Lunar Module

Lunar Module Is The Name Of More Than One Artist 1 Electronic Pop
2 Australian Techno/acid 1 Lunar Module Is Ant Banister Alberto Martinez Peter Davies Grant Muir And Mel Grogan. Lunar Module Started Initially As A Duo With Ant And Saman Jebeli-Javan In 2001 Playing Hard House And Electro. Saman Has Since Left The Project To Concentrate On His Banking Career.
In Mid 2003 Ant Decided To Go With His Passion And Start Writing Song Based Electronica With Live Vocals And Classic 80’s Electro Influences. In 2004 Albert Martinez Joined Ant Bringing His Own Songwriting And Vocal Skills On Board As Well As His Considerable Production Talents. Ant Banister Has Been Involved In Australian Electronic Music Since 1985. Ant Has Worked Behind The Scenes With Such Bands As The Mark Of Cain Boxcar And Severed Heads. His Previous Acts Include 90’s Hardcore Freaks Nanotech The Enigmatic Eidolon Also With Alberto Martinez And In 1999 He Released The Critically Acclaimed Album Chai.4.2 With The Flow. Ant Was One Of The Founding Members Of The Label And Electronic Arts Collective Clan Analogue. He Is Now The Sydney Label Rep And Mastering Engineer And Has Been The Exec Producer Of A Number Of Excellent Clan Analogue Compilations. Www.Clananalogue.Org Alberto Martinez Is Best Known As The Main Talent Behind Neuropa With 6 Full Length Albums New Faith 1997 Sins Of The Heart 1999 Alternate Faith 2000 Beyond Here & Now 2002 Born 2004 & The Blitz 2007 Remixes For Psyche Frozen Plasma Iris Echoing Green
Main Support For Apoptygma Australian Tour 2007
Live Keyboards And Vocals For Covenant Australian Tour 2008
His Successful Side Project Junk Circuit Featured A Solo Album Universal Republic In 2006. Tracks From This Album Appear On Hugely Popular Sony PSP Console Game By Konami Industries DDR Ultramix 1 2 & Now Soon To Be Released V3. After 10 Years Of Producing Visuals For Top Flight DJs And Artists As A Gun For Hire Morph Finds A Home In Lunar Module. Being A Performer In The Most Visual Sense In Both Stage Presence And Function He Creates Environments And Completes The Lunar Module Experience With His Innovative Graphics And Physical Performance Style. As A Musician And DJ Himself In Previous Lives He Brings An Energy To The Stage That Translates To Visuals In A Way That Punches Through The Barrier Of Stage And Crowd. Having Worked Along Side Artists From Public Enemy To The KLF Justice To KMFDM And More International DJs Than You Can Name Morph's Talents Are In Demand Not Only Locally But Internationally With A Solo VJ Tour Of Europe Starting In August '08 Including A Performance & Lecture The Prestigious Bauhaus School Of Design. Peter Davies Skill In Working With Electronic Drums And Percussion Led To Being Part Of The Live Show For Lunar Module But He Has Recently Moved To Playing Guitar In The Band. Peter Started Out Playing Drums With A Band Known As The Dazy Chains In 1986 Who Played Many Live Shows And Received Considerable Airplay On JJJ As Well As Working With Producer Paul McKercher. Soon After Peter Started Producing Recordings For Friends Bands And Experimenting With Live Electronics And Sampling Supporting Acts Such As The Severed Heads The Lab And Insurge. In 1995 Paul Mac Remixed One Of His Recordings A Cover Of The Human League's ‘Love Action’ Released Under The Name PVC And Subsequnetly A Cover Of The Cardigan's 'Love Fool' Under The Moniker Of Snooper For Baz Lurhman's 'Something For Everybody' Compilation. His Latest Band ‘Techromance’ Has Released An Album Which Peter Produced And Wrote Many Of The Songs For. 2010 Saw A New Start For Lunar Module With Alberto Relocating To Melbourne. As A Result Peter Has Moved From Percussion To Guitar/backing Vocals And Morph Has Strapped On The Bass While Still Taking Care Of The Visuals. In Addtion To This We Are Joined By Mel Grogan On Keys. Mel Aka DJ Tigerlilly Has Been Active In The Underground Music Scenes Of Perth Melbourne And Sydney For Many Years. She Has Been An Avid Supporter Of Lunar Module For Some Time Through Her Radio Show On 2RRR And This Combined With Her Wealth Of Musical Knowledge And DJ Support At Many Of The Live Shows Has Earnt Her The Position Of Keyboardist/vocalist Within The Band. Everyone Agrees That The New Incarnation Of LM Is The Best Yet. Lunar Module Contribute Regularly To The Live Music Scenes In Sydney And Melbourne - Some Recent Notable Gigs Including Supporting Assemblage 23 At Sydney Uni The Quake Aid Concert For Tibet At Deewhy As Well As Clan Analogue Events Such As 'Bandwidth' At The Red Rattler In Marrickville. July Saw The First Clan Artist Release By LM In The Form Of An EP With Previously Unreleased Material. This Digital Only Release Is Available Through All Major Online Music Outfits. For More Info Pics Video And Music Go To Www.Myspace.Com/lunarmodule read less