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That Man Fantastic

Pop Songs For Art Films

About Me

Originally from Manchester England, singer songwriter Stephen Duffy (NOT Tin Tin) now calls Oakland, California home. Having fronted Gaf The Horse in Tears and The Handsome Poets this latest project with a silly name is the culmination of years spent crafting spooky pop music for grown ups. Ably assisted by Bass player David Brooks, Keyboard player Lee Haddad, rhythm guitarist Pierre Yves Louis, backing vocalist Erica Leonard and drummer Lliam Hart this first cd is the album "that I've been dreaming about since I was a kid!!" The recording also features William Duke on guitar, percussion and vocals,Brother Jack Elder on guitars, Randal Mitros on Drums, Dave Demby on bass, Stuart Thomas on piano, and George Ludwig on guitar. The album was mixed and produced by William Duke and Stephen at Erie Street studios in Oakland and is widely available at all the usual online sources.CDBABY LINK for THAT MAN FANTASTIC: POP SONGS FOR ART FILMS --

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Member Since: 5/25/2006
Band Website: thatmanfantastic.com
Band Members:Stephen M. Duffy - vocals, guitars, keys l David A. Brooks - Bass l Lee Haddad - Keys l Pierre Yves Louis - Rhythm Guitar l Lliam Hart - Drums l Erica Leonard - Vocals and Guitar All Photo's by Isabelle Duffy © 2006
Influences: 70's Bowie l Scott Walker l Gabriel Faure l Eric Satie l Bjork l Kraftwerk l Glen Cambell l Brian Wilson l Sigur Ros l Marc Bolan l Portishead l talk talk l Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man l Zero 7 l 1 Giant Leap l Henryk Goreski l Arvo Part l Brian Eno l Wire l Howard Devoto & Magazine l The Buzzcocks l David Sylvian l Isley Brothers l Stevie Wonder l D'Angelo l Elliot Smith l Sinead O'connor- lay down your arms l Leonard Cohen l Brian Wilson l Massive Attack l Anour Brahem l Royksopp l The Normal l Goldfrapp l Andres Segovia l The Moody Blues l Baby Bird l Carl Cox l The Beatles l Miles l Bill Evans l Chavela Vargas l Hectro Berlioz l The Gotan Project l Jason Falkner l John Coltrane and Johhny Hartman l Jose Cura l Lee Scratch Perry l Richard Hawley l Faithless l Imogen heap l The Lovemakers l Handsome Poets l
Sounds Like: POP SONGS FOR ART FILMS
Record Label: Splendid Music
Type of Label: None

My Blog

"....Elegant, unpretentious. Unafraid, adventurous and complex. A tasty little gem..." review

That Man FantasticPop Songs for Art FilmsSplendid MusicGenres: Rock/PopOakland-based That Man Fantastic has released a tasty little gem with Pop Songs for Art Films. The 11-tracks are diverse from on...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 04:03:00 PST

".. a meditation on maturity, contentment, isolation and faded dreams..." -shiffi le soy

That Man FantasticPop Music for Art Films (2006) reviewed by http://shiffilesoy.googlepages.com/homeA select few have been aware of Stephen Duffy's presence in San Francisco music circles since the ea...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Tue, 07 Nov 2006 02:41:00 PST

"...TMF is like taking a bloody brilliant trip while relaxing in a pastel colored jazz lounge..

CD Review December 2006That Man Fantastic .. ..Pop Songs for Art Films..By Marcus PanPop Songs for Art Films Nice and slow, easy and breezy, debut release from Stephen Duffy..s That Man Fantastic, Pop...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Tue, 05 Dec 2006 09:09:00 PST

".. you'll be confused, enchanted, addicted..." www.Onlinerock.com

www.myspace.com/thatmanfantasticThat Man Fantastic..s debut album Pop Songs for Art Films opens with sixties-style layered harmonies, though it..s less Tommy by The Who and more Petra Hayden..s a cape...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 04:00:00 PST

TMF at The Makeout Room Wednesday Dec 13th-win a shirt!!

for a night of delightful pop music come see us playat The Make Out Room in SF on the 13th.. bring your camera, take some snaps and send em over.. if we use them on the website we'll send you a T-shir...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Mon, 04 Dec 2006 02:52:00 PST

FAQs - Legends and Myths finally put to rest

So I get emails all the time from people who have dug up some "fact" or other about me and the band. There are many myths about who I am and who I've played with over the years and I wanted to take t...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:18:00 PST

good bye's and hello's

Goodbye to Randall Mitros who is no longer drumming with that Man Fantastic. We would like to thank him for his great work on the album and wish him every success in the future...Hello to Mark Bernfi...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:01:00 PST

We pulled it off!!

so... somehow... without a single full band rehearsal and with members who'd never even met each other until 9pm that night all due to mad scheduling conflcts, we mangaged to do an entire set with ver...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Sat, 04 Nov 2006 07:35:00 PST

Do you like Kraftwerk?

Hello my name is bastien schwienstieger and I like Kraftwerk. I have heard that Stephen Duffy and his band That Man Fantastic have a pretty damned cool version of one of my favorite kraftwerk songs t...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Wed, 01 Nov 2006 11:25:00 PST

Now Available on iTunes

Yes it's true.. the album is available at your friendly neighborhood iTunes store.. please pick up a copy form there or CDbaby and while you're at it write a review and see what kind of wondrous gifts...
Posted by That Man Fantastic on Thu, 12 Oct 2006 11:53:00 PST