The Almost Perfect Podcast

Spoek Mathambo/Nthato Mokgata is a musician and filmmaker. He's a master of collaboration, with roots tracing all the way back to the seminal The Fantastic Kill with Watkin Tudor Jones and Sibot, which lead to projects like Sweat.X, Playdoe, Moleke Mbembe, Fantasma, Batuk, and his most recent collaborations with Laliboi. I'm definitely leaving some stuff out, and that's not even to mention his personal catalogue of albums, but the point is that the man has kept himself busy.

Not just with making music. In 2014, he worked on a documentary called Future Sound of Mzansi that is, to this day, one of the best explorations of South African electronic music. He's worked on a number of documentaries before and since, and has delved into a number of facets of filmmaking. Most recently, he was a writer and director for the "Surf Sangoma" episode of Disney's Kizazi Moto animated anthology series. We get into all of the above as well as learn about some of the pitfalls of working with international labels, explore the benefits and hurdles of modern music distribution, and discuss why he feels like there are still musical magic tricks from SA music history that haven't been explored fully. Enjoy.

Keep up with Spoek on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spoekmathambo/

Buy his music on Bandcamp: https://spoekmathambo.bandcamp.com

Watch Future Sound of Mzansi: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TaFtLHkbxE

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Kamaney is a comedian. Growing up, Kamaney didn't know stand-up comedy was an option for her. The only funny women she saw were on sitcoms, so she set out on that path by studying Drama at UKZN. She hated it, but she got a masters degree to not disappoint her mother. Thankfully, it eventually lead to her doing stand-up comedy, which she'll explain on the podcast.

In this episode we get into internal motivation vs external validation, her struggles with finding purpose, and some of the hassles of being a woman new to a scene dominated by men. Enjoy.

Kamaney doesn't have social media but you can book her: https://notquiterightcomedy.co.za/book-a-comedian-or-mc/kamaney/

Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠⁠

Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠⁠

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"Four nails, four corners
Four riders, and four horses
Bring me famine, bring me death
Bring me war, and pestilence
Throw your fists to the ground
Beat by beat as the blows rain down
This is the cold grey world we made for ourselves
The bed we made is a grave in hell"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoC4lecG53g

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"I'm sick of thee sheep, I'm sick of thou shepherd

Sick of dressing like a human when I'm feeling like a leopard

I'm sick of slow rock, I'm sick of quick quips

Sick of holding on to nothing when I just want to hold your hips"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NzECTWzvYc

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Vincent Joseph is a comedian and cinematographer. He's also part of the Not Quite Right team, so we've been spending a lot of time together this year. Whether behind the camera or on the stage, Vinnie is infectiously enthusiastic.

In this episode we laugh at a lot of dark shit. We also hear about the struggles of starting comedy just before the pandemic, how he got into cinematography despite studying IT, and why he feels restricted by always having to play it safe. Enjoy.

Keep up with Vincent on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vinnies_vision/

Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠⁠

Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠⁠

Support the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/almostperfect

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Ambrose Uren is a comedian although he grew up spinning on his head as a b-boy. It turns out the two artforms have quite a few similarities. We reflect on a youth spent breakdancing, the 11 year journey to being a full-time comedian, and what he learned from doing 4 shows a day at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

Keep up with Ambrose on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ambroseuren/

Bob's Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectbob/⁠⁠

Almost Perfect Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/almostperfectmedia/⁠⁠

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Sold out shows. Imposter syndrome. The ever-changing nature of friendships and relationships.

Enjoy.

Buy tickets to On The Nose Comedy on the 18th of November: https://notquiterightcomedy.co.za/shows/on-the-nose-comedy-18-november/

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"Durban comedy needs an HR department" - Robby Collins

Liz Lemon: What a week, huh?

Jack Donaghy: Lemon, it's Wednesday.

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