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Dukes of Windsor were an Australian electronic rock group formed in 2004. They relocated to Berlin in 2009, where they disbanded in the following year. They are notable for their single "It's a War", released in Australia in 2008 and in Europe in early 2010, as well as their song "The Others", remixed by Australian electronic group
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. They "fuse minimalist rhythms, punchy bass-lines, cascading guitar riffs, and glacial synths". Their music has been described as "angular and reductive, groovy and melodic", and has been termed the beautiful paradox of "robotic soul".


History

Dukes of Windsor were formed in late 2004 in Melbourne by Cory Bright on drums and Jack Weaving on vocals. Bright and Weaving had been bandmates in the Surrogate. After writing material together they recruited Oscar Dawson on guitar, Joe Franklin on bass guitar and Scott Targett (also ex-the Surrogate) on keyboards to start performing as Dukes of Windsor. Their debut release was the six-track extended play ''Foxhunt'' in August 2005. It was produced by Swedish-born
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and Eskil Lövström (
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, Hell Is for Heroes). The group's debut studio album '' The Others'' was issued in September 2006, which was produced in Melbourne by expatriate American Jonathan Burnside (
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). Extra production, mixing and mastering were provided by Henricsson and Lövström at Tonteknik Studios in Umea, Sweden. The
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had been issued as the lead single in August 2006. In support of the album, the band toured Australia, initially backing
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before undertaking a co-headline tour with the Inches. After national radio play, they were showcased as a Next Crop Artist by national youth broadcaster
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in November 2006. "The Others" was remixed by Australian electronic music duo
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, which was released as a single on 13 March 2007 by TV Rock vs. Dukes of Windsor. It reached number ten on the
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and number one on both Australia's ARIA Dance and Club Tracks charts. "The Others" was certified Gold in Australia (50,000 copies), was a top 10 ARIA single, spent three months at number one on the ARIA Club Tracks chart and received an ARIA Award nomination for
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. The five-piece also closed the MTV Australian Music Video Awards ceremony in Sydney that year. Second album ''Minus'' was released through Island Records in Australia in late 2008. To record the album, the band reunited with Pelle and Eskil, travelling to Tonteknik Studios in the Swedish winter. The album's title both represents these sub-zero temperatures, as well as the fresh clinical approach to the album. The stark sound is balanced with warm synth textures and vocals. After the release of ''Minus'', the band took in a string of sell-out gigs in capital cities, as well as completing dates nationally with
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, The Music and The Vines. The band also featured heavily on Australian national broadcaster Triple J, with two Number One Most Played songs, and television performances on both ''
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'' ("It's a War") and '' The Footy Show'' ("Get It"). Three singles were released from ''Minus'', including "It's a War", "Get It" (both 2008), and "Runaway" (2009). The video clip for "Runaway" was also featured as a Ripe Clip of the Week on national music television channel Channel In the video game Midnight Club: Los Angeles (2008) one of his songs makes an appearance which is the song is In The Wild. In December 2009 the band relocated to Berlin, Germany to continue writing their third full-length album. After signing a management and joint venture deal with local indie label Motor Music, they also released the album ''It's a War'', an album of selected songs from both ''Minus'' and ''The Others''. Since then, they are preparing to self-produce their next full-length album.


Band members

* Cory Blight – drums * Jack Weaving – vocals * Oscar Dawson – guitars * Joe Franklin – bass guitar * Scott Targett – keyboards,
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* Mirra Seigerman – drums * Bobby Manila


Discography


Studio albums


Compilation albums


Extended plays


Singles


Awards and nominations


ARIA Music Awards

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References


External links


Official band-administered blog

Official EU website

Official website

MySpace page

Official fan club
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