WonderWolf and Lava Suit are back in 2026 with a long-lost archive of hidden, rough gems never before released.
WONDERWOLF ARCHIVES - “A NEW HOPE” DEMO SESSIONS (2005 - 2007)
Featuring a selection of 15 demos written and recorded between 2005 - 2007, most as part of Wonderwolf's (i.e. Gideon Kretschmer) writing process for A New Hope - a South African emo/alternative rock outfit he formed at the time with Matt Norman (bass) and Dane Woods (drums). The band played a number of shows around Cape Town during this period, but apart from releasing a rough studio recording and music video for "So Easy", never released any more music.
All the songs are super rough demos recorded and mixed in Gideon's original home studio back in Cape Town (with the exception of a few recorded live in the band's jam room) and the recording and song-writing quality varies quite a bit (Disclaimer!)
The songs reflect the humble start and origin story of Wonderwolf's journey as solo recording artist, engineer and producer. Most songs were recorded and mixed on the original PC-version of Logic Pro, and apart from the few live band sessions (which were recorded on a couple of room mics going into an old Roland VS-880 DAW), all the drums are rudimentary midi tracks through an early version of Reason (so definitely a long-way from current standards).
But production quality aside - the songs themselves hide a number of magic moments, and captures an important creative period for the artist. Therefore it's worth sharing rather than hiding them away in the archives forever.
Available on all streaming platforms on Fri 30 Jan 2026.
LAVA SUIT ARCHIVES - DEMOS & B-SIDES (2006 - 2014)
Featuring a selection of 13 Demos & B-Sides written and recorded between 2006 - 2014, quite a few years before the eventual inception of Lava Suit as the primary vehicle for songwriter Gideon Kretschmer's more acoustic pop/folk (i.e. chilled) creations.
All the songs are super rough demos recorded and mixed in Gideon's original home studio back in Cape Town (with the exception of a 2 songs ("You Alone" and "You and I") recorded and mixed at South Africa's legendary Sunset Studios) and the recording and song-writing quality again varies quite a bit.
Similar to WonderWolf's demos, these songs reflect the humble origin story of Lava Suit's journey as solo recording artist, engineer and producer. All the pre-2009 songs were similarly recorded and mixed on the original PC-version of Logic Pro, with the drums for these still being rudimentary midi tracks through an early version of Reason.
But again, production quality aside - the songs themselves hide a number of magic moments, and captures an important creative period for the artist. Therefore it's worth sharing rather than hiding them away in the archives forever.
Available on all streaming platforms on Fri 6 Feb 2026.