Duke Garwood (born 1969) is a British multi-instrumentalist from London.
Biography
Duke Garwood has released six studio albums: ''
Holy Week
Holy Week () commemorates the seven days leading up to Easter. It begins with the commemoration of Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, marks the betrayal of Jesus on Spy Wednesday (Holy Wednes ...
'', ''
Emerald Palace'', ''
The Sand That Falls'', ''
Dreamboatsafari'', ''
Heavy Love'', and ''Garden of Ashes''.
He also played guitar on
The Orb
The Orb are an English electronic music group founded in 1988 by Alex Paterson and Jimmy Cauty. Known for their psychedelic sound, the Orb developed a cult following among clubbers "coming down" from drug-induced highs. Their influential ...
's single "
Perpetual Dawn," appeared on the first two albums (''
Fur
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'' and ''
Derdang Derdang'') of the rock band
Archie Bronson Outfit on clarinet and
rhaita (a Moroccan reed instrument), and most recently played guitar on
Mark Lanegan
Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age ...
's album ''
Blues Funeral'' and clarinet on
Savages' album ''
Silence Yourself'', among many other guest appearances.
In 2011, Garwood collaborated with artist
Shezad Dawood in the concert performance 'New Dream Machine Project', which resumed the 1968 recording of
Brian Jones
Lewis Brian Hopkin Jones (28 February 1942 – 3 July 1969) was an English musician and founder of the Rolling Stones. Initially a slide guitarist, he went on to sing backing vocals and played a wide variety of instruments on Rolling Stones r ...
of
The Rolling Stones
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and
Master Musicians of Jajouka. The new generation of "Master Musicians" and Garwood recreated that moment around the three-metre tall
Dreamachine, originally invented by
Brion Gysin
Brion Gysin (19 January 1916 – 13 July 1986) was a British-Canadian painter, writer, sound poet, performance artist and inventor of experimental devices.
He is best known for his use of the cut-up technique, alongside his close friend, the ...
and created for the occasion by Dawood.
In February 2013,
Ipecac
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and
Heavenly announced the signing of Duke Garwood & Mark Lanegan. Lanegan described Garwood as "one of his all time favorite artists" and working with him as "one of the best experiences of his recording life". Their debut collaboration album ''
Black Pudding
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'' was released in May 2013.
After a successful collaboration with Mark Lanegan, ''Heavenly'' announced it had signed Garwood in November 2014 and his next solo album ''Heavy Love'' would be released through the label on 9 February 2015. On Lanegan's 2017 US tour, Garwood performed as the opening act, as well as a sideman in Lanegan's band.
In 2021, Garwood featured in Morcheeba’s song “The Edge Of The World” which is the last song of their album ''Blackest Blue''.
Discography
Albums
*''
Holy Week
Holy Week () commemorates the seven days leading up to Easter. It begins with the commemoration of Triumphal entry into Jerusalem, Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, marks the betrayal of Jesus on Spy Wednesday (Holy Wednes ...
'' (
Loog Records, 2005)
*''
Emerald Palace'' (
Butterfly Recordings, 2006)
*''
The Sand That Falls'' (
Fire Records
Fire Records was an American independent record label, set up in 1959 by Bobby Robinson. Amongst others, it released records by Lightnin' Hopkins, Elmore James, Buster Brown and Arthur Crudup. At one point it was thought Fire had issued the l ...
, 2009)
*''
Dreamboatsafari'' (Fire Records, 2011)
*''
Black Pudding
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'' w/
Mark Lanegan
Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age ...
(
Heavenly Records
Heavenly Recordings is a London-based independent record label founded by Jeff Barrett in 1990. Heavenly released the first albums from Saint Etienne, Beth Orton and Doves, and early singles by Manic Street Preachers. Current Heavenly artists ...
/
Ipecac
Syrup of ipecac (), or simply ipecac, is a drug that was once widely used as an expectorant (in low doses) and a rapid-acting emetic (in higher doses). It is obtained from the dried rhizome and roots of the ipecacuanha plant ('' Carapichea ipe ...
, 2013)
*''
Heavy Love'' (Heavenly Records, 2015)
*''Garden of Ashes'' (Heavenly Records, 2017)
*''
With Animals'' w/ Mark Lanegan (Heavenly Records, 2018)
*''
Last Party On Earth'' 2021
*''
Rogues Gospel'' (God Unknown Records, 2022)
Other releases
*''Sweet Back'' (Loog Records, 2005) – 7" single
*''Keep Mother Vol.6'' (Fire Records, 2006) – split 10" single w/
HTRK
*''
He Was a Warlock
''He Was a Warlock'' is an EP by the English multi-instrumentalist Duke Garwood. It was released by Fire Records on 25 May 2009.
Track listing
References
{{Reflist
Duke Garwood albums
2009 EPs
Fire Records (UK) EPs ...
'' (Fire Records, 2009) – EP
*''Duke/Wand'' (Fire Records, 2012) – split 12" LP w/
Wooden Wand
*''Cold Molly'' (Heavenly Records, 2013) – 10" Record Store Day Release (limited edition of 300) w/
Mark Lanegan
Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer and songwriter. First becoming prominent as the lead singer for the early grunge band Screaming Trees, he was also known as a member of Queens of the Stone Age ...
*''Needle of Death/Fresh as a Sweet Sunday Morning'' (Heavenly Records, 2015) - 7" Record Store Day Release (limited edition of 300) w/ Mark Lanegan
References
External links
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English multi-instrumentalists
1969 births
Living people
Musicians from London
Fire Records (UK) artists