Eksie Ou: Title and first track Eksie Ou is the 2011/12 equivalent to Jack Parow's Cooler as Ekke, the tongue-in-cheeky song that catapulted him into zef stardom two years ago. Smack talking hipster hangouts and habits; Kauai, Country road, &Union and We-are-awesome, Eksie Ou is Jack Parow 101.
Hosh Tokolosh: God damn, this track, featuring Afro pop prince Gazelle, is as catchy as all hell, it's "fang a lang a lang" hook sticking in your head for days. Days and days, I tell you - it never leaves. A club booty shaker for sure.
Jack Parow & Gazelle - Hosh Tokolosh by OnTheRadio
Laat Ons Suip: A Boeremusiek mash up for the debaucherous generation.
Afrikaans Is Dood: A hard-pounding track, proclaiming Afrikaans is dood ... Afrikaans is groot, mirroring the post-apartheid death and rise and rise of Afrikaans-culture coolness.
Welkom Terug: A gentle tumble of lyrics by Zander, very style reminiscent of his involvement with Bittereinder in a Tale of Three Cities, it's beautifully complemented by Pierre Greeff's chorus.
Biscuits & Biltong: Um yeah, I'm too much of an Engelse meisie to enjoy this sokkie-inspired treffer featuring David Kramer.
Katerien: A funny little psychedelic retro liedjie.
Hard Parytjie Hou: I love the combo of Zander's whiney creaky door hinge voice and Francois' guttural gruff one. This track featuring Mnr Van Coke is no exception.
Bons: Haezer 's dirty trash electro influence is unmistakable on this one. Another dance-floor killer, bons indeed.
Spring Moederfokker: There definitely seems to be a determined direction steer to the dance floor on this album. Spring Moederfokker, another dance tune, featuring PH Fat, I think might just be my favourite. An interesting mix of tempos and lyrics.
Move Like A Monster: A howling-at-the-moon Awhoo-type track featuring Sibot, not really feeling this one.
Last Laugh: Is a mini-tale about how Parow came to be. From geek to superstar.
So there you go, "Eksie Ou" is a must have in any self-respecting SA music lover's collection.
