Dark Age Martial Arts by Dune Castle - Dune Castle Records [DCAS002]

Dark Age Martial Arts

Dune Castle

A 12 track funk album (32m 49s) — released April 8th 2022 on Dune Castle Records

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Dune Castle Presents… Dark Ages Martial Arts, an acid western funk tale composed by Cantrips' Patrick Ryan and performed by Dune Castle, a rotating cast of session players performing as the label's house band.

The record marks the debut LP release under "Dune Castle", a series of cinematic releases that build upon the tapestry of the Dune Castle universe. Each iteration focuses on telling a story from a different part of this world, collaborating with a range of artists to bring these tales to life.

Growing up in Hong Kong from the mid 90s to early 10s, Ryan developed a fascination with martial arts films and fantasy epics. Revisiting these stories and more inspired by them, this record is the soundtrack to the fictional film "Dark Age Martial Arts"; an epic journey portrayed through the lens of 70s Kung Fu films and fantasy comic book series The Sandman. Composed throughout Melbourne's second lockdown, this record takes cues from cinema and the martial arts through it's sonic exploration; break-heavy soul/funk, cinematic psychedelia, and spaghetti western soundtracks.
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