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Duncan Maitland
Pop / Acoustic / Psychedelic

..why are you always shaking yer eyes?..




Ireland

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Member Since3/6/2006
Band Websitewww.duncanmaitland.com
Band Members
It's pretty much a one-man show but the following people have made invaluable contributions to the forthcoming album:

Shay Cosgrave, Rory Doyle, Tom Domican, Frank McGing, Shaun McGee, Tosh Flood, David Bramwell, Leigh Underhill, Dave McCann, Fran King, Nancy Falkow, Keith Farrell, Ger Eaton....and the list continues to swell
InfluencesI guess if you were to look at my musical DNA under a microscope, you would find:

The Beach Boys, The Beatles, Syd Barrett. The Pink Floyd, XTC, Tomorrow, Blossom Toes, Manfred Mann, The Kinks, The Small Faces, The Electric Prunes, Eels, The Turtles, The Lovin' Spoonful, Donovan, The High Llamas, David Crosby, The Byrds, Love, The Soft Machine, Traffic, Vince Guaraldi, John Shuttleworth, The Association, Simon & Garfunkel, Lalo Schifrin, Bernard Herrman, LeRoy Shields, David Lynch, The BBC Radiophonic Workshop, Joy Division, Marc Chagall, Frank Zappa, Delia Derbyshire, Kraftwerk, Serge Gainsbourg, Krzysztof Komeda, The Honeybus, White Noise, The Zombies, Nilsson, Miles Davis...
Sounds LikeMyself and all of the above put in a blender
Record LabelUnknown Indie
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Duncan Maitland
BIOGRAPHY

Duncan formed his first band The Flood in the UK in 1985 attracting interest from Chrysalis Records. After the band dissolved, producer Ronnie Stone (THE PIXIES, DAVID GRAY and MANSUN) suggested Duncan as a worthy replacement for the guitar player who had just left Irish band PICTURE HOUSE, then with London Records.

By the end of 1993, Duncan was a full time member and one of the bands principal songwriters signing a deal with Chrysalis publishing. In 1994, Duncan moved to Ireland and a few months later, the London Records relationship came to an end. The band recorded their self-financed EP Probably in 1995 and support slots with THE KINKS, BIG COUNTRY and THE SAW DOCTORS followed.

Following a licensing deal made with German label Koch International, the band recorded their debut album "Shine Box" which included Duncan's song "Fan Club" and a track he penned with Pete Glenister, "Heavenly Day", which became a massive Irish radio hit. The album was released to widespread acclaim..

- "...the excellent 'Fan Club' ranks among the best songs never recorded by the Beatles.. " - John Walshe, Hot Press

Intensive gigging followed including support slots with Bon Jovi and a Polish festival appearance. The band continued to tour Europe the following year and in 1998 began work on their second album "Karmarama" for which Duncan wrote many songs, including "Sunburst", which went on to become the bands biggest record.

In March 1998, the band accompanied THE CORRS on their breakthrough UK tour and subsequently signed a deal with Warner Ireland for the distribution of "Karmarama", preceded by the single "Sunburst". Both album and single received massive acclaim and reached the upper regions of the charts. After the success of the second single "All The Time In The World" (co-written by Duncan and Dave Browne) the band embarked on a string of sell-out shows across Ireland.

The beginning of 1999 saw "Sunburst" being used in a two year long TV ad campaign and the band playing Wembley Arena shows with THE CORRS and MEATLOAF. However, around this time, Duncan began to feel that PICTURE HOUSE had reached their peak and would be unable to progress much further. So, after a gruelling tour of Germany with MEATLOAF, he eventually made the difficult decision to leave and pursue his own solo interests.

After a short sabbatical, Duncan got involved with the highly acclaimed Irish band PUGWASH whom he had worked with briefly in 1998. He also began recording his own material at home and enjoyed several successful solo gigs across the country.

2001 saw Duncan gigging solo and with PUGWASH, as well as playing on their second album, the highly praised "Almanac". He also composed the soundtrack to a short film with Fran King, which went on to win an award at an Italian film festival. On top of this, "Sunburst" was featured in the comedy film "The Most Fertile Man In Ireland". At the end of the year, an acoustic version of his song "God Wont Mind" appeared on the Phutloose compilation "Its All Good".

More gigs and recording followed in 2002, along with a video being shot for the song "Terry The Toad". In August 2002, Duncan appeared at the Temple Bar Music Centre alongside other acts who were filmed for a mooted DVD called "It's All Live" for Phutloose. The release of the DVD was postponed but the master tapes were used to mix four tracks for Duncans live EP, "Live Alien", which was released March 2003 on the back of a nationwide tour with Irish band WOODSTAR.

Following on from this, Duncan returned to the recording studio in 2004 with PUGWASH to commence work on their third studio album, playing alongside XTCs DAVE GREGORY and the SECTION QUARTET at the infamous ABBEY ROAD studios. The recording of this album stretched on throughout the next year, during which time Duncan also produced and played on Fran King's acclaimed debut album "Beautification", completing the mastering with Jon Astley, famous for his remastering and production work with THE WHO and THE ROLLING STONES. He also found time to compose soundtrack music for the independent horror film "Detained" - a zombie flick which gathered great reviews for both film and music.

The beginning of 2005 saw Duncan returning to songwriting, co-penning the song "Anchor" with XTCs ANDY PARTRIDGE and PUGWASH's Thomas Walsh in time for the completion of the third Pugwash album, now titled "Jollity". Leading on from this involvement, Duncan was asked to contribute keyboards to the XTC song "Say It", penned by the group's bass player COLIN MOULDING and included on the band's APPLE BOX release. He is now working on his eagerly and long awaited debut album..

_________________________________________________________________ Duncan Maitlands "LIVE ALIEN" EP is now finally available at CD Baby at the following address: http://cdbaby.com/cd/maitland

.Check out this video: Duncan Maitland - "TERRY THE TOAD" - promotional film



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Capt. Dan.





Jun 10 2009 6:49 PM


Capt. Dan.





Jun 8 2009 1:33 PM

How ya dooin Duncan?.  Hope alls well. 
Ka tet





Jun 8 2009 1:33 PM

hey! thanks for accepting us! how r you getting on... havin a good day???

i spent my day hearing 136 sheep!
David Hopkins





May 29 2009 11:18 AM

Duncan

here's the song i was telling you about, fairfield parlour

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFirYzzJFxE
SKELETEEN





May 25 2009 12:43 AM

;)
Neptune Girl





May 23 2009 2:17 PM

Thanks for the friendship! Really great tunes! Best to you! :-)

Neptune Girl
haynar





May 23 2009 2:17 PM

Hey Duncan xD been a while since i seen you, when i last saw you i was like God knows how old.. how you doing i have foggy memories in my mind of the last tiem you came :) miss you loving the new songs that arent out yet THERE BRILL ESPESH HANDBIRDS X lvoe you bye!
David Hopkins





May 12 2009 11:01 PM

here lads, will yiz play track 9
Steafán Hanvey





May 9 2009 3:27 PM

Hey Dunco.
Nice pics u have.
Is black&white the new black?

Your honour!
S
Sharon Reid





May 2 2009 9:51 AM

Hey Duncan! Long time, hope all is well. See you had a few dates in the USA, bet they oved ya. Was just listening to Lucky You, I love it!
CarMa





Apr 28 2009 2:16 PM

thx for another round of wonderful shows in mpls (and in maple lake, ahem). thank goodness i found that shaker! so looking forward to your new cd...xo
TMW Ltd - Music Services Group





Apr 26 2009 3:58 PM

I'm proud to announce that the New Website is finished and to have a look just click http://www.tmw.ie/ TMW Website pic 2009
JACK DUPON





Apr 23 2009 2:45 PM

issue du célèbre

Chipitos studio

et en attendant le prochain clip,

Jack Dupon

vous offre une petite sucrerie...

Chipitos Studios

Born in the famous

Chipitos Studio

and waiting for the next Clip,

Jack Dupon

offers you a little sweet...

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Apr 17 2009 12:12 AM

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Apr 16 2009 1:46 AM

See you in just a few...Hope you have a safe flight xo
Drum Sounds Irl.





Apr 15 2009 5:01 PM

How grows it Duncan. Dan.
Fran King





Apr 15 2009 1:11 PM

Faber Optimé





Mar 28 2009 5:02 AM

Hey there,

Here's one from left field...

Ever wondered what to do in the event of a nuclear threat?

A while ago I found stuff that inspired me to make this film:

Living Under the Shadow of the Nuclear Umbrella

Both artistic (ensure you get the background music!) and educational, it primarily comprises official British government civil defence advice.

Though source materials are quite aged, much remains relevant today.

I encourage all to visit the YouTube page to learn more (Show support! Rate! Comment!) and responsibly circulate as widely as possible, here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UaIim3Rj7L4

Help to raise awareness.

Say have you checked out my web site recently?

Take care and keep in touch.

Best,
Faber.

"Just a guy trying to make the world a better place.
"

Eric Campbell





Mar 27 2009 2:24 AM

Hiya Duncan.. hows things, dude? I'm not really on here much any more. Swapped over to bebo and facebook for a change and it's been a bit of a laugh. Hope all is going well for ya my friend. Headin off to the States again ya lucky fecker lol. Great to see a few of the shows already sold out..

Hope to see ya soon and fill me in on all thats been happening.

Eric
Steve Noonan





Mar 22 2009 12:38 AM

Hello Duncan. My EP will be in hand this Monday for Brit's gig with band. I'll send you a copy this week.
Looking forward to catching up when you're in the states!
JACK DUPON





Mar 18 2009 4:04 PM

Jack Dupon en concert/Live :

Jeudi 2 Avril La Dame de Canton Paris 13ème
ex-Guinguette Pirate avec Fuzzz
vendredi 3 avril Au Raymond à Clermont Ferrand 63
avec Kakodémon et Grumpf quartet
vendredi 24 avril Le Triton Les Lilas 93
La Mecque du Rock-Prog
Samedi 25 avril La Tête des Trains Tousson 77
repaire de là-bas si j'y suis
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Si c'est trop loin de chez vous, si vous avez mieux a faire, si sortir vous fait peur... Découvrez la vidéo de Jack Dupon presque en live lors d'un concert privé filmé sur Clermont-1ère en octobre 2008...
G. Thrillman





Mar 16 2009 8:53 PM

Great to hear.
Some of us discussed whether you would actually ever get it done! Keep on pushing through!

~Greg
G. Thrillman





Mar 11 2009 8:36 PM

Had some "Live Alien" spinning in the car yesterday. Can't wait for you and Fran to return to Minneapolis in April.
How's work going on that 'new' CD?
SAHARA RAIN





Mar 10 2009 4:04 PM

NEW CD OUT NOW / SAHARA RAIN

you can order now the brand new SAHARA RAIN album
"Sand in your hands" worldwide at:

www. aorheaven. com
www. cdinzane. com
www. rockpapas. de
www. schmankerl-records. com
www. targetrecords. de
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