Duncan Dhu was one of the most popular English bands that emerged in the 80s from San Sebastián (Guipúzcoa, Spain) formed on August 4, 1984 following the merger of the main panelists Aristocats and The Dalton. Its original members were: Venezuelan English descent
Mikel Erentxun Acosta (lead singer of the group hitherto Aristocats), Diego Vasallo Barruso
(vocalist and bassist The Dalton) and Juan Ramón Viles Mitxelena (guitar and drums of Dalton .)
The group's name refers to a character in "The Adventures of
David Balfour (Kidnapped)" (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson:
Duncan Dhu was the head of a Scottish clan Mikel fascinated in those years . His early style was based on a pop-rock sound and simple with touches of rockabilly contrasted with the radical rock scene of the moment Donostia. Offer their first live performances by some bars in San Sebastian, the first of which occur in the bar Txirristra. In the radio program New factories Duncan Sheik recorded his first demo, with Diego and Mike travel to Madrid to deliver it to the record.
In 1985 they recorded their first album, For Scottish Highlands, a mini-lp. And a year later songs (both produced by Paco Trinidad), with whose subjects achieved great popularity and managed to sell over 175,000 copies. Its theme was declared hundred gulls single of the year by many radio stations.
This was followed in 1987
's cry time with 400,000 copies sold, which makes it the best selling English group in 1987 with singles like "Somewhere
" or "
A Parisian street." On this album, the producer Paco Trinidad decides that Duncan Dhu not record the instumentación, which created great tension between the producer and the group. Group members are limited to the vocals and chorus. The rest is recorded in studio by musicians such as Luis Lozano and Enrique Mateu de Villavicencio. As a result of the clashes emerged, the relationship with Paco Trinidad break after recording this album.
In 1989, published forgotten recordings, containing B-sides and songs unpublished. Form a limited edition LP of 50,000 copies. At this time, the trio became a duo after the departure of Juan Ramon Viles. Relations with Juanra had deteriorated significantly. Mike and Diego claimed as the reason Juanra lack of interest by testing and running of a concert because he wanted to play. However, Mike and Diego was invited to participate in the business side, rather than rejected. "I ended up in court. The relationship raved, "Viles recalled recently. Juanra version on his departure is reflected in the book "Duncan Dhu Chronicles of a successful 1984-89," published in 2006, which tells the story of the group, Over the years he was part of it.
This is the video of which has undoubtedly been his best known songs and famous around the world, somewhere:
Axel F is the electronic instrumental theme from the movie Beverly Hills Cop, 1984 by Harold Faltermeyer . He was on top in the charts in 1985 and remains a popular remix. Mixtures of "Axel F" was crowned the European pop charts in 2003 and again in 2005 with the song "Crazy Frog". Beverly Hills Cop addition, as a soundtrack, the song also appears on the 1988 album of F. Harold Faltermeyer as an extra. Reportedly, Faltermeyer was against including it, but MCA persisted, and became his most remarkable track. 
