Duran Duran deliberately eschewed musical miserablism to deliver a shiny and sophisticated sound that wasn’t in the least bit self-conscious.
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After the doom and gloom of the late 1970s, and the harsh recession of the first couple of years of the following decade, there was definitely a sense that people wanted to have fun. Reflecting on the album’s sound, Roger Taylor later noted: "You can hear all the different influences on Rio― the very funky bass and drums, the dark guitars, quite dark keyboards and optimistic vocals." It was a unique sound at the time, and one that bridged the musical gulf between the brutalism of punk rock and the upbeat, polished 80s pop that Rio popularised. The result was vast amounts of records sold, and no change to their sound. Duran Duran turned out to have the perfect look for the new US cable television network, which put their music on heavy rotation. Yet this bid to refashion their image was stopped in its tracks by the launch of MTV. Mindful of how the group’s so-called ‘New Romantic’ image and sound would go down in the southern states of the US, its Stateside promoters suggested Rio should be remixed to give a rawer, more hard rock feel. "We were really a rock band with synthesisers," drummer Roger Taylor once said, "and we thought we’d be in the studio all the time".Īround the time of the album’s release, Duran Duran embarked upon an American tour. The group’s largely teenage following had caused it to be pigeonholed as what we would now call a 'boy band'―yet that’s not how the five members of Duran Duran regarded themselves. Released on May 10, 1982, Rio arrived at a time when Duran Duran was much-maligned by many serious music fans.
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Joining as special guests for all shows except Las Vegas (which is billed as ‘an evening with’) and Los Angeles will be Nile Rodgers & CHIC."It was a band at the top of its game that was having so much fun, playing every day, and an engineer-producer who just knew exactly what to do and exactly how to channel what he was hearing." So said Duran Duran bass guitarist John Taylor about the group’s second studio album, Rio.
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Please visit for details and to purchase tickets. Tickets for the band’s North American tour are on sale now. Starting August 19, the 14-date tour will see the multi-platinum, award-winning legends play iconic venues such as Madison Square Garden in New York City, the Wynn Las Vegas, and The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, amongst others. The extended rework arrives as Duran Duran look ahead to their long-awaited North American headlining tour this summer, celebrating the band’s spectacular four-decade career and in continued support of their critically acclaimed 15th studio album, FUTURE PAST. Duran Duran’s instantly recognizable sound is complemented with new accents and flourishes – John Taylor’s head-nodding bass line entwines with Graham Coxon’s guitar lead, both shot through with instant hooks and punctuated by Nick Rhodes’ cinematic keys. Originally debuted by Erol Alkan in Ibiza at the band’s three night ‘Duran Duran: Touch The Sunrise’ immersive weekend experience that lifted the curtain on the island’s summer season, the extended rework is a hypnotic, expansive ode to the FUTURE PAST album highlight.
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Pre-order ‘ALL OF YOU (EROL ALKAN EXTENDED REWORK)’ on 12” vinyl HERE. Phantasy is proud to release ‘ALL OF YOU’ (EROL ALKAN EXTENDED REWORK)’ (backed with an instrumental version) on a limited run of 12” vinyl, with an exclusive red vinyl edition of only 300, available only at Rough Trade stores.
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Blessed with the raw material, Alkan distills each element into a glorious disco odyssey totaling nearly ten minutes, an epic but sensual dance floor trip that already ranks amongst his finest work. Recorded with founding members Simon Le Bon, Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, and Roger Taylor, ‘ALL OF YOU’ also features lead guitar from Graham Coxon and backing vocals by Barli. Paying tribute to the band’s pioneering ‘Night Version’ remixes that tipped their earliest material towards the dance floor, this grandiose reimagining equally recalls Alkan’s beloved reworks from over the years. Having co-produced Duran Duran’s acclaimed fifteenth studio album, ‘FUTURE PAST’, Erol Alkan returns to deliver a very special Extended Rework. Following a stunning headline performance in London’s Hyde Park to close the BST festival, and with their highly anticipated North American tour starting next month, Duran Duran have today announced the limited 12” vinyl release of ‘ALL OF YOU’ (EROL ALKAN EXTENDED REWORK), out October 14th and available to pre-order HERE via Phantasy Sound.