Affine Records is proud to announce the very first solo EP of Okmalumkoolkat entitled Holy Oxygen I featuring the stellar production talents of Cid Rim and The Clonious.
After his international breakthrough on LV's album Sebenza on Hyperdub, Okmalumkoolkat continues blazing a trail with yet another big impact release. The EP Holy Oxygen I is produced by LuckyMe signing Cid Rim and The Clonious, known for his excellent releases on Affine and Ubiquity Records. This collaboration was booted into life during the Viennese producers latest South African tour with stops in Johannesburg and Cape Town.
Umlazi, Durban born Simiso Zwane skilfully manages to mix his mother tongues and his own slang into a truly urban blueprint of thriving languages. Zulu, English, Afrikaans, seemingly effortlessly expressed in brilliantly interweaved themes and topics.

Recent features: http://on.fb.me/1n14vrH [Okayafrica], http://bit.ly/1knz2dC[Okayafrica], http://bit.ly/U9ccPX [The Gap Magazine], http://bit.ly/1jqy8lj [Blacknation Magazine], http://bit.ly/U9c8jn [platformonline.co.za], http://bit.ly/U9csi2 [nutriot.com], http://www.okayafrica.com/news/okmalumkoolkat-holy-oxygen/ [Okayafrica Track Premiere], http://we-are-awesome.com/blog/new-track-okmalumkoolkat-holy-oxygen/ [we-are-awesome.com], http://www.spex.de/2014/07/18/premiere-okmalumkoolkat-holy-oxygen/ [Spex Magazine]
Okmalumkoolkat is Radio FM4's Artist of the month July: http://fm4.orf.at/stories/1741644/
Tourdates: 26 Jul - Popfest - Vienna - A, 09 Aug - Appelsap Festival - Amsterdam - NL