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Kalahari Surfers is a South African band formed in 1982, primarily driven by the creative vision of its member, aka, at Shifty Studios during the 1980s. The band's recordings featured various personnel from that environment, whose names were altered or simplified to first names to protect against potential persecution. Kalahari Surfers was conceived as a fictional collective to avoid repercussions from security forces. Today, Swinney is the only remaining member of the group. Their debut release, inspired by the do-it-yourself punk ethic, was the Gross National Product cassette, which was uniquely packaged in a silver spray-painted box and included 60 minutes of music recorded entirely in a bedroom using a 4-track portastudio. The band reflects the complexities of identity, with one member expressing that being a white English South African entails a sense of schizophrenia, lacking a firm footing in any culture while being privileged to experience a rich tapestry of diverse social influences.

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