New York, NY (Top40 Charts) November 1st 2019 Iconic UK Post-Punk/Alt Rock group The Membranes release an EP featuring two remixes of their song Nocturnal by Goth Rock/Darkwave specialist KITTY LECTRO.
Nocturnal was originally released on The Membranes critically acclaimed new album What Natures Gives...Nature Takes Away on June 7th this year. Giving Nocturnal the remix treatment is celebrated Goth DJ KITTY LECTRO. Having remixed artists such as Kommunity FK, Andi Sex Gang, Beauty In
Chaos (Wayne Hussey,
Simon Gallup and Michael Ciravolo) and more, KITTY LECTRO adds an addictive dance floor spin to Nocturnal. Frontman and The Membranes founder John Robb explains why they chose to remix the song...
Nocturnal is our death disco dance with Pan, or our dark Dionysian dislocation of the senses that has been remixed to shadowy dance floor brilliance by KITTY LECTRO. It is from our new double album "What Nature Gives...Nature Takes Away" and examines the beauty and violence of nature, in which we took our bass-driven post-punk and added choirs to it to create an epic brooding soundtrack to the theme of nature itself and its desperate struggle to survive the human race's hell bent determination to destroy it.
The Nocturnal EP will be available for streaming on all major platforms.
Tracklist
1. Nocturnal (KITTY LECTRO Remix)
2. Nocturnal (KITTY LECTRO Meow Meow Money Mix)
3. Nocturnal (Album Version)
About The Membranes
Formed in 1978 in Blackpool, England, The Membranes played classic bass-driven northern post-punk and were part of the same world as bands like Joy Division, Bauhaus, The Fall, Sisters Of Mercy, and Cabaret Voltaire, all inspired by the punk explosion of 1977 to launch their own idiosyncratic journeys. The band released a remarkable series of records throughout the '80s that combined their small town frustration with a love of heavy bass and distortion. This ultimately became a prime influence on such American noiseniks as Steve Albini, Swans and Sonic Youth.
The group reformed in 2010 at the request of My Bloody
Valentine to play the All Tomorrow's Parties festival, and have since made two highly idiosyncratic and acclaimed albums, inspired by newer bands like Godspeed You
Black Emperor, Mogwai,
Ulver and Wardruna, bands who fuck with the rock music template to create an personalized atmosphere and mood.
Membranes frontman/bassist John Robb is an acclaimed British musician/author/publisher and TV/radio commentator. He is the editor-in-chief of British music monthly Louder Than War and the author of the celebrated non-fiction work Punk Rock: An Oral History.
