Diesel Whore Noun
A person who would sleep with you for a designer pair
of shoes, but not for money.
Diesel Whores are the bastard
offspring of Johnny Cash, Elvis Nick Cave and the Pixies.
They are also the most exiting new band to emerge on the
live music scene in the last three years.
With twisted tales of old
testament sex and murder and a live act that evokes the
glamorous sickness that is Las Vegas, The Diesel Whores
have build up a local cult of following on the Johannesburg
scene. "We prefer to put on an event as opposed to
just a gig," says lead singer Jaxon Rise. "We
like to offer the public value for money by playing with
other bends and incorporating DJs and extra visual delight.:
they were also the band behind the notorious "fake
Lucky Strike gig" at Carfax in February 2001 which
resulted in them nearly being sued by a major tobacco
corporation.
Composing vocalist and rhythm
guitarist Jaxon Rice, guitarist Morgan Sizer, Dog (Oddball)
on Bass and Kevin Leicher (Plum) on drums, the band fuses
off-kilter country punk with rockabilly rhythms and dark
gothic influences to from their signature sound.
They have just finished their
first EP, titled "Jezebel" at RP Studios with
the production team of Neal Snyman and Theo Crous. Theo
is lead guitarist for Springbok Nude Girls and has not
only produced the Nudies, but also No Friends of Harry,
Lithium and The Led amongst others.
"Theo captures a South
African sound without making it sound 'Local'," says
Jaxon. "He is quite honestly the best rock producer
in this country. And he is also a big country music fan!"
the EP will be available in late August. |
