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Transvaal Diamond Syndicate...dapper, dirty and oh sooo sweet.


 
Transvaal Diamond Syndicate's solid, dirty, rockin' blues make me wanna do more than tap my damn toes! These dynamic, dapper gents sound sexy as hell with their rugged, red-blooded riffage and sassy, gravely vocals. Having a solid performance history since 2009, TDS hailing from Sunshine Coast Queensland Australia, have had folks stomping from Byron Bay to Bendigo, Launceston to Lewisham and everywhere in between. Recently returned from the studio, we can expect some high quality new tunes to be hitting our eardrums any day now.
 
It is with fire in the belly they explode onstage bringing all in attendance to witness the electric elements of the genre encompassing the characteristic instrumental improvisations, stylistic shifts and progressions of the classic blues artists we all love to date. At times ferocious, at times introspective, burning passion drives major talent enticing you to delve into the depths of groove only experienced when your whole body is enraptured in the swampy, foot-stomping blues Transvaal Diamond Syndicate are dishing out. With tracks like So Sweet, Devil On My Shoulder and Pistols At Dawn, you know you're in for an intrinsic blues experience. Get your stomp on with the lads currently touring nationally in Australia, otherwise get online and suss the tunes on Bandcamp, Triple J Unearthed or You Tube....sooo sweet.
 









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