Lefokolodi’s debut EP The Milk Was Finished Cos We Were Thirsty captures raw energy, chaotic honesty, and genre-bending spirit straight from South Africa’s punk underground — no metronomes, just pure feeling.
1. First
off — congrats on the release of your debut EP! The title “The Milk Was
Finished Cos We Were Thirsty” is wild and intriguing. What’s the story
behind it?
Well this
is our first batch of songs released as a project. We'd been crafting them
through late night jam sessions over our first 2 years as a band and based on
the reception at shows. We had to record them so the people can loop them. It's
a raw no metronome
2.
You’ve been described as punk, but your music clearly pulls from a much broader
spectrum. How do you define your sound — or do you even bother trying to label
it?
Our sound
is basically a collage of alternative music
We like the
pretty stuff we like the chuggy stuff we love the tappy stuff and we love the
rappy stuff.
To label
it...it's the music we grew up with
3. The
EP was recorded live without a metronome to preserve the rawness of your sound.
What made you commit to such a bold production choice, and how did it affect
the final result?
We wanted
to keep it as close to our practice sessions and live performances as possible.
4.
There’s a huge sense of energy, honesty, and chaos in these tracks. What’s your
songwriting process like — are songs usually born from jamming, or do you come
in with structured ideas?
We have one
song on the ep that's structured (thank you Shinesh xoxo) but most of the ep's
songs are jam sessions and structuring afterwards.
5. You
mention this EP is a "thank you letter" to the scene that embraced
you. Can you talk about the South African punk/rock/metal community and your
place in it?
The scene
has been an immediate home for us. The people have been so embracing over our
music, our personalities. Most of these songs got sing alongs at live shows
before recording an ep so that says a lot about the support. And on top of that
THESE PEEPS ARE MAD TALENTED
Some of our
favorite bands
6. You
draw inspiration from giants like SOAD, Rage Against The Machine, and Nirvana —
what’s something you’ve learned from those bands that you’ve brought into your
own music?
To put them
all under one umbrella, we like making music that's loud, truthful, a little
bonkers with a message you can take from it. Except for snake dick that's just
us putting bars on heavy music. Thanks Rage.
7. The
lyrics touch on themes like self-love, health, and truth — subjects not always
explored in heavy music. Why are these messages important for you to shout into
the void?
These
topics stem from a whole bunch of experiences the members have gone through.
Whether it be mental health, toxic friendships or heartbreak. It's easy and fun
to express these experiences through heavy heavy music.
8. How
did working with Evert Snyman at Pariah Studios help shape the sound and spirit
of the EP?
Working
with Evert was a pretty dope learning experience. We knew the man can cook but
we didn't expect to pushed technically and musically. It's helped us sharpen
our swords in our craft.
9. If
you could pick just one song from the EP to introduce a brand-new listener to
Lefokolodi, which one would it be — and why?
Hard one
considering each song has its own character. We'd probably suggest closing and
pick a random flavor like a bag of jelly beans.
10.
Lastly, what’s next for Lefokolodi? Touring plans, music videos, more music —
what can fans look forward to in the coming months?
It's a bit
of a rest phase for us now, we still play shows here and there. Were very
stoked for a skate show coming up in september but we're hoping to write some
music to play.
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