Marmaduke Duke
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Marmaduke Duke | |
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Origin | JP Reid Simon Neil |
Website | Official web site |
Marmaduke Duke are a Scottish conceptual rock duo from
To date, the band have released two studio albums, with their second, Duke Pandemonium, achieving commercial success in the United Kingdom. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at No. 14.
Background and studio albums
Beginnings and The Magnificent Duke
Marmaduke Duke reputedly formed in 2003. However, prior recording and touring commitments to their own respective bands meant that it took until 2005 for the band's first album - an 18-track album named The Magnificent Duke, and presented as a triptych of discs - to be released.
Duke Pandemonium
Duke Pandemonium, the band's second studio album, was released on 11 May 2009.
In Duke Pandemonium, the band adopted a more synthesiser based approach - a radical departure from their previous musical style, and reflected in the style of two tracks ("
The album was originally scheduled for release in late 2006, and a three-track sampler CD was distributed to magazines and radio stations in spring 2006. However, due to the touring and recording commitments of Biffy Clyro, and the intervention of 14th Floor Records, the decision was made to postpone the album's release until Marmaduke Duke could actually tour and promote the new record.
In late 2008, it was announced that Duke Pandemonium was to be released through 14th Floor Records (an imprint of Warner Music UK) in April 2009, preceded by two singles; 'Kid Gloves' in March 2009 and 'Rubber Lover' in April 2009.
The Death of the Duke
According to
Live performances
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Marmaduke Duke have thus far only played two small tours, during which they played at venues in Edinburgh, Dundee, London, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Cardiff and Birmingham. On 9 June 2009, they were added to the Reading & Leeds Festival lineup, headlining the Festival Republic Stage on the Friday in Reading and the Sunday in Leeds. They also played T In the Park In 2009 on the Radio 1/NME stage.
Live lineup
Live, the group consists
Regarding the inclusion of Ben and James, Simon Neil states: "It wouldn't feel right to be out and playing without them, you know?"[1]
Discography
Albums
Year | Album details | Peak positions | |
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UK [6] |
IRE [7] | ||
2005 | The Magnificent Duke
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– | – |
2009 | Duke Pandemonium
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14 | 81 |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |
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UK [6] |
IRE [7] | |||
2009 | "Kid Gloves" | — | — | Duke Pandemonium |
"Rubber Lover" | 12 | 42 | ||
" Silhouettes "
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References
- ^ a b "DiS meets Simon Neil in his Marmaduke Duke guise". DrownedInSound.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2020. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
- ^ "Interview: Marmaduke Duke". Theregoesthefear.com. 23 February 2009.
- ^ "How Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil and JP Reid turned three secret manuscripts into Marmaduke Duke". Loudandquiet.com.
- ^ @yesdragonxxx (23 January 2019). "Aw nearly PanDEMONium bday:) Id speculate sooner rather than later and when the time is right 🕺👑➕" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "A new Marmaduke Duke album is nearly finished, says Biffy Clyro's Simon Neil". Nme.com. 15 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Marmaduke Duke". The Official Charts Company.
- ^ a b "Marmaduke Duke". Irish-charts.com. Hung Medien.