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hemisf​ä​r

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afrikaans: jy wil mos toe ek vir jou eers sien dans, war was ek? hier is jy, lekker kry, vat vir my nou is dit in winterdans, ´n voël lê dood. op die vensterbank, jou warm hand is binnekant oo, kyk hier, ek vat jou, teen die muur oo, koue vuur, jy brand my, vir nog ´n uur ja, ja ja jy wil mos ja, ja ja jy wil mos - - - you want to when i first saw you dance, where was i? here you are, having fun, take me. now it´s a winter dance, a bird lies dead on the window-ledge, your warm hand is inside oh, look here, we are embracing against the wall oh, cold fire, you´re burning me, for another hour yes yes, you want to yes yes, you want to
2.
ek soek vir jou kom help my kry wat ek wit hê laat ek en jy maar nou gaan lê ek soek vir jou ek kannie waggie, ek moet dit sê daar's net een ding wat ek wil hê ek soek vir jou ek soek vir jou ek soek vir jou i´m looking for you come help me get what i want let you and me go and lie now I´m looking for you i can´t wait, i must just say it there´s just one thing that i want i´m looking for you i´m looking for you i´m looking for you
3.
afrikaans: waterslang waar was ek die heeltyd, diamant hy skyn war was ek die heeltyd, versnip jou aan my wyn jy´s klaar hier waar was jy die heeltyd, gee hier dit is myn waar was jy die heeltyd, jou liggam´s oor die lyn jy´s klaar hier waterslang is jy hier vir my, later droom ek ons is vry waterslang is jy hier vir my, later glip jy hier verby kom en vat vir my nou, ek voel jou natheid nou kom en vat vir my nou, jy wil vir my vashou jy´s klaar hier kom en dans vir my nou, jou asem moet jy hou kom en dans vir my nou, die water ken vir jou jy´s klaar hier waterslang is jy hier vir my, later droom ek ons is vry waterslang is jy hier vir my, later glip jy hier verby - - - water snake where was I the whole time, diamond he shines where was I the whole time, drown yourself in my wine you're finished here where were you  the whole time, give here it is mine where were you the whole time, your body ´s over the line you're finished here watersnake, are you here for me? later i´ll dream we are free watersnake, are you here for me? later you´ll slip past here come and fetch me, i feel your wetness now come and fetch me, i want to hold you you are already here come and dance for me, hold your breath come and dance for me, the water knows you you're finished here watersnake, are you here for me? later i´ll dream we are free watersnake, are you here for me? later you´ll slip past here
4.
afrikaans: groen meisie die plek waarvan ek kom is glad nie so vêr nie maar dit voel assof dit 'n ander wêreld is. droëland, die plek se naam waar die kraans so goud groen en oranje skyn en die 'anoster bos, wat in elke plekkie grooi ruik soos die hemel as die stof so swaai. mense het vir my al van kleins af vertel, van die waternoontjie, wat daar in die malaaiskloof bly hulle sê, as 'n mens diep in die kloof in gaan, sal sy jou doodmaak en jou mooigeid vat.. en dit hou vir haarself maar daai dag toe dit so gesneeu het het so 'n spier wit man na ons toegekom hulle het gesê, hy's van die noord hy het sulke ver weg blou oë gehad net soos my ouma s'n hy het gesê, daar waar hy vanaf kom, sneeu dit altyd so baie dit was daai dag van die sneeu, toe ons almal die waternoontjie gehoor sing het ek het haar aleen gaan soek almal was te bang -​ - - green girl the place where i come from is not that far away but it feels as if it's another world droëland.. the place's name where the cliffs shine a red, gold and orange sheen and the "anoster" bush, which grows in every little place smells like heaven when the dust blows the people there told me from an early age, about the water maiden, the one who lives there in malaaisklof they say, if you go deep into this ravine, she will kill you.. and take your beauty.. and keep it for herself but that day, when it snowed so much, a very white man came to us they said that he was from the north he had far away blue eyes just like my grandmother's eyes. he told us that, where he comes from, it always snows so much it was that day of the snow, when we all heard the water maiden sing i went alone to look for her everyone else was too scared
5.
afrikaans: maak gou ek wil wegkrrip van jou donker oë jy wil vir my hê, dis waarlik so dis ´n warm aand, ek lê ek sien vir jou dis ´n koue maan, ek wil vir jou vashou kom met my, kom nou, maak gou wil jy my seermaak, kom en dans met my ek gaan jou vreksteek, jy´t jou kans gekry ek voel die bloed tap oor die vastrap vloer ek voel jou liefde oor my litte roer kom met my, kom nou, maak gou - - - hurry up i want to hide away from your dark eyes you want me, it´s truly so it´s a hot night, i lie down and see you it is a cold moon. i want to hold you. come with me, come now, hurry up do you want to hurt me? come and dance with me i am going to stab/fuck you to death, you've had your chance i can feel your blood flowing on the vastrap floor I can feel your love moving over my limbs come with me, come now, hurry up
6.
kokerboom dood kokerboom dood, jy vat my woestyn van my vel, ek wag, ek wag vir jou bloed teen my wang, die dorings die jags in jou stem, vir my moet jy onthou nee, maar is dit jy, lê binne my ja, die jakkals moet die slang aanlei sand in my mond, ek vat jou in fynboskooi, die stêrre droom alleen maan in jou oog, ´n skerp mes my volboskooi, die wind wat waai wydsbeen quiver-tree death quiver-tree death, you take me desert of my skin, i´m waiting, i´m waiting for you blood against my cheek, the thorns the sex in your voice, you must remember me no, but is it you lying inside me yes, the jakkal must seduce the snake sand in my mouth, i take you a fynbos-bed, the stars dream alone moon in your eye, a sharp knife my tumble-weed bed, the wind that blows with legs apart

about

Long awaited release of a mysterious album recorded over 13 years ago in the frost bitten county of Hälsingland in northern Sweden.

"After a hot summer in the desolate South African 'Karoo' desert, I boarded a flight to Sweden. The idea was to compose and record an album of Afrikaans songs, capturing the heat, intensity and magic of rural life in the 'Kouebokkeveld', land of mythical creatures, tragedy, and shamanistic folk dances.

However, Hemisfär was conceived in the silent, frozen landscape of the Swedish countryside, and very soon the heat and intensity became distilled by the quiet sparseness of a dark Nordic winter.
'Vastrap' rhythms, string arrangements using African tuning. Cape carnival trumpet were all dissected under the magnifying glass of Scandinavian minimilism.

In attempting to recreate the warmth and sensuality of Cape Afrikaans songs, we stumbled upon something entirely new and unexpectedly beautiful. Something simultaneously warm and cool, light and dark.

The result is a music that is timeless, beautiful and unique - a curve in the line between the hemispheres."

Alex van Heerden

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alex van heerden - vocals, trumpet, programming
derek gripper - viola, string arrangements
magnus johansson - electric piano, engineering
kate ehrhardt - vocals

artwork: jacqui stecher
original photo: inge prins
mix: manne von ahn öberg and pete davis
produced by magnus johansson

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Hemisfeer
Die erotika van die Karoo, dit huiwer op die fyndraai, op die punt voor orgasme.
Die musiek van Afrikaners wie vasgevang is in die ekstatiese onsekerheid van ´n oomblik tussen verlede en toekoms - Boesmanne met laptops, fractal-boere
Die musiek het gereis vanaf die Kouebokkeveld, (´n land van fynbos, meerminne en mes-steek) tot in ´n ander hemisfeer - die abstraksie van Skandinawie.
´n Stil, dooie sneeu-landskap in die Sweedse woude was die vergrootglas waardeer ons teruggegekyk het na die Suidelike punt van Afrika...ons het vioole gespeel dat hulle soos Boesman-ghoeras klink, lirieke gesing wat ons in die aande laat astral-travel het Baviaanshoek toe, opnames gemaak van stream-of-consciousness klavier en Kaapseklopse-trompet.
En toe Stockholm toe, stad van dansmusiek, elektronika en futuristic pop waar Hemisfeer 'ethnic electronic pop' geword het.
En toe terug huistoe - meer as net ´n nuwe 'benchmark' vir Afrikaanse musiek - 'n nuwe manier om 'Afrikaanswees' te ervaar.

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released April 17, 2017

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smallfunk Cape Town, South Africa

smallfunk is a label and publishing for the electronic works of alex van heerden, kate ehrhardt, paul miller, derek gripper and magnus johansson.

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