catalogue

ARISTOCRATS, THE

DUCK (BOING MUSIC)

ARISTOCRATS, THE - DUCK 162537
format:
1 CD
release:
08.03.2024
label:
BOING MUSIC
item ID:
162537
barcode:
0796520198531
The world's loudest rock/fusion instrumental power trio brings us their first concept album: In DUCK, the protagonist, a duck, flees from a penguin policeman to New York, where excitement and danger await him.

The Aristocrats - Guthrie Govan/guitar, Bryan Beller/bass, Marco Minnemann/drums - have created a kaleidoscopic musical universe in which they explore both typical genre pastiches and inventive new arrangements - some of them surprisingly soulful and sensitive - to bring the story to its fast-paced conclusion.

And while their obvious virtuosity and inherent absurdity is as present as ever, it is now utilised in the band's most ambitious compositional and sonic production to date.

The varied music accompanies the protagonist from the duck in a big city dance club ("Aristoclub") to the violent ejection from a dive ("Hey, Where's MY Drink Package") to the gloomy theme for his penguin pursuer ("Sgt.

Rockhopper") and finally ends with the action-packed Balkan fusion finale "This Is Not Scrotum", which features violinist Rusanda Panfili (Hans Zimmer Live) as a rare Aristocrats album special guest.

Duck is the Aristocrats' first new studio album in five years and features original artwork by Lance Myers (Space Jam).

And it's clear that the ARISTOCRATS have taken their collective artistry to a whole new, albeit absurd, level.

Available as standard CD, CD deluxe package in box with USB stick with hours of bonus material, keychain and more as well as double vinyl LP!
 
  • Tracklisting
  • 1.1. HEY, WHERE'S MY DRINK PACKAGE
  • 1.2. ARISTOCLUB
  • 1.3. SGT. ROCKHOPPE
  • 1.4. SITTIN' WITH A DUCK ON A BAY
  • 1.5. HERE COME THE BUILDERS
  • 2.1. MUDDLE THROUGH
  • 2.2. SLIDESHOW
  • 2.3. AND THEN THERE WERE JUST US/DUCK'S END
  • 2.4. THIS IS NOT SCROTUM