Artist description Electronica, with a hiphop, rock flavour

Music Style Hiphop / Rock

Musical Influences Travelpack, sharkbrother, splonge

Similar Artists well, er, no one really!

Artist History C-A-R-G-O (previously “hybrid”- before the incumbent band) started out in early 1998 with a singer, a guitarist and 10 great songs. Their idea had always been to write great songs and perform them in interesting ways, focussing heavily on lyrics, melody and cool sounds – splicing numerous styles and genres with late 90’s abandon into a unique mix of what has been termed “electro-dirty rock”. Making the necessary additions of bass and drums, the band began to find their feet – the last member to join being a Trance DJ/Performer who now fulfils the role of, as the band would say, ‘Sonix’. Making memorable debuts at the Roxy Rhythm Bar and at various live venues in Johannesburg the band peaked with a great performance at the 1998 Gay Pride March. Unfortunately overseas commitments and loss of their drummer to the emigration wave forced the band to reconsider their future. In a lot of ways this presented a unique opportunity to rethink their concept and apply the emerging ‘cut and paste’ ideas to their production. The sampler replaced the drummer and elevated the band to a unique position within the Johannesburg scene where categorisation becomes hazy and sounds matters more and more. With more than 25 original songs completed and a finely tuned and intense live act, the band is poised as one of the most exciting and freshest prospects currently around.

Group Members Steve van Staden - vocals Steve Syrett - Guitar Jeff Fletcher - Sonix and Soundz Steve Savage - Bass

Instruments Vocals, guitars,keyboards,soundz

Press Reviews Raved man!

Location Johannesburg, Gauteng - South Africa

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