Theater A rite of passage Black Clouds and Silver Linings Roadrunner Records / DGR 2009
    Pink Floyd Money Dark side of the moon Harvest Records / EMI Records 1974
    Vanilla Fudge Shotgun Psychedelic Sundae Rhino Records 1968
    Triumph Be my lover In the beginning Universal Music 1978
    Freedoms Children Seahorse Galactic Vibes Fresh Music 1972
    Iron Butterfly In-a-gadda-da-vida In-a-gadda-da-vida Rhino Records 1968
    Badlands High Wire Badlands Atlantic Records / Gallo Music 1989
    Cinderella Shake me Rocked, Wired & Bluesed Universal Music 1986
    Fastway Misunderstood All fired up Columbia Records / Sony Music 1984
    Rainbow All night long Down to earth Polydor Records 1979
    Ted Nugent Cat Scratch Fever Great Gonzos Epic Records / Sony Music 1984
    Soundgarden Spoonman Superunknown A&M Records / Universal Music 1994
    The Black Crowes Hard to handle Greatest Hits Sony Music 1990
    The Rolling Stones Brown sugar Hot Licks Universal Music 1970
    The Fixx Saved by zero Greatest Hits MCA Records 1983
    Harry “The Hipster” Gibson Who put the Benzedrine …. Chemical Components Mojo Music 1946
    Ronnie Montrose Heads Up Open Fire Warner Bros / Gallo Music 1978
    Mike Slamer Perfect Circle Nowhere Land Frontiers Records 2006
    Proto-Kaw Melicus Gladiator The Wait of Glory SPV / Inside Out Records 2006
    Camel Sahara Rajaz Toff Records 1999
    Anthony Gomes Music is the medicine Music is the medicine Adrenaline Records 2006
    Dion Hoodoo Man Blues Son of Skip James Verve Records 2007
    The Hootchie Kootchie Men Lonesome traveller blues Live at The Basement Next Music 2008
    The Steepwater Band No good for me Brother to the snake Evangeline Records 2005
    Fairport Convention Meet me on the ledge Unhalfbricking Island Records 1969
    Santana Europa Amigos Columbia Records / Sony Music 1976

Rare 1969 South African psych-folk album by John & Philipa Cooper feat Julian Laxton, now available on CD

Fresh Music: “The Cooperville Times” is unquestionably one of the rarest South African albums ever. Released in 1969, it’s folk tinged psychedelia, featuring the whimsical vocals of John & Philipa Cooper with guitar by Julian Laxton, has been hailed by collectors worldwide as comparable to the legendary Mellow Candle or early Jefferson Airplane.

  1. The mad professor
  2. Gypsy spell
  3. I’ll be more than satisfied
  4. Wild daydreams
  5. Edge of eternity
  6. My pair of spectacles
  7. Man in a bowler hat
  8. Singing in my soul
  9. Broomstick
  10. Good old sun
  11. She’s my woman
j and p cooper

John & Philipa Cooper - The Cooperville Times

McCully Workshop Family Tree

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McCully Workshop Inc.

McCully Workshop Inc
McCully Workshop Inc

Tracks:

1. Why Can’t It Rain [4.12]
2. Hardcase Woman [2.34]
3. Ice Lover [3.05]
4. Four Walls [2.40]
5. Stargazer [2.48]
6. Rush Hour At Midnight [3.42]
7. Jackin’ Around [2.04]
8. Head For The Moon [4.00]
9. The Circus [4.00]
10. Years Of My Life [3.19]
11. Fast Car [3.41]
12. Séance [3.05]

Release information:
LP: June 1970, Trutone, STO 727
CD: February 2003, Merry-Go-Round Records,
a division of Beatball Music (Korea), BMRC-0001
CD: October 2009, Fresh Music, freshcd167

Musicians:

  • Tully McCully: Vocals, bass, guitar
  • Mike McCully: Vocals, drums
  • Richard Hyam: Rhythm and acoustic guitars, vocals
  • Glenda Wassman: Organ, vocals
  • Ian Smith: Trumpet, flute, flugelhorn

Additional musicians:

  • Allan Faull: Lead guitar on ‘Why Can’t It Rain’, ‘The Circus’, ‘Hardcase Woman’ and ‘Stargazer’
  • Alan van der Merwe: Vocal harmony and organ on ‘Why Can’t It Rain’ and ‘Stargazer’
  • Melanie Hyam: Vocal harmonies on ‘Why Can’t It Rain’ and ‘Rush Hour At Midnight’Produced by Billy Forrest

Buy this album from:
Rhythm Online - South African Online Music Store
Rhythm Online Music Store

Buy this CD from:
Fresh Music
Fresh Music

Sleeve  Notes:

“Of all the albums we’ve heard from South Africa this one scores top What a beautiful masterpiece. Pepper-influenced underground music with great songs, lovely vocals, strong harmonies, great distorted guitar work.” — review on Psychedelic-Music.com website.

The McCullagh brothers, Tully (born Terence on 31st May 1953) and Mike (born Michael on 7th April 1947), have been an integral part of the South African music scene for five decades now.

In 1965 they started as a folk-rock trio with Richard Hyam and called themselves the Blue Three. Richard had been in a folk duo, Tiny Folk, with his sister Melanie. After a few personnel and name changes, like The Blue Beats and Larfing Stocke, the line-up settled down (for a while) in 1969.

“I had my own studio in the garage since I was 12” remembers Tully. It was a single garage in the garden of their home in Plumstead, in the Southern Suburbs of Cape Town. The brothers’ father, radio personality Michael Drin (his stage name), painted the name “McCully Workshop, Inc.” on the garage wall. “McCully” was an easier-to-spell version of McCullagh and the “Inc.” was a tongue-in-cheek addition. “We had been playing music for 6 years” remembers Mike McCullagh. “In 1969 I was 22 and Tully was 16, along with Richard Hyam, his sister Melanie and Allan Faull the group started.”

“We all wrote our own songs”, continues Mike, “and we just took the best ones for the album. Tully wrote ‘Why Can’t It Rain’ in the middle of the night and this became a hit single putting McCully Workshop on the charts for the first time.” This song went to number 12 on the Springbok Radio charts in July 1970 and also reached number 13 on the LM Radio charts.“Why Can’t It Rain” drew the attention of the Gallo label, and they said they wanted an album. McCully Workshop signed probably the first independent licencing deal with a major label in South Africa.

Billy Forrest (born William Boardman in Kimberley in 1940) was the “top guy” at the time and was appointed as producer. He had recently had chart success with The Staccatos ‘Cry To Me’ and many others including The Dream Merchants and Quentin E Klopjager (one of his many pseudonyms).Tully remembers Forrest’s catchphrase at the time was “could happen”.

The “Inc.” album shows a variety of styles and influences including The Beatles, Frank Zappa and Pink Floyd. “’Sgt Pepper’ was very important, as were the pop charts at the time”, recalls Tully.Another big influence, according to Tully, was The Moody Blues ‘Threshold Of A Dream’ which was released in April 1969. Echoes of Graeme Edge’s poems can be heard in Mike McCully’s spoken words during the moon landing-inspired ‘Head For The Moon’. A photo of the garage was used as the album cover. The photo was taken by Sigurd Olivier from the Argus newspaper and the cat’s name was Sirikit.

When asked to name his favourite song on the ‘Inc.’ album besides ‘Why Can’t It Rain’, Tully says without hesitation, ‘The Circus’. This song is an up tempo psychedelic pop-rocker with strong vocal harmonies, distorted guitar sounds from Allan Faull and great flute playing from Ian Smith. Asked about an interesting studio story, Tully remembers feeling a few tremors and stuff falling off the walls one day during recording. “Everybody got a fright and rushed outside”, says Tully, “we thought it was a passing train.” Turned out to be the Tulbagh earthquake of 29th September 1969. The sessions were done, but another song was needed to complete the album, so a studio jam called ‘Jackin’ Around’ was added. Great organ sounds from Glenda Wassman, and a drum solo play-out from Mike McCully.

Alan van Der Merwe was a music teacher friend of Mike’s and was responsible for the vocal harmony arrangements. Tully cites South African band ‘The Sandpipers’ as an inspiration. This folk quartet, which consisted of two girls and two guys, and not be confused with the US folk trio, released an album titled ‘A Bird in Hand’ in 1967.

After “Inc’

McCully Workshop, with the McCullagh brothers always at the core, released a number of albums over the years including “Genesis” and “Ages” and of course are best known for their big 1977 hit ‘Buccaneer’ . 40 years after those first recording sessions in late 1969, Tully is still involved in recording and runs his successful Spaced-Out Sounds Studio in Cape Town. Mike regularly packs out concert halls with his various nostalgic revue shows including ‘Sixty Something’, ‘Station 70′, ‘Music Of The Millennium’, ‘Country Classics’ and many, many others. McCully Workshop still perform live on occasion and their first hit ‘Why Can’t It Rain’ is almost always included in the set list.

Glenda Wassman later married Richard, and they formed the pop band Pendulum and had a big hit with ‘Take My Heart’ in 1976. Glenda then went on to major success worldwide with the all-girl group, Clout, who had a huge hit with ‘Substitute’ which went to number 2 in the UK in 1978. Allan Faull formed Falling Mirror in the late 70′s with his cousin Neilen Mirror (nee Marais).

The legends of South African pop and rock live on…

Brian Currin

Cape Town, September 2009

www.McCullyWorkshop.co.za

Ian Smith Glenda Wassman Mike McCully Richard Hyam Tully McCully

Family Tree
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at the South African Rock Encyclopedia website.

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