Native Noise returns with The Native Noise Collection Vol. 1 – The Seether Sessions
November 7, 2009
Back in 2002, Paul Seele launched a radio show on the University of Cape Town’s campus station. Native Noise focused on promoting South African music with an ethos of ‘thinking globally by support locally’. During a two year run, Paul interviewed over 165 local artists, promoting the country’s top acts as well as showcasing upcoming talent. The Native Noise radio show ended on a high note with the release of The Native Noise Acoustic Collection, a free MP3 album featuring some of the best songs performed live on the show.
In November 2009 Native Noise partnered with Musketeer Records for the release of ‘Native Noise Collection Vol. 1 – The Seether Sessions’. The album features a collection of rarities by South Africa’s most successful rock band on a 2CD set available exclusively in South Africa.
Disc 1 of ‘The Seether Sessions’ kicks off with the new song, ‘No Shelter’, a b-side from the gold selling hit album ‘Finding Beauty in Negative Spaces’. The disc continues with recordings from the band’s iTunes Originals sessions, previously unavailable in South Africa. Seether discusses their career from 1999 to 2008 alongside rare acoustic versions of songs including the hits ‘Fake It’, ‘Broken’ and ‘Rise Above This’. Fans will also be treated to covers of The Beatles’ ‘Across the Universe’ and Cole Porter’s ’I’ve Got You Under My Skin’ (made famous by Frank Sinatra) performed in Seether’s unique style.
A second disc captures the band’s live acoustic performance at the Grape Street Club, as featured in the 2006 release ‘One Cold Night’. The session includes hit singles ’The Gift’, ‘Truth’ and ‘Gasoline’ as well as a cover of Pearl Jam’s ‘Immortality’, fan favourite ‘Sympathetic’ and the early Saron Gas song, ‘Tied My Hands’.
No band could be more apt for the launch of The Native Noise Collection. Seether redefined the way people perceive South African rock and thanks to local support they went on to achieve global greatness. This exclusively South African release will be a valued asset to any Seether fan’s collection.
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2 Comments
Hey guys!!!omw…i must say what a gr8 job u did on this album, heard most of it on 5fm.fell absolutly in lv with it!knw im begging u plz tell me how i can get my hand on the album with out itunes?I really want this album…plz if possible, let me knw where or how i can get my hands on this…cause the song “under my skin” with that awesome voice of shaun…omw…i would lv to play that in my car all day everyday!!!plz…
thanx for the gr8 music…keep up the gr8 work..we luv it here in P.E!!
Katinka van Greunen, 23, P.E
Hi Katinka
Thanks for the message. I’m really glad you enjoyed the songs on 5fm. The album is available in all good music stores across South Africa. The point of this album was to make sure South African fans can get the songs, even though they don’t have iTunes.
If you don’t feel like going into a shop then head over to Native Noise Collection.com and you’ll find links to stores where you can order the album online.