Duck Rock
This tour-de-force of turntablism, proto-hip-hop, polyrhythms, and b-boy electro, sprung from the disruptive and fertile mind of punk architect Malcolm McLaren, finally gets the much needed reissue treatment that it so rightly deserves.
Artist: Malcolm McLaren
Genre: 70s & 80s
Label: The state51 Conspiracy
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This 40th anniversary edition of Duck Rock is packed to the gills with remastered audio, reconstructed artwork, and a whole additional disc of remixes and unreleased tracks. McLaren, a sonic antiquarian and impresario, drew in conspirators from around the globe, adding sampling, scratching, skits, panpipes, merengue, and township jive to an already overflowing creative cup. Looking back from four decades on, there is no doubt whatsoever that Duck Rock’s significance has been felt far and wide with artists as diverse as Herbie Hancock, Neneh Cherry, Paul Simon, and Vampire Weekend taking leads from its trailblazing musical collage.
This is the version of Duck Rock that Malcolm McLaren intended to release on the occasion of its 25th anniversary. He personally remastered the tracks and compiled an additional record with 6 tracks which were previously unreleased on vinyl. Unfortunately, he was unable to release it during his lifetime, but in collaboration with Young Kim and the Malcolm McLaren Estate, and licensed by Universal Records, the state51 Conspiracy has managed to reissue it in all its glory in time for the 40th anniversary - right up to the same date: 27th May 2023.
About the artist
Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren was an English impresario, visual artist, musician, and fashion designer. He is best known for promoting and managing the punk rock and new wave bands New York Dolls, Sex Pistols, Adam and the Ants and Bow Wow Wow and as an early commercial architect of the punk subculture.
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- Standard Pressing