Introducing Good Morning Babylon

Post Summary: Good Morning Babylon, an alternative reggae band from Cape Town, takes a sardonic look at relationships, everyday life, love, nihilism and human hope. The band came together when Heno and Neil started writing reggae songs and recruited guitarist John, drummer Fourie, and bassist Neels to bring their sound to life.

Good Morning Babylon are an alternative reggae band from Cape Town. Join them as they take a sardonic look at relationships, everyday life, love, nihilism and the human capacity for hope.

So how did Good Morning Babylon get together? Heno started writing reggae songs about a year ago with Neil. They wanted to get a full band together that could perform the songs live, so they made some demos and sent them to a mutual friend John, who would later join as guitarist. After searching for a suitable drummer for weeks, they were almost out of options. Everyone whom they had spoken to was unavailable.

Then someone suggested Fourie. It was a stretch, as no-one in the band really knew him that well or was familiar with his playing style, but they decided to take a risk. Fourie was instantly keen despite having never heard the songs before and proved to be a formidable reggae drummer. Another friend of theirs’, Ariel, was asked to join the group on bass guitar and agreed, but sadly had to depart from the group a few months later.

Determined not to be bummed, they asked their curly-haired friend Neels to join as the new bassist. He had been in bands with John since high school and was a chronic late sleeper. Perfect. To get an idea of their sound, crank up their song “Another Night” below:

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