MARMADUKE DUKE Duke Pandemonium (2009 UK 10-track CD album - Marmaduke Duke, the self-created surreal musical world of enigmatic Scottish duo The Atmosphere and The Dragon, two frontmen better known as Simon Neil [Biffy Clyro] and JP Reid of Sucioperro. 'Duke Pandemonium' is part two of a mythological musical album trilogy, performed and produced by The Atmosphere and The Dragon in 24 hours, and mixed by Rich Costey [Muse, Mars Volta, Bloc Party]. The 16th Century Duke [inspired by a trilogy of unfinished books written by a Portuguese man befriended by the Scottish duo], is perceived by The Atmosphere & The Dragon as a wandering soul, a personification of man's most primitive and often under-explored impulses, and the album is the Duke's vision of a hedonistic and aberrant disco-party. In the debut album 'The Magnificent Duke', The Duke charted his slow descent into psychosis as represented by three differing musical suites - larynx-shredding rock, head-mashing ambient and heart-melting acoustic. In 'Duke Pandemonium', we see a change in the duke: The Duke is back and is ready for a party fuelled with decadence, deviance and dancing. From the minimalist lo-fi electronica of 'Kid Gloves', to the LCD Soundsystem-esque dance-punk mayhem of 'Silhouettes'; the urgent drum 'n' bass beats of 'Music Box'; the provocatively infectious pop-hooks of 'Rubber Lover'; and concluding with the carnival craziness of 'Skin The Mofo' - complete with steel drums; 'Duke Pandemonium' is the epitome of an eclectic record.)