Cutting Jade

Cutting Jade is a Founded in 1998, South African rock band from Pretoria whose titles were represented several times in the South African charts.

The music by Cutting Jade is in English and belongs to the field of rock music - with elements of the independent rock are included. In addition, the repertoire of Cutting Jade also includes rock ballads.

The end of 2001 they had with the single Ten Seconds from their second album their biggest hit, which topped the charts in their homeland. Three more singles threw off the album, the self- nominated for two South African Music Awards was 2003.

After the great success of the national step followed abroad. 2002 one appeared first in France, then was followed by a tour of Britain. At Popkomm 2005 she also appeared in Germany.

2004, there was a cut, as only singer Duggan and then Dannheimer drummer left the band and had to be replaced for the first time. Three years they played then a new cast, until the band was cluttered again in April 2007. Also, the successor singer Logan Grobbelaar stopped, just as the bassist Botha. Some performances are then completed with the former singer Andrew Duggan. Then it was silent but for the remaining members, successor to the retired musicians were not aware of the announced date for a new album also went by without anything was known about the band's future.

Since April 2008, the band is back on tour and the album From Nothing recorded.

Others

( " Cut jade " English =) The band's name is derived from the term for the processing of the gem / mineral jade ( jadeite ).

Band Members

The members of the band is currently in a strong change (hence, the current and former members listed)

  • Marlyn Botha ( bass) (1998 - April 2007)
  • Shaun Collins (guitar & lyrics ) (since 1998)
  • Jörn Dannheimer (drums) (1998 - October 2004)
  • Raoul Dippenaar (guitar ) (since 1998)
  • Andrew Duggan (vocals ) (1998 - January 2004)
  • Logan Grobbelaar (vocals ) (March 2004 - April 2007 )
  • Gavin Vaughan (drums ) (from November 2004)

Discography

Albums

  • So There We Were (2000)
  • Between Two Lives ( 2002)
  • Best of Cutting Jade ( 2004) ( Includes parts of albums from 2000 and 2002 as well as titles that are included in Come Back to Life)
  • Come Back to Life (2004)
  • From Nothing (2008)

Singles

  • She Says
  • Little Death
  • Against The Wall
  • Ten Seconds (2001)
  • Fight You ( 2002)
  • I Want To Be ( 2002)
  • Easier For You (2006)

Swell

Independent music
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