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In 2015, Membranes released their first album for 25 years. It was a critically acclaimed double album about life, death, and the universe. An ambitious work, it became the band's best-selling album in a long and unconventional career. Dark Matter / Dark Energy was both the band's critically acclaimed return and best-selling release and, due to public demand, it is now reissued as a double vinyl album in stunning and experimental, ground-breaking new artwork and packaging. The album was inspired by Membranes' John Robb, meeting John Incandela the head scientist from the CERN project at a TEDx talk they were both giving. Incandela had just completed his work on the Higgs Boson particle project, and Robb became friends with him and other scientists from the project. Their conversations about the universe were mind-blowing, and the album attempted to capture these in musical form. The band toured the album around the world, supporting The Stranglers, The Sisters Of Mercy, and Mark Lanegan, who called the Membranes one of his favorite all-time post-punk bands and said that "John Robb is a legend -- I'm truly honored to know him." The Membranes were formed in Blackpool in the late seventies and were big John Peel and music press favorites with their innovative bass driven discordant "Death To Trad Rock" sound providing a template and influence for many bands over the years including Big Black, Mercury Rev, The Wedding Present and even the likes of the Lambchop who covered them. John Robb is also a well-known face on TV and radio as well as running the Louder Than War music and culture website and writing best-selling books like Punk Rock - An Oral History and The Art Of Darkness - The History Of Goth. The new edition of the album comes in revolutionary and stunning new artwork gatefold sleeve, complete with lyric sheet, and a poster of the original album cover, all of which captures its interstellar themes.
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Pink color vinyl version. In 2015, Membranes released their first album for 25 years. It was a critically acclaimed double album about life, death, and the universe. An ambitious work, it became the band's best-selling album in a long and unconventional career. Dark Matter / Dark Energy was both the band's critically acclaimed return and best-selling release and, due to public demand, it is now reissued as a double vinyl album in stunning and experimental, ground-breaking new artwork and packaging. The album was inspired by Membranes' John Robb, meeting John Incandela the head scientist from the CERN project at a TEDx talk they were both giving. Incandela had just completed his work on the Higgs Boson particle project, and Robb became friends with him and other scientists from the project. Their conversations about the universe were mind-blowing, and the album attempted to capture these in musical form. The band toured the album around the world, supporting The Stranglers, The Sisters Of Mercy, and Mark Lanegan, who called the Membranes one of his favorite all-time post-punk bands and said that "John Robb is a legend -- I'm truly honored to know him." The Membranes were formed in Blackpool in the late seventies and were big John Peel and music press favorites with their innovative bass driven discordant "Death To Trad Rock" sound providing a template and influence for many bands over the years including Big Black, Mercury Rev, The Wedding Present and even the likes of the Lambchop who covered them. John Robb is also a well-known face on TV and radio as well as running the Louder Than War music and culture website and writing best-selling books like Punk Rock - An Oral History and The Art Of Darkness - The History Of Goth. The new edition of the album comes in revolutionary and stunning new artwork gatefold sleeve, complete with lyric sheet, and a poster of the original album cover, all of which captures its interstellar themes.
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Double LP version. "The new double album from the influential UK post punk band Membranes fronted by John Robb -- and their first to feature a choir, adding a dark and thrilling epic edge to their songs. Follows the success of 2015's critically acclaimed Dark Matter/Dark Energy (made following their return after 20 years), which was a 6music favourite and received positive reviews across the world. The album's environmental theme was inspired by a conversation with fellow nature and post punk fan Chris Packham (who guests on the album), about the beauty and violence of nature and the transient nature of life and love. Sixteen epic, powerful and darkly romantic songs of powerful, epic post punk with several tracks using the BIMM. Boasts adventures into krautrock, dark dub, off kilter rhythms, death disco, tribal, dark opera, neo-classical and apocalyptic bass driven noise. Featuring guests such as 84-year old folk singer legend Shirley Collins, the original punk icon Jordan and Kirk Brandon from Theatre Of Hate."
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"The new double album from the influential UK post punk band Membranes fronted by John Robb -- and their first to feature a choir, adding a dark and thrilling epic edge to their songs. Follows the success of 2015's critically acclaimed Dark Matter/Dark Energy (made following their return after 20 years), which was a 6music favourite and received positive reviews across the world. The album's environmental theme was inspired by a conversation with fellow nature and post punk fan Chris Packham (who guests on the album), about the beauty and violence of nature and the transient nature of life and love. Sixteen epic, powerful and darkly romantic songs of powerful, epic post punk with several tracks using the BIMM. Boasts adventures into krautrock, dark dub, off kilter rhythms, death disco, tribal, dark opera, neo-classical and apocalyptic bass driven noise. Featuring guests such as 84-year old folk singer legend Shirley Collins, the original punk icon Jordan and Kirk Brandon from Theatre Of Hate."
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Double LP version. Gatefold sleeve. The Membranes released their first album in 26 years with the critically acclaimed Dark Matter/Dark Energy (2015). The album received great reviews all over the world and lots of radio play. An ambitious album, it was sparked by a meeting between John Robb and the head of the CERN project which inspired the songs about the universe, life and death with the death of Robb's father feeding into the songs. Many fellow musicians and authors also called it their album of the year from author Ian Rankin to Mark Lanegan to the Manic Street Preachers. The Membranes decided on another ambitious project - to remix the whole of the album with special guests. The result is Inner Space/Outer Space - a re-envisioning of the whole album. Remixes by: Manic Street Preachers, Phillip Boa, Mark Lanegan, Clint Mansell, Godflesh, Tunnelmental Assembly, Black Yoga Collective, Reverend And The Makers, Keith Levene, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Youth from Killing Joke, Harry Stafford from Inca Babies, Therapy, In The Nursery, Bartak and Einsturzende Neubauten.
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The Membranes released their first album in 26 years - the critically acclaimed Dark Matter/Dark Energy (2015). The album received great reviews all over the world and lots of radio play. An ambitious album, it was sparked by a meeting between John Robb and the head of the CERN project which inspired the songs about the universe, life and death with the death of Robb's father feeding into the songs. Many fellow musicians and authors also called it their album of the year from author Ian Rankin to Mark Lanegan to the Manic Street Preachers. The Membranes decided on another ambitious project - to remix the whole album with special guests. The result is Inner Space/Outer Space - a re-envisioning of a whole album. Remixes by: James Dean Bradfield from Manic Street Preachers, Mark Lanegan, Phillip Boa, Clint Mansell, Godflesh, Reverend And The Makers, Keith Levene, Youth from Killing Joke, Die Fliedermans, Mark Stewart, Cosey Fanni Tutti, Bartak, Therapy, In The Nursery, Alexander Hacke from Einsturzende Neubauten.
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