Herman Düne

Herman Düne is a French group from Paris established in 1999 as a trio with brothers David-Ivar and André Benouaisch (both brothers born in Paris to a Swedish mother and Moroccan father) singing and writing, and drummer Omé, David Ivar's childhood friend. In 2000, they released their debut album, They Go To The Woods. In 2001, drummer Neman joined Herman Dune for their following albums, Switzerland Heritage, Mash Concrete Metal Mushroom, Mas Cambios, and Not On Top. Herman Dune then released Giant in 2006, Next Year In Zion in 2008, and Strange Moosic in 2011. In 2006, Andre left the band after recording songs for Giant. 
After a hiatus and relocation to San Pedro, Los Angeles in 2015, David Ivar released Sweet Thursday on Santa Cruz Records and Santa Cruz Gold on Santa Cruz Records, both in 2018. Between 2013 and 2018, while still performing as Herman Dune, David Ivar also performed as Black Yaya, with the eponymous album Black Yaya and the album Rattle Snake, a concept album about Bonnie and Clyde. Since 2006, André has been pursuing his own solo career as Stanley Brinks. Omé earned his MD and PhD and works as a physician at Hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard in Paris. Néman is the frontman of the band Zombie Zombie.
== Links to Peel ==
In an 2007 interview with the SXP website, David and Neman acknowledged the importance of John Peel in their career: 
SXP: I came to you through John Peel
Neman: Without John Peel we wouldn't have the chance to play in England and have people follow us. Without any record label behind us he just decided he liked us and it was: any time you guys want to come back, you can. We can't be thankful enough.
SXP: I wondered if the fact that we don't have people like him championing you or your type of music now makes it harder to broaden your audience?
David: Well, John Peel was a great man I think. He would play our records [and] he didn't even care if it has been released already or if it was on a label in England or if it was just a CD-R. It wasn't intended as a promotional thing and he played it to have a good radio show, which he succeeded to do. He always asked for exclusive songs for the sessions so it's not promotion for an album. It's a lot more helpful in getting your record across to have it played on mainstream radio: that would be a good tool to widen an audience. But the fact that we met John Peel and he had us on his show is great.
Neman: It was also a chance to have good quality recordings in the BBC studios. That was the idea of our new album too. We recorded it the same way as when we recorded Peel sessions, everything's recorded live, and I think we got it from him.
David: It's his fault! The last session we recorded sounded very good; it was with the producer who produced the Hefner records. We had a soundproof booth for the vocals and the guitar, and of course it's the BBC so it's the best microphones you can find and we were like: we should have an album that sounds this way because we have all those sessions and they sound better than our albums.
Neman: I think we even asked them if we could record it there but you can't.
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
* 2000 Festive Fifty: Drug Dealer In The Park #31
== Sessions ==
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1. Recorded: 2000-09-03. Broadcast: 10 October 2000. Repeated: 15 March 2001
*Numbers 3 / Don't Look Too Deep Into My Eyes / How Things Slide / Stealing The Bride (Part 1) / Lazy Boys (Don't Stand A Chance)
2. Recorded: 2000-12-21. Broadcast: 21 December 2000
*Channukah In Florida / unknown title
3. Recorded: 2002-02-17. Broadcast: 11 September 2002
*The Static Comes From My Broken Down Heart / Stick Around / Your Favourite Song / Catcher In The Rye / If Someone Loves You
4. Recorded: 2002-05-15. Broadcast: 15 May 2002
*Garden Song / Sticky Fingers / Red Blue Eyes / Little Architect / Big Bad Man / Expect The Unexpected / Going To Everglades / Herman Dune Rider / Teddy Monkey Bear / Songs About Songwriting Suck / With A Tankful Of Gas (encore)
5. Recorded: 2003-01-08. Broadcast: 29 January 2003
*Run Like Crazy / Dust Off Your Heart / What Are You / The Neighbours / Air Drum To Pavement
6. Recorded: 2003-05-15. Broadcast: 15 May 2003
*Songs For The Family / Wake Up To The World / At Your Luau / Nothing Here / Lover Lover / Your Priorities / HD-Rider / Show Me The Roof / Winners Lose
7. Recorded: 2004-01-08. Broadcast: 05 February 2004
*Sheer Wonder Baby / Drop Of Dew / Time Of Glory/NYC / Pet Rabbit / Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow
== Other Shows Played ==
;2000
*thumb|330x330px01 August 2000: Shakespeare And North Hoyne (EP - Between The Little Houses) Prohibited
*09 August 2000: 'Drug Dealer in the Park' (LP - 'Turn Off The Light') Prohibited
*10 August 2000: 'I Do The Crab Walk' (LP - 'Turn Off The Light') Prohibited
*10 August 2000: 'Ulrika's Body' (LP - 'Turn Off The Light') Prohibited
*15 August 2000: 'Ulrika's Body' (LP - 'Turn Off The Light') Prohibited
*16 August 2000:  'You're So Far From Me' (LP - 'Turn Off The Light') Prohibited
*20 August 2000 (BBC World Service): I Do The Crabwalk (CD - Turn Off The Light) Prohibited
*20 August 2000 (BBC World Service): Ulrika's Body (CD - Turn Off The Light) Prohibited
*30 August 2000: Drug-Dealer in the Park (CD – Turn Off The Light) Prohibited
*28 September 2000 (Radio Eins): Ulrika's Body (CD - Turn Off The Light) Prohibited
*November 2000 (FSK): A Hundred Times Better (CD - Turn Off The Light) Prohibited
*27 December 2000:  'The Backyard Berries (7 inch EP-15 Trapped In A Fire)' (Prohibited)
*27 December 2000: 'Drug-Dealer In The Park (CD-Turn Off The Light)' (Prohibited) FF #31
;2001
*thumb|330x330px07 January 2001 (BFBS): 'The Backyard Berries (CDS-Fire (EP))' (Prohibited)
*18 January 2001 (Radio Eins): Early Morning Chocolate At Jack & Jill's (7" - Money-Makers On My Back) Suut
*23 January 2001: Early Morning Chocolate At Jack & Jill's (7" - Money-Makers On My Back) Suut
*24 January 2001: Just Like That (CD - Fire EP) Prohibited
*01 February 2001 (Radio Eins): Just Like That (CD - Fire EP) Prohibited
*26 June 2001: They Go To The Woods (CD - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*27 June 2001: By The Door Of The Temple (CD - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*28 June 2001: From German Streets (CD - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*28 June 2001 (Radio Eins): They Go To The Woods (CD - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*28 June 2001 (Radio Eins): From German Streets (CD - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*June 2001 (FSK): From German Streets (CD - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*05 July 2001: I Look At You At Night (CD - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*05 July 2001 (Radio Eins): The Right Path Lays Open Before Me (CD - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*11 July 2001: Strange Plot (LP - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*12 July 2001 (Radio Eins): Strange Plot (LP - They Go To The Woods) Shrimper
*20 November 2001: 'Two Crows' (LP 'Switzerland Heritage') Prohibited
*November 2001 (FSK): Two Crows (CD - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*02 December 2001 (BBC World Service): Two Crows (album - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*04 December 2001: HD Rider (LP - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*05 December 2001: The Speed Of A Star (LP - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*06 December 2001: Blinded (LP - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*06 December 2001 (Radio Eins): The Speed Of A Star (LP - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
;2002
*thumb|330x330px10 January 2002: Going To Everglades album - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*10 January 2002 (Radio Eins): Going To Everglades (album - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*24 January 2002: Not Knowing (album - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*31 January 2002 (Radio Eins): With A Tankful Of Gas (album - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*05 February 2002: With A Tankful Of Gas (album - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*21 February 2002: Expect The Unexpected (LP – Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*21 February 2002 (Radio Eins): Not Knowing (album - Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*21 February 2002 (Radio Mafia): Expect The Unexpected (LP – Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*06 March 2002 (Radio Mafia): Expect The Unexpected (LP – Switzerland Heritage) Prohibited
*14 May 2002: That Woman Is A Murderess (LP – The Whys And Hows Of Herman Düne And Cerberus Shoal) North East Indie
*21 May 2002: I Want A Woman (split LP – The Whys And Hows Of Herman Düne And Cerberus Shoal) North East Indie
*30 May 2002 (Radio Eins): I Want A Woman (split LP – The Whys And Hows Of Herman Düne And Cerberus Shoal) North East Indie
*06 June 2002 (Radio Eins): A Sight For Soul Eyes (split LP – The Whys And Hows Of Herman Düne And Cerberus Shoal) North East Indie
*13 June 2002 (Radio Eins): A Sight For Soul Eyes (split LP – The Whys And Hows Of Herman Düne And Cerberus Shoal) North East Indie
*17 December 2002: Her Name Was Xmas (Various LP - Get Thee Behind Me Santa) Puppy Dog
;2003
*thumb|330x330px20 May 2003: Show Me The Roof (LP - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
*22 May 2003: With A Fistful Of Faith (LP - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
*29 May 2003 (Radio Eins): With A Fistful Of Faith (LP - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
*17 June 2003: In August (LP - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
*19 June 2003 (Radio Eins): I Want A Woman (split LP – The Whys And Hows Of Herman Düne And Cerberus Shoal) North East Indie
*25 June 2003: My Friends Kill My Folks (LP - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
*10 July 2003: The Static Comes From My Broken Heart (LP - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
*10 July 2003 (Radio Eins): The Static Comes From My Broken Heart (LP - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
*30 July 2003: So Not What I Wanted (CD - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
*28 August 2003 (Radio Eins): 'With A Fistful Of Faith (CD-Mas Cambios)' (Track & Field)
*August 2003 (FSK): So Not What I Wanted (CD - Mas Cambios) Track & Field
== See Also ==
* August 2000 (Peel's Record Box)
*January 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*December 2001 (Peel's Record Box)
*January 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*February 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*May 2002 (Peel's Record Box)
*June 2003 (Peel's Record Box)
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