- ÉVoid
éVoid was a seminal 1980s
rock band inSouth Africa . [ [http://www.rock.co.za/files/evoid.html eVoid ] ]éVoid were formed in
Brakpan in 1977. They had their first success inZimbabwe where they had a residency during the dying days ofRhodesia and the birth of a new country. In 1979 "Magicia" reached number 4 on the charts there.Their eponymous debut album was released in South Africa in 1983 resulting in major chart success to match their success as a live band. They were certainly the most successful and influential of the white punk bands to take up African images and sounds in their rebellion against
apartheid . At the time they were a three piece band featuring the Windrich brothers Lucien and Erik on guitars, keyboards and vocals with Wayne Harker on drums.In order to avoid
conscription into the apartheid military they left for London in 1985. Their second album, "Here Comes The Rot", was released in 1986.A third album on cassette was released in 1993.
In 2008, after a lengthy hiatus, the Windrich brothers released another eVoid album
Graffiti Lounge . 'The songwriting power is still very much in evidence, and what could have been a tricky career stumble is, without doubt, a triumph'. [BD,The Citizen, 21/09/2008]Discography
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éVoid (1983)
*Here Comes the Rot (1986)
*A live version of "Junk Jive" was released on the "Concert in the Park" [Off the "Concert in the Park" LP. Op Hunger, distributed by WEA Records 1985] [ collection in aid of Operation Hunger (1985)
* eVoid cassette tape (1993)
*Graffiti Lounge (2008)External links
* [http://www.freshmusic.co.za/evoid%20clips.htm Fresh Music has clips of some of the best known éVoid hits ]
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