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#MusicExchange: Van Pletzen chats 'Love & Legehness'
Today sees the release of Afrikaans pop band Van Pletzen's sophomore album Love & Legehness. The 15-track album features guest artists; Early B, Janie Bay, Biggy and also the legendary Dutch rapper Tim Beumers and the songs range from serious club bangers to sensual ballads.
Van Pletzen consists of Peach Van Pletzen of Bittereinder and Yesterday’s Pupil and Nik Nax AKA Matthieu Auriacombe of Hello Beautiful and Beach Party. We sent some questions to the duo to get to know them better.
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The new decade means:
A kak fresh and clean slate to go groot in.
Fame is about:
Using your familiarity to spread legehness and positive vibes and liefde!
Retirement will happen when:
I will go groot ‘till the day I dood.
What does music mean to you?
Music is kak belangrik. It can make people feel things they don't verstaan, music is groot. I have nothing but respect and liefde for music.
What is the most enjoyable aspect of your work?
Making and sharing the kuns that we love to make with all the legeh people.
Any funny moments on stage:
Yus, there are kak baie! Naxy goes kak groot at shows so I often find myself kayaking at his majesty. Sometimes we lag at one another when we val.
Which living person do you admire most and why?
We have a lot of admiration for old Posty (Post Malone). He is a legeh and genuine oke and he is the prince of modern pop music.
What is your most treasured possession?
Something that can never ever be taken away, my legehness, because it comes from within!
It’s your round, what are you drinking?
Single malt Scotch whisky, a Leffe Blond beer, a shot of Jager and a groot glas water.
What makes you stand out?
The fact that we don't fit in anywhere.
Nicknames:
Nax and Groothond
If you were not a musician, what would you do?
Probably an actor.
Pick five words to describe yourself?
Legeh. Liefdevol. Groot. Danshare. Kakgroot.
Five favourite SA albums of all time?
Sho this is really tough, but let's gooi off the top of my kop. aKing - Dutch Courage. Early B - Aangename Kennis. Bittereinder - Die Dinkdansmasjien. Kidofdoom - Debut. Van Coke Kartel - Skop, skiet en donner.
What is your favourite word?
Kakgroot or Legeh.
Favourite fashion garment:
Normally my danshare but lately my masker.
Give us some real proper slang and what it means?
Now is the time to become gereed, because when you weet you weet, there is no taal, only mengels, if you don't verstaan, then bly stil. The legehness comes from within my boycheeeee!
Top of your bucket list:
To enjoy the lewe and to jam a gig with Posty.
What do you complain about most often?
Not being able to go groot enough, but then I stop complaining and just go grooter.
What is your fear?
Getting a tattoo that I don't like.
Happiness is:
Being able to be alone with your gedagtes without being bang.
On stage, I tend to?
Go groot and sing the songs and spring op en af and I raak legeh laf.
The best life lesson you have been taught?
The wêreld is a crazy place and it does not owe you anything. You must spread and act in love and life will become way easier and more legeh.
Where would you like to be right now?
In Zaabland in the year 2001.
Wishes and dreams:
I wish to always follow my dreams. Even if it is kak moeilik, I want to always kyk vorentoe and keep following my drome.
Love & Legehness is now available on all streaming platforms: orcd.co/legehness
