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‘Dinosaur Planet’ by MJ Hibbett & The Validators is a 50 minute long full-cast science fiction rock opera about what happens when the dinosaurs return to Earth. The album is released on 5 December A free download of the single mix of ‘Theme From Dinosaur Planet’ with accompanying video is available now at http://www.dinosaurplanet.co.uk Watch the rather smashing animated lead video below too!
“It’s like a cross between ‘The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy’ and ‘Giant Steps’ by The Boo Radleys,” says MJ Hibbett. “Or an indie ‘War Of The Worlds’.”
It was recorded with the help of a few indie legends, a TV continuity announcer, a local radio DJ and some friends from the pub.
MJ Hibbett & The Validators have performed live on Radio One, had a Record Of The Year in Rolling Stone, an Album Of The Day on 6Music, toured all around the world and very narrowly avoided writing an autobiography.
They’re probably best known for ‘Hey Hey 16K’, the world’s first ever internet viral hit.
Bass player Frankie Machine is a singer songwriter in his own right, and is also a former member of number one hit makers White Town. Drummer Tim Pattison toured Europe and the States with his previous band, Prolapse.
All of the album illustrations were drawn by John Allison, creator of the long running online comics Bad Machinery, Bobbins and Scarygoround.
Links
Band website – http://www.mjhibbett.com
