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THE REST IS Shifty

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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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Own Affairs | Kalahari Surfers

The 1st Kalahari Surfers album on Shifty Records. Lloyd Ross talks to The Rest is Shifty podcast co-host Warrick Sony about creating this remarkable album while he was

Nov 25 2025
47 min

Mr Mac & The Genuines

A deep dive into the Genuines' Kaapse klopse album. Featuring Warrick Sony, Lloyd Ross, Mac McKenzie, and Hilton Schilder. An exposé of the Genuines' album featuring

Oct 31 2025
50 min

GOEMA | The Genuines

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

Jul 26 2025
54 min

The first Shifty Records mobile recording | Sankomota

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 Record

Jul 26 2025
54 min

The Otherwhite Album | The story of the Cherry Faced Lurchers studio album that went missing

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 Reco

Jul 26 2025
51 min

All things Shifty | From the Hip Podcast

Lloyd Ross (founder/owner Shifty Studio/Records) and Warrick Sony (partner Shifty Studio/founder Kalahari Surfers) Throughout the turbulent Eighties Shifty Records forge

Nov 23 2024
1 h 39 min

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