The Duke
The Duke
1. The Duke
2. Algiers
3. The Duke (Talk Less, Say More Remix)
Our first properly sanctioned single, brought to you by the persons and animals at Wanderlust Records. Tracks that give a military kicking to the jams via sharp riffola are followed by those that explore metallic nordic existentialism via tribal drumming. And an excellent remix of the former is there to boot. Set forth on March 5th, in the Year of Our Lord Two-Thousand and Seven.
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Sounding like Joy Division gone Electroclash, ‘The Duke’ is a stunning little number, which grabs you from the off and refuses to loosen it’s grip until you dance like the devil himself. We haven’t heard such a brilliantly choreographed dark rock/dance track since Red Organ Serpent Sound released ‘In Search Of Orgasmuz’ - and you all remember how good that was, don’t you? Let’s just hope The Butterfly don’t turn back into a caterpillar anytime soon.
8/10 FURIOUS, Trash-hits.com
This band are fucking good….by Christ, I’d run round the world naked to spread the word about just how good they are…Postmodernism’s done some terrible things…but The Butterfly are living proof that it can be dead good.
Dave Bell, Good Name For A Racehorse Records
Leeds quartet The Butterfly have been defying live audiences to know quite what to make of them for some time now, and this debut release does little to resolve the issue - although one suspects that’s half the point. At times ‘The Duke’ exhibits the nuanced bombast of cerebral post-metal exemplars like Faith No More and Tool, while at others it is the epitome of literate post-punk restraint; front man Bulletproof channelling the gothic melodrama of Ian Curtis and Guy McKnight, or Mike Patton’s poetic muscularity, seemingly as the mood takes him. The song’s s hampered by murky percussion which somewhat masks the The Butterfly’s sure grasp on dynamics, but then again it’s difficult to imagine a band who blend disparate influences in such a fresh, uncompromising and ever-so-slightly troubling fashion being particularly at home on the fly-by-night singles market anyway.
Sandman Magazine
With such anthemic powers this is a fantastic single, punchy offbeat hi-hat rhythms dominating the superb mix. Vocals reminisce of Franz’s first single but yield stronger and more confident results with powerful wailing backing vox. This song sounds like a giant megalomaniac robot crunching upon gasoline crisp appetisers, before its stuffed-juggernaut and trailer main meal, well, a well timed perfectly oiled giant robot…B-side Side Algiers is crazier, looser, and probably more what this band is about live. Chant-worthy “I wouldn’t feel a thing” is bound to be a huge crowd pleaser. Also includes a massive remix tune by the incredible Talk Less Say More.
4/5, Blogger Frog
an edgy bass infused guitar and drum hard-hitter. Its rocking sound and uncharted vocal gives the feel of a Talking Heads like style…punches into your ears with a funky and dramatic entrance with an exit similar but with any luck this won’t be the last you hear of this surprising and energetic band.
FRINKMusic.com
Impressive mash up of Cramps malevolence and White Zombie’s electro-groove-ilicious metal…
Subba-Cultcha