Cape Town 2012

2012 has been a good year for Cape Town, especially when considering music and skateboarding. Both industries are going into a positive and honest direction. The thing that captured me is the D.I.Y process applied to both.

The skateboarding scene is relatively small, but controlled by people that skate and have a love for skateboarding. I prefer the smaller scene and having fewer venues to skate, over going to various extreme sports facilities or having extreme brands that don’t care for skateboarding. The lack of money in the industry makes passion for skateboarding the main element that insures the survival of the art in Cape Town. 

I think that is the reason why I prefer the local scene and companies above most international brands.

The live music scene in Cape Town is becoming more and more inspiring. Various bands have embraced an ethic of songwriting and stage presence that is intriguing and is fresh in the MK generation of South African music. Songs are not merely a formula that is followed, music is allowed to travel and music is created for the sake of music. An individualistic, songwriting process can only lead to positive growth; I would like to see music not fixated in one genre that becomes a trend but rather see the process applied to various genres and by various people. 
At least Dubstep, Trance and Drum and Bass didn't kill other music forms in Cape Town.

Thanks to - AV Skateboarding, Session Magazine, Psych Night, Klein Libertas, Synergy, Rocking The Daisies, Bohemia, Adidas SA, Vans SA, Clarke’s Ramp, Element SA, Dope, Woodies Ramps, Plankie Skateboards, Familia, Baseline, Revolution, Boost and all the people that made the skateboarding and music scene what it is in Cape Town and South Africa in 2012. 

  

Kanya Spani - Session "Unlikely" video

 

 Psych Night - Night of The Wolfman

 

Yessir!MisterMachine - Cold Rush Song