{"product_id":"membranes-dark-matter-dark-energy-2lp-clear","title":"MEMBRANES - Dark Matter\/Dark Energy [2LP Clear]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: 2LP(CLEAR)\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: LTW032\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0604565893413\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 29 Nov 2024\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Punk\/Hardcore\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery Limited 2LP Clear Vinyl Edition  and 2LP Pink Teardrop within Black. Both Non-Returnable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Membranes released their first album for 25 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe album which will be launched in December with gigs at the Albert Hall in Manchester and Shepherds Bush Empire in London was inspired by Membranes’ John Robb, meeting John Incandela the head scientist from the CERN project at a TEDx talk they were both giving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIncandela 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe band toured the album around the world, supporting The Stranglers, The Sisters Of Mercy, and Mark Lanegan, who called the Membranes one of his favourite all-time post-punk bands and said that ‘John Robb is a legend - I’m truly honored to know him’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Membranes were formed in Blackpool in the late seventies and were big John Peel and music press favourites 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn 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. He is currently working on his mémoires and a new Membranes album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklist:\u003cbr\u003eSide 1 : 1 The Universe Explodes Into A Billion Photons Of Pure White Light 2 Do The Supernova 3 21st Century Man 4 Money Is Dust\u003cbr\u003eSide 2 : 1 The Multiverse Suite 2 Space Junk 3 Dark Matter 4 If You Enter The Arena You’ve Got To Be Prepared To Deal With The Lions\u003cbr\u003eSide 3 : 1 In The Graveyard 2 Hail To The Lovers 3 Magic Eye (To See The Sky)\u003cbr\u003eSide 4 :  1 5776 (The Breathing Song) 2 Dark Energy 3 The Hum Of The Universe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo coincide with the album's release Membranes, have two gigs.\u003cbr\u003eSaturday 7th December O2 Shepherds Bush Empire (with Chameleons) \u003cbr\u003eSaturday 14th December The Albert Hall, Manchester (with Chameleons)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReviews\u003cbr\u003eThe Quietus: “a fabulously infernal racket is life-affirming stuff.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrowned In Sound: “both cerebral and pile-drivingly uncompromising in its musical and lyrical attack.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRecord Collector: “among Robb and Co’s most sonically sublime recordings to date.”\u003cbr\u003eAllMusic: “they get the sound and attitude right: aggressive, energetic, and more than a little bit insane as the music pounds, slashes, and throbs”\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"The Membranes - Do The Supernova\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CdX9AQgDDwc\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"The Membranes - If You Enter The Arena, You've Got To Be Prepared To Deal With The Lions\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Oj-qk7W4FME\" height=\"360\" width=\"640\" allowfullscreen=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" frameborder=\"0\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louder Than War","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44499121930396,"sku":"LTW032","price":34.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/LTW032_e0857b89-4169-4ce9-9045-514bf1ae6181.jpg?v=1727981250","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/membranes-dark-matter-dark-energy-2lp-clear","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}