The Membranes
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The Membranes are an English post-punk and noise rock band from Blackpool formed in 1977. The ensemble was founded by vocalist and bassist John Robb and guitarist Mark Tilton. They achieved professional recognition for pioneering the avant-garde noise scene and released the flexi-disc Flexible Membrane (1980) followed by the single âMusclesâ (1982). Their discography includes the studio recordings Crack House (1983) and The Gift of Life (1985), the latter reaching number 15 on the UK Independent Chart. Their recording career includes the track âSpike Milligan's Tape Recorderâ (1984), which reached number 12. After signing with the label In Tape, they released the studio recording Songs of Love and Fury (1986), which reached number four. Following a period of inactivity starting in 1990, the group resumed activity in 2009 for the All Tomorrows Parties festival. Their subsequent work includes the studio recordings Dark Matter/Dark Energy (2015) and What Nature Gives... Nature Takes Away (2019).
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The Membranes
Everyoneâs Going Triple Bad Acid, Yeah! (The Complete Membranes 1980 - 1993)
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- Rock and Roll Crime by The Membranes
- Ice Age
- Nocturnal
- Get a Head
- La Bruja
- Cleansed Again
- New Blood for Young Skulls
- King Cotton Whiplash
- Big Fun Tonight
- Postdetergent Vaccum Cleaner Man
- Day My Universe Changed
- Bang!
- Snaffleflatch
- The Throat
- Attraction for the Easy Life
- Kick Out
- The Hitch
- Funny Old World
- Too Fast to Live, Too Fast to Die
- Gift of Life
- Machine Gun Suk
- Fireface
- Typical Male Penis
- Chewing the Fat
