ÉVoid
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éVoid was a 1980s rock band
in South Africa
.
éVoid were formed in Brakpan in 1977. They had their first success in Rhodesia
(now Zimbabwe
) where they had a residency during the dying days of Rhodesia and the birth of a new country. In 1979 Magicia reached number 4 on the charts there.
Their eponymous debut album was released in South Africa in 1983 resulting in chart success to match their success as a live band. They were certainly the most successful and influential of the white punk bands to take up African images and sounds in their rebellion against apartheid. At the time they were a three piece band featuring the Windrich brothers Lucien and Erik on guitars, keyboards and vocals with Wayne Harker on drums.
In order to avoid conscription
, they left for London in 1985. Their second album, Here Comes The Rot, was released in 1986.
A third album on cassette was released in 1993.
In 2008, after a lengthy hiatus, the Windrich brothers released another eVoid album Graffiti Lounge. 'The songwriting power is still very much in evidence, and what could have been a tricky career stumble is, without doubt, a triumph'.
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in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
.
éVoid were formed in Brakpan in 1977. They had their first success in Rhodesia
Rhodesia
Rhodesia , officially the Republic of Rhodesia from 1970, was an unrecognised state located in southern Africa that existed between 1965 and 1979 following its Unilateral Declaration of Independence from the United Kingdom on 11 November 1965...
(now Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe is a landlocked country located in the southern part of the African continent, between the Zambezi and Limpopo rivers. It is bordered by South Africa to the south, Botswana to the southwest, Zambia and a tip of Namibia to the northwest and Mozambique to the east. Zimbabwe has three...
) where they had a residency during the dying days of Rhodesia and the birth of a new country. In 1979 Magicia reached number 4 on the charts there.
Their eponymous debut album was released in South Africa in 1983 resulting in chart success to match their success as a live band. They were certainly the most successful and influential of the white punk bands to take up African images and sounds in their rebellion against apartheid. At the time they were a three piece band featuring the Windrich brothers Lucien and Erik on guitars, keyboards and vocals with Wayne Harker on drums.
In order to avoid conscription
Conscription
Conscription is the compulsory enlistment of people in some sort of national service, most often military service. Conscription dates back to antiquity and continues in some countries to the present day under various names...
, they left for London in 1985. Their second album, Here Comes The Rot, was released in 1986.
A third album on cassette was released in 1993.
In 2008, after a lengthy hiatus, the Windrich brothers released another eVoid album Graffiti Lounge. 'The songwriting power is still very much in evidence, and what could have been a tricky career stumble is, without doubt, a triumph'.
Discography
- éVoid (1983)
- Here Comes the Rot (1986)
- A live version of "Junk Jive" was released on the "Concert in the Park" collection in aid of Operation Hunger (1985)
- eVoid cassette tape (1993)
- Graffiti Lounge (2008)