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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.

Episodes

  1. Own Affairs | Kalahari Surfers

    11/25/2025

    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 experimenting in, and getting to know the workings of, the Shifty Mobile studio, housed in a caravan, parked in a sweltering corrugated iron garage in the middle of the veld just south of Joburg. Own Affairs on Bandcamp · Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp

    48 min
  2. Mr Mac & The Genuines

    10/31/2025

    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 kaapse klopse banjo legend Sammy McKenzie. This is the story behind their actual ghoema album, which their album titled Goema, wasn't. If that sounds confusing, this pod will clear things up. Genuines live @ Jamesons 1986 album · Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp

    50 min
  3. GOEMA | The Genuines

    07/26/2025

    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 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 Bandcamp

    55 min
  4. The first Shifty Records mobile recording | Sankomota

    07/26/2025

    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 Records mobile studio. Download Sankomota from Bandcamp · Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp

    55 min
  5. The Otherwhite Album | The story of the Cherry Faced Lurchers studio album that went missing

    07/26/2025

    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 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

    51 min
  6. All things Shifty | From the Hip Podcast

    11/23/2024

    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 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 social revolution happening on the streets. In this episode Lloyd, accompanied by longtime friend and compatriot, Warrick Sony, takes the listener on an often-hilarious joyride through the highs and lows of Shifty, featuring the music of the likes of Happy Ships, Corporal Punishment, Gereformeerde Blues Band, Sankomota, Kalahari Surfers, Cherry Faced Lurchers and many more. Follow Shifty on Instagram · Follow Shifty on Facebook · · Subscribe to our Substack · Shifty Records on Bandcamp

    1h 39m

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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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