Duncan Patterson (born 5 June 1975) is an English

musician A musician is a person who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who w ...

, best known for his work as a member of

Anathema Anathema, in common usage, is something or someone detested or shunned. In its other main usage, it is a formal excommunication. The latter meaning, its ecclesiastical sense, is based on New Testament usage. In the Old Testament, anathema was a ...

(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 Anathema'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 (

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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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singles, as well as appearing on their debut

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, ''

Friendlier Up Here ''Friendlier Up Here'' is the debut studio album by the Irish mod/pop rock quartet, The Aftermath. It was released on 25 April 2008. The album featured three singles which had previously entered the Irish Singles Chart, all inside the Top 20; " ...

'' alongside The Waterboys'

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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 Hisham Zreiq ( ar, هشام زريق, he, הישאם זרייק; born 9 February 1968 in Nazareth), also spelled Zrake, is an award-winning Palestinian Christian- Israeli Independent filmmaker, poet, animator and visual artist. He began workin ...

's films, music that was composed for Íon was used in the award-winning film ''

The sons of Eilaboun ''The Sons of Eilaboun'' ( ar, أبناء عيلبون) is a 2007 documentary film by Palestinian artist and film maker Hisham Zreiq (Zrake), that tells the story of the Eilabun massacre, which was committed by the Israeli army during Operation H ...

'', 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

Shane MacGowan Shane Patrick Lysaght MacGowan (born 25 December 1957) is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician. He is best known as the lead singer and songwriter of Celtic punk band the Pogues. He was also a member of the Nipple Erectors and Shane MacG ...

, 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 has 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"'' (Witchhunt, 1991) *V/A - ''Volume 4'' (

Peaceville Peaceville Records is a British independent heavy metal record label. The label was founded by Paul "Hammy" Halmshaw (of the bands Instigators and Civilised Society) in Dewsbury, England in 1987, who was also a one-time drummer of Sore Throa ...

, 1992) *Anathema - '' The Crestfallen'' (Peaceville, 1992) *Anathema - '' Serenades'' (Peaceville, 1993) *Anathema - ''We Are The Bible 7"'' (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 - ''

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'' (Prophecy/The End, 2002) *Antimatter - ''Live@K13'' (Strangelight, 2003) *Antimatter - ''

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'' (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 - ''

'' (LiveTransmission, 2008) *The Eternal - ''Kartika'' (Firebox, 2009) *V/A - ''Enemies'' (Indiestate 2009) * Phase - ''In Consequence'' (BackStage / InsightOut, 2010) *

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- ''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
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