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Herman Dune

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Origin
  
Paris, France

Years active
  
1999–present

Past members
  
André Herman Düne Omé

Members
  
Black Yaya, Herman Dune

Genres
  
Folk rock

Website
  
Official Site

Genre
  
Folk rock

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Record labels
  
Everloving Records, Shrimper Records, The Track & Field Organisation

Albums
  
Strange Moosic, Mas Cambios, Next Year in Zion, Giant, Not on Top

Profiles

Herman Dune (originally Herman Düne) is a French duo, formed in 1999. Originally a trio, the band now consists of David-Ivar Herman Dune (guitars and vocals), and Néman Herman Dune (drums and sometimes backing vocals). Néman, who is from Switzerland, replaced former drummer Omé in early 2001. On 13 December 2006, André Herman Dune played his last show with the band, and subsequently changed his name to Stanley Brinks. With Andre's departure, the umlaut was dropped from the name. The band is often joined by other musicians on live performances.

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Some of Herman Dune's influences include: Leiber & Stoller, Chuck Berry, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Jonathan Richman and Carole King.

Herman Dune have worked with several other bands and singers such as Turner Cody, Julie Doiron, Leah Hayes, Laura Hoch and the Wave Pictures.

The band is often mistaken as being Swedish, probably because André and David have a Swedish mother. In an interview in the Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet Néman says "The band is French." David continues: "Yes, the confusion about our origin is because people are good at making things up. And we have never fought the rumours. I lived in USA for a while, and all of a sudden the band was American."

In addition to the band's own albums, its members have worked on many side projects, including Kungen, Ben Haschish, Ben Dope, John Trawlings, Fountain Boats, Satan's Fingers, and Fast Ganz. They have also played as the backing band for recordings by Julie Doiron (ex-Eric's Trip) and Kimya Dawson (ex-Moldy Peaches). Both André and David-Ivar have also released numerous solo CDs (mostly self-released CDRs). André and David-Ivar each contributed a song to the 2006 album by Françoiz Breut, Une Saison Volée. In 2006 he did a Take-Away Show video session shot by Vincent Moon.

This song 'I Wish That I Could See You Soon' was #89 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 Best Songs of 2007.

Herman dune perform here it is in tribute to leonard cohen


Albums

  • Turn Off the Light (2000, Prohibited Records)
  • They Go to the Woods (2001, Shrimper Records)
  • Switzerland Heritage (2001, Prohibited Records)
  • The Whys and the Hows of Herman Düne & Cerberus Shoal (with Cerberus Shoal) (2002, North East Indie Records )
  • Mas Cambios (2003, The Track & Field Organisation)
  • Mash Concrete Metal Mushroom (2003, Shrimper Records)
  • Not on Top (2005, The Track & Field Organisation)
  • Giant (2006, Source Etc.)
  • Next Year in Zion (Fall 2008, Source Etc., Everloving Records, Cityslang)
  • Strange Moosic (May 2011, Indie Europe/Zoom)
  • Mariage á Mendoza (2013, Strange Moosic/Gum)
  • Singles

  • Money Makers on My Back (1997, self release)
  • Glow in the Dark EP (1998, Ruminance Records)
  • The Fire EP (2000, Prohibited Records)
  • Between the Little Houses (2001, Prohibited Records)
  • A Wiser Man (2004, Hype City Records)
  • Jackson Heights EP (2005, The Track & Field Organisation)
  • Not on top (2006, The Track & Field Organisation)
  • I Wish That I Could See You Soon (2007, Source Etc.)
  • 1-2-3 / Apple Tree (2008, [2008, Source Etc.)
  • My Home Is Nowhere Without You (2008, Everloving Records)
  • Tell Me Something I Don't Know (2011, Indie Europe/Zoom)
  • Songs

    I Wish That I Could See You SoonGiant · 2006
    My Home Is Nowhere Without YouNext Year in Zion · 2008
    Tell Me Something I Don't KnowStrange Moosic · 2011

    References

    Herman Dune Wikipedia