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Again, a Seth Grey instrumental. This song was always in the running for something, somewhere. Not mixed or mastered and all of done at home with a USB mic and a mad family who won’t leave me alone. Did I mention they are also very noisy? The idea of giving clean vocals to any producer […]
I wrote with Tumi, my songwriting partner in crime. Also nicknamed Meloovah. The new album? I need to stop being fancy. Most of the music deals with love and murder. All kinds of love and the ways we kill ourselves and others.
This is from the new album, a rehearsal we recorded on a phone. At my side is Rodney Buys on piano. He just makes everything beautiful. He helped a great deal in crafting the feel for the new album. The keyword is Lush. Lyrics I’ve been wasting time, trying to change water into wine As […]
Many of the new songs are inspired by my family. For example, Call It Murder,was written for my father who was and still is a revolutionary. He loved the song but had one objection. ‘Auriol, you should have sung Call Them a Sellout!’ I packed out laughing when I heard this and told him that […]
This song was written for two very special people. Two women who always keep me sane – my Mother and adopted Granny G. I swear I would have lost my mind without them. Whenever I have too many questions rumbling in my head or fail to form meaningful sentences…they are who I turn to. And […]
Every song has a bit of a story attached to it. The dancehall track Ryder is no different. It started with a crazy conversation Tumi and I had in his kitchen. We were discussing relationships and how twisted both sexes get! I was eating an apple when Tumi says, “Auriol, if you were in that […]
TENtation contains only ten tracks and is produced by Tumi Kgosi and Seth Grey. The soundscape of the new album is one that animated her formative years. She is paying homage to her musical roots.Saturday afternoons spent at one of the most iconic clubs is Cape Town, THE BASE, where mix tapes were exchanged and […]