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Marmaduke Duke: The Magnificent Duke

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by Raziq Rauf
Bemusing, is the word that strikes me upon listening to this record. If this concept album seems shrouded in fantasy from the off, it's because that is the intention of the powers that be.

Fuelled in abstract fashion by dichotomy after crazy mad dance beat, this album flows and correlates like a magical and mysterious tumult. Frequently, the wonderful spasmodic screeches of ‘Jorge’ linger long after he's shut his gob.

Yes, this is very strange.

Casting only 4000 copies of this album is surely a travesty.
Listing prog and metal influences in equal measure, there is more than just a nod to Mr. Bungle here. (You might even be able to imagine Zippy and George mooching around in the background.) Robots cannot make music like this, for it requires a certain amount of deviance and aptitude to merely think about producing such a crazy, crazy thing.

Oh, how you will celebrate the day you stumble upon this magnificent record.

  • Marmaduke Duke 8 / 10

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I've been playing a promo copy of this for the last couple of weeks and can concur with Raziq.

Rush out to your nearest record store and buy this quite unique CD and play it to death. It deserves your attention.

See if you can guess who is behind it all! A great surprise, but then was it a surprise after-all?

Great Stuff!!!!!

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See if you can guess who is behind it all! A great surprise, but then was it a surprise after-all?

With the less-than-subtle hints plastered all over the Captains Of Industry site, it's really not much of a surprise :P

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It's by a Portuguese man in Glasgow! It says so on the press release!

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Only one word comes to mind when I read this...

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All I can do is hope for an angel...

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hope for an angel? Do you think your some kind of wizard?

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With aplomb, young man, with aplomb.

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Do you even remember what you came for?

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I hope you're done now.

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Gawd all these great answers to all these great questions.
Its always the quiet ones!

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Simon Neils other thing hes got going with someone from Sucioperro i'm lead to believe.

Suppesedly its going to be a trio of albums but unfortunately there very limited. And by me staying in Greenock the nearest place is Rhythmic which is a tiny music store which i doubt will have the cd. :( I really want to hear it too.

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Ohhh i should have said for all who don't know who Simon Neil is... hes the jesus look-alike in Biffy Clyro.

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found a promo copy today ... its a very good cd, strange but great

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You never listen....

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I'm amazed no one did this:

"I'll play this album over and over (YEAH!) and over (YEAH!) and over (YEAH!)..."

Marmaduke Duke - The Magnificent Duke

am i the only one who thinks that 4000 copies is shitloads and therefore about as 'limited' as erm, something thats not limited....
not a bad little album tho...

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4,000 is limited when compared to a U2 'limited edition' of 250,000 copies, or the Deftones' 70,000 (I think) limited edition copies of White Pony.

Then again, it's more than other labels make for entire runs. Most indies only press what, 1,000 or 2,000 albums per run, right?

Meh. Good rekkid this though, and one that reveals a little more with each listen.

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it'll be repressed if it sells out too

which it should, it's a bit good

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the constant song references really are bringing this thread all the way down..

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I've listened to this C.D. about 57 times now, and all i can say is pause it and turn it up!!


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