Duncan Patterson (born 5 June 1975) is an English musician, best known for his work as a member of

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(1991–1998) and

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(1998–2005).

Career

Patterson was a driving force behind Anathema's success during their earlier years, being the principal songwriter on the ''Eternity'' and ''Alternative 4'' albums. These songs were

's shift towards a softer, deeper style.. He quit Anathema in 1998 and formed a new project called Antimatter. After releasing four albums with Antimatter, spanning several genres ( ambient,

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, acoustic), he started another full-time project called Íon, a mix of acoustic and

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. In between recording and touring his own projects, he has enjoyed chart success with the Irish

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band The Aftermath, playing on three

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, as well as appearing on their debut

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, '' Friendlier Up Here'' alongside The Waterboys'

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. Patterson also wrote and performed the music on the

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's single, " Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück", which charted at #14 in Germany. He is also the founder of Strangelight Records, a small

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. Patterson's music was used in Hisham Zreiq's

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s, music that was composed for Íon was used in the award-winning film '' The sons of Eilaboun'', and music that was composed for Antimatter was used in the film, ''Just Another Day''. In 2011, he started a new band called Alternative 4, which released 2 albums, ''The Brink'' (2011) and ''The Obscurants'' (2014). In 2012, he recorded mandolin for the unofficial Irish Euro 2012 anthem alongside

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, entitled "The Rockier Road To Poland". He released his first full length solo album ''The Eternity Suite'' in 2015 before taking a break from music. During this time he committed to the

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way of life and has returned to writing music. A second solo album titled ''Grace Road'' was released in 2022. Aside from his solo career he also plays in Antifear alongside ex-

bandmate Darren White.

Discography

Alternative 4

*Alternative 4 – ''The Brink'' (Avantgarde 2011) *Alternative 4 – ''The Brink'' re-release CD/DVD (Prophecy 2012) *Alternative 4 – ''The Obscurants'' (Prophecy 2014)

Anathema

*Anathema – ''They Die/Crestfallen'' 7-inch (Witchhunt, 1991) *V/A – ''Volume 4'' (

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, 1992) *Anathema – '' The Crestfallen'' (Peaceville, 1992) *Anathema – '' Serenades'' (Peaceville, 1993) *Anathema – ''We Are The Bible'' 7-inch (Peaceville, 1994) *V/A – ''In The Name Of Satan'' (Gun/Drakkar, 1994) *Anathema – '' Pentecost III'' (Peaceville, 1995) *Anathema – '' The Silent Enigma'' (Peaceville/MFN, 1995) *Anathema – ''

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'' (Peaceville/MFN, 1996) *V/A – ''Under The Sign Of The Sacred Star'' (Peaceville, 1996) *V/A – ''Slatanic Slaughter II'' (Black Sun, 1996) *Anathema – ''A Vision Of A Dying Embrace VHS'' (Peaceville/MFN, 1997) *V/A – ''X'' (Peaceville, 1997) *Anathema – ''Alternative Future'' EP (Peaceville/MFN, 1998) *Anathema – '' Alternative 4'' (Peaceville/MFN, 1998) *Anathema – ''

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'' (Peaceville, 2001) *Anathema – '' Resonance 2'' (Peaceville, 2002) *Anathema – ''A Vision Of A Dying Embrace DVD'' (Peaceville, 2002) *Anathema – ''Hindsight'' (KScope, 2008)

Antimatter

*Antimatter – '' Saviour'' (Prophecy/The End, 2002) *Antimatter – ''Live@K13'' (Strangelight, 2003) *Antimatter – '' Lights Out'' (Strangelight/Prophecy/The End, 2003) *Antimatter – ''Unreleased 1998–2003'' (Internet release, 2003) *V/A – ''The Lotus Eaters'' (Black Lotus, 2004) *Antimatter – '' Planetary Confinement'' (Prophecy/The End, 2005)

Íon

*Íon – ''Madre, Protégenos'' (Equilibrium, 2006) *Íon – ''Immaculada'' (Equilibrium, 2010/Restricted Release 2011)

Duncan Patterson

*Duncan Patterson – ''The Eternity Suite'' (Strangelight Records 2015) *Duncan Patterson – ''Grace Road'' (Strangelight Records 2022)

Others

*Gashead 2000 – ''demos'' (1991) *The Illuminoids – ''unreleased tracks'' (1995) *Deathcap – ''Ibiza Love Missile'' single (2005) *W.E.B – ''Don't Wake Futility'' (Sleazy Rider, 2005) *Breaklose – ''Always Late Enough'' (Strangelight, 2006) * The Aftermath – ''One Is Fun'' single (LiveTransmission, 2006) * The Aftermath – ''Hollywood Remake'' single (LiveTransmission, 2006) *Bull Doza – ''Celebration'' (2006) *Bushido – '' Von der Skyline zum Bordstein zurück'' (ersguterjunge/Sony BMG, 2006) * The Aftermath – ''All I Want Is for You to Be Happy'' (LiveTransmission, 2007) * The Aftermath – '' Friendlier Up Here'' (LiveTransmission, 2008) *The Eternal – ''Kartika'' (Firebox, 2009) *V/A – ''Enemies'' (Indiestate 2009) *

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– ''In Consequence'' (BackStage / InsightOut, 2010) * Corde Oblique – ''A Hail Of Bitter Almonds'' (2011) *Pete Courtney – ''White Roses'' (2012) *Shane MacGowan, The Aftermath & Friends – ''The Rockier Road To Poland'' (LiveTransmission, 2012)

References

External links

DuncanPatterson.com, full discography and newsÍon, official websiteThe Sons of Eilaboun – sound track
{{DEFAULTSORT:Patterson, Duncan 1975 births Living people Musicians from Liverpool