Guitar-slinger Albert Frost has relocated back to the Cape from playing with Arno Carstens in Johannesburg and returns home with a new band, a new album – and plans for a reunion.

Albert Frost answers the ‘phone from his family’s Gansbaai holiday cottage with the air of a man who has explored widely in the world before finding himself. Actually, on the first call, he’s unable to answer… His wife and business manager, Lelanie, does the honours, hinting that one of South Africa’s most acclaimed electric- and blues-guitarists is caught up in fatherly duties. Older phones back in minutes, and it’s an older, wiser, more settled soul than the kid who was smuggled out of school by Cape Town’s legendary Blues Broers to record their first album and went on to raise hell touring with Arno Carstens, supporting REM, The Rolling Stones and Simple Minds and collaborating with artists as diverse as Ali Farka Toure, Louis Mahlanga, Tim Robbins, Springbok Nude Girls, Anton Goosen and Vusi Mahlasela.

The first point of call is The Gods, a new band he formed with singer Parri Luckhoff (Billygoat), bassist Schalk van der Merwe (Bed On Bricks) and drummer Francious Kruger (Springbok Nude Girls). “Parri and Schalk came up with the idea about a year ago,” says Albert. “They’re old school buddies and wanted to do something like Billygoat, which was a great band in its time – some old-school rock. They approached me, and obviously I said, ‘Ja’. I’ve always wanted to do something with Francious – his style is perfect for this.”

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