Album Notes

“Sumptuous…deliciously suave and chilled out…” – The Edmonton Journal


Composer/instrumentalist Cris Fehr met vocalist Ellie Chang while teaching in Korea. Weaned on the underground sensibilities that pervade North America throughout the 90’s, Fehr found a different musical climate across the ocean. Influenced by his burgeoning interest in downtempo acts like Massive Attack, Fehr and Chang formed dual.

The two made a go of it in Korea for a couple years playing their brand of laid-back, sensuous grooves on the college circuit, and was courted by several Korean record labels (A-Stars, Dangi, and DMS). Dual performed at Frankfurt’s Musikmesse, released tracks on two compilation albums released by Sony Korea, and landed soundtrack work in Korean and American independent film (Paradise Villa, Close Call).

Upon their return to Edmonton, Canada, dual signed up with local label Shameless Records, which resulted in the 2004 release of their debut full-length, 'Feeling Analog [in a Digital World].' Though its layered, jazzy sound worked as a CD, the disc’s fully electronic production did not make for a compelling live performance. This led to the addition of guitarist Bryan Reichert, drummer Chad Williams, and keyboardist Janis Chow. – review appears courtesy of The Gateway (The University of Alberta, Canada)

”We really want to be cosmopolitan,” says Fehr. “It’s such a global thing,” adds Bryan Reichert. “Ellie has such a soulful voice, we [had] a European electronic sound, then we put it together with the band; I think it’s so unique for Edmonton and Western Canada.” We talked about changing the name,” chuckles drummer Chad Williams. “We racked our brains, but ultimately we decided dual just works.”
- interview appears courtesy of The Edmonton Journal

Dual continues crossing lines with the upcoming sophomore release, no subtitles, which focuses on a more organic sound palette, pushing dual into fresh sonic territory. No Subtitles was produced by dual and mastered by Noah Mintz (Noah has mastered much of Canada's independent music, featuring artists such as the Dears, Broken Social Scene, Stars, Feist, and Death from Above 1979).