THE REST IS Shifty

THE REST IS Shifty

Highlighting the eclectic legacy of Shifty Records, South Africa's fiercely independent cult record label operating through the dark days of apartheid into the democratic era. Presented by Shifty founding members Warrick Sony and Lloyd Ross, each episode features a classic album or noteworthy artist from the Shifty catalogue.

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July 26, 2025 54 mins
The rock band from Cape Town that left Joburg audiences gasping.

This episode includes Mac McKenzie and Hilton Schilder.

The Genuines smelted Cape ghoema rhythms with rock, becoming favourites at Jamesons in downtown Joburg, a hotbed of original music and racial mixing in apartheid South Africa. Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on B...
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The tragic story of Lesotho's most renowned band & their eponymous LP, Sankomota, the 1st album ever to be recorded in the Mountain Kingdom & the 1st by the Shifty Records mobile studio. Download Sankomota from Bandcamp · Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp
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The definitive South African protest rock album recorded by The Cherry Faced Lurchers in 1986, then "lost", rediscovered and remixed during COVID lock down by Shifty Records' Lloyd Ross. Download The Otherwhite Album from Bandcamp · Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp
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November 22, 2024 99 mins
Lloyd Ross (founder/owner Shifty Studio/Records) and Warrick Sony (partner Shifty Studio/founder Kalahari Surfers)

Throughout the turbulent Eighties Shifty Records forged an uncompromising, if solitary, trail through the South African music business. Founded by avid music fan, Lloyd Ross, the studio and its accompanying label was responsible for creating a tsunami of original independent music that reflected both the musical and s...
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