Dirty Paraffin is making waves in the world kwaito, a uniquely South African house/hip hop creation. The energetic duo from Johannesburg, made up of DJ Dokta Spizee and vocals by Okmalumekoolkat, seem to have a soft spot for old school rap and 802s electronica, both of which they sample smartly on the facetiously-titled mixtape "Greatest Hits." Their sound is all about stuttering beats, video game sound effects and playful lyrics. Not to mention a heavy reliance on internet jargon: "You can download this on MP3, but when I kick it live OMFG!" "When it drops it go APE, if [...]
Our friends over at Andile's Bored Company put me on this track by Jozi based Dirty Paraffin a little while back, but since their Soundcloud page was maxed I had to wait a few days until they could send me a copy of the track for your downloading pleasure. Dirty Paraffin is fresh and original. Their sound is unmistakably local and unique. We'll be bringing you a full bio on the boys in the near future, but in the mean time grab their celebration of Friday nights below. Also be sure to check out [...]
This was meant to have been a series of posts between Christmas and New Year, of my favourite songs of 2010 but it never quite worked out. Anyway, for the Aye Tunes Presents gig just passed I whittled down the number of tracks from around 100 and knocked up a few CDs to dish out in exchange for a donation to charity. I didn't quite have time to supply a tracklist with the CDs though, so I promised everyone that picked one up I'd put the tracklist online. For those [...]
This was meant to have been a series of posts between Christmas and New Year, of my favourite songs of 2010 but it never quite worked out. Anyway, for the Aye Tunes Presents gig just passed I whittled down the number of tracks from around 100 and knocked up a few CDs to dish out in exchange for a donation to charity. I didn't quite have time to supply a tracklist with the CDs though, so I promised everyone that picked one up I'd put the tracklist online. For those [...]
The Paraffins From: Knockentiber, Scotland Scottish mavericks The Paraffins (first featured on the Devil's blog back in 2009, Waxing Lyrical ) have released a new EP recorded for the Way Of The Tomb night at the Flying Duck in Glasgow. It contains a skweee-tinged take on John Leyton/Joe Meek and a funereal Pet Shop Boys cover and it's really rather good. It's also completely free to download from the Paraffins website. [...]
Monday - this weeks Fresh Meat came from the amazing Where We Lay Our Heads Tuesday - some witty bugger by the name of Al introduced us to Armellodie Records, in the second of my Scottish DIY Labels posts. Wednesday - Come on Gang! became my 32nd Scots Way-Hay starlets, if you haven't downloaded their new single 'Fortune Favours The Brave' get that sorted now. No excuses kids, it's free! Thursday - Mark Lanegan and Isobel Campbell 's Radio 2 [...]
The Paraffins Genre: Melodramatic Popular Song / Zouk / Acousmatic / Tape music From: Knockentiber, Scotland, United Kingdom [...]
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