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Prime Circle #LetTheNightIn
Posted by	Philip Moolman on	 Friday, 18 August 2017 in Blou Hond
Baie mense ken die Prime Circle​ liedjies soos die palm van hul hand – net omdat hulle dit al baie op die radio gehoor het – maar hulle ken nie noodwendig die ouens se gesigte nie. Wel, na vanaand by Die Blou Hond is daardie oorbrugging suksesvol gedoen: die name, gesigte en die liedjies van Prime Circle het uiteindelik almal bymekaar uitgekom, vir soveel mense wat vir die eerste keer `n vertoning van hulle bygewoon het.
Ek moet se, daar was `n spesiale energie van groot afwagting in die lug, op Donderdagaand 17 Aug. 2017 – seker omdat ongeveer 30% van die gaste nog nooit voorheen by Die Blou Hond (of by `n Prime Circle vertoning) was nie. Daarbenewens was daar `n hele paar verjaardae en huweliksherdenkings wat gevier moes word. Die Blou Hond en Prime Circle was die beste keuse, om die groot-oog verwagtings van verskeie individue en groepe te bevredig.
Die voorprogram kunstenaars beindruk dikwels net soveel soos die hoofkunstenaars. Weer eens geluk aan Elizma Brink (Die Blou Hond se koordineerder) wat verantwoordelik is vir die bespreek van al die kunstenaars by Die Blou Hond. Dikwels is dit sinvol om sangers wat min of meer in dieselfde genre is by mekaar te sit. Ander kere is dit juis die kontras van voorprogram sangers en genres wat die vonk in die vertoning inbring. Die keuse van Janie Bay​ in die Prime Circle voorprogram was weer eens `n wenner, ten einde `n lekker, volronde belewenis vir die mense te bring. Tydens pouse het soveel mense my gevra oor die orkes en die verskeie orkeslede se name en vanne, ens. (Ek het besluit om so `n bietjie informasie oor die kerels vir julle te Google en in te sluit, in hierdie blog. Loer gerus hieronder en wees gerus beindruk.)
OK, let`s start with their names. Prime Circle are: Ross Learmonth (vocals and guitar); Marco Gomes (bass); Dale Schnettler (drums); Neil Breytenbach (keyboard) and Dirk Bisschoff (guitar). Since they first burst out of Witbank some 11 years ago, Prime Circle’s career has been an inspiration that has spawned hundreds of garage bands across South Africa. Their 2003 debut, “Hello Crazy World”, rocketed to gold status in South Africa, with “Live This Life” (their 2005 follow-up following suit). Singles such as “Hello”, “Live This Life” and “My Inspiration” earned heavy rotation on South African radio.
2008 saw Prime Circle release “All or Nothing” which raked in the first two Prime Circle South African Music Award nominations of their career, for Record of the Year and Best Rock Album (English). To date, the first single “She Always Gets What She Wants” has received over 789 000 YouTube hits – the most-viewed South African rock song ever.
“Jekyll & Hyde”, unleashed in 2010, was mixed in Los Angeles by Kevin Shirley. New York-based Sterling Sound mastering engineer George Marino laid the final touches. The first two singles from the album “Breathing” and “Turning in My Sleep” were each nominated for the SAMA for MTN Record of the Year in 2011.
In March 2011, Prime Circle won the Best International Breakthrough Act at the MK Awards. The band released their fifth studio album, “Evidence” in September 2012. The first single “Time Kills Us All”, debuted on regional and national radio in South Africa to widespread acclaim. The 13-track album features the masterful recording wizardry of Theo Crous. In May 2014, Prime Circle released their 6th album, ‘Let The Night In’ before embarking on one of their biggest European and South African tours. Says Ross Learmonth, “Without the fans, we would be nothing. And I don’t ever want to do anything else. Creating music for a living is a privilege, and we never forget that.”
Dankie Prime Circle vir `n besonderse belewenis.
Dankie elkeen van julle wat julle spesiale feeste na ons toe gebring het.
Die Blou Hond blaf en tjank vir almal van julle.
Please come again soon – Prime Circle – we love ya!
Sound: Studio 386​ + Prime Circle crew
Photos: Deon Van Wyk​
Photo link: http://bit.ly/BH17PrimeCircle0817
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