| Anarchist Duck |
Formed in August 2004, Anarchist Duck sprung from a hole sawed in their jam room wall to create a quirky blend of hard funk-rock grooves with reggae, ska and Latin flavourings. Their sound is the lovechild of a “meeting between Blue King Brown, The Cat Empire and Sublime” and their live show is an energetic cacophony of groove guaranteed to make ya move. The Ducks pepper their sets with Carnival-esque percussion breakdowns, catchy raps and occasional twisted covers. Anarchist Duck also have acoustic and covers sets for all sized venues and members have played in a number of prominent roots acts including Bertha Control, CC the Cat and Crystal and the Rock. Singer/bass player (Jules Cottone) won the $5000 Roey Idol (Broome) competition from a start of 280 people in December 2007 and appeared alongside lead guitarist/vocalist, Flawless in the Rock’n’Roll Cooking Show which was broadcast nation wide on Australian television. They secured residencies at Lock’n’Load in Brisbane, the Loft (Chevron Is), the Mermaid Tavern at the Gold Coast in 2008.
Renowned for their ability to morph from a classy roots duo with soulful harmonies to a festival-rockin five-piece complete with horn section, the Ducks never fail to woo audiences with their kooky, ‘world music’ songwriting style and peaceful messages of life, love and lawlessness.
After the huge success of their 6 track EP “Watch out”, the ducks decided to record their debut album “PROPAGANDA”, which isout now. The album was recorded over 2 years with Producers Patty Bom, Stacey Marlow (Griffith studios) and was mixed and mastered by Paulie B of “The Beautiful Girls” and “George” (m8sr8s records). The 12 track album is a mix of their upbeat dance vibe funk, reggae, rocking rhyme tunes which has helped define them as the Gold Coast’s premier funk/reggae troupe.
At the end of 2009 they embarked on an 18 show EAST COAST TOUR from Brisbane to Melbourne. Anarchist Duck have played at the Wonderland Festival and 4ZZZ punkfest, and venues such as The Zoo, Rics and Lock ‘n’Load (Brisbane), The Shark Bar (Gold Coast), The Railway Hotel (Byron Bay), Nimbin Hotel, Winsome Hotel (Lismore), Swingin Safari, The Loft, The Espy and the Horn (Melbourne), First Floor (Melbourne), Front Gallery (Canberra), The Phoenix Bar (Canb), Barrells (Sawtell), Hermans Bar (Sydney Uni), The Annandale (Syd) and the Chophouse. They have played alongside the Winnie Coopers, Hermitude, The Bumblebeez, Sister She, Grass Roots Street Orchestra, Black Market Rhythm Co, Chocolate Strings, CC the Cat, Bertha Control, Indigenous Intrudaz, Hussy Hicks, Roger That, and The Black Market.
Anarchist Duck have received radio airplay from Brisbane to Melbourne and their live shows are renowned for their house-shaking danceadelic hugeness, driven by body-rocking beats, Flawless' boundary-smashing guitar style and the unmistakable rare talent of singing bassist Julz! This band has an original sound that takes Gold Coast original music to a new level of greatness.
"When the Ducks appeared on stage, the lounge was buzzing with anticipation. What we got was an organic set of funk rock with heavy fillets of reggae and infectious, almost tribal, grooves - all served up with a live energy similar to the Cat Empire." - Joe Lewis, Northern Star.
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