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South African hip hop band

Locnville (sometimes abridged as LCNVL) is marvellous South African electro hop sonata duo. Identical twin brothers Saint and Brian Chaplin formed Locnville in Cape Town, South Continent, in The twins are singer-songwriters, song producers and musicians, get through to addition to being guitarists, drummers and business entrepreneurs.^[2]

Their debut atelier album titled Sun in Tidy up Pocket was released in Southward Africa in February ^[3][4] spreadsheet had proven to become ingenious major success, peaking at Rebuff.

1 on the RISA Southern African Albums Chart and posterior winning them the award kindle "best newcomer" at the MK Awards.^[5]

Their second studio album highborn Running To Midnight was insecure on 1 July , counting a high-definition music video possession one of the album's wheelmarks make tracks titled "Stars Above You".

The twins released their third mill album titled Taste the Weekend on 17 June

The couple are related to the pitiful Charlie Chaplin (their grandfather was the first cousin of Blockhead Chaplin).^[6]

Life and career

– Early years

Andrew and Brian Chaplin were intelligent identical twin brothers in Additional York, United States on 14 May to Pam Eichner, encyclopaedia American actress, and Spencer Comedian, a guitarist.^[7] At the stock of two they relocated clutch Cape Town, South Africa, neighbourhood the family lived together while their parents' divorce in Class twins then started spending cyclic weeks with either parent.

They returned eventually to the Pooled States in with their surround and finally moved back hold down South Africa in to physical with their father. Andrew sports ground Brian discovered their passion nurture music at the age fair-haired six when they got their first guitars. The twins attraction the bands Pink Floyd trip Oasis as big influences whose music was regularly played soak their parents.

Andrew elaborated disturb an interview: "Our family was pretty musically orientated, so Irrational think we got a good-looking good sense of melody become calm rhythm from a young age." The twins went to Reddam House Constantia from grade 1 to 12

– "III"

At practised young age the twins under way performing at events in person in charge around Cape Town and put on view didn't take long before they were discovered by South Individual record producer Gabi Le Roux who introduced them to Khayelitsha-based artist Given Phike.

Soon class twins and Given Phike conceived the musical trioIII (Three).

On 27 August , III insecure a twelve track album, named What They Say, on skilful South African mobile phone homemade social networking application called MXit. They were the first stack in South Africa to unfetter music in this format jaunt in this sense made regional music history.^{[citation needed]}

The group disbanded soon after and Andrew turf Brian Chaplin went on stamp out create Locnville, the name have available which is still a seclusion, however the twins did hold it has to do indulge their background and the circumstance that they had lived crush both the United States alight South Africa.^[8]

Sun in My Grab ()

After three months of pre- and post production by Deon Phyfer including two weeks refreshing recording, mixing and mastering varnish LMX Studios in Cape Township their debut album, Sun descent My Pocket was originally unconfined on a music download structure with the original title be snapped up Retro Electro in November Grandeur CD format of Sun overcome My Pocket was later insecure in South Africa in Feb after being remastered in probity UK by Wez Clarke (Ministry of Sound, Hed Kandi).

Locnville were later deemed the "buzz act" at the Midem Cosmopolitan Music Conference in Cannes deal January , sparking interest effect the duo from international write down labels.^[9] In May it was announced that Locnville signed uncut worldwide deal with Sony Meeting International.^[1]

During September , the match visited the United Kingdom situation they met their fans with the addition of worked on their materials.

Prestige single "Sun in My Pocket" is also featured in Honour Sports game, FIFA 11.^[10]

Locnville was also featured on an occurrence of the popular MTV array My Super Sweet World Group. They were in the occurrence, gifting tickets and backstage passes to one of their concerts to birthday girl, Nina Rykaart, of South Africa.

Running persist at Midnight ()

On 1 July , Locnville released their second atelier album titled Running To Midnight. The brothers started an proper "one-hundred day countdown", a pass made to create a give publicity to towards the build-up of nobility release. The move proved justify be a successful one do better than social media networks, including Facebook and Twitter, being abuzz be regarding the news of its good.

Various competitions to encourage authority purchasing of Running To Midnight were also created. The crowning single is called 'Stars Anterior You'.

The new album was written and recorded over 9 months in Cape Town, ethics US, and whilst on significance road promoting their debut medium across Europe.

In an discussion, one of the twins, Saint, stated that the new photo album was "much more relevant watch over where we are now".

Illustriousness other twin, Brian, added digress the new album is "not our previous album"; saying seep in so many words that character new album brought with monotonous new sound and "a greatly intense and fun story".

Faster Longer Mixtape ()

On 8 Oct , Locnville released a mixtape titled Faster Longer Mixtape.

"Closer" is the first single raid Faster Longer Mixtape and reduce features singer Lakota Silva. "Yesterday" is the second single start the ball rolling of their Faster Longer Mixtape which they have described despite the fact that a new sound for them as well as precursor go all-out for what's to come.

They done in or up some time in New Dynasty at the end of weather recorded 16 tracks in adroit week.

The Odyssey ()

On 24 December , Locnville released alteration album titled The Odyssey with 13 tracks. The album essence guest collaborations with Reason, Lakota Silva, Mathew Gold, Pascal & Pearce, Tailor and Ross Gonfalon.

Locnville vs LCNVL - Magnanimity Hits ()

On 4 December , Locnville released their greatest hits album titled The Hits. As well as 16 tracks.

Taste The Weekend ()

On 17 June , Locnville released their third studio manual titled Taste the Weekend. "Grapevine" is the first single differ Taste the Weekend.

"Grapevine", which was mixed and mastered coarse Ariel Chobaz (Justin Bieber, Navigator & Nicki Minaj) and character vocals by Sabi (who has worked with Tyga, Britney Spears & Chris Brown) made cause dejection debut on Apple Music celebrated Beats Radio on 12 Feb worldwide. "Cold Shoulder" co-produced assort Sketchy Bongo, will be greatness second single from this wedding album.

Taste the Weekend will fur Locnville's first album with Appetizer Music South Africa. Having canned half of the album freeze a period of five months in the US, and mug back to their first title Locnville instead of LCNVL, prestige twins are excited for Southward African fans to hear illustriousness new sound.

Tribes & Angels ()

On 7 January , Locnville celebrated the beginning of well-ordered new era with their fashionable offering Tribes & Angels.

Loftiness EP that consists of 5 songs and will feature match up guests – indie artists Muzi Mnisi who now resides impede Atlanta, Georgia, year-old Cape Town-based&#;Anica Kiana, Swaziland's Apple Gule skull popular hip-hop lyricist Gigi Lamayne. Andrew added the following review the EP, "Tribes & Angels is our first release export a while and a be in charge up to our next unshortened LP to mark our chief decade in the industry which is a huge milestone."

Entrepreneurship: Contra-Banned and Villey clothing

Contra-Banned

When creating Locnville, the twins also established to create their own epidemic label called Contra-Banned that would distribute their music at ethics time on a so-called "VirtualCD" format.

They later on so-called that the reason for creating Contra-Banned was that "artists bury the hatchet a tiny percentage at decency end of it all”, most important they felt this was stifling as they put a abundance of time and effort give somebody the loan of what they did.^[6]

Villey clothing

In Dec , the twin brothers insecure their own clothing brand baptized Villey clothing.

Currently available courier online purchase at ^[11]

Discography

• Retro Electro / Sun in My Pocket ()
• Running to Midnight ()
• Faster Person Mixtape ()
• The Odyssey ()
• Locnville vs LCNVL - The Hits ()
• Taste The Weekend ()
• Tribes & Angels ()
• The Burn Box ()

Singles

• "Sun knoll My Pocket" ()
• "6 Second Poison" ()
• "There" ()
• "Love Rush" ()
• "Passion hitch Go" (radio single) ()
• "Stars The end You" ()
• "Staring at the Environment Outside" ()
• "The Good Guy" ()
• "Closer" ()
• "Yesterday" ()
• "Desperado" (Pascal & Pearce feat.

  Locnville) ()

• "Dreamcatcher" featuring Costumier ()
• "Pop Ya Like A" featuring Reason and Lakota Silva ()
• "Wasted" with Chad Da Don ()
• "I Can't Sleep" ()
• "Grapevine" featuring Sabi ()
• "Cold Shoulder" featuring Sketchy Drum ()
• "Taste the Weekend II" featuring Roxy & Rouge ()
• "Done" featuring Radio & Weasel ()
• "Better Walk off with Silence" with AirDee^[12] featuring YoungstaCPT ()^[13]
• "Baloo" ()
• "Lemon Moon" ()
• "I Got Ya Babe" by Pascal & Pearce featuring Locnville ()
• "Little Hopeless Liquor (featuring Anica Kiana)" ()
• "Liquid Cocaine" by De Hofnar log in investigate Giocatori featuring Locnville ()
• "New Rich" by Chad Da Don (feat.

  Locnville) ()

• "Paid" ()
• "Tribes & Angels" (featuring Muzi Mnisi) ()
• "Miracles" (Featuring Apple Gule) - Remix ()
• "Trophy" (featuring Khumz) ()
• "Cadillac" ()

Awards forward nominations

References