Living in the Heart of the Beast was, in 1985, the second full-length album by the Kalahari Surfers, the recording identity of South African musician Warrick Sony. The album title was taken from the title of a Tim Hodgkinson composition, "Living in the Heart of the Beast" on the Henry Cow album In Praise of Learning. Jon Savage wrote in the New Statesman that it was a "success", praised its "viciously critical (and historically intelligent) lyrics", and compared it with early Zappa.[1] The NME called it "brave".[2]
Track listing
"Grensvegter" – 06:24
"Europeans" – 04:35
"Safety Seat" – 04:08
"1999" – 03:59
"Township Beat" – 05:22
"Zola and the Budget" – 02:28
"Song for Magnus" – 03:05
"Reasonable Men" – 04:11
"Play It Backwards" – 03:42
References
^Savage, Jon. "Living In The Heart Of The Beast". New Statesman (6 August 1986). ...it works because it is a formal success: cut-up Botha speeches and Afrikaans-speak are set against hi-life and reggae rhythms, while viciously critical (and historically intelligent) lyrics are sung dispassionately over settings that recall early Zappa.
^Fadele, Dele (3 October 1986). New Musical Express. Kalahari Surfers bravely ignore the many paradoxes... throw in the gauntlet and preach succession{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
