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Dual is a guitar only experimental music project of Colin Bradley (Splintered, Bark Psychosis) and Julian Coope (Slowtion) formed in Sheffield, England in 1993.

Prior to forming Dual in 1993, Bradley & Coope had found themselves musically surrounded in a world of post-rave dance music and 'grunge' bands that neither resonated or offended... Dual sought to make music that touched the cortex and opened up the channels to somewhere new. Taking a similar working method to the early pioneers of tape experiments and the basic form of electroacoustic music led an exploration into their own world of musique concrète using only the electric guitar, not just merely as an anti statement to some of the electronic music of the time obsessed with preset keyboard tones but also as it seemed to be an instrument ripe for 'abuse'... as many artists had previously attempted before, during and now hereafter. Microscopic dissection and manipulation of the guitar sound and its generated tones are the only instrument used allowing exploration into the outer reaches of the expected as they developed a musical style unique of genre. Sometimes vaguely flirting with Glenn Branca's approach to multi guitar experiments, while at other times capturing the spirit of dark ambient isolationists Thomas Köner, Main, Labradford and Disjecta. Having initially started out as a duo the line up has over time expanded with the help of friends and collaborators throughout the bands existence. The line up has remained fluid with the following people being involved: Colin Bradley (1993 - present) Julian Coope (1993 - present) Sean Reynard (1996 - 1997) Georgina Richardson (1998 - 2003) Alice Kemp (2000 - 2003) James Hodson (2000 - 2001) Samson Black (2000 - 2001)

"Dual build a well-off repertoire of detailed guitar imaginings, painting ethereal & fervent post-industrial landscapes, making us enter into a carousel of crisp motifs sustained by metronomic pulses & breaths... Dual has already an extended back catalogue of impressive releases on various labels including DRONE, CEE RECORDINGS (Dual's own imprint !), DIRTER, EVELYN, FOURTH DIMENSION etc... "Tocsin" is their first full-length since "Keimar Sty", as part of the evergrowing series of meta-aquatic journeys on Mystery Sea...

Tocsin as such, is a thin trembling skin sounding the environment, passed through by myriads of microcurrents... a waving and uneven sealand... an innerfield of glow-organisms seeping into our grey areas... a trickling of dark ink flowing in our veins... an inhaled cloud of smoke... "Tocsin" makes us sink deeper... then, loose touch... to discover our tributaries & reconsider things through the layers of impurities... learning about our uniqueness from the remnant substance itself... " (MYSTERY SEA 2006)

From 1993 to present day Dual have recorded and released various albums, singles and EP's on various labels and formats worldwide. Live performances have been limited to one off special shows using projected film & mixed media at various European festivals although a rare Japanese tour took place in 2003.

All Dual releases excepting live concert albums have been recorded & mixed at The Bridge.

Discography
Influx (Cassette) WFMC006 - World Feedback, 1995

Drylite (Cassette) WFMC007 - World Feedback, 1996

Drimon (7" Single) 7DPROMS46 - Dirter Promotions, 1998

Klanik / 4tH (7" Single) DR-39 - Drone Records, 1999

Caste (CD) CEE01 - CEE Recordings, 2000

Keimar Sty (CD) COOMB01 - Coombe Records, 2001

Pace EP (3" CDr) CEE02 - CEE Recordings, 2003 (Recorded live at the Carny, Manchester, England, 31/01/97)

Fall (Double 3" CDr) - CEE03, CEE Recordings, 2003 (Recorded Live at The Podewil, Berlin, Germany 19th April 2000)

Klanik / 4tH (7" Single) DR-39 - Drone Records, 2005 (limited edition of 300 copies on white marbled vinyl)

Tocsin (CDr) MS32 - Mystery Sea, 2006

Official tracks and appearances on compilation albums

All Dual tracks included on compilation albums were written & recorded exclusively for the particular release, other than the tUMULt double CD of Drone Records releases previously only available on vinyl.

Drimon Drmn - EXCLUSIVE DUAL TRACK - Four Years In 30 Seconds (A Collection Of Music From Around The World) ~ (CD ~ 10DPROM45 / 10" vinyl ~ DPROMCD 45) Dirter Promotions, 1997.

Various artists including Faust, Band Of Pain, RLW, Stefan Jaworzyn, Satori, Beequeen, Idea Fire Company, Merzbow, Pessary, Paul Gomersall, Contrastate, Lee Ranaldo, Splintered, Incapacitants, Pestrepeller, Inversion, Business Machines, The Pickle Factory, East Of The Sun, The Shadow Ring, Headbutt, Illusion Of Safety, Konstruktivists, Nurse With Wound

Myopia - EXCLUSIVE DUAL TRACK - Network: Volume Two - 54 Music Miniatures (CD ~ Discus5CD) Discus, 1995.

Various artists including Vibration Whitefinger, Yasuhiro Ohtani, Tim Risher, Tim Hodgkinson, Martin Archer, Air Conditions, Nicky Heinen & Tony Flynn, Peter Green, Anthony Brown, A D Johnstone, John Janosch, Martin Klapper, Transient V Resident, Nik Bizzell-Browning, Boots / Penfold, Ambassador, Howard Ingram, John Russell, Glen Capra, The Impossible, Amanda Sweeney, Tom & Graham, Bello & Trifeletti, Sam Fendrich, Scuba, In Be Tween Noise, Paul Ayres, Simon H. Fell, Morgan Hayes, Mick Beck, Dave Pullin, Dal Strutt, Oli Mayne & Victor Lazzarini, After Birth, Clive Linem, Peter Godfrey, Martin Read, Hornweb Saxophone Quartet, 7Hz, The Sea Monkeys, Motion Control, Paul Ackerley, C S Coggle, Sedayne, Mole, Alfred 23 Harth / Collectionism, Charlotte Glasson, Graham Halliwell, Richard Powell, Simon Kingsley, Paul Burnell, Katharine Norman, Duncan Marshall.

70dN - EXCLUSIVE DUAL TRACK - Lágrimas De Miedo N°8 - Sund (CD ~ LAGR 008) Fear Drop Magazine, 2001.

Various artists including Gert-Jan Prins, Porter Ricks, Piccolo Saxo, Pan Sonic, The Infant Cycle, Darrin Verhagen, Rob(u)Rang, Joachim Montessuis, Frz.

D:Fuse (Aeslav Mix) - EXCLUSIVE DUAL TRACK - Fdsixtyfive ‎ (CD ~ FDCD65 issued with Adverse Effect Magazine) Fourth Dimension Records, 2003

Various artists including C.O. Caspar, Zenial, Stylus, Ektroverde, I: Wound, Will Sergeant, Band Of Pain, Storm Bugs, SRMeixner, Freiband.

Phimos Phomis - EXCLUSIVE DUAL TRACK - Evolved As One - A Collection Of Emotional Ambient-drones (CD ~ EVOl01) Evolved As One, 2003

Various artists including Moljebka Pvlse, Ure Thrall, Ultrasound, SRMeixner, Cats of Tel Aviv, Moljebka Pvlse, Ure Thrall, Troum.

Nufor PL - EXCLUSIVE DUAL TRACK - Appliance 3 ‎ (12" vinyl LP ~ REC 001), Appliance Japan 2004.

Various artists including Pro-Teen, The Company, Teramae, DJ An0n, Freiband, Bolo, Joanna, Germseed, Maciek Szymczuk, Rudolf Eb.er, Brown Sierra.

Klanik - A Selection Of Drones Past: Singles 1993-2000 (2xCD ~ TM000) tUMULt, 2006

Various artists including Maeror Tri, Alio Die, Ultra United, Delphium, Inade, Aube, Vance Orchestra, Osso Exotico, Klood, Vir, Reynols, Spear, Dronaement, Toy Bizarre, Tarkatak, Francisco Lopez, Kallabris, Yen Pox, Die Feinen Trinkers Bei Pinkels Daheim

Crain (Krny-m) - EXCLUSIVE DUAL TRACK - Pylons And Telegraph Poles (CDr ~ EVE09) Evelyn Records.

Various artists including Culver, Johann Wlight, Amberlight, iD, Arabella's Parade, Rob Galpin, Nixxos Lexxos, Karina ESP

Timeline
External Links

http://www.dual.co.uk

http://www.discogs.com/artist/Dual+(2)

http://www.dronerecords.de/artist.view.html?artist=517

Category:Experimental music Category:Electronic music Category:Sheffield Category:Musical groups established in 1993