1. Rusty Gold from Point Lo

$9.90 or $0.99/song on iTunes

$12.49 or $1.69/song on Microsoft

"It’s mainly Indie folk/rock in genre with an interesting and eclectic mix of styles and influences ranging from the story telling of Paul Kelly and Weddings Parties Anything, through to the Country/rock of Tom Petty and Jeff Tweedy and even to the darkness of Nick Cave.

Dugald Anthony writes all but one of the tracks on the disc and the other is by guitarist and harpist Sean Ogilvie.

All the tracks are good and some are standouts.

The opener Here is Your Man sets a solid platform and it’s quickly followed by one of my favourite tracks This Is Where.

Old Man Crow has Dugald sounding like Wilko’s Jeff Tweedy and features some nice harp work from Sean while Cowboy in The Rain heralds in a shift in mood that takes us through Dead Man Walking and culminates in Send Him Back where there is often an undertone of Nick Cave like blackness and menace.

However, they have saved the best for last. If I Can’t Have You opens with a Paul Kelly like musical motif but quickly develops into a powerful rocker. The distorted tin can sounding vocal is very effective over the driving rhythm as the song churns toward its conclusion.

Some of the more interesting stuff I’ve heard this year is by independent artists and this CD falls neatly into that category."

From review by Ian Phillips, in the PS News Nov 2015

2. Hi Point Lo

Released in 2014, this CD continues the rise of this band.

12 original songs, recorded in Alstonville and Brisbane.

This is their second CD - " Hi Point Lo " - and included guest artist collaborations with a number of leading Straddie and Mainland musicians.

Available by contacting us, or at the Green Room, or Coffee at cylinders for $15 each (or pay $20 and also get the first CD - Rusty Gold) + Postage/handling.

3. Point Lo Blues

Released in 2015, this CD gets right in the pocket and drives out some sweet but of beat style blues..

11 original songs, recorded in Alstonville and Brisbane.

This is their third CD - and once again includes guest artist collaborations with girl backups/harmonies, and ripping guitar solos..

Available by contacting us, or at the Green Room, or Coffee at cylinders for $15 each (or pay $50 and get all 5 CD's) + Postage/handling.

4. High Point LOnesome

Released in 2016, this CD puts us right there next to the campfire, telling stories of love, truck drivers and murder.

12 original songs, recorded in Alstonville and Brisbane.

This is the fourth CD - and once again includes guest artist collaborations with girl backups/harmonies, and ripping guitar tone and solos.

Available by contacting us, or at the Green Room, or Coffee at cylinders for $15 each (or pay $50 and get all 5 CD's) + Postage/handling.

5. Drift - Surf music CD released November 2017

Released in 2017, this CD puts us right under the lip of the surf genre. From Dirk Dale, to the Surfaris.

10 original surf influenced songs, recorded in Rous Mill and Brisbane.

This is the fith CD in as many years - and once again includes guest artist collaborations with girl backups/harmonies, and ripping guitar tone and solos.

Available by contacting us, or at the Green Room, or Coffee at cylinders for $15 each (or pay $50 and get all 5 CD's) + Postage/handling.

6. Dugalds Solo CD

While Dugald has always been the main songwriter of the collective, on These Golden Days he's had the space and control to refine his song writing craft even further.

At least three songs amongst the nine very good tacks on the disc stand out as being some the best he's written so far.

Blue Satellite opens the album. It's an up tempo 'love lost' song with a chorus; "we're just two lost and lonely blue satellites" but on a positive note the lyrics suggest that you never know what might happen when their two orbits next coincide.

The production is big and luscious.

Loving You is a great blues ballad, replete with falsetto vocals and lots of space in the mix, and Summer Sun is another moving ballad this time about new found love.

There's an element of refinement and polish to the writing and recording in these tracks that suggests there's a lot more to come and I can't wait for the next instalment.

I have spent many years working in and around the music industry and I appreciate the skill and dedication that goes in to producing and recording original music and I applaud Dugald and all his mates for their efforts.

The albums are available from stirlingduke.bandcamp.com

7. Point Lo Fever - Disco / Soul / Roots November 2019

Review by Ian Phillips
HTTPS://PSNEWS.COM.AU/2020/01/20/POINT-LO-FEVER/

Dugald and the team are a constant source of wonder to me. In the seven albums they have released from their debut (at least to me) of Rusty Gold from Point Lo back in 2013 they have delved into musical genres as diverse as Folk, Country (and Western), Blues/Roots, Surf, and even a little Garage/Grunge and now it's the turn of Disco.

Now, I have to be honest and say that disco is not one of my favourite musical forms, but in the hands of the Mama-dukes, I still found plenty to like.

The opening track, Feel The Love, gives us a taste of what's to come as the disco beat sets the tempo.

On this album their trademark guitar-driven sound is often replaced by synths and rhythm machines but the sound is still unmistakably Mama-dukes.

As per usual there are some cracking songs on the disc. I love the funky bass-lines of Ma Cherie, Booty Call and Stand As One and the album ends on a high with Coming For You.

Over the years I've noticed how the collective has become more sophisticated in their song writing and recording processes
Many of the songs on this album deviate from the simple verse-verse-chorus-verse approach of earlier material to involve complex melodic and rhythmic changes that provide additional interest for the listener.

There are some deviations from the dance theme on the album. Sugar Brown, while a nice love song, isn't really a dance track (unless you include slow cheek to cheek canoodling) and Through The Top, while having disco overlays, is really an edgy bluesy rock track.

However, these are trifling issues when you consider the breadth and depth of the Mama-dukes vision and output.

When you consider that these folk are not full-time professional musicians but ordinary people that have to juggle their musical passions with more prosaic things, such as earning a living, then what they have achieved is truly remarkable.

8. Point Lo Carport - Garage November 2020

Garage music with a touch of Carport

https://psnews.com.au/2021/01/18/point-lo-carport/?state=aps
18 January, 2021
Reviewed by Ian Phillips.
By The Mama-dukes featuring the MoTronics, Independent 2020.

Point Lo Carport is the seventh album that I’ve reviewed, (eight including the solo album from Mama-dukes front man and main songwriter Dugald Anthony which was a really good album), and with each release I comment on the improving quality of both the performances and songwriting.

From their first album, Rusty Gold From Point Lo (2013), through to their latest release there has been a consistent communal vibe to their output.

Space has been provided for each member of the collective to have their moment in the spotlight.

While this approach is commendable it has naturally led to some inconsistency in songwriting quality within the albums.

As someone who has spent a good deal of his life working in bands I can tell you that this communal working method is not a common approach and The Mama-dukes are to be commended for their long-term commitment to the process.

Most bands are dictatorships, some enlightened and mostly benign – but many are uneasy alliances that burn brightly for a short period of time before differing artistic temperaments tear them asunder.

While there have been personnel changes within the Mama-dukes the core group of Dugald Anthony, Sean Ogilvie, Chris Hutton, Steve Reynolds, Rod Osbaldston and Scott Whitby have remained intact and developed a strong working relationship.

While I applaud the commitment to communal involvement and ownership there are some musical downsides that may arise.

The strength of Lennon and McCartney’s writing meant that George Harrison was mostly limited to one track an album and there is no doubt that Dugald is the strongest and most consistent songwriter in the Mama-dukes however Sean Ogilvie has come to the fore on this album.

The opening track, Real Deal, sets a high standard and his other songs: Drip Feed You Love, Changing My Mind and Come Back are also strong.

Point Lo Carport is the most consistent album that the boys have released so far and it led me to contemplate what tracks a best-of album would contain.

A hard-nosed approach of selecting only the best songs from their growing catalogue to release in one package could reap some rewards.

9. Patina Glow (Volume I) - November 2021

A prospectors guide to the music of: The Mama~dukes featuring The MoTronics

2021 has proved to be yet another crazy year for musicians, families, friends and fans locked down, locked apart and dealing with constantly shifting circumstances.
Given these challenging times, The Mama~dukes and The MoTronics decided to release their first Compilation album tapping into a widescreen panorama of musical genres and storytelling from their 7 album back catalogue of songs (2013-2020)

To complete this special 2021 Compilation series PaTina gLOw - Volume II and Volume III - will be released to bring in a brighter 2022.

And finally for this 3 CD compilation, a special shout out of love and thanks to honour all the amazing musicians who generously shared their time, good camaraderie and inspired musical contributions to our sonic adventures during the past 8 years.
If you enjoy our music … share the love and Happy almost Xmas to you all! ?
Dugald, Sean & The MoTs
XXx

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