Biography
Hailing from the South Wales Valley, the songs of DUNKIE germinate into a hybrid of Alt-Indie with
sublime flourishes of Electronica, Folk-rock, Indie pop and Shoegaze. Forming the core of this unique project is Welsh Singer/Songwriter ANTHONY PRICE, Songwriter/Producer WAYNE BASSETT & Figurative Artist MICHAEL GUSTAVIUS PAYNE.
However with an ever-revolving door of musicians, previously including Singer/Songwriter CAT SOUTHALL and Singer/Songwriter ROB LEAR, the project is best described as 40+ musicians becoming purely 'symbiotic'.
Their melodies and hooks weave effortlessly between a kaleidoscopic melting pot of EELS, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Fleetwood Mac, Billy Corgan, Teenage Fanclub, Carole King, Badly Drawn Boy, Peter Gabriel, Death Cab for Cutie, Neil Young, R.E.M., The Beach Boys and more.
Their Welsh Music Prize 2020 Longlisted debut album, ‘WORKING TO DESIGN’, has become both a
personal and professional triumph, showcasing a wonderfully complex and textured journey that delves deep into the human condition. A testament to the self-funded album's textured genius and enduring quality, the Ltd Edition CD Box Set has been inducted into the National Library of Wales and the National British Library Sound Archive, London, and in 2022 was pressed on Double Vinyl, whilst still remaining unsigned.
During the pandemic, with the world gears changing, Anthony and Wayne began creating their next collection of songs and Gus' accompanying paintings. In 2021 they released the first of their three planned EPs, 'THE VANISHING AND OTHER STORIES'; setting themselves a brief that each EP would contain five tracks, or "five tales of humanity and existence".
When assembled, the trilogy, with an additional five tracks, will become an extravagant physical collection of songs, short stories and artwork entitled '…OTHER STORIES'; worthy of any collectors shelf."
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