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Visser explained that Interscope 'kept pushing us to be more generic' in order to make more money: 'If you try to make songs that other people like, your band will always be shit. In November 2011, Die Antwoord left Interscope Records over a dispute concerning their upcoming album and its lead single, 'Fok Julle Naaiers'. 2011–2013: Ten$ion, record label dispute At the end of 2010, Die Antwoord won the Myspace Best Music Video of 2010 award for their debut video, 'Enter the Ninja'. Shortly after, they joined the 2011 Big Day Out circuit which took them to New Zealand and Australia, sharing back-to-back sold-out sideshows with M.I.A. Later in 2010, an EP 'Ekstra' was released. Pitchfork Media made the entire EP available to stream on 12 June 2010. 'Fish Paste' was released as a promotional single. The EP features some previously released material, as well as one new track and a remix. The EP ' 5' was the first official release by Die Antwoord on a major record label, Cherrytree Records (an imprint of Interscope Records). They then toured internationally in support of $O$. In April 2010, they performed their first international concert at the Coachella Music Festival, in front of 40,000 people. įollowing the success of the video, Die Antwoord signed a record deal with Interscope Records. This forced them to move their website to a US-based hosting provider to handle the traffic. The video received millions of views online nine months later, which featured on a number of high-traffic blog sites, most notably BoingBoing. The video features Cape Town artist and turntablist Leon Botha. The song incorporates elements of Smile.dk's song Butterfly, famous for appearing in the Dance Dance Revolution series. In 2009 South African cinematographer Rob Malpage (along with co-director Ninja) shot the video for their single 'Enter the Ninja'. The album cover was shot by photographer Clayton James Cubitt. He is also featured in 'Doos Dronk' along with Fokofpolisiekar. 'Wat Pomp?' features South African rapper Jack Parow. A song from the album, 'Wie Maak die Jol Vol' features Cape Flats rappers Garlic Brown (aka Knoffel Bruin), Scallywag, Isaac Mutant, and Jaak Paarl. Their name is Afrikaans for 'The Answer' Their debut album $O$ was made available as a free download on their official website. History 2008–2010: Formation and release of debut album $O$, 5 and Ekstra ĭie Antwoord formed in 2008. You're poor but you're sexy, you've got style.' Their lyrics are performed in Afrikaans and English. Yo-Landi said, 'It's associated with people who soup their cars up and rock gold and shit. Zef ĭie Antwoord's musical and visual style incorporates elements of a ' zef' culture, described as modern and trashy, appropriating out-of-date, discarded cultural elements. ĭie Antwoord is known for their cult following, in particular the unusually prolific creation of fan art by their followers. You gotta be a good guide to help people get away from dull experience.

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