Dune Castle - Dark Age Martial Arts

1.The Apprentice 01:56
2.Into the Forest 03:18
3.Cathbad the Inspector 03:57
4.Fiddlers Green 03:06
5.Black Adder 03:07
6.Succulent Supper 03:13
7.Western Assassin 02:18
8.In the Gallery of the Sugar Wyrm 01:59
9.Wise Fool 03:02
10.Duel in the Throne Room 01:17
11.The Rise of Merlin 02:45
12.Delirium and Delight 02:51

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.

Produced by Patrick Ryan
Engineered and Mixed by Henry Jenkins
Recorded live in the Dune Castle Throne Room, Thornbury, Melbourne, 2021
Mastered by Max Dowling

Patrick Ryan – Classical Guitar, Farfisa, Percussion
Hudson Whitlock – Drums
Eugene Stone-Marques – Electric Guitar
Jethro Curtin – Farfisa, Wurlitzer, Solina, Model D
Lachlan Stuckey – Bass (1-5)
Carl Lindeberg – Bass (6-12)
Sam Harvey – Persussion (1-10)
Kaough Baggett – Percussion (11-12)

Artwork by Tom Ferson