Rural is an earthy collection of songs and tunes by John Ellis with percussion by Barry van Zyl. Recorded over three days at Peace of Eden in November its alive with texture and dynamic.

Whilst we had our location recording rig in Durban for the Guy Buttery Live album we used the opportunity to record 19 acoustic demos of John Ellis's extensive unrecorded repertoire. John and Barry van Zyl have subsequently recorded 15 of these songs in the studio and John's second solo album Rural makes its appearance this week.

Nibs's acoustic album, Morning Star has been released by Sheer Sound. Simplistic in its production and delivery, beautifully complex in composition its available from Sheer and their distributors or directly from Nibs at gigs. Recorded at Peace of Eden in May its follows House Across The River which was recorded in 2009 and 2010.

This 10 track album is a beautifully packaged B-sides successor to Fox Hill Lane, comprising of an exclusive collection of out-takes, remakes, live recordings and demo's. It was initially due for release last year, after being completed at Peace of Eden Music Studios in 2010. Finally free from the corporate grip, “To Disappear in Place” is bound to make its mark on the South African music landscape. Get it from guybuttery.co.za

The album also features three track remakes by the composer Chris Letcher from London, initially intended for the original release of Fox Hill Lane. “We tried to get his beautiful string arrangements, voice and soundscapes included, but ran out of time before the album went to print. I'm so happy these versions are finally seeing the light of day" says Buttery. Another out-take was the demo version for the title track featuring French singer/songwriter Piers Faccini, along with various other special guests such as KwaZulu-Natal legend Madala Kunene on vocals and jewish harp, as well as Guy's long-time guitar hero, Tony Cox. The LP release also includes an exclusive vinyl only track and extensive liner notes about each recording.

Coinciding with the release of the vinyl is Guy’s first official music video. it eloquently captures the powerfully subtle process of “To Disappear in Place” via the title track 7” Postcard. Watch the video on the left side of this page.

d’bi’s new album 333 released 2011, is a cross-continental collaboration with tanzanian producer jakofire pro and south african producers mandiemafu and baski njovu. the lp is a love letter to all dancehall queens, queers, and questioners of the status quo; honouring the 12 inch record’s 33 1/3 revolutions per minute (rpms) through radical musical anarchy. the 12 poems and 2 interludes, range in topics from self-love, colonization and sex to mother-love, celebrating black youth and the aids epidemic. a courageous celebration of life and love, 333 is d’bi’s best dubpoetry to date. Read more at dbiyoung.com

To date Derek has released seven CDs, as well as a special edition vinyl record released in Germany in 2009. He has collaborated with a wide range of musicians from different musical backgrounds, from Cape Jazz trumpeter Alex van Heerden and Xhosa bow player Madosini, to Classical Indian tabla player Udai Mazumdar. His compositions have appeared in film, television and radio and he has toured extensively in Europe and South Africa, performing solo and collaborative concerts in Holland, Denmark, the U.K. and Ireland, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, India, Namibia, and all over South Africa. Derek completed tracking his 8th album at Peace of Eden on Monday 25th July.