Never, Never, Land
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Never, Never, Land is the second album by the British
electronic music
act UNKLE
, released on . On an expanded edition entitled Never, Never, Land Revisited was released. The original album debuted at #71 in Australia. It was promoted by four singles: "Eye for an Eye
", "In a State", "Reign" and released only as a 12" promo "Safe in Mind".
The tracks on the album contain audio samples from the movies The Prophecy
, Jacob's Ladder
, THX 1138
and The Thin Red Line
. "Panic Attack" samples the beat from She's Lost Control
and "Inside" samples the beat from New Dawn Fades
, both original songs from UK band Joy Division
. A prominent sample of the Black Sabbath
song "Changes" (taken from the album Vol. 4) appears only in early leaked versions of "Back & Forth."
Some CD versions of the album feature a hidden track in their pregap
. The track can be heard by playing the beginning of track one and then using the rewind/search button to go back 0:18.
The track Glow was used as one of the insert songs of the 2009 film Push
starring Dakota Fanning
.
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
act UNKLE
UNKLE
Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
, released on . On an expanded edition entitled Never, Never, Land Revisited was released. The original album debuted at #71 in Australia. It was promoted by four singles: "Eye for an Eye
Eye For An Eye
Eye for an Eye is a Polish hardcore punk rock band founded in 1997 in Bielsko-Biała. EFAE, as it is also known, plays an old school style of punk, more along the veins of The Exploited or even, some say, Agnostic Front. The punk stylings of EFAE has been compared to fellow countrymen Post Regiment,...
", "In a State", "Reign" and released only as a 12" promo "Safe in Mind".
The tracks on the album contain audio samples from the movies The Prophecy
The Prophecy
The Prophecy is a 1995 fantasy horror-thriller film starring Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Christopher Walken, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen. It was written and directed by Gregory Widen, and is the first motion picture of The Prophecy series including four sequels...
, Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder
Jacob's Ladder is a "ladder to heaven", described by biblical Jacob in the Book of GenesisJacob's Ladder may also refer to:* Ladder of Jacob, a pseudepigraphic text of the Old Testament...
, THX 1138
THX 1138
THX 1138 is a 1971 science fiction film directed by George Lucas in his directorial debut. The film is based on a screenplay by Lucas and Walter Murch...
and The Thin Red Line
The Thin Red Line (1998 film)
The Thin Red Line is a 1998 American war film which tells a fictional story of United States forces during the Battle of Mount Austen in World War II. It portrays men in: C Company, 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; in particular those soldiers played by Sean Penn, Jim...
. "Panic Attack" samples the beat from She's Lost Control
She's Lost Control
"She's Lost Control" is a song by British post-punk band Joy Division. It was first introduced in a concert in June 1978. Two separate single recordings have been released: a guitar-dominated version appearing on the band's 1979 debut album Unknown Pleasures, and a heavier and more electronic...
and "Inside" samples the beat from New Dawn Fades
New Dawn Fades
"New Dawn Fades" is a song from the 1979 album Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division. It opens with a backwards and heavily modified sample of a lyric from previous song "Insight", presumably added by Martin Hannett, post production. The song relies on an ascending guitar riff by Bernard Sumner played...
, both original songs from UK band Joy Division
Joy Division
Joy Division were an English rock band formed in 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester. Originally named Warsaw, the band primarily consisted of Ian Curtis , Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris .Joy Division rapidly evolved from their initial punk rock influences...
. A prominent sample of the Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
song "Changes" (taken from the album Vol. 4) appears only in early leaked versions of "Back & Forth."
Track listing
- "Back And Forth" – 0:54
- "Eye For An EyeEye for an eye (disambiguation)An eye for an eye is a quotation from Exodus 21:23–27, expressing a principle of retributive justice. Eye for an Eye may also refer to:In film* An Eye for an Eye , starring Curd Jürgens...
" – 5:45 - "In A State" (featuring Graham GouldmanGraham GouldmanGraham Keith Gouldman is an English songwriter and musician who is a long-time member of British band 10cc.-Early life and 1960s pop career: 1946–1968:Gouldman was born in Broughton, Salford, England...
) – 6:59 - "Safe In Mind (Please Get This Gun From Out My Face)" (featuring Josh HommeJoshua HommeJoshua Michael Homme is an American rock musician, and record producer. He was the guitarist and a founding member of the stoner metal band Kyuss, as well as the founding and only continuous member of the hard rock band Queens of the Stone Age , in which he sings, plays guitar, and serves as the...
) – 6:21 - "I Need Something Stronger (featuring Brian EnoBrian EnoBrian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
& Jarvis CockerJarvis CockerJarvis Branson Cocker is an English musician and frontman for the band Pulp. Through his work with the band, Cocker became a figurehead of the Britpop movement of the mid-1990s. Following Pulp's hiatus Cocker has led a successful solo career...
)" – 4:16 - "What Are You To Me?" (featuring Joel Cadbury of SouthSouth (U.K. band)South were a British rock band. The band consisted of Joel Cadbury, Brett Shaw, and Jamie McDonald. Each member was a multi-instrumentalist and they shared duties on guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards. Cadbury was responsible for the lead vocals.-Career:...
) – 6:45 - "Panic Attack" – 5:13
- "Invasion" (featuring 3DRobert Del NajaRobert Del Naja , also known as 3D, is an English artist and musician. Initially gaining notoriety as a graffiti artist and member of the Bristol collective known as "The Wild Bunch", Del Naja went on to become a founding member of the band Massive Attack where he is active to this day.-Music:Del...
) – 5:15 - "Reign" (featuring Ian BrownIan BrownIan George Brown is an English musician, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band The Stone Roses, which broke up in 1996 but are confirmed to reunite in 2012. Since the break-up of the Stone Roses he has pursued a solo career...
and ManiGary MounfieldGary Manny "Mani" Mounfield , is an English rock bassist of The Stone Roses and Primal Scream. He has a distinctive playing style that combines a fast moving rock style with a dance rhythm or dub groove...
) – 5:32 - "Glow" (featuring Joel Cadbury of SouthSouth (U.K. band)South were a British rock band. The band consisted of Joel Cadbury, Brett Shaw, and Jamie McDonald. Each member was a multi-instrumentalist and they shared duties on guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards. Cadbury was responsible for the lead vocals.-Career:...
) – 4:19 - "Inside" (featuring Grant NicholasGrant NicholasGrant Nicholas is a Welsh musician, best known as the lead singer and lead guitarist of the rock band Feeder, along with bassist Taka Hirose and drummer Karl Brazil.-Early years:...
) – 8:20 - "Awake The Unkind" (Japanese Version Bonus Track) – 4:35
- "Eye For An Eye Backwards (Josh Homme & Alain JohannesAlain JohannesAlain Johannes Moschulski is a guitarist and, along with his late partner Natasha Shneider and drummer Jack Irons, a founding member of the band Eleven...
Remix)" (Never, Never, Land Revisited bonus track) – 6:23 - "Safe In Mind (Please Get This Gun From Out Of My Face) (Chris GossChris Goss (U.S.)Christopher Ryan Goss, born August 17, 1958, is an American record producer and musician.-Selected discography:Throughout his career Goss has worked with a wide range of musicians in various genres.* 1988 - Masters of Reality by Masters of Reality...
Remix)" (Never, Never, Land Revisited bonus track) – 4:45
Disc two of Never, Never, Land Revisited: Inside Out
- "Blackout" – 6:50
- "Tracier" – 2:09
- "Panic Attack (Ape Sounds Remix)" – 6:08
- "Reign (Anagram - PsychonautsPsychonautsPsychonauts is a platform video game created by Tim Schafer, developed by Double Fine Productions and published by Majesco. The game was released on April 19, 2005, for the Xbox, April 26 for Microsoft Windows and June 21 for PlayStation 2. It was released on Steam on Oct 11, 2006, as an "Xbox...
Remix)" – 9:44 - "In A State (DFADFA RecordsDFA Records is an independent record label and production team, launched in September 2001 by Mo' Wax co-founder Tim Goldsworthy, musician James Murphy, and manager Jonathan Galkin. The label has an exclusive distribution deal with major record label EMI....
Remix)" – 11:59 - "Invasion (Medway Vs Eva Coast to Coast Remix)" – 8:41
- "Have You Passed through This Night?" (Remix of the track Eye for an EyeEye for an eye (disambiguation)An eye for an eye is a quotation from Exodus 21:23–27, expressing a principle of retributive justice. Eye for an Eye may also refer to:In film* An Eye for an Eye , starring Curd Jürgens...
) – 9:35 - "Glow (Hybrid Remix)" – 7:58
- "In A State (SashaSasha (DJ)Sasha is a Welsh DJ and record producer. Sasha began his career playing acid house dance music in the late 1980s...
Remix)" – 11:04
Miscellaneous
The narrator/voice of the first track "Back and forth" is Street poet Robert Alan WeiserSome CD versions of the album feature a hidden track in their pregap
Pregap
The pregap on a Red Book audio CD is the portion of the audio track that precedes "index 01" for a given track in the table of contents . The pregap is typically two seconds long and usually, but not always, contains silence...
. The track can be heard by playing the beginning of track one and then using the rewind/search button to go back 0:18.
The track Glow was used as one of the insert songs of the 2009 film Push
Push
-Music:* Push , an album by Bros* Push , a Belgian disc jockey born Mike Dierickx* Push , an album by Gruntruck* "Push" , a song by Enrique Iglesias...
starring Dakota Fanning
Dakota Fanning
Hannah Dakota Fanning , better known as Dakota Fanning, is an American actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte's Web...
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