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Systeme Diabolique

by SAXIT!

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34th n Lex - Soul Bop 05:32
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2.
Brain Meltdown 04:57
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3.
Burning Messiah 03:37
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4.
Systeme Diabolique 06:50
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5.
Rise 05:36
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6.
Story of the Wind 05:15
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7.
Max & Lily 06:19
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Tiny Little Bird 04:58
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Mamelodi 07:16
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10.
It's Perfect Now 03:41
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11.
Chisa 05:19
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about

Systeme Diabolique - is the latest offering by South African saxophone quartet SAXIT. This album is a collaborative venture with the band working and creating music with a variety of artist from singers, poets, actors and other instrumentalists. The album runs through a wide array of musical styles with improvisation being the core of the musical output. This album promises to be a musical journey like no other for the listener.

Since 2012, SAXIT! has been developing their vibrant and diverse sound and pushing the boundaries of the saxophone ensemble, performing a multitude of musical styles without a rhythm section. The band has performed at notable festivals such as the Infecting the City Public Arts Festival, Tulbagh Spring Arts Festival, National Arts Festival (NAF), the Oude Libertas Summer Concert Series (Stellenbosch) and the Joy of Jazz festival (Johannesburg). Following their NAF performance, Cue Magazine wrote: “The repertoire ranges from upbeat to melancholy to celebratory. This easy-going band of musicians does themselves proud!”

The band is formed by Joel Benjamin (Alto/Soprano sax), Jade de Waal (Alto sax), Simon Bates (Tenor sax), and Gareth Harvey (Baritone sax). Asked about the role of live performance, Gareth says: “Music to most people runs close to their hearts and one of the main things SAXIT! would like people to feel is, firstly, being present in the experience and not distracted by the material world. Secondly, to simply enjoy themselves.

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released January 19, 2018

SAXIT!:

Joel Benjamin (Soprano/Alto Sax)
Jade de Waal (Alto Sax)
Simon Bates (Tenor Sax)
Gareth Harvey (Baritone Sax)

Guest Artists:

Allison-Claire Hoskins – Poet
Qaqamba Mbili – Poet
Emile YX? – Poet/Rapper
Maya Spector – Vocals
Monique Hellenberg – Vocals
Dan Shout – Tenor Saxophone
Keegan Steenkamp - Trumpet
Josh Prinsloo – Actor
Juanita Domingo – Actress
Grace Newton – Narrator

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