Lamposts Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 He's getting pretty big in the UK and selling out tours in Europe so go on the DUKE. I strongly suggest you check this man out. Amazing! Using cheese graters, wardrobe doors, pianos, harps, brass, strings and an old gramophone to record the twelve-track debut, Adventures in Gramophone is truly a musical spectacular. Duke Special is one of a kind, a unique and talented young Belfast man whose bruised romanticism and soft Northern tinged vocals are at sharp juxtaposition with his wild dreadlocks, smudged eyeliner and unfeasibly wide trousers. On stage, Duke Special explodes into musical mayhem the battered old trademark gramophone wheezes, huge cymbals clash, egg whisks and cheese graters break free from the kitchen, a stumpf fiddle screeches and the crushed velvet covered piano thumps and tinks in unison but its the very core of the songs, his heartfelt, passionate poems, that will remain in your head long after the lights have gone down. http://www.myspace.com/dukespecial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisa Posted February 13, 2007 Share Posted February 13, 2007 :thumbsup: Free Wheel is angelic! :angel: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lamposts Posted February 21, 2007 Author Share Posted February 21, 2007 Yeah it sends shivers down my spine. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted February 21, 2007 Share Posted February 21, 2007 I downloaded their mini-album (When The Bear Bytes) the other week, and I must say it is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephie Posted January 1, 2016 Share Posted January 1, 2016 Oh wow, there's a Duke Special thread! I just entered it into the search and didn't expect anything to come up... Well, time to revive it after almost nine years. Anybody else here still a fan? I'm loving 'Look Out Machines!'. Saw Peter debuting it in a tiny London pub at the end of 2014. Unfortunately, he cancelled some of his German support dates, so I couldn't catch him in 2015. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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