Die Heuwels Fantasties new album titled 2021 out on Friday 22 May, online album launch on Saturday 30 May

Die Heuwels Fantasties

NEW ALBUM TITLED “2021”

Date of release: Friday 22 May 2020.

Buy your ticket for the online album launch on Saturday 30 May and get a FREE digital copy of the album!

“We’re very excited to launch an album with a full-on live, online show for the first time. We’ll be sending our album to you over the ether of the internet with VISUALS, LIGHTING, the full band and it will come to you 100% LIVE in the comfort of your home. We’re excited that everyone will be able to join in from all around the world! It’s going to be a treat!” – Pierre Greeff.

The new album, titled “2021” consists of 15 new tracks that were recorded at Sunset Recording Studios in Stellenbosch. DHF collaborated with a variety of artists on some of the tracks, including Arno Carstens, Tarryn Lamb, Jack Parow, Francois van Coke, Johnny de Ridder, Ampie, TJ Terblanché and Pierre Pressure.

The hit songs that make up the existing Die Heuwels Fantasties discography have become a vital part of South African music culture in recent years. Pierre Greeff says that they try to capture the personal space they’re in and the progression they’ve made as individuals and friends with each album they release.

“The new album, 2021, features some of the energy of our debut album, but also has a little ‘wilder as die wildtuin’ here and there. I don’t think we tried to reinvent the wheel at all, but we did try to take what we had done before and to refine and simplify it. The artists we worked with really gave their all. What I can say is that it is basically impossible to choose a favourite track from this album – every song shaped exactly like we wanted it and we cannot wait to share it with everyone.”

Fred den Hartog shares more about the feel of the album: “‘2021’ comes to the table with a DIY, be yourself kinda vibe. With tracks like ‘Min worries’ and ‘Ons moet leef’ we tried to string the past, future and present together to arrive at an overall feeling of self-awareness underpinned by a strong sense of humanity and empathy. We love the strong focus on collabs and collaboration throughout the creative process – from composition, through to production and performances. What sets this album apart is that it was completed in the time of COVID-19 isolation; this was the home stretch in which everything had to come together. We felt a heightened sense of longing for human contact and togetherness and this makes these collabs even more special. The title, “2021” is also a projection of hope that things will be better again next year.”