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Sneaky Prawn (Die Antwoord snapshot)

Xeni Jardin at 9:47 am Mon, Dec 12, 2011

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Above, a snapshot I took of Ninja and Yo-Landi of Die Antwoord during a recent visit to Los Angeles. In this photo, they are hanging out in the studio of LA-based artist David Choe. Die Antwoord will release their second album Ten$ion soon, and tour dates will kick off in early 2012. They've said goodbye to Interscope, and will soon announce details of an interesting new independent plan for music release and distribution—and a number of other projects.

* Shot with an iPhone 4s, btw. I'm always stunned at how well it performs in poor lighting conditions, and how well it performs compared to earlier editions.

 
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Boing Boing editor/partner and tech culture journalist Xeni Jardin hosts and produces Boing Boing's in-flight TV channel on Virgin America airlines (#10 on the dial), and writes about living with breast cancer. Diagnosed in 2011. @xeni on Twitter. email: xeni@boingboing.net.

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  • nixiebunny

    No studio is complete without a trampoline.

  • mkultra

    I have to wonder if he ever actually got those fake prison tats, or if he’s still putting them on with a sharpie before every shoot.

  • Stephen Welch

    maybe it’s just the power of grouping memories (this category being south africa), but this snapshot seems highly reminiscent of a district 9 creature to me.

    • http://insight.pinkonbrown.org/ Dr P Fenderson

      Could it also be that the title of the photo is Sneaky Prawn?

      • Stephen Welch

        i hadnt read that…

  • http://fallsastar.com Crashproof

    I’ve gotten some positive comments on photos taken with an HTC G2 as well.  The trick is simply deleting any photo that turns out badly :P

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Yuna-Meal/100002474094189 Yuna Meal

    Honestly, are they good?
    I tried to listen some of their stuff but, to tell the truth, didn’t sound so original.

    Just let me know if I should improve my effort.

    • http://www.oeilgauche.com/ Ludovic Pessot

      Same here

    • John Prophet

      Improve your effort.  Expand your search.  There are many albums of great material coming from these minds.  Only one so far under the name Die Antwoord.

  • ryuchi

    These two are precious: my Broe en Sis!

  • http://twitter.com/frederikvdz Frederik

    That’s the Micheal Bay version of Optimus Prime, painted gold. Not exactly District 9. Still a cool photo though.

  • parrotboy

    Of course he hangs out in a mask and she is chilling on a trampoline.  Sigh.

    Isn’t there a ceiling on how cool things can be, before they become self parody? 

    Regardless, I would stand out there like a paunchy 40 year old health worker.  Like a cheeseburger in a plate of steaks.

  • wrybread

    Agreed, they’re really good. But that’s definitely not to say they’re for everyone.  Which is also good.