MaxNormal.TV
| MaxNormal.TV | |
|---|---|
| Also known as | Max Normal |
| Origin | Cape Town, South Africa |
| Genres | Trip hop, alternative hip hop, experimental hip hop |
| Years active | 2001–2002, 2005–2008 |
| Labels | Runway Music, Chameleon Records |
| Associated acts | Die Antwoord, The Constructus Corporation, Jack Parow |
| Members |
Watkin Tudor Jones Yolandi Visser Neon Don Justin De Nobrega |
| Past members | Simon Ringrose Mark Buchanan Sean Ou Tim Jakob Basson |
MaxNormal.TV (formerly Max Normal) were a four-piece South African music group that formed in 2001 and eventually evolved into Die Antwoord. The group's name was taken from a comic book character in the Judge Dredd comic of the same name.
Watkin "Waddy" Tudor Jones was part of South African hip-hop scene for many years, fronting such acts as The Original Evergreen, whilst Simon "Sibot" Ringrose and Sean Ou Tim were household names in the electronic music scene. Mark Buchanan and Sean Ou Tim were veterans of the music industry, each being involved with numerous experimental, and many successful South African bands over the years. In the year prior to the formation of Max Normal, Jones released his debut solo album Memoirs of a Clone, which featured the band on some of the tracks. Due to the success of the album, a second album needed to be released, this time using the entire band. The album, Songs From the Mall, was released on 23 July 2001. Both albums were produced, recorded, and mixed by Adrian Levi, the head of Chameleon Studios.
Max Normal was formed in 2001 by Mark Buchanan (electric bass/electric guitar), Sean Ou Tim (drums/keyboards/samples), Simon Ringrose (turntables/backing vocals) and Watkin Tudor Jones (vocals/programming). Max Normal fused various elements ranging from hip-hop and jazz, through to electronica, into a highly spontaneous theatrical performance that took South Africa by storm. They performed at various festivals around the country, including Up the Creek, Splashy Fen, and Oppikoppi. They also had a very successful tour in Europe, where they played in London, as well as three shows at the world-renowned Pukkelpop Festival in Belgium, which was a huge success. It was stated that Nelly Furtado joined Waddy on one of his tracks.
The last performance of Max Normal was as the support group for Faithless at a 2002 performance in Cape Town. Jones later disbanded the group and moved to Cape Town, where he started The Constructus Corporation while the other band members started Chromoscience. The final appearance of the band again was in 2005 on the Fantastic Kill album, on a track called The Organ Grinder. In 2005, Jones revamped the band into the 'corporate' hip-hop group "MaxNormal.TV." It was stated The .TV was added to differentiate between the bands as Jones said he was tired of being asked when Max Normal was coming back, and because his former collaborators did not wish to rejoin the band.
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