On January 17, DUPOBS collaborated with Synaptic Sandwich to celebrate the birthday of art during CITR Radio’s 24 Hours of Radio Art. The three-hour performance – podcast on CITR – begins with twenty minutes or so of Tokyo commuter-train ambience, and a sci-fi monologue of dubious quality. Gradually, the ambient soundtrack is overlaid with synthetic noise, somewhat reminiscent of the highway scene from Andrei Tarkovky’s Solaris. Then DUPOBS and Synaptic Sandwich pull out all the stops for perhaps an hour of atmospheric, inspired chaos – somewhere between Violent Onsen Geisha, Plunderphonics, and the weirder moments of Skinny Puppy. The final hour or so is perhaps less inspired, but also has its moments. Here’s what part of the event looked like:

DUPOBS would like to thank Synaptic Sandwich for the opportunity to play live on air, CITR for hosting this excellent event, and our international online friends for their encouragement. Please enjoy the podcast.

Lazy Crapification

On the twentieth anniversary of their founding in 1988, DUPOBS release

Win Some Lose Some, their fourth album since reuniting in 2002. This is make it or break it time for DUPOBS, a group that has gained critical recognition from the likes of Scotland’s Momus and Japan’s DeliciouSweets, but has yet to deliver a top-40 hit. Hot on the heels of 2007’s industrial-tinged Le Sex L’Ove, DUPOBS return to their rock roots, with a tip of the hat to Foreigner, Loverboy, and John Cougar Mellencrap. Containing more than a few super-catchy pop-rock tunes, Win Some Lose Some could be the breakthrough DUPOBS has been waiting for. And it’s not just the music. This time, DUPOBS pulls out all the stops, with innovative album packaging – made by a groundbreaking new technique called “lazy crapification” – and a fan-donated video for “Our Friendship Is Going To Grow”:

Other tracks with hit potential include “Run Down Home Town (Doin’ Good By His Hometown)”, and “We’re Just A Bunch Of Fun Guys Until We Kick Your Head In, Fat”. Keep your eyes and ears open in the weeks and months to come, as DUPOBS release Win Some Lose Some song by song on Last FM. Spread the word and help DUPOBS make history by giving regressive music the profile it deserves.

Dupobs fan culture finally explained:

Here’s what some people are saying about Le Sex L’Ove…

What do you think so far?

Our bar debut went over quite well. We’ve received some very positive responses which we will soon share. In the meantime, here’s a video of our first song of the night, “Introducing Le Barf Ball”. Enjoy.

special thanks to Ryanfantastic for filming this!

dupobs will be playing a rare show at Railway Club in Vancouver (579 Dunsmuir, @Seymour) on Sept 18 as part of CiTR’s Shindig festivalos. Come see. We will have a soccer themed show. It will kick things, and you might be sick in your hat.

Meanwhile…here’s a new song/video to chew upon:

dupobs were recently interviewed on the intergalactic hit TV talk show, “You’re On Stikalahah”:

Last weekend dupobs recorded some new material. A release date is yet to be determined, but the promotional video will be something (or exactly) like this: