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Flaming Lips record Dark Side Of The Moon companion piece
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 1 April 2014
The Flaming Lips have recorded an “immersive companion piece” to Pink Floyd’s 1973 album ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’.
Similar to their ‘Zaireeka’ album, which came on four discs designed to be played simultaneously, ‘Flaming Side Of The Moon’ is meant to be played in sync with the Pink Floyd classic. In fact, say the band: “For ideal listening conditions, fans are encouraged to seek out the original Alan Parsons-engineered quadraphonic LP mix of ‘Dark Side’, but it will work with the album on any format”.
Back in 2010, The Flaming Lips also recorded their own version of ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ as a Record Store Day release. It’s not clear (because I can’t be bothered to check) if that recording will work with this accompanying piece of music.
Reception to the new recording has been, as you might expect, mixed. Some claim that it is a work of genius, some say that attempting to improve on a classic album is sacrilege. Or, put more bluntly: “YOU STUPID FUCKS, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?”
The band have pressed 100 vinyl copies of the recording to distribute to friends and family. If you don’t feature in either of those categories, there’s always SoundCloud:
