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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">For Immediate Release:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><br>
July 31, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img width="381" height="66" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CD6F42.09172990" alt="DALogo3 GOOD.jpg"></span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black">PREMIERE NEW TRACK “<em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white">XP€N$IV $H1T”</span></em><i><span style="background:white"><br>
</span></i><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white;font-style:normal">EXCLUSIVELY ON VIBE.COM</span></em><span style="background:white"><br>
</span></span></b><em><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">KICK OFF STATESIDE TOUR THIS FRIDAY AT LOLLAPALOOZA</span></b></em><em><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";background:white;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white"><img width="580" height="435" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD6F42.09172990" alt="cid:image002.jpg@01CD6F37.50D3BAB0"><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Johannesburg (SA) – July 31, 2012
</span></i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">-
<b>Die Antwoord</b> premiere their new track <i>“<em><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white">XP€N$IV $H1T</span></b></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white">”
</span></em></i><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">exclusively on Vibe.</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white;font-style:normal">com.</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white">
</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white;font-style:normal">Listen</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white">
</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">to
</span></em><i>“<em><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white">XP€N$IV $H1T</span></b></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white">”</span></em></i><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">
<b><a href="http://www.vibe.com/article/v-premiere-die-antwoord-xp%E2%82%ACniv-h1t">HERE</a>.</b> You can</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D;background:white;font-style:normal">
</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">watch the just-released lyric video
<b><a href="http://youtu.be/KmVAyVwx6lg">HERE</a></b>. The track is also now <b><a href="http://bit.ly/OkImzj">available on iTunes</a></b>.</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D;background:white;font-style:normal">
</span></em><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white;font-style:normal">The track is the first taste of new music from the band since the release of their latest album
</span></em><em><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white">TEN$ION
</span></b></em>(<span style="color:black">ZEF Recordz</span>/Downtown/COOP)<span style="color:#1F497D">,
</span><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";background:white;font-style:normal">which
<u>Spin</u> called “</span></em><span style="background:white">even freakier<span style="color:#262626"> and more absurd [then their first album], yet simultaneously smart and culturally relevant.”</span><em><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Die Antwoord</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> are a fre$, futuristik, flame-throwing-flow-freeking,
zef rap-rave krew from da dark dangerous depths of Afrika who like <em><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black;background:white;font-style:normal">XP€N$IV $H1T.</span></b></em><em><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:#1F497D;background:white;font-style:normal">
</span></b></em>The band kicks off their state-side tour this Friday at Lollapalooza where they will be performing on the PlayStation stage (5 PM). They will be stopping everywhere from Denver to Dallas, include two dates opening for Jane’s Addiction in Philadelphia
and Brooklyn. See below for full list of dates.</span><b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif";color:black"><img border="0" width="391" height="391" id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CD6F42.09172990" alt="http://i.imgur.com/q6cPE.jpg"></span><em><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;font-style:normal"><o:p></o:p></span></em></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Die Antwoord</span></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">came
together in 2008 in South Africa and consists of Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er, and DJ Hi-Tek. Their debut album,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>$O$,</i><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></b>was first made available February 2010 as a
free download on their official website, and the band launched their first music videos, “Enter the Ninja” and “Zefside” on<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://DIEANTWOORD.COM"><b>DIEANTWOORD.COM</b></a>.<span class="apple-converted-space"><b><i> </i></b></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">TEN$ION</span></i></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif""> </span></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">was
recorded and produced in South Africa by DJ Hi-Tek with additional production by<span style="color:#1F497D">
</span>Ninja.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b><i>TEN$ION<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></i></b>is<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><span style="color:black">presented by ZEF Recordz</span>
<span style="color:black">and distributed globally by Downtown Records and COOP Music</span>.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Georgia","serif"">Die Antwoord se rympies sal jou fokken kop skop.</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">DIE ANTWOORD TOUR DATES</span></strong><b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">August 3<sup>rd</sup> Chicago, IL Lollapalooza<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">August 3<sup>rd</sup> Chicago, IL Congress Theater %<br>
August 4<sup>th</sup> Minneapolis, MN First Avenue <br>
August 6<sup>th</sup> Denver, CO Ogden Theatre<br>
August 9<sup>th</sup> Pomona, CA Fox Theater<br>
August 10<sup>th</sup> San Francisco, CA Outside Lands <br>
August 15<sup>th</sup> Philadelphia, PA Penn’s Landing – Festival Pier #<br>
August 17<sup>th</sup> Brooklyn, NY Williamsburg Park #<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 14<sup>th</sup> Austin, TX ACL Festival<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 15<sup>th</sup> Dallas, TX House of Blues<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 17<sup>th</sup> Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 18<sup>th</sup> St. Louis, MO The Pageant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 19<sup>th</sup> Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 20<sup>th</sup> Atlanta, GA Center Stage<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 22<sup>nd</sup> Ft. Lauderdale, FL The Culture Room<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 23<sup>rd</sup> Tampa, FL The RITZ Ybor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">October 24<sup>th</sup> Orlando, FL Beacham Theater<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">% With Nero<br>
# With Jane’s Addiction<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.dieantwoord.com"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">www.dieantwoord.com</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.twitter.com/dieantwoord"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">www.twitter.com/dieantwoord</span></b></a></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNoSpacing" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Georgia","serif""><a href="http://www.facebook.com/dieantwoord">www.facebook.com/dieantwoord</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Georgia","serif"">----<br>
<b><span style="color:black">For more information on Die Antwoord, please contact:<br>
Press Here Publicity <br>
</span></b><span style="color:black">212-246-2640<b><br>
</b>Jennie Boddy // Derek Sherron<br>
</span><a href="mailto:jennie@pressherepublicity.com">jennie@pressherepublicity.com</a> //<a href="mailto:derek@pressherepublcity.com">derek@pressherepublcity.com</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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