Bubblegum Club: Sam Turpin and Katya Abedian slay personal demons with ‘Sahara Flow’
““Courage is very important!” This nugget of wisdom was buried at the end of Sam Turpin’s answer to a question about the incredible short film/music video …
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Bubblegum Club: dumama and kechou’s buffering juju album — an exploration of freedom
“This year has been quite something already and no, I’m not talking about all the disasters that you can read about in the newspaper or …
Bubblegum Club: Darkie Fiction’s ‘Endaweni’ could be the comfort blanket we all need right now.
“Darkie Fiction sound like they were destined to make music together. They’re one of those acts where everything just seamlessly clicks and you can tell that there …
Bubblegum Club: Nipho Hurd is The Ghel with her new EP
“How long is someone an up-and-coming artist for? Probably until they’ve come up? Right? The journey of the ‘come up’ is a treacherous path that …
Bubblegum Club: outer south: a record label for the future re-writing the script
“Starting a record label is an ambitious task, to say the least. Even more so in 2020 when independent artists have direct access to their …
Bubblegum Club: “Tales of the Lost Cities” is Spoek Mathambo’s Most Important Album
This review originally appeared on Bubblegum Club in March 2020. We live in strange times.Truly.Besides all the other shit, we have charlatans calling themselves “influencers” …
Bubblegum Club: “Reverse: Universe”, the New Discordant and Creative Sounds of Mouse
“Over the last few years, Durban has become an incubator for some of the best garage bands in the country. Black Math was one of …
Bubblegum Club: Espacio Dios’ Upcoming Album Could Define 2020
“Since bursting on the scene in 2016 with his Back Seat Galaxy EP, Espacio Dios has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting genre-bending artists …
Bubblegum Club: SIO’s A Place to Run is Moody and Mystical
“SIO has been one of the most captivating vocalists in South Africa for quite some time now. Her voice has been the magical sprinkling of pixie …
Bubblegum Club: Parabyl Intends to be Taken Seriously with Dispersion
“As an artist, you often work for years without a significant amount of people paying attention to you. This is a double-edged sword of course, …