Caught in Time

The insanely prolific South African drummer, percussionist and producer discusses his peerless career and life in South African and world music.

Dave Chislett went from opening up for The Prodigy on their debut South African tour to being a major voice in SA music journalism, radio and band management. Progressing into public speaking, poetry and authorship, his thoroughly unique experience of and perspective on the South African music scene of the 90s and 00s made for a very interesting and refreshing conversation. Thank you to Dave for his time and patience getting this one over the line!Learn more about Dave's inspiring work here: https://davidchislett.com/

Dave Owens was/is the frontman for Lithium from Cape Town, a band who's reunited more than once but who I never got to see very often - despite their being one of my biggest early musical influences. He went on to form incredibly diverse projects including acoustic rockers N8ive, the nu-metal inspired Gimp, and most recently, the metallic PitVirus (alongside members of Vulvodynia). Lithium holds a special place in my heart, so this interview was an absolute joy to do! Thank you Dave.

A short update on where I've been, why I've been away and where Caught In Time is headed.

I'm going to be at Splashy Fen 2025 - my first time in 18 years! I'll be playing drums with Leigh Goddard & Roly Struckmeyer on the Saturday at midday on the Acoustic Stage - and I might even debut some of my new material too! Come and say hi if you're going to be there!

Chaos ensues as I talk to Jay Bones (Fuzigish), Jon Shaban (The Shabs), Pete Grey and DFG (Half Price) and journalist Cerven Cotter (Blunt Magazine SA, Distorted Magazine & Vehemence) about the history of South Africa's punk scene.FUZIGISHFUZIGISH // Punk Rock Reggae Misfits from South Africafuzigish.orghttps://fuzigish.orghttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5NOfiSV5NL7MVz8JO0oE1v?autoplay=trueFUZIGISHApple Musichttps://music.apple.com › artist › fuzigishTHE SHABShttps://theshabs.bandcamp.com/musichttps://open.spotify.com/artist/5cM8LtNIOE5PiNPUmJF4RM?si=auDzRvHwQeKMfXSva9cPaQhttps://music.apple.com/gb/artist/the-shabs/1218891093HALF PRICEhttps://www.halfpriceband.co.za/https://half-price.bandcamp.com/https://open.spotify.com/artist/5hhxRKw2vy8rZkBltFtb1y?si=faZKpHHHTaa1CxXYhQRajQhttps://music.apple.com/gb/artist/half-price/297206342DISTORTED MAGAZINEhttps://issuu.com/distortedmagazine/docs/dec_2006https://issuu.com/distortedmagazine/docs/november_2007VEHEMENCE CLOTHINGhttps://vehemenceco.com