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Springbok Nude Girls
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Springbok Nude Girls - Rock - Eclectic Band -
Johannesburg:
The Springbok Nude Girls (a.k.a
the Nudies, or the Nude Girls) is a rock band from
Cape Town, South Africa.
An alternative rock band, the Nude Girls introduced
punk, ska, acid jazz and metal into their songs,
introducing a new world of music to the youth of
South Africa in the early 1990s.
They played their first big gig in September 1994 in
Stellenbosch. Since then, the Nude girls have toured
extensively all over the world and recorded an album
in New York in April 1999. In 2000, the band
received a South African Music Award for Best Rock
Album (Surpass The Powers). The Nude Girls were
voted the Best South Africa rock band in a poll
conducted by South African radio station 5FM.
In 2001 the band announced an indefinite hiatus.
However, in 2006, a blog entry on drummer Francois
Kruger's site informally announced their reunion.
Their reunion coincided with the return of trumpeter
Adriaan Brand. Their first new album in four years,
Peace Breaker, was released in March 2007. The Nude
Girls have performed as the opening act for U2 in
Cape Town during their South African tour in
February 2011.
During the band's hiatus Arno Carstens formed a new
band, Nu Porn, and also launched a successful solo
career. In 2006, he won a SAMA award for his solo
album The Hello Goodbye Boys, which was named Best
English Adult Contemporary Album.
Guitarist Theo Crous went on to form the Afrikaans
alternative band KOBUS! (also known as K.O.B.U.S!)
with Francois Breytenbach Blom, ex-vocalist of South
African heavy metal band Voice of Destruction. They
have released three albums: kobus!, 100%
Skuldgevoelvry and SwaarMetaal. Crous is also the
music producer for Prime Circle, The Parlotones,
Aking, Fokofpolisiekar, Karen Zoid and has
collaborated with many acts such as Mafikozolo,
Malaika and Loyiso Bala. Crous played live with
Chris Cornell (of Audioslave and Soundgarden) at
Mycoke Fest 2009.
In early 2009, Francious Kruger started another band
called Lua Union, along with Lucas Swart from The
Pretty Blue Guns and two other members, Jonathan
Velthuysen and Dean Blignaut. At the start of 2010
Francios left Lua Union to start local supergroup
The Gods along with Schalk Van Der Merwe (of Bed On
Bricks), Albert Frost (of Blues Broers and Arno
Carstens) and Parri Lückhoff (of Billygoat). He was
replaced by Stellenbosch-based drummer, David Dos
Santos.
* Neanderthal 1 (August 1995) (initially on Bluegum
records CDSNG1, Epic)
* It Became A Weapon (October 1996) (Epic)
* be-vest@iafrica.com (1997) (Epic)
* I Love You EP (1997-03-04) (Epic)
* Afterlifesatisfaction (Epic, 1997)[4]
* Omnisofa (April 1998) (Epic)
* OPTI MUM (November 1998) (Epic)
* Surpass the Powers (July 1999) (Epic)
* Un-E.Z. (1999) (Epic)
* Relaxzor (November 2000) (Epic)
* The Fat Lady Sings - Best of the Springbok Nude
Girls 1995-2001 (October 2001) (Epic)
* Goddank Vir Klank 1994 - 2004 (July 2004) (Sony
Music)
* Nude Girls (Exclusive UK release) (July 2006)
(Golden Fairy Records/SonyBMG)
* Peace Breaker (March 2007) (Sony/BMG)
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