South African export indie pop band, Beatenberg have just dropped their first studio album in five years. "The Great Fire Of Beatenberg" comes after the band's chart-topping 2018 album, “12 Views of Beatenberg” and their post-pandemic EP, "On the way to Beatenberg". Beatenberg, who live between London and Berlin, are made up of Cape Town trio Matthew Field (vocals and guitar), Robin Brink (drums) and Ross Dorkin (bass). Field developed many of the singles on the 13-track album in various home studio set-ups, followed by three weeks of recording in Cape Town … read more
South African export indie pop band, Beatenberg have just dropped their first studio album in five years. "The Great Fire Of Beatenberg" co… read more
South African export indie pop band, Beatenberg have just dropped their first studio album in five years. "The Great Fire Of Beatenberg" comes after the band's chart-toppi… read more
Beatenberg is a South African pop band based in Cape Town, composed of Matthew Field, Robin Brink, and Ross Dorkin. Despite being schooled in ‘serious music’ like Beethoven, Debussy and John Coltrane, (Dorkin and Field studied music together at the University of Cape Town) Beatenberg is adamant that they are heard as ‘pop music’. Their first album, Farm Photos (2011, released independently), was a tender and somewhat naïve offering which somehow makes a strange and lasting impression with its sophisticated harmony, sincere delivery and boyish lyrics. But this is not the final defin… read more
Beatenberg is a South African pop band based in Cape Town, composed of Matthew Field, Robin Brink, and Ross Dorkin. Despite being schooled in ‘serious music’ like Beethoven, Debussy and Jo… read more
Beatenberg is a South African pop band based in Cape Town, composed of Matthew Field, Robin Brink, and Ross Dorkin. Despite being schooled in ‘serious music’ like Beethoven, Debussy and John Coltrane, (Dorkin and Field studied music t… read more