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Season 1

April 26, 2022

Money Badoo On Humble Beginnings, The Downside of Fame, And PORN$TAR

EP241: PI$TOL POP hitmaker & Johannesburg artist Money Badoo takes us on her journey from recording over YouTube beats in her friend’s room, to being one of the biggest South African female artists right now. She also drops s...

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April 19, 2022

Axsion II

Episode 240: Former Palmtree Paradise member & Durban musician Axsion talks Wolves Only, Creative Market, The Werehouse, his latest project Kwaito Child Saga and more Axsion https://orcd.co/eroundini Sludge Underground https:...

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April 12, 2022

DJ Tremaine G

Episode 239: Artist, DJ & Producer, Tremaine G is on the show to chat about his upcoming EP, the artists he's collaborating with, how the late Solo introduced him to his management team, plans for 2022 & more DJ Tremaine …

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April 5, 2022

Khan Khalii

Episode 238: Singer-Songwriter, actress & content creator Khan Khalii talks about spirituality, being born in Tongaat but raised in Pretoria, her latest single ISONO , Game Of Thrones, her soon to be released podcast & more K...

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March 29, 2022

Yashna & Neo Ndawo

Andile is back with Chyna The Artist joining in as co-host & together they're chatting to Durban royalty, singer-songwriter Yashna & producer/artist Neo Ndawo . In this episode they touch on mental health, the pros & cons of...

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March 23, 2022

Episode 236: Fear Of Falling

Join Marcel as he chats with Brendon from Fear Of Falling about their beginnings as a super group, Their music and his journey as an artist Fear Of Falling https://linktr.ee/fearoffalling Sludge Underground https://www.sludge...

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March 15, 2022

S B X

Episode 235: S B X is a South African R&B singer & songwriter that was born in Pretoria and later relocated to a small town called Empangeni in KwaZulu-Natal On this episode we take a look at her latest project …

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March 9, 2022

Saturn Return

Episode 234: Marcel Had a chat with the ladies and gent of Saturn Return. Join in as they chat about their music, chaotic origins, and overall life as a Durban based band Saturn Return https://instagram.com/saturnreturnband S...

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March 1, 2022

King032

Episode 233: King032 is a rapper, slum poet & creative director from Stanger in KZN. On this episode he discusses his latest project L2LJ dedicated to his 3 year old son. We also discuss his killer performances in Swaziland, ...

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Feb. 22, 2022

Episode 232: Bongi Archi

While Bongi Archi might be a newcomer for people to start paying attention to in the original music world, he’s instantly recognisable under his birth name Bongi Mthombeni from the many stages he’s graced over the past decade...

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Feb. 15, 2022

Camerøn

Episode 231: South African Tribal House DJ/Producer, Camerøn is joining us from Berlin, Germany to chat about his new record label, upcoming 3 Track EP dedicated to his father, things he took from his collaboration with Umsin...

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Feb. 8, 2022

Episode 230: Jodie Reid

Blues/Acoustic Singer-songwriter Jodie Reid joins us from Johannesburg on this one. She has been singing since the age of 12 and earned her Bachelor of music honours in performance in, 2018. On this episode she chats about h...

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Feb. 1, 2022

Matt Gardiner

Episode 229: Matt Gardiner is no stranger to the South African music scene. His Pop Country sound has seen him open for artists such as Prime Circle, Arno Carstens, Desmond and the Tutus and many more. Influenced by the likes...

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Jan. 26, 2022

Episode 228: ASH

Marcel has a chat with Canadian-South African folk artist ASH ASH https://instagram.com/ashcoustics Marcel Smuts www.instagram.com/thorns_of_sludge Sludge Underground https://www.sludgeunderground.com Support the show Website...

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Jan. 18, 2022

ZEM

Episode 227: We kick off 2022 with singer-songwriter, producer & DJ, ZEM from Joburg. In the episode she talks about dropping out of high school, the impact her mother has had on her music career, how she is connected to …

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Jan. 12, 2022

Episode 226: Hello 2022

New year, same Sludge. We’re back for the second half of our media discussion with Itheku Connect & Unfiltered with Oscar Msomi. If we’re sounding stretched, it’s because we are still in yesteryear but today, we speak to 2022...

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Dec. 29, 2021

Episode 225: Goodbye 2021

After an epoch in the apocalypse, we, the creative creatures of the underground, deserve a moment to celebrate & reflect. We have survived, thrived & writhed our way through another confusing year - so let’s talk about it. Me...

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Dec. 22, 2021

Episode 224: Single Street Park

Nasiphi & Meagan speak to Lannon, Ben & Mark; 3/4 of 90’s nostalgia rock band - Single Street Park. Between their daily Durban grind & the Pablo Honey populous, the group define their dreams of local success & elaborate the …

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Dec. 14, 2021

Episode 223: Kyle Thorne

Durban Rapper & Food enthusiast Kyle Thorne is on the show to chat about his name change, why he is hoarding his latest music, the wild things he has seen & experienced working at a butchery, a mental health podcast …

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Dec. 7, 2021

Chachi Africa

Episode 222: Former 5fm radio presenter/Dj Chachi Africa is on the show to chat to us about where it all started. From growing up in a musical home, to wanting to get into production, to working at 5fm, transitioning from …

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Dec. 1, 2021

Episode 221: Bloumoord

Marcel has a chat with the mad lads from Bloumoord. Join in as they chat about their time as a band, recording, dealing with covid and so much more. Bloumoord https://bloumoord.com/store/index.php?route=common%2Fhome Marcel S...

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Nov. 24, 2021

Episode 220: Jazzy June

We catch up with Jazzy June formerly of Durban power group Palmtree Paradise, who's on the show to tell us about his latest EP titled Pink Roses. Jazzy June https://orcd.co/pinkroses2 Sludge Underground https://www.sludgeunde...

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Nov. 17, 2021

Episode 219: SAMPRA

Nasiphi & Meagan speak to Ms Sibongile Mara, Senior Customer Service Consultant at the South African Music Performance Rights Association (SAMPRA) - Africa’s largest Needletime Rights Royalty Collection Organisation. Sibongil...

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Nov. 9, 2021

Episode 218: Vampire Slumber Party [UK]

We're chatting to Vampire Slumber Party about why he decided to move back to London from South Africa and asked him to compare the music scene in England with the South African music scene. He also talks about his latest …

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