SPOEK MATHAMBO DON'T BE SCARED

WHAT THEY SAY

“The 24-year-old producer/rapper/graphic designer/illustrator is clearly a cool kid plugged into underground music, which forms the canvas for his kaleidoscopic sound and offbeat observations.” Metro UK

“Spoek Mathambo, is a Johannesburg visionary who bridges South Africa’s past to its brilliant future through his gleaming electronic rap tracks.” The Fader

“Some of the most fascinating new music I’ve heard lately comes from Spoek Mathambo.” ExtraWack

“Mishini Wam is a fascinating piece of otherworldly music filled with unlikely combinations, tribal rhytms, soulful vocals, flawless rhyming and minimal club beats. An album drenched with global dance influences, but anchored with a local identity. If only this was the sound of the 2010 World Cup instead of Shakira…” Urb Magazine

“Now the South African rapper/dubstep/house DJ is going solo, and his talent stands out more than ever. All of Mathambo’s deep, nuanced, dark electro tracks belong in a dance club in the underworld somewhere. And I really, really want to go.” MTV Iggy

“Spoek Mathambo is one of the most talented MC to hail from South Africa” Music Week

“In hearkening back to the ethos that started the revolution that we’re presently watching run roughshod til it’s whimpering end over mainstream culture, Mathambo has a sound that is worth noting as powerful and noteworthy. Do pay attention.” Marcus Dowling

“[…] one of the sickest acapellas I’ve ever heard, from South African MC: SPOEK” Bassnectar

“Boasting the eerie, post-apocalyptic single “Gwababa (Don’t Be Scared),” the album is booty music laced with a post-punk DIY ethos like you’ve never heard before. As he carves out his own cultural space influenced by hip-hop, electro, and domestic beat-laden genres, his live show is beginning to set stages on fire all over.” Big Shot magazine

“One of the hardest working men to be burning the midnight-oil during January and February was Spoek Mathambo and his newly formed solo project Mshini Wam.” BPM Magazine

“Spoek Mathambo is one the South Africa’s freshest MC” NME

“Building on the kind of heavy electro and crunk framework that have made him a European blog phenomenon, its lyrics add politicised topics like racism to the hedon- istic party vibe of old while turning back to Africa for musical inspiration drawn from its rich melting pot of domestic and imported sound.” DJ Mag

In 2009, Spoek Mathambo was invited to The Red Bull Music Academy rooms in Amsterdam to give a talk, as part of his former group Sweat.X, which has been described as:

“The South African duo takes Prince worship to a whole new level on this sweaty electro-funk track.” The Washington Post

“Electro bump ‘n’ grind that blends Prince’s libido-loosening funk with unrestrained eruptions of jittery beat jism.” GQ

“Sweat.X are the last word in the whole hip-house/new rave/electro-booty funk thing that’s so new it hasn’t even happened yet.” Vice Magazine

“Cape Town’s hyperactive, gutter-mouthed, ‘African electro’ duo, Sweat.X… armed with a bunch of ‘future primitive’ rave funk, glitchy melodies and club-friendly glam hip-house, have arrived at exactly the right time.” Time Out Magazine