{"id":74349,"date":"2017-10-26T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-26T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74349\/prime-circle-to-perform-at-rustique\/"},"modified":"2017-10-26T11:22:38","modified_gmt":"2017-10-26T09:22:38","slug":"prime-circle-to-perform-at-rustique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2017\/10\/26\/prime-circle-to-perform-at-rustique\/","title":{"rendered":"Prime Circle to perform at Rustique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The former <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Middelburg,_Mpumalanga\" target=\"_blank\">Middelburg<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Witbank\" target=\"_blank\">eMalahleni<\/a>\u00a0band are now South Africa\u2019s most successful rock band. They are also making serious inroads into the European market.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of their album\u2019s global reveal on 22 September, Prime Circle\u00a0launched\u00a0their new 10-track album exclusively to South African fans on iTunes on 15 September.<\/p>\n<p>The first single, called &#8216;The Gift&#8217;, dropped in South Africa on 30 August.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74383\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle.jpg 350w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle-246x245.jpg 246w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle-151x151.jpg 151w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The band has\u00a0just returned from Germany where they played at various sold-out shows and will perform at the <a href=\"http:\/\/rustiqueboutiquehotel.co.za\/\" target=\"_blank\">Rustique Boutique Hotel<\/a> in Middelburg on Friday, 3 November.<\/p>\n<p>The album\u2019s worldwide release\u00a0coincided\u00a0with a multi-date tour of Germany\u00a0including Hanover, Nuremberg, Munich, Konstanz, Essen, Hamburg, Berlin, Frankfurt and Karlsruhe.<\/p>\n<p>The band has now returned to South Africa and Namibia for several months of summer festival appearances and concerts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/primecircleband.com\/if-you-dont-you-never-will\/\" target=\"_blank\">If You Don\u2019t You Never Will<\/a> is Prime Circle\u2019s seventh studio album. It is their first new recording since their acclaimed 2014 release Let the Night In, which was repackaged as a deluxe edition in 2016.<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0UvWK4gCt7Y' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Regarded as South African rock royalty, with a string of awards and sold-out concerts to their credit, the band has spent the past couple of years ratcheting up its international profile.<\/p>\n<p>They have succeeded in building a solid following in the tough-to-crack and discerning German market in particular.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/primecircleband.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Circle<\/a> may have secured a German agent and an international recording deal, but their roots remain firmly lodged in South Africa \u2013 which is why they\u00a0gave local fans first dibs at hearing their new material.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re very excited about the new album,\u201d says lead vocalist and songwriter <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Prime_Circle\" target=\"_blank\">Ross Learmonth<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe feel like we\u2019re coming back with a new energy after three years. Musically, there\u2019s definitely been a progression \u2013 we\u2019re not fans of repeating ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"PRIME CIRCLE - Doors (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t5Lz5LykdK4?start=1&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s great about the album is that the songs flow nicely \u2013 I just sing, open up and let loose. A lot of it stems from the free, subliminal nature of much of the writing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe recorded the album in a tight period of five weeks, which meant we weren\u2019t overcooking things or going through the songs with a fine-tooth comb.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Learmonth says that the band\u2019s \u201csecret weapon\u201d was, once again, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MadHouse.xyz\/\" target=\"_blank\">MadHouse studio creative partner Gavin Davis<\/a>, who was also the brains behind their Ghosts music video. \u201cWe\u2019re so proud of this album \u2013 it\u2019s something special and a step in the right direction. It\u2019s not overproduced to any degree.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He says there\u2019s no specific theme running through the album but \u201cthere is an element of romance in it\u201d \u2013 also echoed in the album cover, a dreamy image reminiscent of surrealist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ren%C3%A9_Magritte\" target=\"_blank\">Ren\u00e9 Magritte<\/a>\u2019s art, of a man with his head literally \u201cin the clouds\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74384\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle2-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle2-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2017\/10\/Prime-Circle2-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a departure for the band, the album title isn\u2019t echoed in the track listing \u2013 but, says Learmonth, the lyrics If You Don\u2019t You Never Will do appear in one of the songs and refers generally to \u201cthe procrastination in all our lives\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>For Prime Circle though, there\u2019s clearly no time like the present to seize the day \u2013 and make the dreams and opportunities happen for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Prime Circle\u2019s line-up is Ross Learmonth (vocals and guitar); Marco Gomes (bass); Dale Schnettler (drums); Neil Breytenbach (keyboard) and Dirk Bisschoff (guitar).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Other news:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74375\/eskom-power-will-back-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Eskom &#8211; &#8220;Power will be on in a few minutes&#8221;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74366\/petrol-was-meant-for-trip-not-murder\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Petrol meant for trip, not murder<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/74155\/weather-for-the-week-13\/\" target=\"_blank\">Weather for the week<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3>Want breaking news on the go?<\/h3>\n<p>Add us on WhatsApp. Save the number 072 248 3855 on your phone and send a WhatsApp message with the words &#8220;Add me&#8221; to receive news broadcasts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Circle are bouncing back with fresh energy and purpose after a three-year recording hiatus with a new album, If You Don\u2019t You Never Will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":74350,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Editorial","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,2],"tags":[8575,8577,8570,8574,8576,5678,8572,8571,8573,8578],"class_list":["post-74349","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news","category-news-headlines","tag-dale-schnettler","tag-dirk-bisschoff","tag-if-you-dont-know-you-never-will","tag-marco-gomes","tag-neil-breytenbach","tag-prime-circle","tag-rock-band","tag-rock-royalty","tag-ross-learmonth","tag-south-africa-most-successful-rock-band"],"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Local news"},"tag_labels":["Dale Schnettler","Dirk Bisschoff","if you don't know you never will","Marco Gomes","Neil Breytenbach","prime circle","rock band","rock royalty","Ross Learmonth","South Africa most successful rock band"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=74349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/74350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}