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Sludge Underground Podcast

Your number one portal to South Africa’s most must-see emerging bands & creatives. We host super chilled interviews with local musicians in a bid to help you discover the best of them before anyone else. We also occasionally chat to established musos for music industry insights. Join us on this riveting journey highlighting the gritty and alternative musical corners of South Africa

Mandé on the Disconnect between Event Promoters and Artists in Durban

23 mins; November 07, 2023

Tian Nienaber On The Struggles Of Balancing Various Aspects Of Being A Solo Musician

17 mins; November 01, 2023

Sons Of Shem: The Inevitable Return

24 mins; October 24, 2023

Music Success Tips For South African Artists with Andrew Jed

35 mins; October 17, 2023

Alex Muller On We Kill Cowboys, The Cape Town Music Scene, Mongrel Records, Getting Consistent Streams, And More

27 mins; October 10, 2023

Stephen Gawking: An Inspiration In Never Letting Your Circumstances Hold You Back

15 mins; October 03, 2023

Exploring South African Hip-Hop Culture and Personal Resilience with Durban Artist Lex LaFoy

33 mins; September 26, 2023

Aphi Tenza: A Local Find On Making It In New York

22 mins; September 19, 2023

UK Band, Paint Me In Colour, On Unlocking 17K Streams, Tough Crowds, And Never Giving Up

26 mins; September 12, 2023

Scrubs: The New Wave Of Durban Punk

27 mins; September 07, 2023

The South African Music Scene And The Trials Of Being A Solo Artist with Nicola Mcleod

14 mins; August 29, 2023

Ramfest Special: Enter Shikari On Returning To South Africa After A Decade

23 mins; August 27, 2023

Sonder The Africanime's Unique Outlook On Music, Art, and Identity

46 mins; August 22, 2023

Ramfest Special: The Ocean and their first time playing in South Africa

18 mins; August 20, 2023

Queen Of The Misfits | Exploring The Musical Kingdom Of Alanna Joy

31 mins; August 15, 2023

3’s And 7’s on Creating A Demand For Your Music And Performances

35 mins; August 09, 2023

The Dirty Skirts on the struggles of dealing with Pay-to-win platforms and reconnecting with an audience after an extended hiatus

37 mins; August 01, 2023

kyabo | Thriving As An Alternative Artist In South Africa

33 mins; July 25, 2023

The Haze Brothers On Keeping A Band’s Energy Alive & Not Being Disgruntled By A Return To Normality After A Massive Tour

54 mins; July 18, 2023

The Power of Two Cultures | Don Calya's Musical Journey from South Africa to Australia

49 mins; July 11, 2023

The Secret of Maintaining Successful Long-distance Creative Partnerships with Sqalisu Ngcobo & Levi Dry of Umsindo Musiek

32 mins; June 27, 2023

Tsholofelo Mapisa on Durban vs Joburg, 3 tips to enhance your EPK, her musical journey & more

29 mins; June 20, 2023

Making Money From Music & Moving Beyond DSPs with MoPhunk

26 mins; June 13, 2023

How Venue Genre Restrictions are Impacting Artists with Grant & Jason of Alien Disembowelment

36 mins; June 06, 2023

How To Know When a Project Is Finished with Johannesburg Alt Artist Dxnte

34 mins; May 30, 2023

Going Into Lockdown With a Zero Bank Balance with Justin VR

38 mins; May 24, 2023

Paying For What You Do, An Inside Look at the South African Music Industry with Gee D’Art

30 mins; May 16, 2023

Live Music Inspires the Next Generation, Shane Cooper’s Journey

65 hours 3 mins; May 10, 2023

How To Get Booked In Europe As A South African Band, with Ruff Majik

33 mins; May 03, 2023

Uncovering the Secret of Music Success In South Africa with Namakau Star

70 hours 54 mins; April 26, 2023

Fuzigish: The Hard Work of Connecting with People

44 mins; April 18, 2023

How To Get Booked Regularly As A South African Artist with Seth Cort

48 mins; April 12, 2023

Humility & Keys to Unlocking Opportunities with Mereece Dry

58 mins; April 04, 2023

How To Strike a Balance Between Music & Financial Security with Vaughn Prangley

41 mins; March 29, 2023

Amseth: Acquiring Clean Production Skills, A Behind-the-Scenes Look

37 mins; March 21, 2023

Embodying Spirit Through Art with Blue Vow

53 mins; March 15, 2023

Building From The Ground Up With Vryheid Musician KayTee

35 mins; March 07, 2023

How To Successfully Blend Different Genres With Always Us

55 mins; March 01, 2023

A Deep Dive Into HEAT DETH’s Tangled Artistic Process

52 mins; February 22, 2023

Mandy James On Becoming Saturn Return’s Front Woman

30 mins; February 14, 2023

MissHoli On Why The Vryheid Music Scene Is Unstable

35 mins; February 07, 2023

Making The Band with South African Rocker Jackson Colt

42 mins; January 31, 2023

Music, Tarot And The Occult with Cape Town artist a$cid

42 mins; January 24, 2023

Evan Hope On The Business of Making Music

57 mins; January 17, 2023

Hello 2023

31 mins; January 10, 2023

Goodbye 2022

71 hours 6 mins; December 28, 2022

Music, Spirituality And Systemic Racism with South African Pianist Keenan Meyer

54 mins; December 20, 2022

Red Helen

67 hours 38 mins; December 14, 2022

Yndian Mynah

48 mins; December 06, 2022

BLVD HVNNY

71 hours 20 mins; November 30, 2022

Just Mia

76 hours 24 mins; November 23, 2022

David Oosthuizen [Devographic]

62 hours 58 mins; November 15, 2022

Kat

35 mins; November 08, 2022

Simon Dale: How to Level Up Your Algorithm

52 mins; November 01, 2022

Punkfontein

40 mins; October 25, 2022

Shanya

34 mins; October 18, 2022

Club Valley

26 mins; October 11, 2022

Mymymy

66 hours 21 mins; October 05, 2022

Stereoculture

60 hours 11 mins; September 27, 2022

Nu Edison

54 mins; September 21, 2022

Tamagotchi-JEEZUS & Venus Vulani

84 hours 25 mins; September 13, 2022

Werner Bekker

64 hours 46 mins; September 06, 2022

Ashlinn Gray

48 mins; August 30, 2022

Wayde Flowerday

54 mins; August 23, 2022

OB Magik

26 mins; August 16, 2022

Leigh Zoochi

18 mins; August 09, 2022

Welcome To Sludge Underground

1 min; August 06, 2022

PEGG

44 mins; August 02, 2022

The Endless Journey of Pursuing Your Dreams with Sincerely Anne

55 mins; July 26, 2022

Ava like Lava: Why You Should Invest In Proper Management As An Artist

61 hours 9 mins; July 19, 2022

Cherry Pill

50 mins; July 13, 2022

Dubblé Amount

62 hours 34 mins; July 06, 2022

Llewelyn Screen

50 mins; June 22, 2022

VenusRaps: Taking Your Alter Ego Too Far

56 mins; June 14, 2022

Lukin Joshua: Karen Zoid Being A Mentor & Her Helpful Advice To Him

50 mins; June 07, 2022

Dank Neighbourhood

30 mins; May 31, 2022

The Southport

34 mins; May 24, 2022

Collett Dawson

51 mins; May 17, 2022

Future Radio

47 mins; May 11, 2022

Minnie Mhlongo

25 mins; May 03, 2022

Money Badoo | Pushing Hard to Make Your Vision Come True

35 mins; April 26, 2022

Axsion II

28 mins; April 19, 2022

DJ Tremaine G

25 mins; April 12, 2022

Khan Khalii

29 mins; April 05, 2022

Yashna & Neo Ndawo

80 hours 57 mins; March 29, 2022

Episode 236: Fear Of Falling

45 mins; March 22, 2022

S B X

38 mins; March 15, 2022

Saturn Return

50 mins; March 08, 2022

King032

34 mins; March 01, 2022

Episode 232: Bongi Archi

32 mins; February 22, 2022

Camerøn

30 mins; February 15, 2022

Episode 230: Jodie Reid

32 mins; February 08, 2022

Matt Gardiner

33 mins; February 01, 2022

Episode 228: ASH

58 mins; January 26, 2022

ZEM

33 mins; January 18, 2022

Episode 226: Hello 2022

66 hours 14 mins; January 12, 2022

Episode 225: Goodbye 2021

70 hours 55 mins; December 29, 2021

Episode 224: Single Street Park

52 mins; December 22, 2021

Episode 223: Kyle Thorne

51 mins; December 14, 2021

Chachi Africa

42 mins; December 07, 2021

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