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Dawn Treader

'All that I dream belongs to me...'

About Me


Dawn Treader started out in 2002 as a three-piece rock group, and gained a fourth member in 2003. The band is comprised of Matthijs van Dijk (vocals/guitar/violin), Nicolas Langley (Guitar), Robin Cohen (bass/keyboard), James Tagg (drums/cello). All are completing their studies at the University of Cape Town.
Dawn Treader has solid roots in "stadium" rock and funk, with a hint of metal. The group began playing in the Cape Town night club scene at the end of 2003, and have since featured at many large events, including headlining the Scarborough Rock Festival and the Kgotla Rock Show. Their music has been aired on 5fm, SAfm and UCT Radio.
Dawn Treader has been associated with artists such as Sugardrive, South African blues guitarist Dan Patlansky, Afrikaans rock legend Karen Zoid and the world-reknowned Sontonga String Quartet. They have played with bands including The Parlotones, Billy Goat, Verismo, Black Betty, Starkravingsane, Twelfth Avenue, Dave Foster, Sky Division, Overgraze, Life Chord, Subnature, A Bomb, and The Ages. Venues performed at include The Independent Armchair Theatre, Cool Runnings, Mercury Lounge, Mercury Live, Acoustic Café and Die Mystic Boer.
In May of 2005 they premiered their concept show "Confessions of a Smoker". They will be releasing their first EP in early 2007.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 10/3/2006
Band Website: dawntreader.co.za
Band Members: Robin Cohen (bass, keyboards, vocals); Nick Langley (lead guitar, vocals); James Tagg (drums, percussion, cello, vocals); Matthijs van Dijk (guitar, violin, vocals)
Influences: Led Zeppelin, Muse, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Metallica
Sounds Like: A collision between Indie Rock and Blues with a dash of Funk: something like Muse having a jam with Led Zeppelin and the Doobie Brothers
Record Label: wanna sign us?
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"I've got blisters on my fingers!!!"

...to quote the prophet Ringo...Strange things are gonna happen on the 22nd of March, 2007, I can assure you... Firstly, we shall be playing at Roosevelt's in Cape Town. Well, okay, that's not THAT st...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 04:39:00 PST

A brief update...

Firstly to all of you who came to our launch: THANK YOU!!! You guys really helped making it a rocking evening! And, well, let's be honest, without you guys there really wouldn't be a reason to do this...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Mon, 26 Feb 2007 01:19:00 PST

There is much confusion in the air...

Okay, I don't know what happened, so this is either an apology or maybe it isn't... that all depends on what happened, i guess...Yesterday we spent a very long time putting the invites together for th...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Sun, 11 Feb 2007 08:03:00 PST

Feeling manic...

Ahoy all!Busy recovering from the manic sessions we just had fly past us... Some of the strangest gigs I've ever had, the first one involving me locking myself out of my house with a bass amp inside w...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 09:41:00 PST

There's Nothing Lepht...

Howzit all... due to reasons we are not actually so sure about, the show we had planned ages ago at Lepht is not happening any more... Well, to be honest, we're actually not so sure if it's happening ...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Fri, 19 Jan 2007 07:52:00 PST

Happy New Year and all that!

Ahoy all!Just a quick shout to all: Happy New Year and all that! (Yes, that's the subject, well spotted...) Thank you to all who have been supporting us this year and have been hopping along with us i...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 12:10:00 PST

Christmas Rambles

Twas the night before Christmasand the Hobbit sat thinking"I hope all my friendsare jolling or drinking..."Okay, I was gonna write an epic poem, but hey, it's Christmas... :)Just a quick Merry Christm...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:33:00 PST

A quicky... sssh... not so loud....

Howzit!Once again, this is just a very very quick shout out! Thanks to all who came out on the 14th for a sweet evening! It's still a bit of a blur for me... but hey, it's only rock n roll, but I like...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 07:43:00 PST

You have 6 days from now...

Ahoy lads and lasses!Yes, you have 6 days to mentally prepare yourself for the next Dawn Treader experience! Don't forget your towel! (okay, that joke was aimed at either "Hitchhiker" or "South Park" ...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:21:00 PST

A quick shout out...

Hey all! Just a quick shout out to everyone who came to the show last night! Thank you all for making it a very very veeeerry rocking show! You made an aging hobbit very happy.. :)Special thanks also ...
Posted by Dawn Treader on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 05:01:00 PST