This video is dedicated to late photographer Henry Engelbrecht (1967 - 2021) who passed away on the 10th of May 2021.
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*SPECIAL THANKS TO MARRAS WINE FOR ALL THE SUPPORT WITH THIS PROJECT. FROM THE LIVESTREAM TO MIXING THE ALBUM, THEY HAVE BEEN BACKING US.*
PHOTOGRAPHY: Albert Retief
Albert is a documentary photographer, traveller and friend of the band. At the end of 2019 he came back to South Africa to visit his family who live's in Bellville, Cape Town.
The COVID-19 lockdown and restrictions put a temporarily stop to his nomadic lifestyle. He made use of his forced holiday to document his experiences, frustrations and the community in his hometown during the first wave of COVID-19 in South African.
LIVESTREAM: produced & directed by Antics Live
DOP: Hugo Brand
CAMERA: Jamie O’Brien, Johan Beuke & Schalk Hanekom
EDIT: Jaco 'SNAKEHEAD' Venter
SOUND ENGINEERING, RECORDING & MIXING: Dane Taylor
MASTERING: Tim Lengfeld
LYRICS:
vul my asseblief, meneer die nuus-anker
verseker my dat die skole summier toe sal bly
daai stem ...
o, dis so kalmerend
daardie mantra van moord
ek het ’n getuie nodig
dis teen die wet om te sing
dis teen die wet om te dans,
maar ons kan hemel toe gaan
as ons ons breins uit wil blaas
probeer is die beste geweer
ja, die waarheid is wreed
probeer is die beste geweer
ons kan hemel toe gaan
as ons net probeer
dis teen die wet om te wandel
dis teen die wet om te praat
dis teen die wet om te werk
dis teen die wet om te lees
dis teen die wet om te skryf
of om swart of bruin of wit te wees
dis teen die wet om te dink
ja, dit was nog altyd so
dit wat ons onderdruk
en dit wat ons glo
word afgeforseer van bo
dokters van die dood
genees ons, ons pyn
ek lyk soos ’n man, maar ek issie
stap in die kollig in soos ’n sissie
kom uit die wolke op ’n masjien in die stof in, stil
ons beweeg heen en weer
een keer die jagter
een keer die prooi
o, dis so mooi
as die standbeelde val
en die skuldiges sweet
en die golwe van verandering breek
as die wêreld sou eindig en dit sneeu in die Kaap
wil ek net hê jy moet weet
dis teen die wet
13 май 2021
