Springbok Nude Girls
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The Springbok Nude Girls (a.k.a the Nudies, or the Nude Girls) is a South African music group. They formed in September 1994 and played their first gig at a local venue in Stellenbosch, successfully drawing and entertaining a full house. While the band has officially announced that they had split up, they have performed the occasional gig since.
In 2004, the band announced their split. However, in 2006, a blog entry on drummer Francois Kruger's site informally announced their reunion [1]. (The blog also traced the recording process of the new album.) Their reunion coincided with the return of trumpeter Adriaan Brand. Their first new album in four years, as yet untitled, will be released in March 2007.
The band is named after the glamour models that graced compilation album covers of the old and long-since defunct, predominantly Afrikaans local radio station, Springbok Radio. These models were fairly scantily clad and titillating for the time, and considered to be fairly shocking in the Calvinistic and conservative social climate of 1950s South Africa.
The Nudies were one of the most searched items online on account of the combination of some of South Africa's favourite topics: the Springboks (national rugby team) and nude girls!
An alternative rock band, the Nude Girls introduced punk, ska and metal into their songs, introducing a whole new world of music to the youth of South Africa in the early 1990s. Their introduction of a trumpet and other brass instrument in rock songs launched a series of other Southern African bands to do the same. The originality and quality of the Nudies, as well as other leading South African bands of the 90s (Sugardrive, Urban Creep, Battery 9 and Boo!), inspired many other South African musicians. The Nudies became not only favourites in South African households, but stars and influences in the South African music industry at large.
The Nude girls have toured extensively all over the world and recorded an international album in New York in April 1999. Minor success in Europe kept them touring but their popularity was still unequaled compared to South Africa. In 2000, the band received a South African Music Award (SAMA) for Best Rock Album (Surpass The Powers).
The Nude Girls was voted the Best South Africa rock band in a poll conducted by South African radio station 5fm.
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[edit] Band Members
- Arno Carstens - Vocals, guitar
- Theo Crous - Lead guitar
- Arno Blumer - Bass
- Adriaan Brand - Trumpet and synthesizers
- Francois Kruger - Drums
[edit] After the split
Vocalist Arno Carstens has formed Nu Porn, another South African band, and has also launched a successful solo career. In 2006, he won an MTN South African Music Awards (SAMA), for his album The Hello Goobye Boys, which was named Best English Adult Contemporary Album.
Guitarist Theo Crous is a founding member of Kobus!, and he is one of South Africa's premier rock music producers. He has worked with the likes of Karen Zoid and Chris Chameleon.
[edit] Discography
- Neanderthal 1 (album) (August 1995) (Epic)
- The Missing Fling (unknown)
- be-vest@iafrica.com (unknown)
- It Became A Weapon (October 1996) (Epic)
- I Love You EP (1997-03-04) (Epic)
- Afterlifesatisfaction (1997-05-27) (Epic)
- Omnisofa (April 1998) (Epic)
- Opti Mum (November 1998) (Epic)
- Surpass the Powers (July 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) (2006/07) (Golden Fairy Records/SonyBMG)
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