Top MP3 Downloads on Channel24

Malika Ndlovu – 9 Months In 9 Months Out

Renowned SA performance poet shares this joyous gem off her album, ‘Womb To World: A Labour of Love’. It’s a stunning work rooted in the process of motherhood, in the experience of creation, and in the celebration of the spiritual and emotional landscape that women inhabit from inception to birth. Mother City muso Garth Erasmus sculpts the atmospheric original soundscapes.

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Die Heuwels Fantasties – Our Heritage

Hip indie dance rock combo celebrate Heritage Day (aka Braai Day) by hooking up with heavyweight hip-hop players HHP and JR, and the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir. It’s a contagiously fun colab with Die Heuwels’ Pierre Greeff singing in English, HHP and JR keeping it real and the Soweto Gospel Choir adding their soaring African harmonies: “So it’s a flyday. We call it a braai day….”

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Thys Nywerheid – Tsotsi

Thys Nywerheid’s Dawid Kahts (guitars, vocals and production) and Jamie Sharpe (turntables) mainline some seriously funky Afrikaans electro punk on this killer kwaito rock anthem off their long awaited debut full lengtt album “Husse met lang messe”. Flippin’ main!

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Jennifer Ferguson – Angel Fish

South African alt. pop diva channels Kate Bush and Lesley Rae Dowling on this haunting opening track off her debut album ‘Hand Around The Heart’, which includes songs of frustrated housewives, army widows, teenage lust, dreams, fear and coping with it. Released on the seminal Shifty label.

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Koos Kombuis – Lisa se Klavier

Legendary singer songwriter maps the moment he morphed from Andre Letoit into mythical alternative Afrikaans troubadour Koos Kombuis on this classic Voelvry-era acoustic ballad off his excellent debut, ‘Niemandsland & Beyond!’.

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Ramon Galvan – Trying to Tell

The former front man from avant SA rockers Black Milk channels Scott Walker’s Drift on this delicate existential blend of arcane folk and bludgeoning menace. Off his debut solo album, ‘Outer Tumbolia’.

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aKING – The Heart Of A Fool

“I know my language has always been my limit…/the heart of the fool lives inside of his mouth,” serenades Laudo on this spanking new symphonic rock power ballad off the indie rock darlings’ brand new CD, ‘Against All Odds’. Produced by the multiple award-winning Theo Crous.

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The Buckfever Underground – I’m On Facebook, Now What

Toast Coetzer (vocals, lyrics) leads his band of post-ontological rock outsiders deep into the belly of the phantasmatic beast on this stream of consciousness serenade about our contemporary condition. Off their brand new live album, ‘Limbs Gone Batty’.

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New Holland – Something To Believe In

Bored by those Bellville Rock City stereotypes? Well, if this breezy new exclusive single off their forthcoming album is any indictaion, then these upwardly mobile Stellenbosch indie rockers are destined for the big time.

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Deep Fried Man – No More Trouble

Johannesburg-based singer songwriter sidesteps the lo-fi folk stereotypes on this blues, soul, rock, and hip-hop inflected ballad for the mall generation. Imagine Rodriguez sharing a toke with Jack Johnson and you’re almost there. Off his new album, ‘Deep Fried Man is Not Amused’.

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Die Heuwels Fantasties – Our Heritage

Hip indie dance rock combo celebrate Heritage Day (aka Braai Day) by hooking up with heavyweight hip-hop players HHP and JR, and the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir. It’s a contagiously fun colab with Die Heuwels’ Pierre Greeff singing in English, HHP and JR keeping it real and the Soweto Gospel Choir adding their soaring African harmonies: “So it’s a flyday. We call it a braai day….”

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Koos Kombuis – Lisa se Klavier

Legendary singer songwriter maps the moment he morphed from Andre Letoit into mythical alternative Afrikaans troubadour Koos Kombuis on this classic Voelvry-era acoustic ballad off his excellent debut, ‘Niemandsland & Beyond!’.

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Pretty Blue Guns – Devil Do

Garage rock, blues and country meet at the crossroads on this deceptively laid back ballad about selling your soul for rock ‘n roll. Off the CT combo’s debut album, ‘Cutting Heads’, produced by the multi award-winning Schalk Joubert.

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New Holland – Something To Believe In

Bored by those Bellville Rock City stereotypes? Well, if this breezy new exclusive single off their forthcoming album is any indictaion, then these upwardly mobile Stellenbosch indie rockers are destined for the big time.

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aKING – The Heart Of A Fool

“I know my language has always been my limit…/the heart of the fool lives inside of his mouth,” serenades Laudo on this spanking new symphonic rock power ballad off the indie rock darlings’ brand new CD, ‘Against All Odds’. Produced by the multiple award-winning Theo Crous.

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Ella Joyce Buckley – The Birds

Nu-folk songbird gives fans of Joanna Newsom their fix on this chiaroscuro ballad draped in moody narratives drawn from dream imagery in sublime arrangements for piano, guitar and zither. Off her critically-acclaimed album ‘For Astraea’.

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The Genuines – Struggle

Mac McKenzie (guitar), Hilton Schilder (piano) and Ian Herman (drums) kick out this goema-punk rock protest blast from the past. Off the ‘Shotdown: Resistance Music from Apartheid South Africa’ soundtrack compilation album released by the seminal Shifty Records.

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Rus Nerwich – For The Love Of Jazz

Funky Mother City sax man gives jazz giants Art Blakey, Jackie McLean, Lee Morgan, Jimmy Smith, Dexter Gordon and more a shout out on this percolated jazz joint off his Sama-nominated album, Under the Poetree.

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Dance You’re On Fire – Even When He Wins He Fails

Joburg-based indie rockers bid their vocalist/keyboardist Nic Simmonds farewell with this progressive rock riff and wail workout that’s taiolr made for fans of Muse.

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Felix Laband – Run Alive Run

Pioneering South African illetronica composer shares this dreamy downtempo sigh off his now classic debut album, ‘Thin Shoes in June’. Or as his label African Dope put it: “File under: lay me in a hammock with a phat one”.

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Die Heuwels Fantasties – Our Heritage

Hip indie dance rock combo celebrate Heritage Day (aka Braai Day) by hooking up with heavyweight hip-hop players HHP and JR, and the Grammy winning Soweto Gospel Choir. It’s a contagiously fun colab with Die Heuwels’ Pierre Greeff singing in English, HHP and JR keeping it real and the Soweto Gospel Choir adding their soaring African harmonies: “So it’s a flyday. We call it a braai day….”

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

Koos Kombuis – Lisa se Klavier

Legendary singer songwriter maps the moment he morphed from Andre Letoit into mythical alternative Afrikaans troubadour Koos Kombuis on this classic Voelvry-era acoustic ballad off his excellent debut, ‘Niemandsland & Beyond!’.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

The Genuines – Struggle

Mac McKenzie (guitar), Hilton Schilder (piano) and Ian Herman (drums) kick out this goema-punk rock protest blast from the past. Off the ‘Shotdown: Resistance Music from Apartheid South Africa’ soundtrack compilation album released by the seminal Shifty Records.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

Felix Laband – Run Alive Run

Pioneering South African illetronica composer shares this dreamy downtempo sigh off his now classic debut album, ‘Thin Shoes in June’. Or as his label African Dope put it: “File under: lay me in a hammock with a phat one”.

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Righard Kapp – Strung Like a Compound Eye

Avant-garde guitarist shelves his ‘intention-deficit-disordered’ excesses and explores some bewitching nu-folk frequencies on this exploratory acoustic gem off his critically-acclaimed new album.

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National Wake – Walk in Africa

A classic SA track from one of the more politicised and energetic multiracial rock groups playing the clubs of Hillbrow in the 80s.

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7th Son – The One

“He’s the one who sees it all” declare Mother City ska-rockers on this brassy skank ‘n shred about a guy waiting to take his dream girl’s breath away. A little bit ‘emo’? Maybe, but with some big cajones, bru. Off their excellent new album, ‘Ontology’.

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Piet Botha – Suitcase Vol Winter

“‘n vrou sal jy dood maak as sy kwaad is in ‘n donker kamer met ‘n haelgeweer” cautions the original mystic blues rock boer on this haunting tale of going nowhere slowly fast. It’s the title track off his recently remastered and reissued classic album.

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New Holland – Something To Believe In

Bored by those Bellville Rock City stereotypes? Well, if this breezy new exclusive single off their forthcoming album is any indication, then these upwardly mobile Stellenbosch indie rockers are destined for the big time.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

aKING – The Heart Of A Fool

“I know my language has always been my limit…/the heart of the fool lives inside of his mouth,” serenades Laudo on this spanking new symphonic rock power ballad off the indie rock darlings’ brand new CD, ‘Against All Odds’. Produced by the multiple award-winning Theo Crous.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

Channel24 Top MP3 Downloads

Koos Kombuis – Lisa se Klavier

Legendary singer songwriter maps the moment he morphed from Andre Letoit into mythical alternative Afrikaans troubadour Koos Kombuis on this classic Voelvry-era acoustic ballad off his excellent debut, ‘Niemandsland & Beyond!’.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

New Holland – Something To Believe In

Bored by those Bellville Rock City stereotypes? Well, if this breezy new exclusive single off their forthcoming album is any indication, then these upwardly mobile Stellenbosch indie rockers are destined for the big time.

Download Listen Now

» Read the Review · Listen

Piet Botha – Suitcase Vol Winter

“‘n vrou sal jy dood maak as sy kwaad is in ‘n donker kamer met ‘n haelgeweer” cautions the original mystic blues rock boer on this haunting tale of going nowhere slowly fast. It’s the title track off his recently remastered and reissued classic album.

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» Read the Review · Listen · Kalahari

Delta Blue – Riverblues

Gerald Clark (vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica, slide) and his blues brothers share this no frills, no fuss, Southern blues rock gambit off their 2000 album, ‘Turn’.

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Kop – Liggaamsoefeninge

Eastern Cape enigma behind the ‘Kop Stories’ series of albums pays tribute to Afrikaans poet laureate, Breyten Breytenbach with this ‘toonsetting’ for the celebration of Springtime, off ‘KOP stories III’.

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aKING – The Heart Of A Fool

“I know my language has always been my limit…/the heart of the fool lives inside of his mouth,” serenades Laudo on this spanking new symphonic rock power ballad off the indie rock darlings’ brand new CD, ‘Against All Odds’. Produced by the multiple award-winning Theo Crous.

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Valiant Swart – Lekker Zef

The mystic blues rock boer goes unplugged on this100% veld-fed acoustic version of ‘Lekker Zef’ recorded especially for Channel24. The song is originally from his Horisontaal album.

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Richard van der Westhuizen – Hier Waar Jy Hoort

Veteran Afrikaaans singer songwriter shares his lovely opening piano and strings powered ballad duet with Anneke Visagie off his classic album “Songs Uit My Binnesak”. Romantics, this adult contemporay gem is for you.

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aKING – I Believe

The Bellville Rock City stars share this killer indie rocker off their breakthrough debut CD, Dutch Courage.

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Radio Rats – It’s Gonna Hurt In the End

Head Rat, Jonathan Handley and his 80s post punk legends channel Iggy Pop’s blank balladry on this aptly verminous new tale of relationship troubles off their recently-released album ‘Pop Coffins’.

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Radio Rats: Full Set List for charity gig on 29th August 2009

Radio Rats Full Set List

Website: RadioRats.co.za

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Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the week

SAMP3.com, updated by Michael Currin, 8 August 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	1	1	On my Holiday	7th Son	Ontology	Indie
2	3	2	Walk The Plank	Mr Cat and The Jackal	Themes and Variations	Indie
3	8	3	It’s Like Asking A Bear If It Has Fur.Face	Dance You’re On Fire	Dance You’re On Fire	Indie
4	9	4	Super Zero ft Fungus	Arsenic	The First Toke	Indie
5	5	1	The Heart of a Fool	aKING	Against all Odds	Rhythm
6	11	6	Why We Lonely	Evolver	What’s the Story?/	Indie
7	2	2	Kaapstad	Angelo	Today	Indie
8	12	8	Diep Kaleidoskoop	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie
9	10	9	Shorter Than Wayne	Jazz Zombies	Dug Up	Indie
10	6	1	Seasons	Ashtray Electric	Bonjour	Rhythm
11	4	3	Tiny Island	The Plastics	Kiss The Plastics	Indie
12	14	12	Velvit Undies (Mumble Jumble Instrumental)	Dank	Cape Of Good Hope 2	African Dope
13	7	2	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
14	15	14	I Know Your Sleeping	Lee Martin	I Know Your Sleeping	Indie
15	18	15	If We Had The Time	Gavin Minter	Gavin Minter	Indie
16	21	16	I Believe	aKING	Dutch Courage	Rhythm
17	24	17	Choke Me	Red Light In June	My Sweetest Revenge	Indie
18	23	18	Dis Elektries	Egmond	Ongevraagde Hello	Indie
19	26	19	Do The Lurch	Cherry Faced Lurchers	Live at Jamesons	Shifty
20	22	20	I’m In Love With Somebody Else	Natalia	Natalia	Sugar Music
21	17	17	Jou Skewe Woorde	Uitsaai Projek	Grensloos	Indie
22	25	22	I Can’t Take It Anymore	Franki M	Franki M	Indie
23	16	16	What A Load Of Rap	The Shamonix	The Shamonix	Indie
24	19	19	When All The Good Love Is Gone	Landi Lu	EP	SugarMusic
25	27	25	Learn To Forget	Die Maverick	EP	Indie
26	28	26	Take Me As I Am	Thomas Channell	The Seduction Of Thomas Channell	Indie
27	30	27	It’s Still The Music	Coda	African Renaissance	Indie
28	29	28	It’s Gonna Hurt In The End	Radio Rats	Pop Coffins	Indie
29	NE	29	Weyo	Captain Stu	The Adventures Of Captain Stu	Indie
30	NE	30	Laws Of Love	Marcia Moon	A Gradual Awakening	Indie

Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the week

SAMP3.com, updated by Michael Currin, 2 August 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	2	1	On my Holiday	7th Son	Ontology	Indie
2	4	2	Kaapstad	Angelo	Today	Indie
3	7	3	Walk The Plank	Mr Cat and The Jackal	Themes and Variations	Indie
4	3	3	Tiny Island	The Plastics	Kiss The Plastics	Indie
5	5	1	The Heart of a Fool	aKING	Against all Odds	Rhythm
6	1	1	Seasons	Ashtray Electric	Bonjour	Rhythm
7	9	2	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
8	10	8	It’s Like Asking A Bear If It Has Fur.Face	Dance You’re On Fire	Dance You’re On Fire	Indie
9	11	9	Super Zero ft Fungus	Arsenic	The First Toke	Indie
10	12	10	Shorter Than Wayne	Jazzzombies	Dug Up	Indie
11	13	11	Why We Lonely	Evolver	What’s the Story?/	Indie
12	14	12	Diep Kaleidoskoop	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie
13	6	6	Kissing You	Fran Czeska	Synthesis	Indie
14	15	14	Velvit Undies (Mumble Jumble Instrumental)	Dank	Cape Of Good Hope 2	African Dope
15	16	15	I Know Your Sleeping	Lee Martin	I Know Your Sleeping	Indie
16	17	16	What A Load Of Rap	The Shamonix	The Shamonix	Indie
17	18	17	Jou Skewe Woorde	Uitsaai Projek	Grensloos	Indie
18	19	18	If We Had The Time	Gavin Minter	Gavin Minter	Indie
19	20	19	When All The Good Love Is Gone	Landi Lu	EP	SugarMusic
20	22	20	Book Of Love	Andrew Kay	Peace and Love	Indie
21	26	21	I Believe	aKING	Dutch Courage	Rhythm
22	24	22	I’m In Love With Somebody Else	Natalia	Natalia	Sugar Music
23	25	23	Dis Elektries	Egmond	Ongevraagde Hello	Indie
24	27	24	Choke Me	Red Light In June	My Sweetest Revenge	Indie
25	28	25	I Can’t Take It Anymore	Franki M	Franki M	Indie
26	NE	26	Do The Lurch	Cherry Faced Lurchers	Live at Jamesons	Shifty
27	29	27	Learn To Forget	Die Maverick	EP	Indie
28	30	28	Take Me As I Am	Thomas Channell	The Seduction Of Thomas Channell	Indie
29	NE	29	It’s Gonna Hurt In The End	Radio Rats	Pop Coffins	Indie
30	NE	30	It’s Still The Music	Coda	African Renaissance	Indie

Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the week

SAMP3.com, updated by Michael Currin, 25 July 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	3	1	Seasons	Ashtray Electric	Bonjour	Rhythm
2	4	2	On my Holiday	7th Son	Ontology	Indie
3	5	3	Tiny Island	The Plastics	Kiss The Plastics	Indie
4	6	4	Kaapstad	Angelo	Today	Indie
5	1	1	The Heart of a Fool	aKING	Against all Odds	Rhythm
6	7	6	Kissing You	Fran Czeska	Synthesis	Indie
7	8	7	Walk The Plank	Mr Cat and The Jackal	Themes and Variations	Indie
8	9	8	Sea Of Dreams	Venessa Nolan	This Life	Mixed Up Music
9	2	2	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
10	10	10	It’s Like Asking A Bear If It Has Fur.Face	Dance You’re On Fire	Dance You’re On Fire	Indie
11	13	11	Super Zero ft Fungus	Arsenic	The First Toke	Indie
12	14	12	Shorter Than Wayne	Jazzzombies	Dug Up	Indie
13	17	13	Why We Lonely	Evolver	What’s the Story?/	Indie
14	18	14	Diep Kaleidoskoop	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie
15	23	15	Velvit Undies (Mumble Jumble Instrumental)	Dank	Cape Of Good Hope 2	African Dope
16	22	16	I Know Your Sleeping	Lee Martin	I Know Your Sleeping	Indie
17	19	17	What A Load Of Rap	The Shamonix	The Shamonix	Indie
18	20	18	Jou Skewe Woorde	Uitsaai Projek	Grensloos	Indie
19	24	19	If We Had The Time	Gavin Minter	Gavin Minter	Indie
20	21	20	When All The Good Love Is Gone	Landi Lu	EP	SugarMusic
21	25	21	International News	National Wake	Prague Set	Indie
22	25	22	Book Of Love	Andrew Kay	Peace and Love	Indie
23	26	17	Me ‘n You	Da Profit (feat) Inferno	EP	Indie
24	27	24	I’m In Love With Somebody Else	Natalia	Natalia	Sugar Music
25	28	25	Dis Elektries	Egmond	Ongevraagde Hello	Indie
26	29	26	I Believe	aKING	Dutch Courage	Rhythm
27	NE	27	Choke Me	Red Light In June	My Sweetest Revenge	Indie
28	30	28	I Can’t Take It Anymore	Franki M	Franki M	Indie
29	NE	29	Learn To Forget	Die Maverick	EP	Indie
30	NE	30	Take Me As I Am	Thomas Channell	The Seduction Of Thomas Channell	Indie

Line-up FORR 2009

The following bands will be playing at FORR 2009 to be held at Ponta Malongane from 3 to 6 September 2009:

Jack Hammer
Bed on Bricks
Dan Patlansky
Die Kaalkop Waarheid
Albert Frost Trio
Allen Wood Project
Akkedis
Black Cat Bone
Gordons Suitcase
Mrs B.
Nibs van der Spuy
Wolraad Woltemade
Laurie Levine
Suzzi & the Swanz
The Action Thrillers
Cortina Whiplash

http://www.forr.co.za

Fellowship of Rock & Roll

Fellowship Of Rum & Raspberry

Fellowship of Rest & Recreation

Top 30 South African MP3 Downloads of the week

SAMP3.com, updated by Michael Currin, 12 July 2009

P	LW	HP	Title	Artist	Album	Label	MP3
1	1	1	The Heart of a Fool	aKING	Against all Odds	Rhythm
2	3	2	Coming Home	Coda	African Renaissance	Sheer
3	4	3	Seasons	Ashtray Electric	Bonjour	Rhythm
4	5	4	On my Holiday	7th Son	Ontology	Indie
5	6	5	Tiny Island	The Plastics	Kiss The Plastics	Indie
6	8	6	Kaapstad	Angelo	Today	Indie
7	9	7	Kissing You	Fran Czeska	Synthesis	Indie
8	13	8	Walk The Plank	Mr Cat and The Jackal	Themes and Variations	Indie
9	14	9	Sea Of Dreams	Venessa Nolan	This Life	Mixed Up Music
10	15	10	It’s Like Asking A Bear If It Has Fur.Face	Dance You’re On Fire	Dance You’re On Fire	Indie
11	2	2	Sokka (Diski)	Teba	20-5-2-1	Indie
12	7	7	Ain’t Got You	Franki M	Franki M	Indie
13	16	13	Super Zero ft Fungus	Arsenic	The First Toke	Indie
14	17	14	Shorter Than Wayne	Jazzzombies	Dug Up	Indie
15	19	15	International News	National Wake	Prague Set	Indie
16	10	10	Jobbo	The Shamonix	The Shamonix	Indie
17	26	17	Why We Lonely	Evolver	What’s the Story?/	Indie
18	20	18	Diep Kaleidoskoop	Mavis Vermaak	Mavis Vermaak	Indie
19	27	19	What A Load Of Rap	The Shamonix	The Shamonix	Indie
20	21	20	Jou Skewe Woorde	Uitsaai Projek	Grensloos	Indie
21	22	21	When All The Good Love Is Gone	Landi Lu	EP	SugarMusic
22	20	22	I Know Your Sleeping	Lee Martin	I Know Your Sleeping	Indie
23	28	23	Velvit Undies (Mumble Jumble Instrumental)	Dank	Cape Of Good Hope 2	African Dope
24	29	24	If We Had The Time	Gavin Minter	Gavin Minter	Indie
25	25	25	Book Of Love	Andrew Kay	Peace and Love	Indie
26	18	17	Me ‘n You	Da Profit (feat) Inferno	EP	Indie
27	NE	27	I’m In Love With Somebody Else	Natalia	Natalia	Sugar Music
28	30	28	Dis Elektries	Egmond	Ongevraagde Hello	Indie
29	NE	29	I Believe	aKING	Dutch Courage	Rhythm
30	NE	30	I Can’t Take It Anymore	Franki M	Franki M	Indie