First shaking up London's club scene with Kill 'Em All at the Barfly, the Dukes were first to some of this decade's biggest bands. Now a residency at fabric, the night's gone from strength to strength, as are its promoters, the Filthy Dukes who are now both a globe-trotting live band and a lethal DJ duo capable of turning a dancefloor into sweating mush in a matter of records.
With their vibrant club night Kill Em All, the Filthy Dukes have made an individual and indelible impact on the nightlife landscape of London. True pioneers in their own right, Kill Em All first struck a chord at Camden's unassuming Barfly in 2001, after the pair recognised a thirst amongst a public raised on both guitars and electronic music. Bored of the dull notion that the two scenes should be kept separate, the Filthy Dukes (Olly Dixon and Tim Lawton) decided to unite dancefloor-geared DJs with hard-edged scuzzy rockers, and went on a quest for artist that embraced both disciplines.