Wonderboom (band)
| Wonderboom | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Johannesburg, RSA |
| Genres | Rock, Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1996–present |
| Members |
Jonathan Bell Martin Cito Otto Wade L Williams Martin Schofield |
| Past members |
Danny de Wet Garth McLeod |
Wonderboom is a 4 piece South African rock band from Johannesburg.
They formed in 1996 when Martin, Wade and Cito, originally in an underground band called "The Eight Legged Groove Machine", were approached by Danny, the drummer for the popular rock band, "The Electric Petals" and their manager, Patrick Horgan.
Originally they formed a funk-rock supergroup "The Electric Petal Groove Machine". Two weeks after the combination of the two groups, the band then still known as "The Electric Petal Groove Machine", opened for Simple Minds on their South African tour.
Not completely happy with their temporary name, in the Summer of 1997, a sign caught Cito's eye, just outside the Freestate town of Kroonstad, pointing to a little town called "Wonderboom". In 2009, Danny de Wet left the band and was replaced by Garth McLeod, formerly of respected South African rock band Sugardrive. In 2013 Garth McLeod was killed in a motorcycle accident and was replaced by Jonathan Bell.
Members
- Jonathan Bell – drums
- Martin Cito Otto – lead vocals, pennywhistle, guitar
- Wade Williams – bass
- Martin Schofield – guitar, backing vocals
Discography
| Title | Year | Track listing |
| Is It? | 1996/1997 | 1. She Cries 2. Smile Pantsula 3. Band 4. Jafta Rebel 5. Green Fever 6. No Left Turn Unstoned |
| Never Ever | 2000 | 1. Never Ever 2. Big Bash 3. Something Wrong 4. Running On Empty 5. Don't Do Crime 6. Never Ever (remix) |
| Rewind | 2001 | 1. Charlie (Ain't Slavin' 2 Da Habit) – Rabbit 2. Shadows 2001 – éVoid 3. Kiss Or Kill – B World 4. Africa – Johnny Clegg 5. Johnny Calls The Chemist – Falling Mirror 6. Sunday Morning (Coming Down) – Kris Kristofferson 7. Shadows (remix) –. Multimedia EPK track |
| Tell Someone Who Cares | 2003 | 1. Dead Right 2. Wild Sunshine 3. Sun Of A Gun 4. Trippin' 5. Night Falls Like A Grand Piano – The 6ths 6. Slow 7. Soul Doubt 8. White Lines 9. Rise And Walk 10. The Dear Hunter 11. That Girl 12. House Of Cards |
| Hoekom? | 2004 | 1. Royal Hotel – David Kramer 2. Eyeshadow – Valiant Swart 3. Engel – Karen Zoid 4. Johnny Is Nie Dood Nie – Koos Kombuis 5. XIXIXI – Nina Hagen 6. Harlekyn – Anton Goosen –. Multimedia photo gallery |
| All The Hits? | 2005 | 1. Charlie 2. Love Crash 3. Jafta Rebel 4. Shadows 5. Never Ever 6. Something Wrong 7. Engel 8. Africa 9. White Lines 10. Dead Right 11. Four Keen Girls 12. Rise & Walk 13. Soul Doubt 14. Green Fever 15. Smile Pantsula 16. Graffiti Love 17. Eyeshadow 18. Son Of A Gun 19. Johnny Is Nie Dood Nie 20. She Cries 21. Turning 22. Night Falls Like A Grand Piano |
| City Of Gold | 2006 | 1. It's Great To Be Alive 2. Best Side 3. Brain 4. Take Me Home 5. City Of Gold 6. Loose End 7. Fireball 8. Nice Try 9. Lovestruck 10. E'Loop 11. Come On 12. Waited So Long |
| The Automatic Shuffle | 2011 | 1. Can You Feel It? 2. Animal 3. On The Radio 4. Here I Am 5. Riot 6. Falling 7. I Fought The Devil 8. Karaoke Bar 9. Superhuman 10. Slowburn 11. The Automatic Shuffle |