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Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly is the stage name of English artist Sam Duckworth and his band. He is often referred to as Get Cape, Cape, GCWCF, Slam Dunkworth, Shrimpy, Captain Sandwich and "Charlie Khoo".[2] According to Dunkworth, his stage name comes from a ZX Spectrum magazine. One of the sections of the solution to the Batman computer game contained the header "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly".[3]

Music career

Early career

Duckworth grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, and has supported bands such as The Flaming Lips, The Magic Numbers, OK Go, Funeral for a Friend,The Kooks and Feeder. Duckworth was signed to Atlantic Records in March 2006, after playing many gigs—both with punk rock band Silverskin and as GCWCF.

As of September 2005, Sam has been managed by Paul Bonham of Truck Records.

The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager

Get Cape's debut album, The Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager, has been described as an indie/emo fusion, suggesting that it blends the line between emo rock and indie music. The album was very well received by critics and even made the top 100 albums of 2006 lists of Q and NME.

In October 2006, he performed as part of the BBC Electric Proms.[4] He played at a number of major festivals in 2007, including Oxegen, Glastonbury,[5], Reading and Leeds Festivals and SXSW. He was scheduled to also appear at Wakestock however his set was called off due to poor weather conditions.

In January 2007, Duckworth was nominated for best solo artist at the annual NME Awards, up against Lily Allen, Jamie T, Jarvis Cocker and Thom Yorke, although he did not win.

Searching for the Hows and Whys

Get Cape's second album, Searching for the Hows and Whys was released on 10 March 2008.[6] It features guest vocals from Kate Nash on the track, "Better Things".[7] The album also features Billy Bragg on "Interlude".[8] "Waiting for the Monster to Drown" was released as a free download via Get Cape's official website and MySpace on 7 December 2007. The first single released from the album was "Find The Time" which was released on 3 March 2008, and reached number 33 on the UK Top 40 Chart.

On 24 March 2008, he performed on Hollyoaks as part of a gig staged in the village.

Unnamed Covers EP

On 21 August 2008, in a press conference in anticipation of the Reading Festival, it was announced that Get Cape would be entering the studio to record an as yet untitled covers album. Although the track listing was not disclosed, Sam has hinted that the EP would include a cover of Sir Lancelot and The Black Knight, originally performed by Yes keyboard maestro, Rick Wakeman on his critically acclaimed concept album The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Duckworth also confirmed that bass duties on the EP would be handled by Anders Iwers, current touring bassist for Swedish black metallers Tiamat. However, some concern has been raised amongst fans over Get Cape's choice of producer, currently touted to be Darko Dimitrov, a little known Macedonia mixmaster, best known for his efforts on Macedonia's 2006 Eurovision Song Contest Entry.

Personal life

Duckworth is well known for his debating and love for a variety of different musical styles. Of late he has been guesting on the debut full length from Southend based Post rockers 'Between the screams'. The album should see a release early 09. He has had run-ins with the British National Party after a racist attack in a nightclub two years ago, and has since become an avid supporter of Love Music Hate Racism.[9] He is also a Fairtrade supporter.[10]

Musical style and influences

Dunkworth's main influences are drawn from Black Metal, Death Metal, and Grindcore,[11] with Dani Filth cited as a major influence.[12] His musical tastes take in a range of music, with artists such as Dimmu Borgir (who produced his second album), Black Polaris, Job For A Cowboy, Gorerotted and Morbid Angel among his favourites.[13][9]
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Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

  • "I-Spy"/"Call Me Ishmael" (Atlantic Records, 2006)
  • "Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager (Part One)" (Atlantic Records, 2006) #38 UK
  • "War of the Worlds" (Atlantic Records, 2006) #39 UK
  • "I-Spy" (Atlantic Records, March 2007) #37 UK
  • "Find the Time" (Atlantic Records, March 2008) #33 UK
  • "Keep Singing Out" (Atlantic Records, 19th May 2008)

Demos

  • Demo 1 (2-track demo, self-released, 2004)

Music videos

As of August 2006, four Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly songs have music videos featured on MTV2, VH1 and E4 music.

"I Spy" is somewhat a spoof of a British Saturday morning kids show. Where Dunkworth is introduced by a creature that looks like one of the Fimbles and so continues to play on a seat surrounded by kids and various other characters like a stereotypical popstar.

"Call Me Ishmael" depicts an "escape" from everyday work, showing different people from different careers entering an underground tunnel network, along with Dunkworth. At the end of the video, Dunkworth emerges in a Job Centre, and is promptly asked by an employee to "Take a Number and a seat, please"; an anti-climax to the up-beat feeling of the rest of the song.

"Chronicles of a Bohemian Teenager, Part One" (Chronicles for short) depicts Sam Dunkworth with other band members playing in a casual environment, inside of a house — wherein it is later revealed that a number of red strings lead into. The bulk of the video consists of various people from different walks of life following one of these strings into the house. At this point, the crescendo of the song kicks in, and a more gig/party like atmosphere is assumed. The video ends by depicting the "morning after" with many people asleep, and Slam Dunkworth still playing into a phone, quietly, next to a huge ball of red string.

"War of the Worlds" shows Dunkworth in a warehouse sitting singing the song whilst workers busy themselves setting up poles in which their function are not known until the climax of the song, at which point they explode around Dunkworth and spew out various colours of paint.

Other contributors

Although not a band in the conventional sense, musicians who perform live with GCWCF are:

Mike Glenister - Cornet
Andy Theakstone - Drums
Gavin Fitzjohn - Trumpet, Sax, Vests
Jamie Allen - Bass


References

  1. ^ ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
  2. ^ BBC - T in the Park 2008 - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
  3. ^ "Get Cape Wear Cape Fly Profile". Guardian Unlimited. Guardian News and Media Limited.
  4. ^ BBC - Electric Proms - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
  5. ^ BBC - Glastonbury 2007 - Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
  6. ^ 101CD.com: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly / Searching For The Hows And Whys - Indie & Punk CDs - Free Delivery
  7. ^ GIGWISE, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly - 'Searching For The Hows And Whys' (Atlantic) Released 03/03/07
  8. ^ Get Cape,Wear Cape. Fly - Searching For the Hows and Whys - Music-News.com
  9. ^ a b Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (2008) "Interview: Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly", Click Music
  10. ^ "Oxfam campaign with Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly", Oxfam, April 2007
  11. ^ Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly at Zaavi
  12. ^ Official biography
  13. ^ Cummings, Bill (2006) "Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly", God Is In The TV

See also

External links

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