Get all 9 James Phillips releases available on Bandcamp and save 15%.
Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Otherwhite Album, Concert For James Phillips (1995), Soul Ou (1997), Made In South Africa (1995), Sunny Skies (1994), The Voice of Nooit (1986), Wie Is Bernoldus Niemand? (1985), Live at Jamesons (1984), and 1 more.
James Phillips Johannesburg, South Africa
James Phillips, who died aged 36 in July 1995, was a composer, musician, bandleader and the voice and conscience of a
generation of white South Africans.
His music was born at the same time as the Soweto Riots and then fused in a strangely comfortable way with the punk musical explosion. His songwriting bloomed through apartheid’s darkest years and into the dawning of the new era.
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James Phillips recommends:
Voice of Nooit
by Illegal Gathering
Combines the wit and wisdom of a great songwriter with the talent and skill of a pro dune buggy attack battalion
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Live At Jamesons
by Cherry Faced Lurchers
The legendary gigs that started it all
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Wie Is Bernoldus Niemand?
by Bernoldus Niemand
supported by 7 fans who also own “Darkie”
This is easily one of the best album's in South African music history, a major pity it was never recognised at the time of release.
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Character Building
by Bad Bangs
Nostalgic, sweet, and just slightly offbeat garage rock with some truly stunning vocal work.
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Love is a Lie, Filth is Eternal
by Filth is Eternal
featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 3, 2021
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Fuzzy Austin trio follow up their first album in 20 years, released in Spring 2015, with a stomping new EP of noisy rock & roll.
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