Ike Moriz (En)

  ZA Zone, 2005 Music Awards, 29.3.2006 At the end of 2004 zaZone.com posted a questionnaire which would allow the general public to vote for their favourite artists, bands and venues. 2005 saw quite a substantial shift in SA music - bands that were fairly big in 2004 got bigger, unknown bands started getting more exposure and, sadly, some big bands, such as Kelvin Declined and Soulja just seemed to disappear, as if making way for the new talent. Speaking of which, many bands released their debut albums - Scarlet Box, Undersound, Chris Chameleon in his solo career, The SlashDogs, The Doppler Effect, f...Etc and Soul Riot, to name but a few. zaZone.com also received hordes of EPs, including those of Aces High, Sub Rosa and Autopilot. You know what that means, don`t you? It means that those bands are likely to release full-length albums soon, which is always good news!  We also saw the loss of several artists, including Chas Smit (who was with Plush) who was voted as the best guitarist f

  Christina Kennedy, “The Citizen", Johannesburg, SA, 09.03.2006   SA'S OWN INDIE-POP IDOL He’s one of the few South African musicians to have met with success in the UK lately, yet Ike Moriz has decided to return here to settle. Christina Kennedy spoke to him. Many South African pop-rock outfits look to America for their inspiration. Not so Ike Moriz. This Capetonian’s style pays fond tribute to  Britpop and Seventies glam rock . Moriz has returned to settle in South Africa after pursuing a relatively successful music career in London for the past five years. This week has seen him launching his album Play Me in Joburg, with another gig scheduled for tonight at the Blues Room in Sandton.Moriz has lately been enjoying airplay on 5FM, OFM and campus radio stations with the title track from his second album, which he wrote and produced himself. It seems his  infectious, melodic, dramatic indie-pop is finding favour with an increasing number of South Africans , having already bee

  FHM Magazine, Hagen Engler, South Africa, March 2006 issue, CD review of “Ike Moriz - Play Me" “This dude wears his influences with about as much subtlety as a man wearing one of those hats you can drink beer from. which is not a bad thing if you like beer. Or rather, if you like your indie pop with large doses of seventies Bowie via nineties Suede you'll dig this. Ike hails from the Cape but has spent time in the UK perfecting his British accent and pop sensibilities. He also acquired a taste for eye-liner, but don't let that put you off, this cat writes a fine tune. Listen to it when wearing velvet and drinking martinis! Tracks to download – Play me, Light is dark and The sad songs. "