Eric Duncan is one half of the fantastic Rub ‘n’ Tug duo (With Thomas Bullock), has had collaborative releases under monikers Still Going and How & Why? and more recently branched out solo style with some quite stunning pieces of music as Dr. Dunks.
We recently caught up with Eric and couldn’t resist firing a few quick fire questions in his direction.
Being ever the gent, here’s what Eric had to say:
Cosmic Disco: Where did you grow up as a child and what are your earliest musical memories?
Los Angeles. Music was always around since i can remember. 1000?s of records & parties at the house.
Me snatching beers off the tables when i was real little, before 5 years old almost every weekend either my parents or their friends would have a party and i would be around.
This was early 70?s action.
Cosmic Disco: Haha, so the drinking/partying started early on then… ;-) So, when was it you first started to play around with music production? Were you in any high school bands as a teenager? What artists/groups were you listening to during your formative years?
OK… Well, as far as music groups/artists in the early 80?s I was into lots of different stuff.
Breaking and popping was just happening in Los Angeles so the music that went with that was around. Things like Soulsonic and other cool electro instrumentals that i don’t remember the names of but also the rock stuff.
I remember goin’ up to the local record store ‘Rainbow Records’ in Silver Lake in 1983 and buying The Clash ‘Combat Rock’ album when it came out. I got it for my 6th grade graduation party at school that week but it got vetoed in favor of Midnight Star ‘No Parking on the Dance Floor’ fair enough…
