It might not be the best band in the universe, as their take on neofolk tends towards the formulaic. They definitely do not have the best name. Still, Lord Bassington-Bassington has a rather large soft spot for King Dude.
Despite their flaws, King Dude have a lot going on for them, in His Lordship's humble opinion. Not only do they play neofolk that's a bit punky, something Lord Bassington-Bassington quite appreciates, they also have a fine sense of the mystical.
And when they also have the good taste to get their recordings issued on vinyl, it’s impossible for a certain long-eared Lord to not want to support them. So His Lordship have recently purchased Tonight's Special Death...
...and the re-release of My Beloved Ghost on Bathetic Records.
And while researching this little blog post it was brought to His Lordship's attention that King Dude have yet another record out soon on Dais Records. Definitely something for His Lordship and other neofolk connoiseurs to pre-order!
For those of you of a digital persuasion, a few dudeish gems might be acquired at http://kingdude.bandcamp.com/
ReplyDeleteAh, yes, I see my secretary has forgotten to include that link in the post. He IS rather useless, I'm afraid. But then, good help is so hard to find these days.
ReplyDeleteThanks for making discovering us this other band. Don't be surprised if you see a post about it in our blog!
ReplyDeleteWe just found out that the parisian rock-wear brand April77 made a commercial clip with King D., as we wrote there was a neofolk shadow on it.
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You're most welcome! I ended up buying the new album, of course.
ReplyDeleteThat commercial sounds intriguing, is it available on the Internet?
Here's the link : http://vimeo.com/16468231
ReplyDeleteBut I am not fan, actually, too junky for me... :-)
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I see what you mean. This isn't clothes for dandies or Bassets, its clothes for rockers.
ReplyDeleteHeroin chic is so lame. I prefer port wine chic.
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