Spoek Mathambo
Johannesburg’s Spoek Mathambo (real name: Nthato Mokgata) first hotwired our world with a series of collaborative projects—Sweat X, Playdoe—that placed his smart, dirty vocals on top of electro-rap bangers that activated dancefloors across the globe. Things went darker and deeper with his 2010 debut album, Mshini Wam (translation: “bring me my machine”), a record which took Spoek’s love affair with South African culture and his coined “township tech” as a starting point. As always, he pulled those influences in a direction all his own (think: a pitched-down wobble-house cover of Joy Division’s “She’s Lost Control”). Mathambo topped things off with a grip of visually thrilling videos depicting a fresh-to-death urban gothic vibe, and months of touring across US, Europe, and South America. –
Links: Official site · FMA profile
Top Tracks by Listens
| Track | Album | Year | Duration | Listens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let Them Talk | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 | 2012 | 4m 53s | 774 |
| Dog To Bone | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 | 2012 | 4m 57s | 715 |
| Grave | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 | 2012 | 4m 30s | 661 |
| Kites | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 | 2012 | 5m 13s | 656 |
| Thunder | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 | 2012 | 5m 19s | 628 |
| Venison Fingers | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 | 2012 | 2m 42s | 483 |
Track Catalogue
6 tracks shown
| Track | Album | Genre | Duration | Listens | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kites [14, 15, 21] | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 2012 | 5m 13s | 656 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| Thunder [14, 15, 21] | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 2012 | 5m 19s | 628 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| Dog To Bone [14, 15, 21] | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 2012 | 4m 57s | 715 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| Venison Fingers [14, 15, 21] | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 2012 | 2m 42s | 483 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| Grave [14, 15, 21] | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 2012 | 4m 30s | 661 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives | |
| Let Them Talk [14, 15, 21] | Live at WFMU on Underwater Theme Park with Meghan April 5, 2012 2012 | 4m 53s | 774 | Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives |