{"id":11723,"date":"2019-08-05T18:12:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/skylight.gr\/?p=11723"},"modified":"2019-08-05T18:13:42","modified_gmt":"2019-08-05T18:13:42","slug":"the-membranes-tour-with-mark-lanegan-and-present-a-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/skylight.gr\/index.php\/2019\/08\/05\/the-membranes-tour-with-mark-lanegan-and-present-a-new-video\/","title":{"rendered":"The Membranes tour with Mark Lanegan and present a new video!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

British post-punk pioneers The Membranes<\/strong><\/a> have announced their upcoming European tour supporting Mark Lanegan<\/strong> in support of their new album ‘What Nature Gives\u2026 Nature Takes Away’<\/strong><\/a>, out now on Cherry Red Records<\/strong><\/a>, which has already drawn \u2018best of the year so far\u2019 accolades from press and radio outlets on both sides of the Atlantic. The band\u2019s new opus is the brainchild of frontman, music journalist, author and media pundit John Robb<\/strong><\/a>, who has led Membranes in one form or another for close to 40 years. 
This will be The Membranes most extensive ever touring schedule. A long time supporter of John Robb and The Membranes, Mark Lanegan remixed the band\u2019s 2015 track ‘Dark<\/strong> Energy’<\/strong><\/a> and was one of the new album\u2019s earliest enthusiasts, noting \u201cthis might be even better than \u2018Dark Energy\u2019, it\u2019s fucking insane! Another masterpiece”. 
The tour kicks off on November 11 in Copenhagen and runs through to December 18 in Belfast. It include some auspicious UK dates including the band\u2019s hometown at Manchester O2 and the legendary Roundhouse in London and over two dozen shows across Europe and the UK. The band will be headlining multiple UK dates ahead of touring with Lanegan. 
The band also present their new psychedelic trip of a video for ‘What Nature Gives… Nature Takes Away’<\/strong><\/a>, the album’s title track, created in Berlin by Danielle de Picciotto<\/strong> and her husband Alexander Hacke<\/strong> of Einsturzende Neubauten<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the new video, John Robb<\/strong> says, “Danielle really captures the theme of the song – which is about the transient nature of life and the beauty and cruelty of nature, the hunter and the hunted and the powerful erotic undertows that affect plants and animals! The album has been a game changer for the band and is our most successful yet and is the favourite album of the year for the likes of Mark Lanegan who offered us his autumn tour of Europe which will be great as Lanegan is one of the small coterie of singers we are truly entranced by and a true punk rock spirit.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Foreshadowed by the singles ‘A Strange Perfume’<\/a>,<\/strong>‘A Murmuration of Starlings on Blackpool Pier’<\/strong><\/a> and \u2018Black Is The Colour\u2019<\/strong><\/a>, this dark and brooding double album features psychedelic post-punk soundscapes from the Manchester-based postpunk pioneers, who originally hail from Blackpool. This is their eighth studio album overall and the second since they reformed in 2010 when former support band My Bloody Valentine convinced them to return to the stage for the ATP festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘What Nature Gives\u2026 Nature Takes Away’ is a diverse work with dark, brooding cinematic choir-driven songs about the beauty and violence of nature.  With intriguing conceptual overtones, ambitious musical scope and contributions from the 20-piece BIMM choir<\/strong>, naturalist Chris Packham<\/strong>, punk icon Jordan<\/strong>, revered folk singer Shirley Collins<\/strong> and fellow post-punk veteran Kirk Brandon (Theatre Of Hate), <\/strong>the album has captured imaginations across the modern music spectrum. In the UK the band has received radio play and features from BBC 6 Music, including a Marc Riley session, while also charting with NACC in the USA and Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The album was recorded at 6DB Studio<\/strong><\/a> in Manchester with Ding Archer<\/strong><\/a>, formerly band member with PJ Harvey, The Pixies<\/strong> and producer of the last nine albums by The Fall<\/strong>. John Robb wrote all the parts for the choir. This release follows up their acclaimed album \u2018Dark Matter\/Dark Energy\u2019<\/strong><\/a>, the band’s best selling release, which received rave reviews and ample radio play on BBC 6 Music and internationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Formed in 1978 in Blackpool, The Membranes played classic bass-driven northern post punk and were part of the same world as bands like The Fall, Sisters Of Mercy, Echo and The Bunnymen and Cabaret Voltaire, all inspired by 1977 to launch their own idiosyncratic journeys. The band released a remarkable series of records that combined their small town frustration with a love of heavy bass and distortion. This ultimately became a prime influence and the precursors to such American noiseniks as Steve Albini, Swans and Sonic Youth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

John Peel and music press favourites, a continual frenzy of releases, public acclaim and touring worldwide with national TV appearances, the band went on hiatus in 1990 until finally reforming in 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Membranes are Peter Byrchmore<\/strong> (guitar), Nick Brown<\/strong> guitar), Rob Haynes<\/strong> (drums), and John Robb<\/strong> (vocals and bass), a renowned TV and radio pundit, editor of Louder Than War<\/strong><\/a>, a key UK music site and national magazine, and curator of the Louder Than Words<\/strong><\/a> festival. In autumn, John Robb will also will release ‘The Art Of Darkness’<\/strong>, a book on the darker side of post punk, adding to his collection of best selling books on punk rock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘What Nature Gives \u2026 Nature Takes Away’ is available on vinyl<\/strong><\/a> and CD<\/strong><\/a>, and digitally everywhere, including iTunes<\/strong><\/a> and Spotify<\/strong><\/a>. There is also a deluxe double vinyl ultra limited edition<\/strong><\/a> of 150 copies. Very soon, cosmetics company Lush<\/strong> will also be releasing a Membranes perfume called \u2018A Strange Perfume\u2019 <\/strong>after the album’s opening track. Tickets for upcoming tour dates can be found at http:\/\/bit.ly\/31fBNtp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TRACK LIST<\/strong>
1. A Strange Perfume
2. What Nature Gives \u2026 Nature Takes Away
3. A Murder of Crows
4. The City is an Animal (Nature Is Its Slave)
5. The 21st Century Is Killing Me
6. Deep In The Forest Where The Memories Linger
7. Black is The Colour
8. A Murmuration of Starlings on Blackpool Pier
9. Mother Ocean\/Father Time
10. The Magical and Mystical Properties Of Flowers
11. Snow Monkey
12. Demon Seed\/Demon Flower
13. The Ghosts of Winter Stalk This Land
14. Winter (The Beauty and Violence of Nature)
15. Nocturnal
16. Pandora\u2019s Box<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CREDITS<\/strong>
John Robb – vocals and bass
Peter Byrchmore – guitar
Rob Haynes – drums
Nick Brown – guitar
Claire Pilling – choir conducter
BIMM choir – vocals on tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 13, 16
Chris Packham on ‘Winter (The Beauty and Violence of Nature)’
Kirk Brandon on ‘The Magical and Mystical Properties Of Flowers’
Shirley Collins on ‘A Murmuration Of Starlings on Blackpool Pier’
Jordan on ‘Demon Seed\/ Demon Flower’<\/p>\n\n\n\n

TOUR DATES  <\/strong>**implies Membranes dates without Mark Lanegan
Aug 02  Rebellion Festival, Blackpool, UK **
Sept 27 London, UK – The 100 Club (with Folk Devils & The Wolfhounds)<\/a> **
Oct 11  Glasgow, UK – King Tuts Wah Wah Hut **
Oct 12  Aberdeen, UK – Krakatoa **
Oct 18  Preston, UK – The Ferret (with System of Hate & Ginnel)<\/a> **
Oct 19  Carlisle, UK – The Brickyard **
Oct 25  Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds **
Oct 26  Norwich, UK – Waterfront **
Nov 02  Corby, UK – The White Hart **
Nov 11 Copenhagen, DK \u2013 Amager Bio
Nov 12  Oslo, NO \u2013 Vulkan Arena
Nov 13  Malmo, SE \u2013 KB
Nov 14  Stockholm, SE \u2013 Debaser
Nov 17  Berlin, DE \u2013 Colombia Theater
Nov 19  Warsaw, PL \u2013 Niebo
Nov 20  Prague, CZ \u2013 Lucerna Bar
Nov 21  Dresden, DE \u2013 Scheune
Nov 22  Schorndorf, DE \u2013 Manufaktur
Nov 24  Munich, DE \u2013 Strom Club
Nov 25  Budapest, HU \u2013 Durer Kert Main Hall
Nov 26  Zagreb, HR \u2013 Tvornica Kulture
Nov 27  Milan, IT \u2013 Fabrique
Dec 01  Lausanne, CH \u2013 Les Docks
Dec 02  Zurich, CH \u2013 Bogen F
Dec 03  Koln, DE \u2013 Essigfabrik
Dec 05  Turnhout, BE \u2013 De Warande
Dec 06  Hasselt, BE \u2013 CC Hasselt
Dec 07  Roeselare, BE \u2013 De Spil
Dec 08  Paris, FR \u2013 Le Trianon
Dec 10  London, UK \u2013 Roundhouse
Dec 11  Bristol, UK \u2013 SWX
Dec 13  Sheffield, UK \u2013 Leadmill
Dec 14  Edinburgh, UK \u2013 Liquid Rooms
Dec 15  Manchester, UK \u2013 Ritz
Dec. 17 Dublin, IE \u2013 Button Factory
Dec 18  Belfast, N. Ireland \u2013 Empire<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Nature Gives… Nature Takes Away<\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/7wK_6VOwHsQ<\/a>
Black Is The Colour <\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/jaru3CuEFAQ<\/a>
A Strange Perfume <\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/wflO2b9bHP0<\/a>
A Murmuration of Starlings on Blackpool Pier <\/strong>https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/cherryredrecords\/a-murmuration-of-starlings-on<\/a>
Album order (all formats) <\/strong>http:\/\/smarturl.it\/MembranesWNGNTA<\/a>
Spotify <\/strong>https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/33sHjR8WHuC3HhCI7iweL8<\/a>
Tour tickets<\/strong>http:\/\/bit.ly\/31fBNtp<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keep up with The Membranes<\/strong>
Website<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | Bandcamp<\/a> | Shop<\/a> | Spotify<\/a> | iTunes<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cherry Red Records<\/strong>
Website<\/a> | Facebook<\/a> | Twitter<\/a> | Instagram<\/a> | YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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