It’s at this point that I noticed their slick haircuts and polished outfits. When you become so aware of what people want and their concept of what you should be and what you should achieve, what you are writing about, what the songs are about gets lost in there somewhere,” Coetzer admits. “It’s sort of a corny thing to say, but it’s still the truth. “We want to pour more emotion into our live act and play at places where people can just breathe a little bit instead of jamming hit after hit,” Coetzer says slamming his fist into his palm. As long as that curve kind of stays like that,” De Klerk says, motioning upwards, “Then we feel like we can keep on doing what we’re doing.” They are pouring all their time and resources into doing just that, constantly upping their game so that their live act is as good as it can be. “For us as a band the only real measure is the type of shows we play and the amount of people who are actually willing to buy tickets to listen to our music live. Their measure of success has changed drastically once again. But as always, “show business” isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be. It was interesting to see and hear them speak that way, given that what they have built is what so many young bands want. You get to play awesome shows and see great places, but you don’t feel it.” Half a year back we were very rarely in the moment at all. And then after a year of that you come back to the original thing: love the music, flippin’ focus on that. “It kind of goes in circles, ’cause you start with that, and then you become obsessed with doing the best you can possibly do. You just want to record something that you love,” he continues. Being nominated for a SAMA isn’t necessarily a prime goal when you start out. “It all comes down to what your goals are, and what they were. “In retrospect, you reflect and it’s great, but when you’re in it you never really get to enjoy anything,” Jansen Van Rensburg says about their journey so far. So why re-release the album that has already done so well? After an hour of many tangents and deep moments, I got to the bottom of this. Throw in three SAMA nominations, an MK award win for Best Newcomer and a #1 album on iTunes on the day of its release, and you have what most would call a successful career. After they released ‘Smiling’ back in 2013 they shot to commercial stardom with pretty much every single they released, topping the charts across radio stations in the country. MonArk has a really unique story when it comes to success. Like that giddy giggling state you reach after too many hours without sleeping, Eugene Coetzer (vocals, percussion) Ewald Jansen van Rensburg (guitar, synth) and Deon de Klerk (bass) were past the point of taking things seriously, and it makes for an incredibly open and honest conversation. In Cape Town for a quick 3 day media run promoting the deluxe version of their debut album “Negatives”, the constant promo has taken its toll. With Coke cans and half-full glasses of water littering the table, it was immediately clear that they had been there for a while. EASY TO USE AND DURABILITY: Using the latest glazing technology that is very resistant to cracking, our whiskey glasses are a bit heavier than other glassware, they have thick walls and bases with excellent durability and use for a long time.I arrive at the very swanky 15 On Orange hotel to find three quarters of radio stars MonArk relaxing in the restaurant area.BIG VOLUME: With a capacity of 300ml, it's mouth that is large enough to help you easily enjoy Whiskey with ice cubes, and the outside diameter of the glass is just right to make it easy to hold the glass.
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