The songs are a mix of dark and light that reflects the dualism that Academie readily embraces: in their self-contained musical world, pre-recorded samples, vocal reverb and loops are as central to the sound as the viola, guitar and saxophone.
The sense of humankind’s dislocation from one another is reflected in Academie’s broader examination of twenty-first century living, through the prism of songs.
The absorbing Academie live experience has also seen them play most major South African festivals over the past few years including a highly-coveted Main Stage slot at Oppikoppi in 2017, Fete de la Musique in Johannesburg (2016,) Mieliepop Festival (2017) and the Smoking Dragon Festival Main Stage (2017). <br>