DUCK, by The Aristocrats

DUCK

by The Aristocrats

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archerliam Man I’m Loving this release. My favourite Crats album since Tres Caballeros. Some really special melodies and delightfully twisted influences shine through. I went with Slideshow as my favourite… Marco’s interpretation and Bryan’s thoughtful playing are fucking amazing. The best part is that it’s written by Guthrie. Active listening at its finest! Favorite track: Slideshow.

Centrlscrutinizer Favorite track - It may be "Here Come the Builders", but it's early yet. Subject to change without notice. The gray area betwixt my ears is seriously digging all of it at the moment.

vann_papa Ducks. Lots of Ducking. Favorite track: Aristoclub.

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	1.	Hey, Where's MY Drink Package? 07:01
	2.	Aristoclub 04:46
	3.	Sgt. Rockhopper 05:51
	4.	Sittin' With A Duck On A Bay 07:21
	5.	Here Come The Builders 06:16
	6.	Muddle Through 07:01
	7.	Slideshow 07:15
	8.	And Then There Were Just Us/Duck's End 09:04
	9.	This Is Not Scrotum 05:06

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What happens when the world’s most raucous rock/fusion instrumental power trio decides to make a concept album? You get "DUCK", the story of a web-footed Antarctic island native fleeing a penguin policeman all the way to New York City…where considerable misadventure and danger await. The Aristocrats – Guthrie Govan/guitar, Bryan Beller/bass, Marco Minnemann/drums – have created a kaleidoscopic musical universe, employing both trademark genre pastiches and inventive new arrangement explorations – some surprisingly emotional and sensitive – to move the story along to its frantic conclusion. And while their obvious virtuosity and inherent absurdity are present as always, it’s now employed in service of the band’s most ambitious compositional and sonic production to date.

“We’ve always been writing with a storytelling aspect in mind, and our live shows always include our stories behind the songs,” says the band, speaking as one. “But the stories had mainly been about us. Then Marco came into the studio with a song about a duck, and we were all looked at each other and said, ‘What if all of stories for the songs on this album…happened to a duck? What’s that story about?’ And suddenly we had a concept album on our hands.”

The wildly diverse music follows the protagonist duck into a big city dance club (“Aristoclub”) to being forcibly ejected from a dive bar (“Hey, Where’s MY Drink Package”) to a dark-riffed theme for his penguin pursuer (“Sgt. Rockhopper”), eventually concluding with the action-packed, Balkan-fusion finale “This Is Not Scrotum”, featuring violinist Rusanda Panfili (Hans Zimmer Live) as a rare Aristocrats album special guest.

Mixed by Australian sonic guru Forrester Savell, and with original character artwork by Lance Myers (Space Jam), "DUCK" is The Aristocrats’ first new studio album in five years. And it’s clear that Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann have taken their collective artistry to a whole new mindblowing – albeit ridiculous – level.

credits

released February 16, 2024

GUTHRIE GOVAN
played guitar
and wrote “Sgt. Rockhopper”, “Here Come The Builders” and “Slideshow”

BRYAN BELLER
played bass
and wrote “Aristoclub”, “Muddle Through” and “This Is Not Scrotum”

MARCO MINNEMANN
played drums and percussion
and wrote “Hey, Where’s MY Drink Package?”, “Sittin’ With A Duck On A Bay” and “And Then There Were Just Us/Duck’s End”

The Aristocrats give special thanks to
RUSANDA PANFILI, who plays many beautiful violins on “This Is Not Scrotum”

PRODUCED BY THE ARISTOCRATS

Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 9 recorded by Jason Mariani at Carbonite Sound, Ojai, CA, January 10-23, 2023
Tracks 6, 7 and 8 recorded by Guthrie Govan, Bryan Beller and Marco Minnemann wherever they happened to be in 2023

Mixed and mastered by Forrester Savell

Artwork, character design and layout by Lance Myers

Written by Guthrie Govan: “Sgt. Rockhopper” and “Here Come The Builders” © 2022, and “Slideshow” © 2023
Written by Bryan Beller, all Panorama Ataraxia Music BMI: “Aristoclub” © 2021, and “Muddle Through” and “This Is Not Scrotum © 2022
Written by Marco Minnemann, all BoingSongs ASCAP © 2022: “Hey, Where’s MY Drink Package?”, “Sittin’ With A Duck On A Bay” and “And Then There Were Just Us/Duck’s End”

Excerpt from “Morning Mood” by Edvard Grieg
sequenced by Pierre-André Rigoli for Sparks & Shadows
Special thanks to Bear McCreary

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The Aristocrats hereby thank: Riccardo Cappelli, Kris Claerhout, Mike DeMonte and Hostile City Distro, Tom Price, Darran Charles and Rhiannon Jenkins, Tim and Karen Dam

Guthrie Govan thanks Charvel Guitars, Victory Amps, D’Addario, Fractal Audio, tc electronic, Pigtronix, Providence, Red Bear, Xotic, GruvGear and Nathalie B.

Bryan Beller thanks: Mike Lull basses, Spector basses, Gallien-Krueger amplification, D'Addario strings, Dunlop/MXR, Xotic Effects, tc electronic, my dear friends and family, and Liz Teisan and Ellie.

Marco Minnemann thanks DW, Zildjian, Pro-Mark, Evans, Audix, Steinberg, Jens and Alina Minnemann, Phoenix Minnemann.

For more Aristocratic information:
www.the-aristocrats-band.com
facebook.com/aristocratsband
www.youtube.com/@thearistocrats
Instagram: @thearistocratsband
Twitter: @acratsband
Linktree: linktr.ee/AristocratsBand

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The Aristocrats are a rock/fusion instrumental trio featuring Guthrie Govan on guitar, Bryan Beller on bass, and Marco Minnemann on drums. BOING!

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Jul 12

Crescent Ballroom

Phoenix, AZ
Jul 17

Empire Control Room & Garage

Austin, TX
Jul 18

Scout Bar

Houston, TX
Jul 21

Jack Rabbits

Jacksonville, FL
Jul 22

The Abbey

Orlando, FL
Jul 23

Crowbar

Ybor City, FL
Jul 25

Vinyl at Center Stage

Atlanta, GA
Jul 27

Neighborhood Theatre

Charlotte, NC
Jul 28

The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop

Raleigh, NC
Aug 2

Gramercy Theatre

New York (NYC), NY
Aug 3

Crystal Ballroom at Somerville Theatre

Somerville, MA
Aug 13

recordBar

Kansas City, MO
Aug 15

Bluebird Theater

Denver, CO
Aug 21

Hollywood Theatre

Vancouver, BC
Aug 22

Neumos

Seattle, WA
Aug 30

Echoplex

Los Angeles (LA), CA

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