Twentydust

Twentydust performing live at their debut concert in Kinshasa, FR Eurono in December 2023. From left to right: Prince Ncube, Zander Goldberg, Garrett Tindyen, Steven Hawkeye, Michael Moolman

### Genres

New wave ‧ progressive rock ‧ experimental rock ‧ synth-rock

### Members

Zander Goldberg
Steven Hawkeye
Michael Moolman
Prince Ncube
Garrett Tindyen

**Twentydust** is an FR Euronian rock and new wave band formed in late 2023 by guitarist Zander Goldberg, keyboardist Steven Hawkeye, and drummer Michael Moolman. Three of the four members regrouped following the demise of their previous band Reddish Silver due to the death of bassist and at one point lead vocalist David Beckin in a car crash in October 2023. The band was announced on 25 October 2023, eight days after Beckin's death and two days before the start of Reddish Silver's final concert tour, Back. Goldberg announced later that day that they would be joined by Reddish Silver touring member Prince Ncube on bass guitar and vocals, with Reddish Silver rhythm guitarist and FR Euronian president Matthew Hawkeye deciding not to partake with the band to focus on his political career, with Goldberg also later announcing in December 2023 that M. Hawkeye's filler for Reddish Silver tours, Garrett Tindyen, had also joined the band. The group released their debut new wave single, Her Name, on 11 November 2023, and revealed that they were working on their debut studio album, One, due for release in 2024, also revealing the album's cover.

## History

Goldberg, Hawkeye, and Moolman all attended Johannesburg Secondary School in what was then South Africa, all graduating in 2009. In their second year of secondary school, the three formed the progressive rock band Reddish Silver with their other friend David Beckin. Reddish Silver achieved worldwide success in the late 2000s through the mid 2010s, becoming the best selling South African band in history. The group initially broke up in 2014; by this point, Zander Goldberg had left the group, having done so in 2009 to start a solo career, with keyboardist Steven Hawkeye's younger brother filling in his spot.

All Reddish Silver members at the time of breakup plus Goldberg agreed to a reunion concert, which occurred on 29 July 2023 at the Johannesburg Dance Club (where they famously performed in 2010) to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their album Watching The Sunset, with plans on making new music as a quintet. Following another concert at the Crown Resort in Kinshasa on 10 August of the same year, Hawkeye's thirty-second birthday, the group's comeback studio album (their eighth overall), Back, was released early on 6 October 2023, with a tour planning to kick off on the 27th of the same month. However, just ten days before the tour was planned to start, on the morning of 17 October 2023, bassist and at one point lead vocalist David Beckin was heading home from a party in Johannesburg, FR Eurono. The driver of the car, one of Beckin's other close friends who was not a member of Reddish Silver, lost control of the car on the highway and collided with the car beside it, causing both to swerve onto the other side of the highway, colliding with a semi-truck. All of the cars immediately burst into flames, killing the two drivers of the car alongside Beckin.

The remaining members weren't made aware of the collision until keyboardist Steven Hawkeye saw it being reported on the news later on in the afternoon. There, he was informed from drummer Michael Moolman via a phone call that he had also seen the news, with the latter alerting the rest of the band about Beckin's death. An emergency meeting was held the same day as the collision, of which the group decided to continue on with touring, but make it their last.

On the same day as Beckin's death, the remaining four members released a minute and a half long statement, announcing that the band's ninth studio album and their upcoming tour would still see the light of day, but both of which being their last. Each member took turns talking throughout the statement:

> *Moolman:* "None of us would have ever expected to make a statement regarding something as tragic as this, but we felt it was best to do so. In case you're unaware of what has happened, earlier today, we lost our fellow member David Beckin in a car collision at just thirty-two years of age. The news of his death have shocked not only us, but many of you who from all around the world who listened to our music, as we were planning to kick off our back tour in ten days."
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> *S. Hawkeye:* "Beckin was not just a friend to us, but also a fellow member and a key importance for reddish silver regarding songwriting and music. We feel that we can't continue without him. For those who are curious, yes, we're still going to tour as originally planned. However, this tour will be dedicated to his memory and once the last concert is over, that's it."
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> *Goldberg:* "Regarding the final concert, which will be held in Tokyo in 2024, we will end it off with an entire performance of our upcoming ninth studio album, which will release afterwards. This album is as of the time of recording largely incomplete, but with the help the fellow collaborators Ava Hamilton and Garrett Tindian, we will be able to complete it."
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> *M. Hawkeye:* "We do have a backup touring member to replace Beckin, whom we will reveal at our first concert. But aside from that, we would like to thank everyone for listening to our music. We would like to thank everyone for all of the condolences regarding Beckin, and for keeping him and his family in your thoughts. Aside from that, this is all of us signing off."
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Rumours of a spinoff band began shortly after Reddish Silver's permanent breakup announcement. Twentydust was revealed on 25 October 2023, eight days after Beckin's death and two days before the Back tour began, with members including the remaining members of Reddish Silver plus **Prince Ncube** (/ˌənˈkʊbeɪ/, *ən-KUU-bay*), who was hired to fill in for Beckin during the tour. The Back tour began as planned on 27 October 2023, and plans to end in Tokyo in 2024, which will coincide with the release date of Reddish Silver's final studio album, and one day before the release date of Twentydust's debut album, One.

The first promotional image of Twentydust was released in November of 2023 and is a parody of Reddish Silver's most well known promotional image, taken in late 2009.

## Members

### Current members

* Zander Goldberg – lead guitar, vocals (2023 - present)
* Steven Hawkeye – keyboards, synthesizers (2023 - present)
* Michael Moolman – drums, percussion (2023 - present)
* Prince Ncube – bass guitar, vocals (2023 - present)
* Garrett Tindyen – rhythm guitar, vocals (2023 - present)

## Albums

### Singles released

1. "Her Name"
• Released 11 November 2023

### One *(2024, upcoming)*

**One** plans to be the band's debut studio album, due for release the day after Reddish Silver's ninth and final studio album, is released. The album's title and cover were revealed on 11 November 2023, with the band's debut single, Her Name, being released later that day.

#### Album cover

The album cover features lead guitarist Zander Goldberg and keyboardist Steven Hawkeye either being abducted from or returned to Earth (the exact meaning of the album cover has not yet been confirmed by any member of Twentydust) by tractor beams. Goldberg is on the ground, with both of his hands out in a pose, whereas Hawkeye is shown to be slightly hovering over the ground, given the illusion that he is either being abducted or returned.