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NEW RELEASE !
"The lost but not forgotten - E.P." by Killer B



Amoeba Records presents you with 5 unique tracks that were destined for release at the end of last year on Killer B’s long awaited album, then the studio was burgled twice and everything was stolen. Killer B recently recovered these tracks and compiled them for their final destination to become part of your ever growing music collection. These tracks represent his evolution and style in underground music production and have been tried and tested in all weather conditions from the festivals in the south to the gatherings in the north... Now feel the buzzzz !
Enjoy!

[ Tracklisting ]
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01 Fantazee [08:01]
02 Funny Farm [07:23]
03 Creative Native [08:00]
04 Twister [07:08]
05 One40Eight [07:36]

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UPCOMING EVENTS
Spring has sprung and we at Red Eye are getting ready for a serious stomping summer season, events are quickly lining up weekend afetr weekend and we want to make sure you know where to catch your favourite Red Eye Jedi mixing up some quality psy beats this season.

Trance Namibia present
CRYSTAL NEXUS 2011

REVIEWS AND INTERVIEWS

BUNDU BASHERS (ARCD005)
Amoeba Records is proud to present their latest compilation “BUNDU BASHERS” compiled by Killer B. This release will take you to the next level with an underground psychedelic journey thru creative styles and driving basslines, fresh and dynamic sounds from South Africa. These tracks have been tried and tested in live sets and by DJ’s to make sure they have the psychedelic ingredients needed to spice up any dancefloor worldwide. The comp is filled with juicy and twisted tracks by the rocking crew from Red Eye Productions in Gauteng and includes producers like Insaneacyde, Killer B, Parallax, Smurf, PsySemetrix and Morph. Their unformulated sound and production is full of exciting surprises and creativity which is unlike anything else….

REVIEW: BPM MAG (by SeVenR)
This ten-track album has been compiled by Killer B (Ben) and takes a twisted, hard and dark journey thru the South African bundu. Killer B features three times, with the opening track he sets the mood with an atmospheric phat production. His collaboration with Morph is one of those foot stomping tracks you get to hear early at a party and with Komunikay shows that he has the goods to rock any party. The skillfully twisted Hippy Hop has dirty bass lines and a gritty deep sound where Mins Massacre (both tracks by Insaneacyde) is a hard banging tune with nice changes in tempo. Parallax plays around with twisted sounds, alternating beats and dark textures in the interesting Flatline and weird Damage Control. Morph, PsySymetrix and Smurf supply even darker electronic aural touches toward the end of the album. Recommended!

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ATTACK OF THE KILLER B
When one speaks of Egoli, possibly the most remote image to crop up is of hippies bouncing around to cutting-edge psychedelic music. Hip-hop, sure. Commercial house, sure. Bland pop-crap, most definitely. Even the few crusty ravers left manage to find a place to shake, rattle 'n masticate. For whatever reason, Joburg just doesn’t resonate with 140-150bpm. Maybe the topography is lacking a mountain or two? Or maybe it’s just that the relevant frequencies have not yet filtered up from the mine-shafts. If psy producer Killer B’s take is accurate, then Joburg’s trance massive are a subterranean bunch.

Deep underground, the City of Gold is pumping pure unadulterated psychedelic mayhem. Bennie Koorts aka Killer B has been an integral part of the JHB scene for many years, having started both Amoeba Records and Red Eye Productions in order to provide a platform for the few headz trapped in Egoli. An established DJ, Killer B’s presence on the decks dates back to 2000 and his impressive list of party appearances clearly shows that his finger is on the pulse, despite being somewhat removed from SA’s main trance arterial. His move toward producing was prompted, as he explains, because he “was finding it difficult to buy records that I really liked… half the time I’d listen to stuff and wish there would be different elements in it, like less melody and more intelligent psychedelic sounds, and the only way to make sure I get what I want is to make it.” ‘Minimal Thoughts’ was his first success, a vinyl release signed to the Belgium label Start Stop Records. Since then, Killer B has been a consistent presence on the psy-map with his brand of tripped out tunes, a sound that’s “fresh as farm milk and unprocessed. With that lekker cream on top that leaves a corny milk moustache”. The presence of this refreshing sense of humour in his demeanour doesn’t exactly translate into the music, an intense brew of hard-hitting psy-scapes glued to “tight beats n twisted rhythms.” This is no detraction however, because the Gauteng crowd are apparently “like a bunch of vampires hungry for acid.” He feeds his minions exactly what they crave, “in Jo’burg, it’s all about trippy stuff.”

He says the fact that the scene is so small in his hometown is actually beneficial because it feels like a family. Exactly what one wants in this particular lifestyle – tribal, intimate and self-contained. For a guy managing a record label this comes as a surprise, especially a label operating in the commercial Mecca of Africa. “All the artists are like friends and family to us so we take the punch together instead of the label by itself.

It makes it easier and more personal… Our focus is not on making money, it’s on getting our tunes out there, and I think that is why it works for us.” With so many psychedelic artists desperate to pander to the crowd and effectively selling out, this attitude is exemplary. Killer B emphasises “getting back to where music and parties was a journey as being the most important factor at this stage. If it carries forward on the path it’s on it’s going to be like rave to the grave.”
He is currently working on an album that promises exactly that. Forget the staid, predictable Israeli disc full of would-be singles and expect a journey, full of wonder, bangin’ beats and something “you just wanna leave in and go through over and over and never get sick of”. In true psychedelic fashion. African Killer B style.

BPM MAG - AUG 2008 by James Rose-Mathew