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Filthy Dukes - Tupac Robot Club Rock

Filthy Dukes emerge wired and blinking from the shadows of nocturnal London to bring you Tupac Robot Club Rock, the first release from their debut album Nonsense in The Dark (available February 2009). Sounding like nothing else around, the new single features the lyrical spitfire of subversive Philadelphian funsters Plastic Little and has been a big live track for the Filthy Dukes at the festivals all summer. Released on 3rd November 2008, Filthy Dukes original is joined by their own more dancefloor minded Kill Em All version, and a set of remixes from Oliver $, L-Vis 1990 and Plastic Little that complete the package in fine style.

Filthy Dukes started life as DJ duo Tim Lawton and Olly Dixon who, in tandem with running their Kill Em All club at the Barfly and fabric (where Bloc Party, Justice and Shy Child played some of their earliest gigs), they spun their electroacidhousenuravetwisteddiscopunkfunk DJ sets for Mylo, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem and played stages at Glastonbury and Bestival.

Their remix of The Maccabees X-Ray became an indie disco staple in its own right. We ushered the Dukes back into the studio, their long-term producer partner Mark Ralph joining them, and locked the doors. Olly, Tim and Mark then set about writing massive tunes of their own. Their songs encapsulate their wide-ranging love of music, bearing the faint echo of their collective influences (The Chemical Brothers, Daft Punk, Kraftwerk) and nods to many of the artists to have passed through their club night.

At the end of 2007 Filthy Dukes pressed up 500, now highly coveted, vinyl copies of the infectious This Rhythm featuring Samuel Dust of Late of The Pier then spent the first half of 2008 finishing off their debut album on the mixing desk of producer and Krautrock legend Conny Plank (the very desk that Kraftwerk used to make those albums back in the day).

Nonsense In The Dark, due out February 2009, showcases a broader sonic palette and features guest vocals from Orlando Weeks (The Maccabees), frYars, Brandon Curtis (Secret Machines), Foreign Islands, Samuel Dust and more and is set to make a whole heap of noise in the coming months.

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